Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Web Typography
Though this article on A List Apart it titled On Web Typography, the best part of the text discusses how to pair typefaces.
… and thanks to UH Graphics alum Gus Tello for sending me these type links…
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Typographic Blunders
Here is an article in the New York Times on typographic mistakes as seen in various places including television and the NY subway.
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Cell size and scale
Here’s a neat little visual tool provided by the University of Utah showing the relative size of tiny every day things to microscopic cells. Use the slider bar at the bottom to zoom in and out.
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Come to preblock, Oct 29 @ 6pm in room 304!
Intermediate graphics students! Do what the cat says!
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Infographic: 50 Years of Space Missions
Here’s a neat infographic map of our solar system, the “Fifty Years of Exploration” map, created by Sean McNaughton and Samuel Velasco forNational Geographic.
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Advice from Chuck
Chuck Carlberg sent a link to me titled 10 Common Typography Mistakes. He asked that I send the link to you all. The link is from a post at thedesigncrucible.com. While checking out the site I noticed another good post: 10 Common Photoshop Mistakes.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
If Famous Graphic Artists Were Web Designers…
“Styles in design are described and classified in many ways. Sometimes they are given a moniker, like “Web 2.0,” other times they are referred to by their appearance: grungy, minimalist, retro, big type. The people (and brands) to which modern design styles are attributed are as numerous as the styles themselves. Many designers look to a brand such as Apple as an example of great modern design because a designer’s sensibility is infused into everything it does.
Even though many current styles and trends can be connected to recent design pieces, they do not originate there. So much modern design originated before computers and the Web were even a glimmer in the eye of their creators.
Looking back and drawing inspiration from very early graphic and print design is a current trend nowadays, but that is not the beginning of the story. As you go further back, you’ll find groundbreaking design decades, even a century, ago. In this article we’ll explore inspirational paintings and artists who have influenced modern design.”
tomli
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Student Design Contest
AIGA BlueRidge presents the Fourth Annual Flux Student Design Competition. Eligible work designed by undergraduate and graduate students between August 2009–October 2009. Freelance, Pro Bono and internship work completed by students is also eligible. Submitted work will be selected by a panel of accomplished designers. The selected entries will be displayed in Frederick, MD.
Entry Deadline: Friday, September 25, 2009, 11:59pm EST
Reception: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Remember that Type Workbook?
Here is a tribute site for Michael Jackson with typography. Reminds me a lot of what we did…I think we could probably do a better too.
tomli
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Hoefler & Frere-Jones
My love for H&FJ is no secret. But I marvel at them not only because I adore all of their typefaces, which I certainly do, but also because of Jonathan Hoefler’s terribly clever and amusing blog posts. If you don’t visit H&FJ’s website and read “what’s new” at least a couple times a month, I think you’re really missing out.
I will share with you directly this gem they posted a good while ago:
James Earl Jones’ unsettling reading of the English Alphabet.
And for a brief sample of the sort of neural nutrition you’re in for, read Hoefler’s blog entry regarding the video.
-Z
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
100 Professional CS4 Tips & Secrets from Adobe Employees
This is really interesting and can be extremely helpful, especially since the lab will have CS4 next year. Have a look.
http://www.layersmagazine.com/fourth-annual-layers-100-wicked-tips.html
tomli
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Design Observer Article on Sustainable Stuff.
http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=39547#more
This article in Design Observer (and the comments at the bottom) offers an interesting peek at the state of Sustainable Design, and I think it also offers an interesting peek into the mindsets of its designers…and its potential consumers.
I’ll limit my own comments to this:
I don’t know how much good a designer is really going to do for the world or even his community if he’s trying to sell a set of ugly chairs for $1500 a piece, no matter how green they are.
And, again, there are some good comments to be found:
“Innovative or flashy design—the stunning thing you must have that makes what you do have no longer good enough—may not be compatible with a green objective of consuming less. Perhaps truly green design would employ good, understated design and quality construction that appeals to practicality rather than desire. (This last idea is something I got from Kenya Hara’s book, Designing Design.)”
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
The Crisis of Credit
How are we communicating?
A well-done visualization of a complex situation by interaction/media designer Jonathan Jarvis.
M
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Michael McDonough’s Top Ten Things They Never Taught Me in Design School
Will Cunningham, Brand Extract designer and Education Director of AIGA Houston, sent this link to Robin Tooms who sent it to me so I could send it to you.
So here it is. Wisdom via a top ten list.