24 posts tagged “graphic design”
A site by Stefan Sagemeister, one of my favourite design guru types. From the site:
The idea for this site originally came out of my own list in my diary, under the very same title: Things I have learned in my life so far. Astonishingly, I have only learned twenty or so things so far.
[...]
So here I extend this same question to you:
What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?
Please do write it down beautifully. Design it digitally, photograph it, draw it, scan it and upload it. Use any media that works for you, paint, sculpture, film….
Go on, submit something! I may even myself...
This one's by Mattias Mackler
... to Niki Fisher who initially wanted to be a fashion designer because 'I would only draw women' - word. She ended up an fashion illustrator. Not sure about those heels tho...
I've spent so much time finding women designers, illustrators etc and not enough time posting, that I'm gonna send a few out in this post. So, check these ladies out, you know you want to!
Lang Leav via: Lost at E-Minor
Working for the man, sometimes you have to design a cliche. Sometimes you have to use fonts off the rack. I know I will have gone to pot when I no longer care.
"I want a logo with people in it. I want it to be green, white and blue. Oh yeah, with a globe of the world". *Le sigh*
I designed this report for the University of Sydney from start to finish, the layout, illustrations and even some of the photography. I organised the printing (Peachy Print rock!) and pretty much had complete creative control.
I wouldn't normally enter my work in a competition where you have to pay and where the 'prize' is practically non existent but I felt this work need some peer recognition... not something I get working in house. I didn't realise I needed it until now, I've always had confidence in what I do but it's reassuring to receive it none the less.
... to Boccalatte.
I don't normally profile a studio but I like Suzanne's philosophy... well, in true narcissistic fashion, it's rather like mine but she manages to pull all her collecting and curious exploring together into finished pieces. I'm still struggling with that concept!
I remember the first time I visited this site over a year or so ago and was surprised at how many of the pieces they'd done were in my pile(s) of collected design work. One day I'll sort them out too.
I've always thought my Grandma's place was a hidden treasure trove of design - and I was right! last weekend, I cam across her old singer sewing machine, still with the original manual. Sure, it's a little moth eaten and covered in what looks like caterpillar poo (don't ask how I know this) but I just love the design.
I have shocked myself today - have actually finished an assignment dead on time. Sure, I usually do make it but sometimes that means an all-nighter, last minute panicking and plenty of corner cutting.
Mocked up version:
Flat version:
Just reading an article on sentence diagramming over at Design Observer. I don't get it. I want to get it as something so ordered appeals to me as a very very unordered person. Am just not sure if there is any method to the madness.
Anyone?
There's an ebook on it here that I'm going to give a go.
I was at a Marketing conference in Sydney last week when someone asked the 'woman' question; in this case, "why are there so few female creative directors?" All the men on stage (and they were all men) laughed it off, shuffled their feet, offered up India as an example* of equality in the workplace and we moved on to the next question. The following panel of 'experts' were so chauvinistic and condescending (to the 'young' men as well) that I'm supposing they would have answered the question with, "what are you doin' out of the kitchen honey?" I'm talking to you Harold Mitchell. Thank goodness for Amy Smith, Chief Executive of JWT - you rock and I'll be coming to work for you when I get my Masters.
A similar question was raised in NY, read about it here at Design Observer.
I ask myself, do I WANT to try and get ahead in this competitive dog eat dog homo erotic pseudo mateship bully boy playground environment? What is 'ahead'? Can you ever get to 'the top' and is 'the top' necessarily a good place to be? Perhaps if more men asked themselves these questions and developed their own definition of success rather than compare the size of their wallets/cars/penises we could begin to build a more equal environment.
* would YOU be happy climbing the corporate ladder knowing it was because of the women in your servitude who had no shot at the opportunities you do because of the caste they were born into? Equality for you is not gained at the expense of others.
