Mondays early morning design research & inspiration brought me to an article from Creative Review, a London based design / visual communication magazine and blog, about logos and the top 15 chosen by their readers. I thought I’d take the time to discuss a little of what I learned, my opinion (which doesn’t necessarily mean anything), and what logos mean for a company.
As part of my weekly grind, I like to take some time and read about design, design standards and just see what’s going out there in the web design world as to sharpen my skillz for future clients, and just to sharpen skillz in general. In reading I came across an article about best practices for designing restaurant websites. Any article that mentions “best practices” always catches my eye, and I was interested to see what it had to say about this niche online industry, so I read it, and was pleasantly pleased as I think it brought some insight that was helpful for our future restaurant owners looking to improve their online presence… READ MORE
I didn’t know HTML could do that. Check out this HTML 5 experience that David showed me this morning – pretty awesome stuff. http://thewildernessdowntown.com/ What do you think Alex – HTML 5?
Appropriately named, “The most beautiful seat-belt advocacy commercial ever” we thought we needed to share this video with all of you who read the Ninthlink blog because we really do care about you. Buckle Up.
I’ve always wanted to design and create my very own font, but haven’t had the resources to do so…Until now.
As part of our daily resourcing – to keep up with the latest innovation, we came across yourfonts.com. It’s a free online font generator that allows any one to create their own OpenType font within a couple of minutes! Not only can you do that, but make as many fonts as you want…and the process is easy. READ MORE
This article was initially written before Christmas and was more geared towards offering cost effective ideas to save money through the holidays… I thought since the holidays are near over and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner… Why not re-purpose the article for those who would like to impress their significant other with a gift from the heart without busting the bank. In other words, if you’re broke or just flat out cheap – this article is for you. Guys. READ MORE
Prithvi Virasinghe and Analisa Tamayo from MTV will be presenting.
Schedule
5-6pm: Catered Reception
6-7:30pm: Lecture, Speaker Presentations/Q&A
AIGA Members – $5
Non-members – $10
Students from Point Loma – $5
Students from Point Loma can pay at the door and receive the discounted $5 rate. READ MORE
Since the Presidential Election is looming in our midst I thought I’d write my first blog entry on an event that encourages the American public to get out and vote.
Over 200 Posters were submitted for AIGA’s “Get out the Vote” campaign, by designers from all over the nation. This Design for Democracy initiative has been alive since 2000 and has the mission of encouraging the American public to get to the poles and vote.
Among the over 220 submissions, 12 were selected to appear with 38 others curated by Darrin Alfred in two concurrent digital exhibitions: the first, at the Denver Art Museum during the Democratic National Convention, and the second, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention. Both museums will be projecting the set of posters for thousands of visitors, politicos, and media personnel attending the venues during the month of the conventions.
Please spread the word about the exhibition and encourage others to visit AIGA’s online gallery where the 50 projected posters and the full suite of submissions are available to view, download and print. The purpose isn’t just to look, but to change behavior. You can even view, download and print the poster I submitted:) Get out the Vote, and remember, Good design makes choices clear.
Things You Can’t Do In IE8
Added by: Alex Chousmith on February 03, 2012
Artist David Choe Collabs With Mr. Zuckerberg
Added by: Matt Stallings on February 03, 2012
A Threadless Tee For Your Xbox Avatar?!
Added by: Alex Chousmith on January 24, 2012
