Nicholas 
Since I don’t believe Friday the 13 is unlucky, I’m going to try to break the “spell” of the so-called unlucky Friday the 13th and make it a Lucky 13 day for one lucky person! One week from today, on Friday March 13, I’m going to give away one hand-signed print of my “February Moon” … Read more
Thanks to my friend Rachel at Graceworks Bethany Retirement Village, I was able to secure my first-ever art exhibit in their beautiful new Village Center Art Gallery. The theme is “Expressions of Love” and most of my pieces are wedding gifts that I’ve given my friends over the years, with a couple of other pieces, … Read more
Hello all, thanks to everyone who’s keeping up on this blog. Alas, February is going to be a busy month with my day job, freelance work, my first-ever art exhibit at a local retirement community, and time with friends and family, so posts will be spotty at best. I have become a twit, so if … Read more
Some fun eyecandy for you today from Designer Daily: 15 Great Typography based objects/products. Great stuff here, LOVE that coffee table!
Whenever I travel, I enjoy looking through the guide books at the hotel to see what sites they recommend. On a recent trip to Buffalo, I was perusing the local guide book and came across this priceless ad: Looks like an interesting place for adults right? Well, that little brown round circle at the bottom … Read more
Quincy Jones has called for President Obama to create a new cabinet level position: Secretary of the Arts (aka Chief Creative Dude, or Dudette). Show the President that you want this to happen: sign the petition here.
As seen on Logorange: Logo Design Trends for 2009. How there can be a guide to trends for a year that is barely a month old is beyond me, but I also don’t know how Pantone can forecast a “hot” color so far in advance either. It will be interesting to see which of these … Read more
nsquaredesign (that’s me!) was featured in the 1/15/2009 Oddpodz enewsletter. (Sorry you might have to scroll down a bit, but if you are like me and you’re ADD will kick in before you reach my write up, you can always enjoy these screenshots instead. Here’s the header… …after a bit of scrolling, there’s me in … Read more
Or at least that’s what I’m led to believe by the program they handed out earlier this season: Let’s take a closer look: Yep, his feet are clearly at the wrong end of a bad Photoshop job! I guess we should just be glad that they didn’t add a lens flare somewhere…
Not all brand extensions are a good idea, Fast Company takes a look at both the good and the bad.
As a creative, I make prints of my 2-d illustrations and have my designs printed, which is great. Ponoko takes it to the next level and allows you to turn your creativity loose on making real objects! Whether it’s a one-off prototype or special gift, this is just really cool! I don’t know what I’m going … Read more
I honestly can’t remember how I found this page of Olympic Stamps for the 2010 games. I was going through my morning ritual of reading my RSS feeds. I typically open like 20 windows in my browser. I had forgotten how I got here, but finding these beautiful stamps was a delight to my eyes. … Read more
I’ve seen the following ad twice over two issues in National Geographic without giving it much thought. After all, I’ve trained myself to overlook ads, and this advertorial didn’t spark my interest…until I gave it a second look: Let’s take a closer look: WTH? I’ve seen some bad Photoshop jobs before, but what on Earth … Read more
I’m so stoked about wireless electricity and I know it is a ways off from becoming a reality in my home, it just took a giant leap forward and I just had to share this link from Fast Company. Enjoy!
Seen on the HOW Blog: TinEye, the visual search engine. This is not Google image search, TinEye actually uses your uploaded image and compares it to other images on the internet, even variants. Perfect for logo and infringement research, a must-have tool for any creative!
There’s been quite a lot of discussion on the new direction Pepsi took with their latest rebranding. Most designers seem to think it is a step backwards and just generally don’t care for it. Well, I’m going to respectfully disagree. Pepsi’s former branding was looking very dated, busy, and definitely in need of a refresh: … Read more
I’m starting off 2009 with a story from the folks over at Mental Floss on someone who’s designed a product for the greater good. Here’s someone who’s designing a practical way to help the homeless: EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) it’s a military-grade one-person shelter for homeless people who don’t want to stay at a … Read more
