It’s been pretty silent on the blog front last week. I’ve had full days of wrapping up my thesis and trying to keep my head above water. Last week was our last public deliverable of our thesis where we present our work to a panel of three design faculty and then there is a three…
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Iris Apfel documentary (trailer)
I ran across this trailer shared by the 99PercentInvisible and would love to see it when it comes out. Thought it was cute change of pace from my normal videos.
Interview with Kelli Anderson
I have loved the work of graphic design Kelli Anderson whenever I come across it. And just happened to find this interview she did for adobe that I thought I’d share—You’ll have to click to view on their website. She’s the one that did the great Talking While Female video for NPR I posted a…
What I know now // 023
The woe’s of having modernist parents (via Co.Design). The Handwriting Of 10 Famous Typographers. Because you always wanted to know.
Time well spent
My stupid xfinity internet has been out all week so I didn’t get to post this on time. But I’m my grad studio now so I can post this lovely video about interaction design. I really loved the message of thinking deeply about why we’re designing and what we want to get out of it.…
My 5 favorite talks from Interaction15
Didn’t get to go to Interaction15? Wouldn’t even if you didn’t know about it because you’re not an interaction designer? Never fear! here are my favorite talks in a nutshell (and why). I will preface with telling you that there were usually three talks going at a time and so I certainly didn’t attended all…
5: books James Victore recommends
Pretty diverse set, no? I want to give couple of them try. But he’s right about me not wanting to read Ralph’s again. I really agree that it’s our immersion in the world that helps make us diverse and strong designers. James Victore, for those of you new to the scene, is a graphic designer…
Valentine’s Day cards for the hipster in your life
I have more than five this Friday, here are six techy Valentine’s Day cards for that special guy/gal you’ve been eyeing at the coffee shop. Hope you like them! >> Printable PDF download here << Special thanks to my clever friend, Matt, with help on some of these.
My 20x speed design process
Still counts as Monday… Putzing on Illustrator / Making a diagram from Jacklynn on Vimeo. I recorded this on last week because I thought it would be interesting. Thought I’d share it with all of you. You can read more about it here.
Sagmeister’s things he has learned
Graphic design is a language. So, of course, I can go and learn another language, like film or music (the two holding the biggest interest for me), and after some significant training I’ll be able to speak them in a way other people understand (and hopefully find interesting enough to watch and listen to). …