A Random Design Quote

A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art. Criticism is important because it gives us a language (indeed a lens) by which to discuss and view design. - Steven Heller

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Good Read – Graphic Design Theory

Any graphic designer worth their salt should care as much about the "why" of design as they do about the "how." To that end I highly recommend the great collection of theoretical essays, Graphic Design Theory edited by Helen...

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Great Stop Motion Animation – Blackboard War

I am in awe of the creativity and hard work that people are capable of, case in point, check out these two amazing stop motion animations Blackboard War 1 and 2. It took a lot of work, in fact,...

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

I'm a sucker for anything with a retro atomic symbol! Nice retro logo design via @BillSKenney http://t.co/R8bb7k1l # Nicely done! Vintage style design "Coffee and Code" via @si_web_guy http://t.co/DAgfNbE1 # Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time...

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How They Did It (Photoshop Masking Edition)

For this installment of How They Did It, Here are the 5 best free masking tutorials for Adobe PhotoShop on the web. There are many great sources for learning and mastering PhotoShop, I highly recommend watching and reading anything...

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Another Experiment in Digital Painting

I am starting to like trying my hand at doing these digital paintings, I did a few landscapes a while back, now I'd like to share one of a Halloween decoration photo that I took while taking the kids...

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Friday Freebie: Retro Mic Vector Graphic

For today's Friday Freebie, an old school retro mic vector graphic. Lovingly crafted from an old magazine ad with Adobe Illustrator. You know what to do, go rock the mic! Click to download the file. Free to use for what ever... Speaking...

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A Random Design Quote

A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art. I appreciate the moral imperative that no task is so insignificant that it needn't me accomplished in keeping with the highest standard. -Karl Gerstner

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Good Read: Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design’s Golden Age

I found this great book the other day, Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller and Louise Fili. This is a must have for anyone with an interest in calligraphy, script writing or fonts. It is...

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Typography Tuesday “Our Fonts, Our Friends”

For this installment of Typography Tuesday I had to share Veer Presents: "Our Fonts, Our Friends." This clever ad mixes some of my favorite things, fonts, mid-century modern esthetic and clever production. Fantastic!   "Our Fonts, Our Friends" is the first...

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The Most Amazing Model Ever – Miniatur Wunderland

When I was a kid I loved making models. But I have to say this is the most amazing model I've ever seen. The next time I make it to Germany, I know where I will visit first. Okay...

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-01

Photo: Bahooka - Family Restaurant by a75 on Flickr. http://t.co/Hykb6CFZ # Photo: Bahooka - Family Restaurant by a75 on Flickr. http://t.co/z7cGWEZB # Photo: Bahooka - Family Restaurant by a75 on Flickr. http://t.co/iWPR8vDk # Photo: Bahooka - Family Restaurant by a75 on Flickr....

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