Design Something Every Day: Day 4: Russell: Finder of Lost Idols

Day 4 brings me back to one of my favorite muses, Survivor of course. Here's a little sort of vintage styled poster highlighting the arch villain from the TV franchise, Russell Hantz, better known to fans as Evil Russell....

Continue reading →

Design Something Every Day: Day 3: Purimitar

For Day three I tried to imagine if the Na'vi in the film Avatar had given up their Animism in favor of Judaism and were shaking their groggers at Purim. This was actually created for the upcoming Purim Carnival...

Continue reading →

Design Something Everyday Day 2: Retro Rupert

A Retro Style Poster of Survivor Contestant Rupert Boneham Day two and here is  a retro styled poster for Rupert Boneham, a contestant on the CBS reality show Survivor: Pearl Islands, Survivor All Stars & the upcoming...

Continue reading →

Design Something Everyday Day 1: Volcano

I read the great post by Jad Limcaco on Smashing Magazine called "Design Something Every Day!" It is a very inspiring, if not daunting idea, to design something every day, but it is a call I would like to...

Continue reading →

Updated Free Survivor Tribal Color Swatches for Illustrator and Photoshop

Another season of Survivor, my favorite television show, has run its course. In a surprise to me and most of the fans of the show, the conniving and brilliant tactician Russell Hantz won everything but the game, being defeated...

Continue reading →

Interesting timelapse video of choosing a typeface

I saw this interesting timelapse video of the very talented Designer Brian Hoff as he works up different looks for a logo he is working on.  Anyone who has ever done this can relate to this fun and frustrating...

Continue reading →

A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials

Anyone who has an interest in advertising, culture or history, should check out the amazing collection of television advertising archived by Duke University Library. The collection is called AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials, and is well...

Continue reading →

Free blank thumbnails for book design.

When I design the cover for a book I like to read the book first, this is not always possible, but it is important to talk at length with the author and get the feeling and meaning of the...

Continue reading →

A few laughs for fellow Typophiles

As we know, typography is key in many designs. From the great type treatments used in Chipp Kidd's book covers, to the inscriptions on the base of  Trajan's Column and even to the inventive destruction of type by David...

Continue reading →

The New Yorker cover created on an iPhone

The New Yorker Magazine has a tradition of excellent, challenging and often times controversial covers for its weekly magazine. This was evident during the previous American election, with two covers illustrating the stereotypes of both candidates (see here and...

Continue reading →

Andy Warhol draws Debbie Harry on an Amiga

This is pretty interesting. Andy Warhol digitally painting a picture of Debbie Harry with a Commodore Amiga at a product launch press conference in 1985! Add one part Andy Warhol of soup can fame, a dash of Debbie Harry of...

Continue reading →

Twitter Background Templates for Illustator & Photoshop

Twitter is all the rage, but how can you make a great looking twitter page? Twitter gives the user limited, yet flexible design options. As social networking sites go, this gives you the ability to create a unique look...

Continue reading →