Some random thoughts from me!
"If you can design one thing, you can design everything." - Massimo Vignelli
I have been coming across a couple articles on flipboard about the style guide of the NYC Transit system being released http://thestandardsmanual.com/page.html - 1. I had no idea that this was established in the 70’s! Its so timeless and modern feeling even today.
Read MoreInspiration is truly a matter of perspective! Satisfy your thirst for design, keep your creative juices flowing and immerse yourself into this week's impressively vibrant inspiration resource.
Read More"After 9 hours working on a computer pushing pixels all day I would venture off to volunteer in cooking class and be on my feet for 4 hours doing mise en place, serving wine, plating and washing dishes."
Cooking and graphic design may not have a whole lot in common, but to me they do. Cooking and design can both experience great creative highs and sometimes devastating vision compromises (that is the subject for another blog), but one of the most inspiring similarities is the concept of the team, the brigade. The idea of working together and learning from a superior/one another in order to better yourself and therefore better the company, be it culinary or creative.
Read More"Humm...I dont know, have you tried it in Copperplate Gothic Bold?!?"
This is the story of my most hated typeface.
It was my first real designer job, everyone has been there, where you have to be so agreeable that all you do is make bad products all day. This was the point in my life where I hadn't had the confidence enough yet to say "no" nor the skill set to make beautiful things on a regular basis.
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