Apr
05
2012
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...
Mar
29
2012
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.
Mar
19
2012
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!
Jan
12
2012
A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.
Criticism is important because it gives us a language (indeed a lens) by which to discuss and view design.
- Steven Heller
Jan
05
2012
A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.
I appreciate the moral imperative that no task is so insignificant that it needn't me accomplished in keeping with the highest standard.
-Karl Gerstner
Dec
29
2011
A random quote from famous graphic designers on design, culture and art.
A logo derives its meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around.
- Paul Rand
Dec
21
2011
Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations is a great follow up to Garr Reyonlds' classic Presentation Zen. The first book deals primarily with the underlying principles for presenting data and information. Presentation Zen...
Dec
17
2011
I am a member of Lynda.com and it is one of my favorite sites. I recently finished an excellent course, Transforming a Photo into a Painting with Photoshop taught by John Derry. It was an excellent class and I...
Dec
01
2011
A random quotes from famous graphic designers on design, culture and art.
As a craft, typography shares a long common boundary and many common concerns with writing and editing on the one side and with graphic design on the other;...
Nov
26
2011
Life is not about being liked it's about being effective.
The entire objective is to get people's attention." - Joel Bauer
This viral video is a classic! Joel Bauer discusses the best business card ever made, his naturally. It is funny...
Nov
25
2011
A random quote from famous graphic designers on design, culture and art.
Good letterforms are designed to give a lively, even texture, but careless spacing of letters, lines and words can tear this fabric apart.
-Robert Binghurst, The Elements of Typographic...
Nov
20
2011
I thought I'd share some more cool videos that show the behind the scenes process in some great design and art projects. Note these aren’t how to videos, they are more artful than hands-on, so sit back and enjoy,...
