I was completely blown away by this very concise set of colors that could universally be identically reproduced by any printer, anywhere in the world, and how infinite the selection felt. This was during my first job out of college, and oh! I wanted to take the samples with me when… Continue reading
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So, I've had this fascination with Pantone ever since I saw my first swatch book.
I was completely blown away by this very concise set of colors that could universally be identically reproduced by any printer, anywhere in the world, and how infinite the selection felt. This was during my first job out of college, and oh! I wanted to take the samples with me when… Continue reading
I was completely blown away by this very concise set of colors that could universally be identically reproduced by any printer, anywhere in the world, and how infinite the selection felt. This was during my first job out of college, and oh! I wanted to take the samples with me when… Continue reading
This semester I'm studying Processing, a Java-ish programming language developed by and for visual artists. I churned out a couple of sketches last week, but this is my first interactive piece in the language. I'm really having fun in code; I'm learning; I'm absorbing the algorithms by osmosis, and just really, really happy with the class. When the professor described our assignments as like creative writing exercises, and
They kind of freak me out, but I kind of totally want a pair or three...
Les Queues de Sardines, via Yay!Everyday
Les Queues de Sardines, via Yay!Everyday
So I understand that "Keep Calm and Carry On" is more or less over. Continue reading
The last time I made a New Year's resolution was at least a decade ago, and I think I resolved myself against New Year's resolutions. Kind of like giving up Catholicism for Lent.
Anyway, this year, inspired by unclutterer.com, nubbytwiglet.com, and my paid-off credit cards, and abetted by the Harvard semester leaving me class-free for a whole month, I'm embarking on a huge project to purge my… Continue reading
I'm slightly obsessed with seeing work-in-progress. I was lucky enough this morning to stumble across a draft of a lasting brilliant piece of design work that transcends into art.
Every designer need reminding that nothing comes from wholecloth, and that every iconic image is the work of actual human hands. Process, process, process. Note that hundreds of sketches preceded this one. Amazing. I love this… Continue reading
One of my hugest webdesign/usability pet peeves is galleries or slideshows. I just don't want to have to hit the NEXT arrow 14 times to learn ten pieces of information, or to see twelve pretty pictures. If your click-per rate and my patience have a showdown, I'm closing the tab.
Luckily, it's not always strictly necessary:
- Keep Calm and Carry On poster. Typographically and visually stunning, these were designed by the British Ministry of Information in 1939, to be distributed in the event of a German invasion on English soil. Only 50 were printed, and they were never hung. I love the message, and believe everyone should live by it.
- Jewish Rosaries by Carlen Altman. My Catholic and Jewish grandmothers would
I was thinking about my little sister, and was inspired to whip this up for her. Just a quick photoshop doodle:
I'm now learning the proper terms for things I knew by rote or instinct. I'm learning to appraise images in an entirely different way, or at least to articulate what I'm seeing differently. Continue reading
I have been waiting years for this movie. Because I'm a Gilliam-obsessive, and because Tom Waits plays the Devil.
Heath Ledger died in the middle of filming it, but because it takes place across multiple dimensions or otherworldly realms—and because his character wears a mask each time he travels between them—Gilliam was able to cast a different actor in the role of Tony in each world. And he managed… Continue reading
In the meantime, look at how pretty the case I got to protect my darling is:
speck products | fitted case
speck products | fitted case
I'm pretty sure I'll never like (or have any desire to watch) any movie branded with the handwritten building-block font. By which I mean: Juno, Nick & Norah, Away We Go, etc. In terms of dull ubiquity, it's the (wannabe)indie-(wannabe)cool version of Papyrus. It's the typographical equivalent of the MPDG. Continue reading
I'm terrifically excited about the end of this semester and my time being my own again.
There's just SO MUCH STUFF that's fun that I can't wait to start digging into. First, I need to do something about my website and blog. Every year or so I get bored of the design of my website, and this year I have a very special idea about folding them together Continue reading
So, with this being a recession and all, I suppose imaginary shopping is the best way to go when it comes to luxury goods. In which case I'd shell out the big nonexistent bucks for one of these conjunctive lovelies: A deluxe carrying case for an ampersand, designed by Marc Johns. Continue reading
Ohhhh...pretty! (Some favorites from the much-larger "I Can Read Movies" series by spacesick.) Continue reading
The Bibliochaise. The Bookshelf Made of Books. Rebound Design's recycled Book Bags—I'm rather partial to the Chicago Manual of Style. And the Bookcase Staircase, which you just have to click on through to see to believe. Continue reading
My brand-newly redesigned portfolio website is up!positdesign.comPlease take a peek. If you find any problems with it, email me ASAP at hello@positdesign.com. I'm aware of a few issues with some older versions of IE, and those should be resolved by the end of the calendar year… Continue reading
Some readers have no doubt noticed that the layout of this blog changed dramatically a few weeks ago, from the old pink-and-green. That's not the only change. My portfolio website, positdesign.com, is about 70% flipped to a beautiful brand-new template that I built for it. Continue reading
I'm digging the typographic city neighborhood posters by Ork Posters!. Continue reading
