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by armin
W-Portfolio offers a lovely set of WordPress themes specifically for creating portfolios. Nice design, nice functionality. Less and less excuses to not have an online portfolio these days.
08.29.2011
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• Quipsologies, is a division of UnderConsideration, chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
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Brand New / Displaying opinions, and focusing solely, on corporate and brand identity work.
FPO (For Print Only) / Celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
Brand New Classroom / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work.
Speak Up (2002 – 2009) / Discussing, and looking for, what is relevant in, and the relevance of, graphic design. Archives Only.
Word It (2003 – 2010) / Encouraging creative diversity in the community through monthly, one-word challenges. Archives Only.
publishing
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
live events
2010 Brand New Conference / A one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
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by niki blaker
Hi-tech weather graphics: both The New York Times and The Weather Channel sites are sporting some cool looking, real-time hurricane trackers.
08.26.2011
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by niki blaker
The 313 Apple patents that list Steven P. Jobs among the group of inventors offer a glimpse at his legendary say over the minute details of the company’s products.
08.26.2011
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by diane zerr
This is pretty cool wallpaper, and I’m sure some hip design studio will soon put it on it’s walls. Sharp Descent was designed by Dan Funderburgh for Flavorpaper, $150 per roll and available in four color combinations.
08.26.2011
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by armin
Shantanu Suman’s Binder Clip Calendar is a single sheet, with 30 days printed on one side and 31 on the other — February is in a separate sheet — that comes with binder clips with the initial of each day.
08.26.2011
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by armin
An anonymous chronicle of a “senior-level, print/branding designer” who wants to work at a start-up. Looks like a promising resource.
08.26.2011
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by james i bowie
German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, citing the excessive commercialization of sports, has announced that it will blur out all sponsor logos in the sports photos that appear in its pages.
08.25.2011
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by armin
Along with twenty other fellow Austinites through an AIGA event I paid a visit to the legendary Cathedral of Junk in the South side of Austin. Read on for a bit more info and some select pictures or click on the Link to see our Flickr set. Or do both.
08.25.2011
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by armin
Stefan Asafti’s Brandversations: how rival brands sort of complete each other. Plus, they look cool close-up.
08.25.2011
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