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Phonaesthesia

The idea that sounds have shape should permeate our visual language of typography. But it doesn’t. Why? There is more emphasis on the aesthetic continuity of letter forms than the sound representation. Is this a function of the mutability of

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Editorial, Typography, Visual Concepts

Block-Boxes

Bloxes, if you will.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Craftiness, Visual Concepts

Brick Thinking

What do legos aficionados, needle-pointers and computer icons designers have in common?

Posted in Amusement, Repost From Cited Source, Visual Concepts, Web

Stop complaining about your broken computer and use a d*mn sharpie.

Feeling out of your depth on a project? The illustrations of of Korean artist Kim Daehyun are excellent inspiration for projects that hinge upon iconographic presentation of the ephemeral. Um yeah. Did I mention they are done with a sharpie? Very cool.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Course Related, Design History, Drawing, Education, Resources, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession

You can relate to me because I’m racially ambiguous…

and I appreciate good art direction, design and copy writing.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Mad Props, Visual Concepts