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Nov 30
“Good ideas rarely come in bunches. The designer who voluntarily presents his client with a batch of layouts does not do so out of prolificacy, but out of uncertainty or fear.” Paul Rand | Quotes on Design (via roomthily)
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meaningfonts:

A time lapse video of Brian Hoff selecting a font for a logo. I always say great design takes time. I think from the client perspective, computing tools remove “time” from the process. When in actuality, computing only aids in the decision making. Further more clients would like to think they are the decision makers. While designers just present options. I believe it is a partnership. Together we make greater decisions than either party would alone. Making certain that is clear upfront is pinnacle.

Read full write up from Brian Hoff
Posted at 3:54pm

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Nov 24

Electronicalrattlebag (Paul Greer) & Motley Glue /(Orla Handley) of BDH who won a design award from The Royal Television Society for this title animation for an up coming BBC series British Style Genius.

This short title animation is great work, stylish, British, and leaving this American wanting to watch the show.

Coincidentally Meaning Creative’s Esau Kessler has been working with Paul on a pet project for Jessica Taylor’s music microchannel “RockaBilly The Kid”. Esau developed the graphics, and Paul has been contributing content, while Orla Handley is currently “out of office” studing Rockabilly culture in Japan.
Posted at 5:38pm

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Nov 14
Nathan Barry Shop208 sponsor and Jason Hunsperger The Imagery Lab sponsor of The 3rd Ignite Boise event.

Nathan Barry Shop208 sponsor and Jason Hunsperger The Imagery Lab sponsor of The 3rd Ignite Boise event.
Posted at 2:39am

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Nov 2
Good design is pragmatic and simple. Package Design: Lucky Cat Candy Packet (via laurakelly00:cakeface)

Good design is pragmatic and simple.

Package Design: Lucky Cat Candy Packet

(via laurakelly00:cakeface)
Posted at 7:55pm

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Marketing to Thrive! Workshop starts next Wednesday

“K Lipsey Creative is offering Marketing to Thrive!, a dynamic, hands-on workshop for business owners, managers and entrepreneurs.  The 4-week class starts Wednesday, Nov. 11”

KK is an extremely talented person, who is one in a million, be sure to get in on this if you want to grow.

Posted at 3:39pm

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Oct 28
7 thought grapes for today: What is art in design? What current trends foster creativity, what stifle? How does digital art change the playing field as we move away from print? What will tomorrow’s music art look like now that discs and cartridges are becoming obsolete? In what creative ways can you marry poster art, with online communications? Is technology affording the age of “broadcast art”  and providing true multi-media experience?

7 thought grapes for today:

  • What is art in design?
  • What current trends foster creativity, what stifle?
  • How does digital art change the playing field as we move away from print?
  • What will tomorrow’s music art look like now that discs and cartridges are becoming obsolete?
  • In what creative ways can you marry poster art, with online communications?
  • Is technology affording the age of “broadcast art”  and providing true multi-media experience?
Posted at 7:50pm

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(via artsandcrafts)

(via artsandcrafts)
Posted at 7:42pm

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Oct 23
“it’s not always the best products that win. Craigslist, MySpace, AIM and eBay all were poorly designed or executed, yet they did well. This was because their networks were strong enough to overcome their bad products”

Sean Parker: Twitter/Facebook Will Soon Dominate The Web (via ronenreblogs)

Was in a design chat with 37 Signals guy Jason Freid who decried the wonder of Drudgereport’s lack of design. My first thought is how wonderful that site could be.
Posted at 4:47pm

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slantback: “As a result, General Mills (who own Betty Crocker) altered their product, abandoning the powdered egg in their mixes. The requirement to add eggs at home was marketed as a benefit, conferring the quality of ‘home-made’ authenticity upon the box cake mix. (Whether using fresh eggs instead of powdered eggs actually enhanced taste was beside the point.)” I like this story because it nicely sums up the progression in thinking from ‘just designing for ease and speed’ (old-school usability) to ‘designing an entire experience’ (new-school experience design). (via “Just add an egg” – Usability, User Experience and Dramaturgy- 90 Percent of Everything)

slantback:

“As a result, General Mills (who own Betty Crocker) altered their product, abandoning the powdered egg in their mixes. The requirement to add eggs at home was marketed as a benefit, conferring the quality of ‘home-made’ authenticity upon the box cake mix. (Whether using fresh eggs instead of powdered eggs actually enhanced taste was beside the point.)”

I like this story because it nicely sums up the progression in thinking from ‘just designing for ease and speed’ (old-school usability) to ‘designing an entire experience’ (new-school experience design). (via “Just add an egg” – Usability, User Experience and Dramaturgy- 90 Percent of Everything)
Posted at 3:51am

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