1970′s Cube Typography Poster
I like this.
Peter von Arx, Sidney und Harriet Janis Collection / Kunsthalle Basel (1970)
Photoshop CS5 Tip: Selecting Specific Sizes
Want to make a precise selection using the Photoshop Marquee tool, say 300 x 250 px? This brief tutorial show you how:
- Select the Marquee tool
- Up in options bar, select the style drop down menu entitled Normal and select Fixed Size (you can also select Fixed Ratio which will lock in a specific ratio such as 5×7)
- Set you size parameters and make your selection
- Your selection will be locked into that specific size.
Note: You can also add feathering to the edges to soften the selections edge or use the Refine Edge dialogue.
Designa Thought: Good vs. Great Design

Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.
~ Joe Sparano
Designa Thought: Smoke & Mirrors
Bad design is smoke, while good design is a mirror.
~ Juan-Carlos Fernàndez

Toy Mirror
By Ryan McElhinney, 2007
Made of recycled toys sprayed in
polyurethane glass lacquer.
Designa Thought: Innovative Designers

The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
~ Marty Neumeier
Do Not Disturb: Bath and Body Product Design
This is a product design I created from concept to completion. Do Not Disturb bath and body products:
It’s your body. Pamper it.
The daily burdens of life weigh heavily on your body. Dryness. Cracking. Acne. Left uncared for your skin will rebel causing months of aging to turn into years. Yet life will not slow down.
It keeps hounding you from the moment you wake until your head hits the pillow in exhaustion. Demands at work and home sap the very life from your body, causing you to ask, When will it stop?
Today. Stop the clock. Give your skin the love it deserves. With Do Not Disturb body products you can finally restore your body, recharge your spirit and revitalize your life. Our promise to you is this: We can help you become you again.
So lock the door
Get on something comfortable
Surrender to you
Adobe CS5 Illustrator—3D Mode for Mockups
I personally think that Adobe CS5 was the best upgrade Adobe has released in a number of years. Here is a 3D product mockup using Adobe Illustrator CS5. Quick. Easy. And very versatile.









