Jan
26
2012
A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.
One has not understood until one has forgotten it.
D.T. Suzuki from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori
Jan
25
2012
This week's installment of good reads, you should check out slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte. I've talked a lot about Nancy Duarte and her amazing design work with her company Duarte Design...
Jan
24
2012
For this installment of Typography Tuesday I had to share Veer Presents: "Go Wild With Open Type." This clever ad mixes some of my favorite things, fonts, mid-century modern esthetic and clever production. Fantastic!
"Go Wild With OpenType" is the...
Jan
23
2012
Yikes! This is very a very sad yet funny (sort of) film by Kurtis Hough. "how to lose $2400 in 24 seconds" Sorry Kurtis!
regrettably filmed by Kurtis Hough
KH Studios, 2011
www.khstudios.com
Twitter: twitter.com/kurtishough
happy 40th anniversary Northwest Film Center
Jan
22
2012
"Wine lays bare the heart of man." -Ancient Greek proverb #
It’s good to do uncomfortable things. It’s weight training for life. ~ Anne Lamott #
"It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe...
Jan
22
2012
For this week’s How They Did It, I had to share another great gem from Lynda.com. They have produced a fantastic documentary about artist and author Ed Emberley. He is an icon for children and adults around the world....
Jan
19
2012
A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.
One who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in every action.
- Samurai Maxim, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori
Jan
18
2012
This week's installment of good reads is one of my favorite collections of the ever thoughtful Steven Heller, POP: How Graphic Design Shapes Popular Culture.
The book is a collection of excellent essays detailing the cyclical relationship that graphic design...
Jan
17
2012
For this installment of Typography Tuesday I had to share Veer Presents: "Ready, Typeset, Go!" This clever ad mixes some of my favorite things, fonts, mid-century modern esthetic and clever production. Fantastic!
"Ready, Typeset, Go!" is the second in a...
Jan
16
2012
It is time to honor the efforts of a great man, and what better way than with his own words.
When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and...
Jan
15
2012
Photo: Schlitz’s Happy Holidays by paul.malon on Flickr. http://t.co/ZmT5kjMe #
This is an extremely useful illustrator tutorial! How to Create a 3D Map Pullout http://t.co/EMKvNDQe #illustrator #
“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for...
Jan
15
2012
This is amazing. Seeing the detail, hard work and imagination that David K. Smith put into this big little project is breathtaking. There are two great things to take away from the video, first the train layout and second,...
