Oct
16
2011
After my last post I was so excited I had to go and watch Lawrence of Arabia again!
It really is a fantastic movie, definitely one of the best movies ever. If you haven't seen it you are doing yourself...
Oct
15
2011
I thought I'd share the outcome of my poster from Ward Andrew's Poster Design Workshop I blogged about a while ago. Using his formula workshop students were constrained by these things:
Pick something (music/movie/book etc...) that you really love.
Pick one...
Oct
13
2011
This is too fun not to share, Frances and Her Rabbit (1961). Learn to draw in this great retro educational film I found on the cool site TV Schoolhouse.
Oct
11
2011
I found this poster design workshop presented by Ward Andrew from Drawbackward Design on YouTube today. It's pretty good if you can get past the crummy audio, but the content is fantastic! Andrew shares his thought process on the...
Oct
10
2011
Now this is a brilliant idea! Give out scary books to friends, family, kids, parents, trick or treaters or anyone. Spread the joy, or terror as it were, to promote reading this Halloween. I'd recommend Ray Bradbury's classic book...
Oct
09
2011
Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @dayinspiration @topmodelhome @swinburne @inkamagazin #
Preschool Prehistoric Art! http://t.co/qKdhQ1q0 #
“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their...
Oct
09
2011
I found this great series from diet.com highlighting the use of PhotoShop in magazines. As designers we need to be aware of the societal effects of our work. A photograph is not reality and treating at such is a...
Oct
08
2011
Don't forget to check out my daily paper.… Communications and Design Daily.
-via Paper.li
Oct
07
2011
If you love typography or the mid-century modern esthetic, you will love: "Our Fonts, Our Friends." It is a fantastically done, faux retro educational film about fonts from the stock image and font seller Veer. Naturally, it's an ad,...
Oct
06
2011
The death of Steve Jobs is very sad, but we have his amazing products and his inspirational words. Like this, his 2005 Stanford commencement speech. Rest in peace Steve Jobs (1955-2011).
Oct
05
2011
Another Wednesday has rolled around, so here’s my weekly collection of interesting digital ephemera I’ve found poking around the vast Internet wasteland. Think of me as your guide through the eclectic digital desert…
Today's Menu
Art & Design
Motion Graphics & Video
Marketing
Social Media
Something Cool
Something...
Oct
04
2011
At my home we have begun installing hard wood floors in our living room. The first part of this project, or any project for that matter, is the prep work. For this particular project we have to move things,...
