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Pointillism

11/9/2011

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Looking at pointillism today as design inspiration. Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French Post-Impressionist painter and draftsman. He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising a technique of painting known as pointillism. His large-scale work A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886), Seurat's most famous painting, altered the direction of modern art by initiating Neo-impressionism, and is one of the icons of 19th century painting.

The Seine at Le Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
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Considering a Career in Vector Illustration and Design?

10/31/2011

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Here's some great advice:

"To start a career in design and illustration, there are three very basic and fundamental qualifications:
  1. Good sense of aesthetics.
  2. Knowledge in design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash.
  3. Good work ethics and sense of responsibility."
-- Helen Huang
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Inspiring Art of the Day: Marc Chagall

10/30/2011

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Sometimes we can draw inspiration from art, too. Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century. He was an early modernist, and created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints.

Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century." According to art historian Michael J. Lewis, Chagall was considered to be "the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists." For decades, he "had also been respected as the world's preeminent Jewish artist." Using the medium of stained glass, he produced windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, windows for the UN, and the Jerusalem Windows in Israel. He also did large-scale paintings, including part of the ceiling of the Paris Opéra. (wiki)

Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers by Marc Chagall
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On Steve Jobs

10/29/2011

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Interesting article from TAXI. Here are some lines that struck me:

"The passing of Steve Jobs. 13 hours later: 13,284 blog posts, 30,905 news mentions, and 2.5 million tweets—that’s more than 10,000 tweets per second (topping tweet records even the King of Pop couldn’t achieve). The numbers speak for themselves. 

"Jobs was described—by Malcolm Gladwell—to be jumping around, saying: “Why aren’t you doing anything with this? This is the greatest thing. This is revolutionary!” 

"The relentless leader steered the ship everyday, stepping down only six weeks before he died, leaving with a note to his workers: “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know.” Unfortunately, that day came. "
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Innovation in Design

10/28/2011

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I like this quote from Peter Drucker:
"Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presented as a discipline, capable of being learned, capable of being practiced. Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation, the changes and their symptoms that indicate opportunities for successful innovation. And they need to know and to apply the principles of successful innovation."

It makes me want to work so much harder.
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I have this on my wall, in fact.

6/8/2011

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So I can remember. So I will know how to deal with clients. So I will know the value of my work. So I will know how to go about my business.


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Scripts

6/7/2011

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Been interested in using scripts for my designs lately, so here are a few of my inspirations:










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Andy Warhol's Letterhead

6/6/2011

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This is probably the coolest letterhead yet I've seen, at least from famous people. Most of them have plain, boring names just printed on top of the page. This one really speaks Warhol's language, from the color to the typography. 
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Ha-ha, too true.

6/5/2011

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This made me laugh, really. Suppose I go around sticking this one all over the house. LOL. For what it's worth, my father wanted me to become a lawyer.
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Yeah, You're Trendy

6/3/2011

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So glad I'm not the only one who's noticing this. There's a lot of "posters" and "graphic design" out there lately, but all they are a bunch of words typed in Helvetica, or some infographic that's not really funny. So here:

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