Blog Archives

Purpose and Work

“The best way to get approval is not to need it. This is equally true in art and business. And love. And sex. And just about everything else worth having.” – Hugh MacLeod

Posted in Artists & Designers, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Editorial, Persons of Interest, Repost From Cited Source, Vocation & Profession

50 Years of Government Spending in One Graph

Design matters. Design educates. Design makes a difference.

Posted in Artists & Designers, Course Related, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Information, Mad Props, Persons of Interest

Retro Illustration Tutorial

“To achieve a retro effect, try drawing your lines with the Brush tool and then cross-hatching back over them with the Eraser tool.”

Posted in Artists & Designers, Color Theory, Design History, Drawing, Packaging, Repost From Cited Source, Tutorial, Typography, Visual Concepts

Sewn Sentiment

Therese Sennerholt has a thought.

Posted in Artists & Designers, Copywriting, Typography, Visual Concepts

Ryan Andrews, Sarah and the Seed

Please read this excellent, graphic novella, er comic.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Cleverness & Wit, Copywriting, Drawing, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Persons of Interest, Repost From Cited Source, User Interface Design, Visual Concepts