Creative Shift

1970′s Cube Typography Poster

Jeromy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:36:13 +0000

I like this.

Peter von Arx, Sidney und Harriet Janis Collection / Kunsthalle Basel (1970)

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Photoshop CS5 Tip: Selecting Specific Sizes

Jeromy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:46:38 +0000

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

Jeromy — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:01:50 +0000

Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.

~ Joe Sparano

Designa Thought: Smoke & Mirrors

Jeromy — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:27:15 +0000

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

Jeromy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:30:51 +0000

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

Jeromy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:14:48 +0000

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

Jeromy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:55 +0000

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.

Great Ad: Heinenken Gets Fresh

Jeromy — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:45:20 +0000

hehehehe. Sometimes a great beer ad can give me those junior high giggles. This witty advertisement from Heineken is one of those. A reminder that great ads draw from cultural symbols and allusions.

Great Advice for a Graphic Design Student

Jeromy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:11:02 +0000

I came across this blog post over at Frank Chimero’s site. It has some great advice for current graphic design students and those just entering the design/studio work force. As a MFA student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, a lot of his words resonated with me and so I thought I’d pass it on.

For me, these gems stood out:

If you can’t draw as well as someone, or use the software as well, or if you do not have as much money to buy supplies, or if you do not have access to the tools they have, beat them by being more thoughtful. Thoughtfulness is free and burns on time and empathy.

The best communicators are gift-givers.

Think of every project as an opportunity to learn, but also an opportunity to teach.

Helvetica is nice too, but it won’t turn water to wine.

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Thanks Frank. Timely words.

New Creative Shift Website

Jeromy — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:14:08 +0000

Check it out. About 90% done.