Dec
21
2011
Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations is a great follow up to Garr Reyonlds' classic Presentation Zen. The first book deals primarily with the underlying principles for presenting data and information. Presentation Zen...
Dec
20
2011
To all of my Jewish friends, I wish you all a happy first night of Hanukkah!
To celebrate, let's party with a little classic Hanukkah jazz baby!
Dec
19
2011
I have to admit this is really, really great. Kudos to Kalle Mattson, Kevin Parry, and their friends for such great work.
Created By Kalle Mattson, Kevin Parry, and Friends
An arts and crafts history of the world.
THE AMAZING KEVIN PARRY:
http://vimeo.com/kevinbparry
Director...
Dec
18
2011
Photo: hello is it me you are looking for? by panic switch 13 on Flickr. Lionel Richie & A Tiki, two great... http://t.co/7T2KbiBt #
Photo: skipper_kent’s_restaurant_san_francisco_CA by it’s better than bad on Flickr. http://t.co/PhHT6rwK #
Photo: MATCHBOOK HAWAIIAN GARDENS SAN JOSE...
Dec
18
2011
For this week's How They Did It, I had to share this is a great gem that I first saw on John Nack's blog. It is pretty amazing, famed director and Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam shares his technique...
Dec
17
2011
I am a member of Lynda.com and it is one of my favorite sites. I recently finished an excellent course, Transforming a Photo into a Painting with Photoshop taught by John Derry. It was an excellent class and I...
Dec
17
2011
Happy Saturnalia!
A reason for the Season, some of our cherished Christmas time rituals can be traced back to this grand old Pagan harvest festival. May Saturn bless us with a bumper crop!
Dec
16
2011
Some vector images I made using Adobe Illustrator, the font impact and the scribble filter. Free for personal or commercial products. Enjoy!
Download the .ai and .eps file.
Dec
15
2011
A random quote from famous graphic designers on design, culture and art.
The printed sheet transcends space and time. The printed sheet, the infinity of the book, must be transcended. The Electro-library. - Eli Lissitzky 1923
Dec
14
2011
If you have ever experienced "Death by PowerPoint" then you will really appreciate Garr Renyolds' Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. His book not only shows you how to avoid PowerPoint Death, it teaches you how...
Dec
13
2011
This week's Typography Tuesday: Know You Type Designers: William Caslon I.
William Caslon I
Born 1692 in Worcestershire, England
Died: 1766
Typefaces: Caslon, Pica Roman, Small Pica No. 1, Long Primer No. 2, Great Primer Roman
It's an old printer's maxim that "when in...
Dec
12
2011
A History of the Sky is a truly beautiful video created by San Francisco based musician, programmer, artist, and tinkerer Ken Murphy. It is truly beautiful way to look at the sky, something that we often take for granted...
