Adventure Awaits…

Designing something every day here's a goof with one of the classic fonts ITC Benguiat by the great Ed Benguiat. Design 366 – 003/366

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Shaded Relief – A Great Mapping Resource

I love maps. As the old joke goes: "geology rocks, but geographers know where it's at!" While researching mapping sites, tips, and resources, I found this great mapping resource site by cartographer Tom Patterson. If you make maps, if you...

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#dailydesign

Since the beginning of the year, I've been doing a little project where I create a design, animation, drawing, or video and post it to my Instagram Feed. This project is meant to be a fun outlet, giving me...

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Animated Abstract Book Covers

This is a pretty amazing fusion of graphic design and motion graphics. German designer & animator or Henning M. Lederer puts historic minimalistic cover designs into motion. In many ways it reminds me somewhat of Oskar Fischinger's pioneering abstract...

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Saul Bass’ Pitch Video for Bell System Logo Redesign

This is a pretty amazing short film that the great designer and filmmaker Saul Bass created to pitch his idea to redesign the Bell Systems logo. It's a relic from a different time, but it is completely correct in...

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Cool Mid-century Modern Building

I try to have coffee with a good friend every week at Louisa's Cafe & Bakery  in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood. This restaurant is great and I enjoy hanging out there. Beyond the great coffee, another thing that I love...

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