Seems like any creative website these days is loaded with “act now to stop the Orphan Works bill” and “you’re going to lose all rights to your work”, etc. I’m sure if you are a designer, illustrator, photographer, or other creative, you’ve been doing your homework on this potentially devastating legislation. For those who’ve been … Read more Orphan Works = Bad News for Creative Innovation
I’ve done a lot of product labels since becoming a graphic designer. I’ve seen the birth of the revised and improved Nutrition Facts and the rise of the allergen warning labels. I’m a fan of making sure that people who are allergic to certain ingredients don’t get exposed to them. Especially those who have deadly … Read more Always Practice Safe Labeling!
As you may have read, I attended the first-ever Creative Freelancer’s Conference this past August. I had a fantastic time, met lots of great people and was truly inspired. And I came home with a monster to-do list. While I’m nowhere near being done, I have reached some milestones. I’ve updated my online design and … Read more CFC Update
I have been getting around the web recently! My photos and blog review of the 2008 Creative Freelancer Conference was mentioned on the Creative Freelancer’s blog. (hint: look for Nicholas Nawroth) I contributed a photo of the Creative Freelancer Conference to the HOW Blog about the conference. (For a complete set of my photos from … Read more Excuse me while I do a bit of tooting!
I’ve seen this “cow car” driving around town for a couple of years now and I was finally fortunate to park near it one day while I was out running errands. Not my cup of tea, but it is creative and unique, and I’m sure it’s quite the conversation starter!
I’m sure many of you have seen or heard about Esquire’s super-cool “revolutionary” cover for their 75th anniversary issue. If you haven’t, they have partnered with E-Ink to develop the world’s first electronic ink magazine cover. Limited to 100,000 newstand/bookstore copies, it shows how print might look in just a few years. As soon as … Read more Awesome Cover for Esquire’s 75th Anniversary
I had the privilege of attending the first ever Creative Freelancer Conference, the creative brainchild of the folks at HOW and Marketing Mentor (Peleg & Ilise). How could I resist this write-up: “If you’re a freelance designer, photographer, writer or anyone else in the creative arts trying to make a living at it—or wanting to … Read more Creative Freelancer Conference 2008
This is a wonderful example of designing for the better good: Chueh Lee @ Samsung in China has developed an ingenious camera for the blind. I’m not sure if it will ever catch on, but I hope it does. This is why I became a designer, to help people, and I don’t get to do … Read more Designing for Good
“HOWiezine is a limited edition, handmade collaborative book project created by HOW forum members, also known as HOWies. There is a theme and participants create two pages based on their interpretation of that theme. Only participants are eligible to receive a copy of the HOWiezine, and when they’re gone, they’re gone.” (quoted from www.howiezine.com) As … Read more Behind the Zines: HZ-13, Phobias
Well, I’m off to the first-ever Creative Freelancer Conference put on by the fine folks at F+W Publications (who publish HOW magazine and also put on the fantastic HOW Design Conference each year). Not sure what to expect, but I am excited to see be one of the first designers to experience this conference, meetup … Read more Off to Chicago!
I love pretty much anything Art Deco. Something about the streamlined lines, the muted colors and the furture-forward aesthetic really just fascinate me. Whether it was created in the 30s and 40s or in the 2000s, Art Deco works still seem up-to-date and cool. Whoever designed the Aquadeco Water packaging really did it right. I … Read more Cool Packaging: Aquadeco Water
Thanks to my friends at HOW, I can enjoy and re-enjoy the Mummy 3 end titles whenever I wish! I personally really enjoyed the Mummy series of movies: they have just the right balance of humor, adventure, story and characterization. To me, I think this is what the Indiana Jones sequels should have been (with … Read more Cool Movie Titles
The folks over at R29 decided to host their own “logo Olympics” to see how 4 inexpensive online logo design sites would perform on a side-by-side comparison. It’s a long read, but well worth your time.