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when i’m thinking through a design, and more specifically, as i render it (whether on paper or digitally) i generally have some sort of sound effect that i imagine the line is making as i create it. so, starting on the left and going down and around up to the right, the “u” in the [...]
i’ve posted about this sort of thing before, but i’ve been thinking about it again lately. if you’re a designer, you really need to be conceptualizing and executing personal, experimental work. work for which the thought, “i don’t know if the client is gonna like this” doesn’t even factor. you’ll go creative places that you [...]
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it can be. if price is your first, second, and third priority, then paying $19 for a logo from any number of web-based companies is probably your best option (hint: google search “cheap logo” and take your pick). if you don’t want to appear too cheap, splurge an extra $6 bucks and pay $25 from [...]
i have a confession. i’m a linocut hacker. mostly because i’m cheap and a little bit lazy (a little bit. i still prefer to execute projects rather than just talk about them). i can’t shell out a few grand for a vandercook. i really really, like this conrad monotype press (the 24″ of course) but [...]
linocut has long been established as an acceptable medium for fine art. picasso was one of the early proponents of it. but we think linocut has great graphic design and production potential too. the lines between fine art/illustration/design are often blurry, but some distinctions can be made (and that’s another discussion). and true, you will [...]
“how does one find and maintain the core focus of his/her business? or, to put it more broadly, “how do we come up with a good paradigm by which we determine which ideas to pursue and bring to fruition and which ideas, though they may be great ideas, do we let die or at least [...]
curiosity drives me to rummage through things people leave on the street. curiosity also drives my 4-year-old daughter, chloe, to rummage through leaves on the street. or generosity rather, i suppose. a few days ago as i walked with chloe to school, she bent down, picked up a leaf, handed it to me and said, [...]
yesterday the dave and i were discussing our products and how they fit into the overall scope of what we’re trying to accomplish as a company. indeed, many and probably most of the more accomplished and productive designers i know or know about have a line of products in addition to doing regular client work. [...]
by now many of you have seen the above image at apple.com promoting the beatles on itunes. indeed the beatles are probably the #1 rock band of all time. and yes, mostly for their music. but what is a rock band if not but it’s hair styles? that’s right. i think a good 23.43% of [...]
there’s something intrinsically attractive about weathered, worn or distressed objects. i don’t think it would be such a popular apparel motif if people didn’t find some beauty in it. we see it on new graphic Ts that already have cracked printing, or new jeans that are already faded. instagram, the wildly popular new iphone photo [...]
ok so let’s get right into it; if you design a poor logo, a press release will not trick people into thinking it’s great. now, what i’m not saying is that press releases are not necessary for the launch of a new identity design. they are important, but for announcement, not for propaganda. a good [...]
or subjective at the very least. and while i don’t want you to mistake that statement for meaning color choice is unimportant, there seems to be a notion within the design community that we must control the color of each piece to the endth pantone swatch. and yes, across multiple printed and digital channels, it [...]
it’s design week, and i attended the following discussion this morning on the business of design, put on by the cooper-hewitt national design museum. very insightful, inspiring session. i ask the very last question, so listen for me nervously stammering through it.
is that title confusing? it’s supposed to be. maybe there is no set of standard practices that will cause a designer to be more productive. maybe you have to do what works for you. think of several things that designers or creatives of any type like to lay hold of as increasing (or decreasing) productivity/creativity; [...]
when times are financially tough, as they’ve been for the past couple of years, your motives for starting a business, growing a business, or working for someone else’s company become increasingly apparent. if your motives for any of the above is to make tons of cash, go on sweet vacations, have a gold-plated ipad, or [...]
a lot of my time lately has spent thinking about how awesome these following sites/companies are. often, the only time organizations get any kind of review or mention is when people have a beef. so, i like to make an effort from time to time to shine a light on groups that are getting some [...]
as dailey’s business partner, i’ve left the blogging to him. but recently, i came across a subject that we need to be clear about. with his blessing, i’ll continue. it’s a small clarification with big ramifications: lfb does not do branding. we design identities associated to brands — we’re in the business of making companies [...]
“the most striking result of this survey is that the respondents overwhelming reject free fonts.” i pulled this quote from a recent type survey preview i received in an email from gdusa magazine. it’s true, the vast majority of free fonts are chock full o’ wonky kerning, unpolished letterforms and are lacking certain essential characters. [...]
the demise of print is topic that has had at least somewhat broad discussion among graphic designers since the web continues to grow and grow. yes, print is shrinking/will shrink more in it’s use, but it’s not going away, and i think we may even see a digital “backlash” to a certain extent. following are [...]
as i progress in my career as a graphic designer, and into adulthood in general, speaking in definite terms, which i will break down into two categories of absolutes and imperatives, has become essential to the way i work, and really the way i live. now, that being said, to be able to communicate as [...]