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I.D. Magazine Fading Away
I have been a reader and subscriber to I.D. Magazine for many years now and have enjoyed reading more about design and product design from its pages. It was announced last week the I.D. Magazine will cease publication with it's Jan/Feb issue. I.D. ...
A Mention on How Design Site
How Design Magazine asked for suggestions for a list of Gifts for Designers. I submitted a link for Eva Zeisel's work that was highlighted on the site. To view the link click here....
Pantone 2010 Color of Year Plus iPhone App.
Pantone has announced this week that it projects that Turquoise Pantone 15-5519 will be the color of the year."Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a ...
Typographic Ads
Who does not love a great use of type? Check out this posting over at the GraphicDesign blog of 30 examples of typographic print ads. Some interesting work and concepts are presented. The Australia Post ad is my favorite.For more great type, don't ...
Holiday Shopping for Designers - Core77
One of the best holiday shopping guides for designers can again be found over at Core77. This year's shopping guide is filled is 77 gifts for under $77 (mostly). The selection ranges from t-shirts and books to items for the home and everyday use. ...
Identify Your Clients
As a designer we face numerous different types of clients on a daily basis. One key to getting the project complete is being able to identify your clients so you know how to work with them. Smashingmagazine.com has a great article that can help wit...
Clients From Hell
Stories from hell dealing with the craziness of our profession - this sums up this website dedicated to spreading the word of the madness we all have to encounter from time to time. Check out Clients from Hell, enjoy a good laugh, submit your own st...
Designer Shoes For Art Director Club Scholarships
Several designers have custom designed on Tom's Shoes to help benefit the Art Director Club Scholarship fund. These designer Tom's are available to bid upon on eBay for the next few days with all proceeds going to the scholarship fund to help design...
TCHO Chocolates - Building a Brand
How do you build a chocolate brand? from edenspiekermann_ on Vimeo.Enjoy this video on the making of the TCHO Chocolate brand from start to finish. The film reviews early concept develop to the package design and website design. A very interesting s...
Eva Zeisel Speaking on TED.com
To continue to celebrate Eva Zeisel's 103 Birthday today, watch and enjoy her from the TED conference in Feb. 2001. She speaks of her playful search for beauty, how she thinks of herself as a "maker of things" and how she got started as a designer....
Eva Zeisel - Happy 103 Birthday!!
The search for the fountain of youth has been going on for ages, it seems Eva Zeisel who turn 103 on November 13 has found it. If one was to ask Eva her secret, I am sure she would answer, Design, Passion, Family and Friends. Eva was born in 1906 i...
The Writing Is On The Walls - IdeaPaint
Spread out and let your creative ideas flow with this innovative product, IdeaPaint. IdeaPaint is the only paint out there designed to allow you to paint a surface and turn it into a dry erase board. Once you see IdeaPaint in action your mind will ...
Art & Copy Showing at AICA-OC
The film Art & Copy will be showing at the Art Institute of California - Orange County on Friday, November 11, 2009. This showing / event will be free and is sponsored by the AICA-OC student chapter of AIGA, AIGA-OC and the Art Institute. The e...
Marketing Your Font - HypeForType
NEUFORMA FONT #HFT002 IDENT from HypeForType on Vimeo.With all the new fonts coming to the market how do you break through and stand out? HypeForType has come up with a creative way to showcase new fonts through small videos like above. I think it ...
Strange Tombstones
With Halloween only a few days away, take a look at these creative ways to mark your place on the earth. Who would have thought this much would go into tombstones. View more unique tombstones at this link to get you into the "scary" spirit....
Milton Glaser - Drawing
MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.One of my favorite designers has always been Milton Glaser. I have pleasured in learning and meeting this ultimate designer, teacher and gentleman. Enjoy this video of Milton Glaser drawing and...
We Love Typography
I have post prior about We Love Typography but sometimes a good thing is worth mentioning again. Several months ago a vision was formed to start a website dedicated to visual images of typography and all the good stuff related to type. Out of this ...
Getting Creative- #4 Travel
Travel is one of the best ways to get your creative going. Travel exposes us to new ideas, new cultures, new foods and most important, new ways of looking at things. Distance travel is great (I can not wait to get back to Europe) but if time and mo...
I.M. Pei Honored
I. M. Pei, the Chinese-born American architect has been named the recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. Given in recognition of his lifetime's work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen of England. I.M. ...
Sagmeister on Taking Time Off
Enjoy this video from the last TED conference of Stefan Sagmeister talking about taking extended time off to recharge and develop new ideas. It is something I wish we could all work into our schedules. ...
Pentawards 2009 - Best In Packaging
The 2009 Pentawards have been announced for the best in package design. The range of package designs that have been selected is broad and the work is excellent. Be sure to look at the full line of winners at the Pentawards website for inspiration....
2012 London Olympic Stamps
Chicago did not get the Olympic games but London did in 2012. The Royal Mail is releasing this first set of stamps to commemorate the event. Additional sets are due out in the two years to come. The first set of stamps include an illustration of ca...
Two Year of Blogging
Today marks 2 years for the aNEW designs blog with post number 390. It has been a pleasure to host for these past 2 years. It all started with a desire to spread the passion about design and I hope we have been successful. We will continue to brin...
Getting Creative- #3 History Time
Dust off that Graphic Design History book for some great inspiration or pick up a new history book for additional ideas the next time you are at the bookstore. Knowing the history of art and design is a great place to help get those creative ideas f...
Newfangled Nickelodeon
The Nickelodeon network has changed up it's logo for the first time in 30 years. The distinctive "splat" that most of us grew up with has gone all modern on us. Read about the process and the decisions to change over at Brand New in an article by A...
Getting Creative- #2 Giving It Time
Often times we are extremely rushed in our design projects, the client wanted it yesterday right? As designers we have all learned to deal with deadlines but we should try to work in some additional time for the design process. It will help your des...
Andrew Christou - Prius Ads and More
Andrew Christou - no Range Rover for this ad man, he drives Prius. Andrew Christou, the Creative Director behind the most recent Prius campaign from Saatchi and Saatchi, LA visited the Art Institute of California - Orange County last month to speak t...
Hack2Work
Core77 has an excellent area of their site called Hack2Work. It is filled with interesting tips and thoughts on the world that we work in, DESIGN. Articles include How to Make Your Client's Logo Bigger Without Making Their Logo Bigger by Michael Bi...
Show Me The Money
The theory is that design can help to bring about a change. Seem right to me. To put the theory to a test, Richard Smith, a designer in New York, decided with the economy in the tanks, it was time to redesign the US $1 bill. The idea was started a...
Playing Cards
Go to this link over at COLOURlovers to view and learn more about the design and history of playing cards....
