February 2011
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Designing Across Cultures, or The Super Duper...
I bought this book by Ronnie Lipton today for six dollars at Half Price Books. It’s…mmm, pretty racist. From the inside cover flap:
It takes a sensitive touch to design for ethnic groups. This book gives you the information you need to create designs that speak to African-Americans, Asian-Americans, U.S. Hispanics and more.
Designing Across Cultures is exactly the reference you need...
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Anonymous asked: I don't know you, but I know someone who knows you. I like what I see. I like your attitude.
ciao!
ciao!
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“To understand timeless design, consider its opposite: transitory design, in...”
– The Principles of Great Graphic Design by Matt Ward + Alexander Charchar via The Smashing Book #2
November 2010
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September 2010
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July 2010
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“I got this far, I guess I’ll make it th’ rest of th’ way.”
– Harvey Pekar, Awaking to the Terror of the New Day
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June 2010
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Goals for the Impending Months
Things that should really get done:
Get a job somewhere awesome.
Draw more often—also draw more like this man and this lady.
Join the Seattle Philharmonic in time to play the Firebird suite next April.
Depending on how quickly and how lucratively I complete my first goal, I may need to get another tattoo as well. Otherwise, that is all.
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Moral of the story?
Turns out a bathrobe should only be worn indoors. And even then, you apparently still have to wash it. BOO.
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Jonathan McConnell: What We Need is a Bit More... →
Jonathan McConnell’s take on the necessity of criticism in more commonplace situations.
In my own simple terms: an art show is a artist/designer saying something with their work, a craft show is a bunch of artists making all manners of items seeking the approval of the wondering crowds. But it is in this setting that no one can say to the artists, “What are you doing? What is this thing...
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Yet another reason I'm glad I left.
The Gap is plagiarizing for their marketing. I’m not sure if this is new for them, but this is the first specific case I’ve heard. Steven Heller pointed out today on Print an unfortunate similarity between a piece of the Gap’s summer marketing and John Van Hamersveld’s “The Endless Summer” poster. Heller doesn’t go so far as to actually call it...
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Buy my old amp!
It’s on consignment at Bass Northwest down in Pioneer Square. It’s an Acoustic Model 122 combo amp from 1981, with one 15” speaker and 125 watts behind it. Bass Northwest has more info and a picture on their website.
