Sunday, January 23, 2011

Quote About the Art of Living

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of Excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both.
-James Michener

Friday, January 21, 2011

Fine Art Brings Greater Significance to Design

Metro Los Angeles commissioned various artists to capture the essence of their neighborhoods to be used on posters throughout Metro stations. The artists were able to showcase each neighborhoods character uniquely, while also providing an opportunity for fine art and design to work in conjunction with each other.
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Monday, January 17, 2011

29 Tips for Young Designers


This is a poster from an article in the January 2011 issue of How Magazine called 29 Tips for Young Designers by Doug Bartow.

25 New Free High-Quality Fonts

Continuing with excellent things found on SmashingMagazine.com

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*Øivind Hovland illustration featured on SmashingMagazine.com

It took me more than an hour to make this latest post. All it was is copying and pasting this link, which couldn't have taken more than 30 seconds. Explore, get lost, get inspired. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Suggested Reading

Just as it says, tips and tactics for an in-house designer. Having received little advice for how to survive and thrive in an in-house department this book steps in to fill in the gaps.