function getSource() { return window.document.URL.toString(); } Video interview of illustrator Olaf Hajek (Source: Gestalten) Here we are, in the midst of a new semester, which might not be as terrifying as previously imagined. This Spring, I’m studying contemporary art history, writing (memoir+research), artists’ books and visual narratives and taking a general studio class. Oh. And [...]
National Geographic just released their Top Lists of 2009, and my favorite is the Top Ten Discoveries, one of which includes this six-inch barreleye fish with a transparent head. Awesome. Well, while we’re looking at lists, Wired Magazine recently posted 1,000 Comic Books everyone must read. More books I haven’t yet read but NPR says [...]
Design by Scott Hansen, aka ISO50. Some fun/interesting/relevant findings from the WonderWeb this week. An interesting Interview with Designer ISO50 from Grain Edit. The Greener Gadgets Design Competition has been announced, and will feature of the likes of Yves Behar and Robert Fabricant. Designer/Writer/Thinker Chip Kidd created the latest cover of Poets & Writers Magazine. [...]
Recently, I stumbled across this awesome Design Police Kit which allows you (yes, you!) to become your very own police-person. Or whatever. Anyway, it’s interesting because, while it has a functional purpose, the kit also helps teach you what to look out for in your own designs. I’d recommend taking the kit to your own [...]
At Behance’s 99% Conference recently, Pentagram designer Michael Beirut discusses how to design and the secret to being happy. The 99% is a blog dedicated to researching and analyzing the work of the world’s most creative thinkers and then telling…us. This conference, like TED Talks, is a way of pushing ideas into the world. Only, [...]
At the Edge of Perception by Seed Magazine A Writing Revolution from Seed Magazine Design with Intent by Robert Fabricant (From June) Some Interesting Projects by Dan Lockton
Step aside, Amazon. A socially conscious and thus superior competitor is here. This month, I learned about a company called Better World Books (see the article in Poets and Writers Magazine). This enterprise, founded in 2002, has actually embedded social and environmental responsibility into their business model, which is totally awesome. Basically, what they do [...]