Design Something Everyday 13/365

I was at the park with my kids playing in the sand box and I recalled this quote from Chip Kidd's wonderful novel The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters: "Design is purposeful planning... Graphic design is the...

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

As I rush to finish a ton of projects I realize that the great philosophers INXS had it right when they said "Not enough time." # A good introduction to Albin's Countergambit http://goo.gl/zRmZ # If you love models, as I do...

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-05

Is listening to Tiki music idolatry? # Good to know. Blueprint For A Successful Design Blog | Design | PelFusion.com http://goo.gl/cVVM # Tweeting about twitter, doesn't that create a paradox in spacetime? Freelancers ayou should use twitter | Creative Nerds http://goo.gl/fSgi...

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Polyphemus Gives Odysseus’s Men a Hand

Design Something Everyday: 12/365 Here's a little sketch for my design something every day project. Imagine yourself as one of clever Odysseus' men in the cave of the Cyclops, and one-eyed Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, reaches down to devour you,...

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-04

An excellent collection of mid-century goodness! Vintage Chrome Postcards http://vintagechromes.blogspot.com/ # Take that Edward! via boingboingDown for the Count by ~poopbear on deviantART http://goo.gl/sihg # Good post. HOWTO make smarter dumb mistakes about the future - Boing Boing http://goo.gl/Rblw # your daily...

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A Map of the Underworld according Virgil’s Aeneid Rendered as a Subway Map

Design Something Everyday 11/365: In honor of my love of maps, information graphics and Virgil, I decided to imagine Aeneas journey as if it were a subway map. So enjoy. Don't forget your subway token's for Charon! I have always...

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-03

Very interesting tutorial. How to Create a Vector Series of Linear Effects | Vectortuts+ http://goo.gl/5zQN # More Tiki Urban Archeology from Michael Fitzgerald's Blog | From the San Joaquin Media Group. http://goo.gl/EBi4 # Nice rusty textures. Free Texture Tuesday: Rust 3...

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Design Something Everyday 10/365

Another "CD Cover Design Game" In hindsight it probably didn't work as well as I would of liked, but blogs are for experimentation. Though I must admit I am rather fond of the typeface, Caflisch Script Pro. It is...

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