Archive for December, 2009
Questioning Shadow
I love the design process. It is even better when done alongside clients. I have learned that the more they feel a part of the process and sense their voice is heard, the better the final design. After all, our goal as graphic designers is to help the client communicate their message visually. I feel [...]
Johannes Itten, Master of Color
“He who wants to become a master of color must see, feel, and experience each individual color in its many endless combination with all other colors,” Itten once wrote. “Colors must have a mystical capacity for spiritual expression, without being tied to objects.” Born in the late 1800′s Johannes was a painter, designer, teacher, writer [...]
The Fingerprints of Graphic Design
This very creative video show just how pervasive graphic design is. Design is everywhere. The next time someone asks you, So what exactly does a graphic designer do?, show them this video:
Paula Scher: Chaos Under Control
Paula Scher definitely has her own style. Her hand designed maps seem to me her most notable work. I found myself both drawn into and repulsed by the clutter of her maps, with words and colors clashing here and there. Though there is a sense of chaos, there is also an intrigue that pulls you [...]
Stefan Sagmeister, “Everybody Who’s Honest is Interesting”
I am sure a lot of us are familiar with Stefan Sagmeister by now. Love him or hate him you have to admit his designs leave their mark on our minds. There is a part of me that gravitates towards his work and a part that is repelled by it. As one whom personally defaults [...]
50′s Style Illustrator Family
Ahh, the 50′s. A time of pure bliss. A post-war period of surplus and prosperity. A time where Eddie Haskel and the Beav’ symbolized an entire generation. A time where denial quite possible was king and you just shoved everything under the carpet. Save Face was the triumphant goal. You can tell a lot about [...]
Tom Lovell’s Altering Postcards
Set of 5 postcards created by Tom Lovell to raise awareness of the work Ctrl+Alt+Shift does to help women in developing countries. The opinion is only changed with the help of the viewer. I love it! (ht, It’s Stochastic)
