Around the World in 1000 Days
Wondering where I’ve been lately?
With my big move across the world to Dubai, I decided to create a blog that I could solely dedicate to the fun of travel, photography and my new adventure abroad. I would love for you to come on the journey with me at: http://aroundtheworldin1000days.com
TYPEFACE film poster
I’m absolutely and totally in love with this Letterpress Film poster by Daren Newman for the (Manchester UK) screening of the film “TYPEFACE.” Hand-drawn, etched into wood, individually inked, and printed on an Albion Press (at Hot Bed Press). Organized by Shillington College, INC, and Funnel Creative. LOVELY!
Check out more fantastic photos of the beautiful work on Behance
QR Code Design
I moved to Dubai during the month of Ramadan I have been lucky enough to see a lot of great examples of design specifically geared towards celebrating “Ramadan Kareem.” Everything from posters, banners, flyers and billboards share in the joy of this most holiest of months in the Islamic calendar.
What I didn’t expect to see was a QR Code designed so beautifully and now I’m intrigued. Are there other designs around town taking advantage of the patterning and intricacies within a QR code to enhance their overall message? Is the QR code becoming a necessary element within print design? I’m definitely going to keep my eyes peeled as I explore the city more and hope to share some additional QR codes here soon.
Have you seen any QR codes around your town that make you stop and appreciate them for design aesthetics alone? If so, I would love for you to share.
On a related note, barcodes can present designers with another opportunity to enhance packaging design. Paying attention to even the smallest of details when you take on a new design project is critical. Check out this short article titled “In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed” to learn a little more about other places in the world who are thinking along the same lines.
Hodge-Podge
I have spent the past few weeks doing a lot of catchup on design reading I’ve put off for one reason or another. This holds true for my online resources as much as my physical book collection, if not more so. I have this (terrible) habit of quickly bookmarking sites and articles I run across, but somehow I never get around to actually reading them. NOW is the time (or so I’m telling myself).
I’ve started by reorganizing my bookmarks (this could take a lifetime if I’m not careful) and going through the articles/links I want to read, trash, or save.
In doing so, I have run across a few articles that I thought might be interesting to current (or former) students and have listed them here in case anyone would like to poke around. If you have a little time on your hands I think you might enjoy them. It’s a bit of a hodge-podge though, so readers beware.
- QR Codes Come to TV brought to you by Caleb Kramer
- 50 Graphic/Web Designers You Should Follow On Twitter brought to you by NetHackz
- Beyond Design Thinking: Why Hybrid Design Is the Next New Thing by Co.Design
- Beauty in Web Design, part 1. brought to you by Cennydd Bowles
- Typography Captures the Essence of Four Great Cities [Video] brought to you by fastcodesign
- Getting Comfortable With Contracts brought to you by Mule Design
- 10 Ways Mobile Sites Are Different from Desktop Web Sites brought to you by UX matters
- 30 HTML Best Practices for Beginners brought to you by Nettuts+
- Stop Driving Your Developers Crazy brought to you by Viget Labs
- Interview Expectations brought to you by Viget Labs
- How-To Turn Your Old Mac Into a Media Machine With Plex brought to you by Mac|Life
- Why We Skip Photoshop brought to you by 37Singals
- How Designers Fail brought to you by SpeakUp (from Under Consideration)
- 30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of brought to you by Smashing Magazine
- 30 Horrific Commercial Photoshop Disasters brought to you by Creative Nerds
- 50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory brought to you by PSD Tuts
- Dealing With Clients Who Refuse To Pay brought to you by Smashing Magazine
- 12 Realities of Pricing Design Services brought to you by Vandelay Design Blog
- Catapult Design: How to Run a Design Firm for Social Change brought to you by Design Observer
- Graphic Designers Face High Job Growth and Technological Change brought to you by WorkSource
The Fantastic Flying Books…
…of Mr Morris Lessmore
Ingenious app for children and adults alike “inspired in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books.” The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Beautiful illustrations and truly engaging use of ipad technology. What an exciting time to be a designer and programmer!
Check out the website and app here: http://www.morrislessmore.com/
If You Have
A young friend posted this image to her facebook page yesterday and the social-advocate in me just had to share. It’s definitely not the best typography I have ever seen, but it is a sobering reminder of all the things we take for granted each and every day. That’s worth sharing hands down.
It’s raining, It’s pouring
…and we’re definitely not snoring!
It’s our first night in Orlando and we’re enjoying an incredible storm from our hotel window. We actually got to see the storm roll in after our (delicious Brazilian) dinner and have been enjoying the lightening display ever since. If you look closely in the second photo, you’ll notice the lightening is hitting almost directly over Universal Studios. Talk about a light show!
Let’s get local
Looking for a web or graphic design firm in the Raleigh Durham area? Here’s a list of some of the fantastic agencies the area has to offer:
A3 Design
Baldwin&
Body Shop (Designers in Wake Forest)
Burning Oak Studios
CAD Inc.
Capstrat
CASSELL Design Group
Centerline Digital
(The) Change Creation
Coal March
CrossComm
Creative Associates
DataFlux Corporation
DDC International
DesignBox
Designing Solutions
Fabrik Agency
Fat Cat Strategies
Fly Wheel Design
Forma Life Science Marketing
Fragment Labs
Fine Point Creative
French West Vaughn
Garrison-Cole Group
Hesketh
Horse and Buggy Press
GHI Creative Inc.
Hummingbird Creative Group
IMP Designs
Jennings
Kelly Marcom
Luminovas
Media Two
Mellonaid Creative
Merge, LLC
Mickeny
MicroMass Communications
Mission House Creative
House Creative
Mitre Agency
MSA
Nancy Frame Design
New Kind
Newfangled Web Factory
Ninth Floor
Officina Briani
Ogilvey
OnWired
Opus
Paperbuzz
Praxis
R+M Agency
Red Beret Design
Red Metal Box
Red Hat
Renaissance Creative
Rella:Cowan
Rockett Burkhead Winslow Advertising Agency
Republik
Signal Design Inc.
Sinclair & Co.
The Splinter Group
Three Ships Media
Sprocket House
Trailblazer Studios
Ulanguzi
Viget Labs
Vision Point Marketing
Winnow Creative
The Woodbine Agency
2D Designs, Inc
12 Grain Studio, Inc.
336 Creative
Sitting is Killing You
I’ve been worrying about how much “sitting” I’ve been doing recently since I’ve spent many a day (and night) doing just that. It has me worried…. and it should! Check out this great Info-graphic on the subject titled Sitting Is Killing You created by Medical Billing and Coding. I have to get better at stretching and walking in between these long stints at the computer… or I’m going to be in major trouble!
MWIA Exhibit
On Friday evening local artists gave voice to the victimization and empowerment of women affected by injustice and abuse through their art. The “Healing & Empowerment: Violence, Women & Art” exhibit was hosted by Muslim Women in the Arts (MWIA) and was absolutely fantastic. The beautiful artwork and powerful messages adorned the walls of the Silver Spring Civic Building (MD) and inspired me to no end. Below you’ll find a few photos of the artwork on sale with proceeds benefiting the organization and it’s support of women artists. Donate or buy a piece by visiting here.
