A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote from a famous graphic designer on design, cul­ture and art. By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows. - Ovid, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

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Five Great Short Films from Jeremiah Warren

As a history buff, an information junkie and fan of animation and motion graphics I love the amazing work of the super creative Jeremiah Warren. Check them all out, they are insanely great. A Short History of the Modern Calendar 2011...

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08

Happy Mad Men Day! # Photo: Happy Mad Men Day! http://t.co/Etr993KT # Octavio Medellin: Works of Art and Artistic Processes http://t.co/oeA6N6bu # Good site from Baylor University: Biological Evolution: Evolutionary Theory http://t.co/iKT2rkyJ # Awesome! NASA's Space Biology Outreach Program - Web of Life http://t.co/OhTXB7XX...

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A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote about design, cul­ture and/or art. Without aesthetic, design is either the humdrum repetition of familiar clichés or a wild scramble for novelty. Without the aesthetic, the computer is but a mindless speed machine, producing effects without substance. Form without...

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Great animation: The History of Thomas Edison

Learning is fun!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-01

Video: Red Nightmare (1962) (by shaggylocks) http://t.co/KHGvXGND # Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @janijuhani @tutvid @txwriter @samanthajoy88 # Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story: http://t.co/tPuz0HF1 via @youtube # Cool site: NIH Office of...

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Happy Mad Men Day!

Hurray our long national nightmare is almost over! Happy Mad Men Day!

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A Random Quote

Make haste slowly. -Augustus Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus 63 BCE -14 CE) quoted in Suetonius Augustus xxv. 4. A good thought for graphic designers, artists and masters of the known world.

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The Best Star Wars Spoof Ever: Hardware Wars

The world is full of many, many Star Wars parodies and spoofs, some good and some bad. One that I fondly remember from my childhood was Ernie Fosselius and Michael Wiese's Hardware Wars. While reading some blogs, I stumbled...

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-25

Wishing I could watch the #NBA not until the #sonics come back. # RT @thedisneyblog: POV Ride through Fan's Classic Disneyland Nature's Wonderland Model http://t.co/jH2N5Igm # Take a Voyage Around the World to Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Pirates of...

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A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote on design, cul­ture and art. There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. - Pablo Picasso, from...

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Fee Phi Foe Fum… The Golden Ratio Explained!

Vi Hart makes great math videos. These videos on phi and the fibonacci sequence are great. Designers (and science geeks) will get a kick out of them. All hail the golden ratio!

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