November 2008

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Movie Monday: Star Wars vs. Saul Bass
11.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Graphic design nerd alert. WOOP WOOP. Awww yeah! What could be bettern than a Saul Bass inspired take on Star Wars? Movie Monday totally nails two genres today. Nerd-core sci-fi and nerd-core graphic design. In case you don’t know, Saul Bass, was …
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From Computing Machinery to Interaction Design
11.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

In 1997, Stanford University Computer Science professor (and influential researcher in natural language systems and human/computer interaction) Terry Winograd was asked to project 50 years into the future and theorize on the impending flood of interaction. Mr. Winograd spends some time defending his predictions, citing the impractically of assumptions and the underlying shift in the public’s [...]
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Night at the Museums kicks off Denver Arts Week
11.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Celebrate 150 Years of Arts and Culture. Denver kicks off Arts Week week, celebrating 150 Years of Arts and Culture in the Mile High City, with a super-awesome event Night at the Museums. Based on a popular Paris event (you wanna be like the French…
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What is your definition of “design”?
11.13.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Over the years, I’ve heard more than one answer to this – but I’ve never ever heard an answer as complete as the one from Charles Eames. For those of you who don’t know, Charles Eames (along with his wife Ray) personified high-design in the late 50’s to 70’s, with major contributions to almost every field [...]
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Movie Monday: Take On Me, the literal version
11.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Ever wish songs just sang what was happening? Seminal 80’s video legends A-ha get their comic book opus reworked by the boys at Dustfilms, replacing the lyrics with a running commentary on what’s happening in the video. It’s the musical equilavent t…
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ObamaBats: 24 True Type Dingbats
11.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

An ornamental font for your inner designer. Thanks to designer Jeff Domke, you too can sprinkle some Obama design love in your various PowerPoints and Acrobats. Available for download for a few weeks now, I offer it up here as proof (once again) to how…
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Today is the Day: VOTE!
11.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

We’ve discussed how Graphic Design can save the world before, and in honor of Election Day, I give you the proof. Late last year, AIGA had a call for a “Get Out The Vote” poster campaign. A juried set of 24 …
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Call for Artists: C&C Exhibition Opportunity
11.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Get your work seen by 800-1200 people a week. The City & County Exhibition & Speaker Series is actively looking for new and emerging artists to participate in the C&C 2009 Exhibition calendar.Every week 800-1200 pe…