Online
- FPO (For Print Only) / Celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
- Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
- Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
- 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.
- Brand New Classroom (2010 – 2011) / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work. Archives Only.
Publishing
- The 2010 Brand New Awards / 2011, self-published.
- Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Events & Judged Competitions
- 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.
- Brand New Awards / Celebrating the best identity work produced around the world.
- FPO Awards / Celebrating the best print work from around the world.
Writing
- 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.
Graphic Design
- Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
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After a two-week hiatus, Friday Likes are back with colorful, somewhat colorful, and almost not colorful at all projects.
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DATE: Apr.05.2013
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TAGS: colorful, museum, restaurant, student,
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These Friday Likes are brought to you by the colors black and white.
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DATE: Mar.15.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
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Today we play two truths and a lie: without reading the text can you guess which Like today isn’t real/implemented? Regardless, all these share simple executions and bold lines. My favorite.
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DATE: Mar.08.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: finland, portugal, restaurant, russia, university,
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Some really thoughtful ideas today along with strong executions from Paris via London, Australia, and South Africa.
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DATE: Mar.01.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: australia, london, non-profit, paris, restaurant, retail, south africa,
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Simplicity is the theme of today’s likes.
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DATE: Feb.22.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: mexico, monogram, moving brands, packaging, restaurant, spain,
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A norseman gets sandwiched between two food-related Likes on this Friday.
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DATE: Feb.15.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: packaging, restaurant, sports,
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The common theme in this week’s Friday Likes is that some thinking has gone into them — not that past Friday Likes didn’t have any thinking, but these have a stronger bent on concept than usual.
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DATE: Feb.08.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: concept, flexible identity, non-profit,
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A burger, a shawl, and a construction company walk into a bar. They end up on Friday Likes. (Man, I need to work on my Friday Like intros a little harder).
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DATE: Feb.01.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: museum, restaurant, russia, seattle,
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Today I think we have a lot of niche bests, including the best coffee materials for an international chain, the best stationery set for a Russian private investigator, and the best use of vintage devices for a photo lab.
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DATE: Jan.25.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: los angeles, russia, sweden, vintage,
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The first Friday Likes of the year come from Canada, The Netherlands, and Mexico and provide a good mix of lighthearted and serious and hand-made and computer-made.
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DATE: Jan.11.2013POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: canada, mexico, the netherlands,
Books about logo design, the designers that create them and the meaning of branding.
