I’m about half-way in to this book and I think it’s great to get a look at the different types of typographic systems. Lovely.
Month: November 2007
Ray Fenwick: Letterpress at Pantry Press
Ray Fenwick talks about his experience as an apprentice at Pantry Press in Toronto. Very cool. I’m inspired to find a place to learn this trade here in Dallas.
E-mail Standards Project
I’m pleased to see a group pushing web standards support and accessibility in e-mail. I recently developed a new html e-mail template for company use and tested through several popular e-mail clients and came up with a decent, but not perfect attempt at a standard template.
Grizzly Bear Covers JoJo
I love Grizzly Bear’s cover of JoJo’s song “Too Little Too Late.” Download or read more at gorillavsbear.net.
Photoshop Project 2
Here’s scaled shots from Photoshop Project 2. This project’s requirement was to make a series of images related to career direction or exploration in to new ideas. I opted to use a diptych design so I could possibly frame the two images some day. First, I took photos of the downtown Dallas area. Then I… Continue reading Photoshop Project 2
Interface Research
Here’s a simple survey on interface research. After you submit your results, you can see survey results of the total respondents. Nice.
Joslyn’s Interview!
Joslyn (my boss) is featured on Cookie Magazine’s Nesting Blog today. Groovy.
Light Scribe
I’m starting to like light scribe discs. They’re just like CDs, but you can burn your own labels right on to the disc. As I was waiting for our CMS to restart, I put together a mix CD.
Well Done: a food company annual report that has to be cooked first
I’m not sure what to think about this annual report’s design. Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read.
Term Paper Lambasting
Tonight in class, I made the [brave and ignorant] mistake of volunteering an overview about my term paper. After confused looks and interrogation, it became evident that I might have missed the mark on defining the “metaphor” part of the paper. I will cross my fingers and see what sort of remarks come back next… Continue reading Term Paper Lambasting