May 2013
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May 14th
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“If a brand is making a promise that you’re going to feel better about yourself...”
– Dan Pink on the psychology of consumer culture and how marketers manipulate it. Pair with the science of whether money can buy you happiness. (via explore-blog) Trendiness in branding can only take you so far. A successful brand relationship is based on deeper attachments than what lies on the...
May 7th
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May 3rd
April 2013
13 posts
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 20th
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ColoRasta Flag Sticker →
It’s 4/20 tomorrow. The first 4/20 since Colorado legalized the Herb. Celebrate with one of my flavorful stickers!
Apr 19th
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Dribbble - Alan Bucknam →
I sometimes post snippets of projects I’m working on, so people can see what I’m up to and give me feedback (nothing complete is posted until the project is released into the wild, of course). Mostly these are conceptual ideas, and things I’m doing for myself. have a look and let me know what you think!
Apr 19th
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Apr 17th
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25 ways a print job can get f*cked up
I’ve compiled a semi-serious list* that illustrates what a miracle it is that any print project gets printed correctly, ever. Even though printing technology has been around for hundreds of years, each year it gets more complex, with more potential variables, and each variable introduces a potential breaking point. So when a client gets a job from the printer, and calls to tell me how...
Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 6th
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“Creativity is about the most worn-out, abused concept that used to mean...”
– An interview with Kenneth Goldsmith, author of the provocative Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age.  (via explore-blog) Sounds a hell of a lot like Dada and Pop Art to me.
Apr 3rd
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March 2013
23 posts
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I hypothesize that there’s equal value in curating things that are desirable and making things that are desirable. Anyone have some papers that have been done on this subject?
Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 25th
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Mar 24th
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The Not Knowing Path of Being an Entrepreneur : ... →
Leo Babuta on how not to freak out about the unsure-ness of being a solo flyer.
Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 21st
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45 Remarkable Examples Of Typography Design |... →
A nice roundup of some unique and not unique but exceptionally-done typographics. Check it out.
Mar 18th
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Mar 16th
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“Q: Describe the worst boss or client you’ve ever had. A: Memories like that go...”
– Wisdom from a conversation with Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss fame, a fine addition to our archive of valuable life advice. (via explore-blog) Good advice for designers and everyone else.
Mar 14th
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The True Value of Designers
Designers are often seen as basically a human pen that someone can use to create something visually that fits their vision, “but better”. This vision misses the true value of a graphic designer. Designers, you see, are very curious people. That’s why most of us get into this job. We love to meet new people and dive deep into whatever it is they are passionate about, be it a...
Mar 13th
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Mar 11th
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Mar 8th
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Mar 8th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 3rd
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1923 ATF Specimen Book Download →
Sevanti Letterpress has scanned the entire 1923 ATF Specimen Book, and has made it available here as a series of downloads. Weighing in at over 1,100 pages, it’s not small, but if you are a typophile, graphic designer, or printer, it’s an invaluable reference.
Mar 2nd
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February 2013
19 posts
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Feb 28th
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“Working in design is more than a job. As designers we get to be explorers or...”
– Nicole Jacek, from her AIGA/Los Angeles lecture last night.
Feb 27th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 16th
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I know that he’s too nice a guy to do this, but sometimes I wish that whenever someone set a line of type in bold and italics at the same time, Robert Bringhurst would put on a mask and cape and beat the hell out of them with a bag of oranges.
Feb 15th
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What a great graphic standards manual looks like. →
Anyone who wants to see what one of the definitive examples of a brand standards manual looks like, here’s the 1970 New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, created by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda of Unimark International. The manual was found in a locker beneath old gym clothes. Amazing stuff, with a great level of detail.  via The Lubalin Center, which has an original...
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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“Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct...”
– Ivan Chermayeff
Feb 13th
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Feb 11th