Good Read: Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte

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...

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Typography Tuesday: “Go Wild With OpenType”

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...

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An Unfortunate Film By Kurtis Hough

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

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

"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...

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How They Did It – Ed Emberley Edition

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....

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A Random Design Quote

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

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Good Read – POP by Steven Heller

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...

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Typography Tuesday: “Ready, Typeset, Go!”

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...

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