Monthly Archives: February 2010

Design as Social Comment (or) Fractured Fairy Tales

Huh? Really? Jarvie wants to comment upon our disposable culture? Can’t you just say it looks cool? Why do you have to bring a cultural criticism into it that is not reflected in the rest of your work?

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Design Theory, Editorial, Visual Concepts

Typography Resources: New and Improved!

Thank you to Cat and her magical, type-resource-link finding prowess! The Typography page of the Resources section has been officially updated!

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Education, Resources, Typography, Vocation & Profession

Steven will not take your questions.

Steven Heller, like our man Stefan Sagmeister, gets far too many inquiries from student designers to respond to with any thoroughness or ease. While [the royal] we noted Sagmeister’s website handled commonly asked questions, Heller has posted a helpful cover letter critique on the AIGA website, which also appears below. (I’ve included the nifty drop cap for your pleasure!) Does Ofazomi agree? Sort of, but not entirely.

Posted in Course Related, Editorial, Education, Portfolio Workshop, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Stefan will now take your questions.

Stefan Sagmeister has a whole section on his website dedicated to answering typical questions asked by graphic design students. Are you a graphic design student? Are you typical? Well then, you know where to go.

Posted in Education, Resources

Designing type is like driving a car…

…in that you need to get somewhere safely, hopefully with some style, ideally without being maimed or coming to the attention of law enforcement.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Education, Resources, Typography, Vocation & Profession