Design (and laziness) Saves Lives

Posted On August 24, 2009

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The best and worst sentence I ever heard at school was from an ROTC student. When I told her I was majoring in Graphic Design, she said, “Oh, so you go draw pretty pictures while I’m out saving lives.”

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Word Love

Posted On August 17, 2009

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It’s the day of obsessions, and what better to add to my love of letterforms with than, well, my love for the words that are used in them! (Just say it. Neeerrd). Luckily, there are sufficient resources for such obsessions, and word-experts to idolize. I’ve never underestimated the power of wording, and see it just the same as I see the form its in, or the design it wears. This cluttery calamity of a blog post by Mark Peters really hits home with how I feel about all the delicious directions and connotations a word can have (as well as the entire Good Blog section, Wordtastic). (Read More)

Fitness for the Soul

Posted On August 17, 2009

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I love how Jordan Jelev describes his calligraphy, which astoundingly sprung from a degree in Economics and some time in the Navy. “It is something like fitness, but not for your muscles, for your soul”. I’ve had a long-standing obsession with calligraphic letterforms for some time now, fostered even moreso by one of my favorites at RIT, Professor Lorrie Frear… I will never forget her declarations of sexiness and tucked in tummies on S’s and lowercase A’s.

I could stare at even the simplest of letters from Jelev. Definitely inspiring…

Via Lettercult (Jelev Interview)

Conan is my Hero

Posted On June 4, 2009

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If what they suggest is true (which, I mean, come on… It’s uncanny), then Conan is officially my number one muse. This knocks Justin Timberlake out of contention, folks (But just in this category). I think this needs to be the new laser light backdrop.

Ira Glass = Red Bull

Posted On June 2, 2009

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If you cannot see the above video, it is on youtube as “Ira Glass on Storytelling”.

My favorite quote (we all knew this was coming) from Ira is: “The work you’re making will be as good as your ambitions.” (Read More)

Athletes Serve Interview

Posted On June 1, 2009

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I recently completed work for Athletes* Serve, a program to highlight gamechangers in local communities that are kicking some major, volunteering ass. Nike has posted a video of one group’s story on their site. Click above and check it out!

View the collateral for Athletes Serve on my lil ol’ site.

The Vendor Client Relationship

Posted On May 29, 2009

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The end may be my favorite.

Calligraphy 101

Posted On April 17, 2009

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Great film for the letter enthusiasts… and child psychologists.

Thanks to Kevin Sweeney for sharing this video!

Facebook Font Application

Posted On April 8, 2009

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So we all know these Facebook applications aren’t created by renowned typographers, so you have to take it all with a grain of salt. I found this feedback on one called, “What Font Are You?”. You’ve gotta love how you can always count on hefty backlash when it comes to design opinion. Sharlene got her tator irked for sure, Randy’s comment is award-winning, and Vannesa- well I think your co-workers love you for the wrong reasons judging by your profile picture.

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Horses & Bierut & Ingenius Identity Systems, Oh My!

Posted On March 20, 2009

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First off, I’m in heaven. With the recent vometerium of newly bland product ‘refreshments’ (word pun intentional), I am completely overjoyed to see that my absolute obsession has finally gotten the design attention it deserves, by none other than my other obsession, Pentagram(Read More)

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