Nice Vinyl Wrap at Pacific Place

Saw this the other day when visiting the beautiful, but sadly mostly empty Pacific Place Shopping Center in downtown Seattle. A well done branded vinyl wrap in the basement near the elevators to the parking garage. It is a...

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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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Some fun wine labels and a turkey

Last no my wife and I were picking up a turkey from the grocery store. The day after Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pickup a cheap bird. While she decided which one would soon be joining our family,...

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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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J.G. Ballard’s High Rise

I am something of a fan of the disutopian genre. 1984, Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange, The Road Warrior and other similar works of art made a strong impression on me. I suppose it is not uncommon for...

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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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Paul Schell Center Signage

Much of the things designers work on is very ephemeral in nature, printed pieces that are quickly recycled, web sites that are outdated as soon as they are relased, so I was very excited to work on something a...

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Let’s Go!

Just playing around a little today with Illustrator.Making a stylized version of the word "go." Reminding everyone to just go and do it!  What ever "it" maybe. \ Unless it's being a jerk, don't do that. Or litter.      

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Happy Birthday Saul Bass!

Happy 93rd birthday to the late great Saul Bass!

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Quotes To Live By For Graphic Designers

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." Albert Einstein

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Weekly Design for August14-19,2012

My weekly design for August 14-19, 2012 CE.: Playing with Pastels

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A Random Desiqn Quote

Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic." -Charles Eames

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