Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
looking for clients in your spare time?
Bring them to you via Brandstack. Post your design, set a price, and lie in wait... and wait... and wait. Or maybe not. I have no idea. But it might be worth a try, considering how many organizations could use a good idea -- and designers who could use a little extra cash right about now...
How often do you get to create the business name and the logo?
How often do you try to sell something you create on a whim?
About Brandstack:
So we built Brandstack and invited designers from all over the world to sell their unused designs at a price that start-ups can afford. An entrepreneur can browse the brands on the site, choose the one that suits them, get it customized by the original designer and download the files. Itʼs quick, value for money and some of the brands even come with their own domain names for a great head start. All brands are original and removed from the site once sold.
The process is still collaborative but the entrepreneur says goodbye to the brief and in return gets a world-class brand at a rate they can afford and the designer gets paid for a brand that was previously sitting idle.
Brandstack. Everybody wins.
Really? That would be refreshing.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Ikea Outcry: "Verdana!? For shame!"
Latest Ikea Design Has Critics Fuming August 30, 2009
Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, said Sunday it never expected such a backlash after switching typeface in its latest catalog.
Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, said Sunday it never expected such a backlash after switching typeface in its latest catalog.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
What can't Google Maps do?
Replace the world with your work and create a zoomable portfolio via Google Maps.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Have you visited Type*Daily?
It’s like popurls, but just for type!
Type*Daily: Typography, fonts, & lettering news aggregator
Friday, July 31, 2009
Have you ever been unable to delete a swatch in InDesign?
I finally found an easy solution posted at InDesign Secrets Blog... Here it is:
Elizabeth Lass
November 28th, 2007 • 3:53 am • Link
Hi, This actually happens to me quite a bit. I found a good trick online quite a while ago, and I’d like to give them credit, but I’m afraid I can’t locate the source. But the trick goes like this:
When a spot cannot be deleted from the swatches palette, and you know for sure it’s not in use by any artwork, create a rectangle and fill it with the offending swatch. Cut the object and paste it into a new doc with no other swatches. Save it as a PDF set to “Press” or “Print” (don’t let the color be converted). Place that PDF into your original doc, then delete it. In my experience, the bad swatch will now be ‘unlocked’ and you can trash it in the palette. IMO, this is faster than saving over to INX, and shouldn’t cause any further problems. {Thanks for the awesome blog and podcast, btw!!}
--
It really works.
Elizabeth Lass
November 28th, 2007 • 3:53 am • Link
Hi, This actually happens to me quite a bit. I found a good trick online quite a while ago, and I’d like to give them credit, but I’m afraid I can’t locate the source. But the trick goes like this:
When a spot cannot be deleted from the swatches palette, and you know for sure it’s not in use by any artwork, create a rectangle and fill it with the offending swatch. Cut the object and paste it into a new doc with no other swatches. Save it as a PDF set to “Press” or “Print” (don’t let the color be converted). Place that PDF into your original doc, then delete it. In my experience, the bad swatch will now be ‘unlocked’ and you can trash it in the palette. IMO, this is faster than saving over to INX, and shouldn’t cause any further problems. {Thanks for the awesome blog and podcast, btw!!}
--
It really works.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Yammer?
Yammer is the "Twitter" for businesses.
I'm using it in our department to share common files... the kinds of identity images frequently used in PowerPoint presentations or Word docs.
It's already restricted to the "@berkeley.edu" community, but you can also set up a Private Group visible only to people you invite in. I don't quite remember how I got in, but try signing in here... Sign in with your berkeley email.
More About Yammer
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When Is Social Networking Kosher In The Office?
National Public Radio – November 24, 2008
"Essentially, what it's allowed us to do is have a lot more conversations without necessarily having meetings," says David Sacks, CEO of Yammer. "And you want to reserve e-mail for communications where you really do require a response. But if you just want to have a free-form discussion, Yammer really excels in that."
Read and listen to more at National Public Radio
I'm using it in our department to share common files... the kinds of identity images frequently used in PowerPoint presentations or Word docs.
It's already restricted to the "@berkeley.edu" community, but you can also set up a Private Group visible only to people you invite in. I don't quite remember how I got in, but try signing in here... Sign in with your berkeley email.
More About Yammer
------
When Is Social Networking Kosher In The Office?
National Public Radio – November 24, 2008
"Essentially, what it's allowed us to do is have a lot more conversations without necessarily having meetings," says David Sacks, CEO of Yammer. "And you want to reserve e-mail for communications where you really do require a response. But if you just want to have a free-form discussion, Yammer really excels in that."
Read and listen to more at National Public Radio
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Design with flair — on the Web!
A startup called Typekit allows freedom to design with any font you want online &mdash as long as you own the font itself. How groovy is that? Finally, we are free! No more Verdana, Arial... headaches, heartbreak.
via Slate.com
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tilt-Shift is All the Rage
Get that Tilt-Shift look without the mess of lenses! AlienSkin offers a handy-dandy hack.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wow. Typography.
Type is boring, right? Okay, maybe the way I use it. On the other hand, PSDtuts+ has 53 examples of Mind-blowing Uses of Typography that will have you kowtowing and saying, “We’re not worthy. We’re not worthy.”
Thursday, March 19, 2009
27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis
Will charts help take the sting out of watching our mortgages, jobs, and 401(k)s spiral down the drain? Have a gander at
27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis and let me know.
via FlowingData
27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis and let me know.
via FlowingData
Friday, March 13, 2009
Periodic Table of Typefaces
More art than science—but definitely all geek—download the JPEG Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces from Squidspot.
via Lifehacker
Monday, March 2, 2009
A photo is worth a thousand...
tons of garbage.
What are we THINKING?
This amazing series is by artist Chris Jordan, of Seattle.
He calls it "Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait."
As astonishing as his statistics are, what he has done with them is even
more astonishing.
via email forwarded to me by Connie Torii; courtesy of Karl K
Friday, February 20, 2009
Pepsi Logo Response - artwork by Lawrence Yang
A fun interpretation of the new Pepsi logo. Now, when I see the new Pepsi logo I can’t help but see the same thing.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Cut & Paste Digital Design Tournament
via email from Roland
One of my colleagues invited me via Facebook to the Cut & Paste Digital Design Tournament
Although I've never heard of it, it looks interesting.
It is happening in San Francisco:
WHEN:
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Doors open 5:30 PM
Show starts 6:00 PM
WHERE:
The Galleria
101 Henry Adams St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
San Francisco will host competitions in 2D, 3D, and Motion Graphics for Digital Design Tournament 2009. See the Competition Formats page for the rules and details of each of these platforms. When you're ready to roll, enter the Call for Competitors here. Judges from all three design disciplines will be announced in the coming weeks. Check back soon to find out who will be hovering over our competitors' shoulders onstage.
Roland
One of my colleagues invited me via Facebook to the Cut & Paste Digital Design Tournament
Although I've never heard of it, it looks interesting.
It is happening in San Francisco:
WHEN:
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Doors open 5:30 PM
Show starts 6:00 PM
WHERE:
The Galleria
101 Henry Adams St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
San Francisco will host competitions in 2D, 3D, and Motion Graphics for Digital Design Tournament 2009. See the Competition Formats page for the rules and details of each of these platforms. When you're ready to roll, enter the Call for Competitors here. Judges from all three design disciplines will be announced in the coming weeks. Check back soon to find out who will be hovering over our competitors' shoulders onstage.
Roland
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