I don’t believe in styles. I am not arguing against a graphic designer having a point of view and values evident in their work. I believe a designer should strive to make things personal but not necessarily have a style and in that, I may be using an alternative definition …
This started as a FAQ answer but quickly developed into a larger post. It is a question that leads to more questions. The original query: Should I go to design school? Is design school worth it? These ideas lead to many related and also bigger questions: Is college worth it? …
I love books. In any form. Big, little, digital, analog, rigorous or fleeting, it’s all good to me. I am especially fond of getting books in the mail (all the brick and mortar stores near me are gone). In that vein, here is a list of good used books that …
Trends can tyrannize; trends are traps. In any creative industry, the fact that others are moving in a certain direction is always proof positive, at least to me, that a new direction is the only direction. —George Lois The first thought that comes to mind is why do want …
“Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.” — Oscar Wilde
This is a good a question and it has a simple answer. It’s easy to believe in your work if you believe in your process. When I say process I mean some version of a traditional design process. A variation of identifying the problem, investigations, explorations, feedback*, refinements etc., we …
WHO IS THE AUTHOR? Paul Klee was a Swiss artist born in 1879. He was a painter, draftsman, designer, and educator. He experimented with all kinds of media, tools, and techniques, following his own muse and adapting trends to his needs. Mr. Klee taught at the Bauhaus from 1921 to …
Inspiration and learning opportunities are found where fields or disciplines overlap. Many aspects of filmmaking are connected to graphic design. For instance, a long established technique in film is the establishing shot. An exterior of a building is shown followed by the camera cutting to an interior shot. Our brains …
You will find no shortage of offerings if you Google “graphic design movies.” There is much overlap on these lists and a canon of sorts has developed. Below is an aggregation of the most frequently mentioned films on the aforementioned lists. They are all fine films and deserve their respective …
There is open source software available that is similar to the most popular Adobe programs: Scribus — Layout/InDesign Gimp — Image Editing/Photoshop Inkscape — Vectors/Illustrator The learning curve might be a bit higher, but there are Wikis and tutorials and the software is “free” after all. (They accept donations to …
