<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_E_PMbHBw0nR7hf_lDGUjSltS6g/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_E_PMbHBw0nR7hf_lDGUjSltS6g/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_E_PMbHBw0nR7hf_lDGUjSltS6g/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_E_PMbHBw0nR7hf_lDGUjSltS6g/1/di" /></a></p><p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Adam Costa*.</em></p> <p class="intro">Recently, I invested in a start up company. Their business plan appeared solid, they identified a common problem and created a valuable solution.</p> <p>Everything seemed in place… except for design.</p> <p>When it came to <a href="http://justcreative.com/2009/10/20/how-to-choose-a-logo-designer/" title="How to choose a designer">logo design</a>, site layout and development, the founders passed it by, shrugging their shoulders as if to say “We’ll let the designers figure that out.”</p> <p>This is a recipe for disaster.</p> <p>The following post will take you, step-by-step, through the <a href="http://justcreative.com/2007/11/26/how-to-be-creative/" title="Creativity">creative process</a>. And once you go through it, you’ll hand your prospective designers everything they need to get started.</p> <p>OK, the first step is to…</p> <h3>Brainstorm What You Want Your Website To Be and Do</h3> <div><img alt="Baseball Pitch" class="border" height="426" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/baseball-pitch-640x426.jpg" title="baseball-pitch" width="640" /></div> <p>I write down everything I want my site to have. <strong>Everything</strong>. I even put items in there which I’d like to have, but don’t necessarily need. Then, when you hand over the document to prospective designers, you can ask them two important questions:</p> <ol> <li>Can you do each of these items, and…</li> <li>Which of these take the most time to complete?</li> </ol> <p>When shopping for a designer/developer, these two questions help weed out poor candidates, and give you an idea of what the most expensive requests are. For example, if you’d like to set up multiple admin levels with complicated workflows, this may be too costly to implement at first.</p> <p><strong>It also helps with negotiation.</strong> If you’re receiving quotes outside your budget, ask designers which elements they could skip for a lower price. <strong></strong> Once you’ve got your ideas written down, the next step is to…</p> <h3>Choose a Content Management System (CMS)</h3> <div><img alt="Wordpress" class="border" height="383" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wordpress.gif" title="wordpress" width="640" /></div> <p>This is important to determine before hiring a designer/developer, although you may need their help in deciding too. Most professionals specialize in one or two systems: <a href="http://wordpress.com" title="Wordpress">WordPress</a>, <a href="http://drupal.com" title="Drupal">Drupal</a>, and <a href="http://joomla.com">Joomla</a> all have different capabilities/interfaces, each with their own learning curve. You can compare every CMS with <a href="http://www.cmsmatrix.org/">CMSMatrix</a>.</p> <p>Once you’ve chosen the right CMS for your site, you should…</p> <h3>Create a Mockup</h3> <p>Ideally, you should have a clear idea of what you want your site to look like in terms of functionality.  Ask yourself:</p> <ul> <li>How many page ‘templates’ do you need? (e.g. home page, category page, article page, checkout page, etc.).</li> <li>What do you want to include on each page? (value proposition, logo, content, multimedia, etc.)</li> <li>Where will you place navigation menus? On top? On the side?</li> </ul> <div><img alt="Wireframing by Mockingbird" class="border" height="383" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mockingbird.jpg" title="mockingbird" width="640" /></div> <p>Spend some time drawing out your ideas on paper. Then, use a <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/07/15/wireframing-tools/" title="Wireframing Tools">wireframing tool</a> such as <a href="https://gomockingbird.com/">Go</a><a href="https://gomockingbird.com/">Mockingbird</a> to create a simple mockup you can send to designers. Don’t worry; I am not a designer, and GoMockingbird makes it easy to sketch out your ideas. You literally drag and drop different shapes onto a page until it resembles a website.</p> <p>The mockup ensures you and the designer see eye-to-eye from the very beginning. It sets expectations on both sides, and saves a lot of back and forth on little things. The designer can then take these rough ideas and create a branded user experience, while keeping in mind the core functionality and goals of the site.</p> <p>Now that you’ve created a mockup, the next step is to…</p> <h3>Record A Walk-Through of Your Site</h3> <div><img alt="Camtasia 7" class="border" height="434" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camtasia-7-640x434.png" title="camtasia-7" width="640" /></div> <p>Although this step is not always essential, it is very useful to do. Using <a href="http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html" title="Camtasia">Camtasia</a> (or similar screen recording tool), record yourself using the site mockups you created earlier.</p> <p>The video lets you highlight key points, while providing a visual walk-through for designers. It also saves you from repeatedly explaining your idea to prospective designers; <strong>simply send them a video overview and you’re done. </strong></p> <p>Once you’ve heard back from several designers…</p> <h3>Conduct a Short Interview</h3> <div><img alt="Interview Designer" class="border" height="380" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/interview-designer-640x380.jpg" title="interview-designer" width="640" /></div> <p>Choose 3 -5 designers and set up a time to chat. Don’t make it too long, as they’re doing this for free. The interview lets you get a feel for the person, and helps ensure they are responsible (obviously, if they miss the interview, they aren’t the ideal candidate!).</p> <p>The final step is to…</p> <h3>Develop Your Website Creative</h3> <p>A website <a href="http://justcreative.com/2008/09/26/how-to-write-an-effective-design-brief/" title="Design Brief">creative brief</a> helps your designer/developer understand your vision. It should include your design preferences, sites you like, and a list of involved parties. The designer can then advise you on recommendations and take the design further.</p> <p>If you have existing marketing materials, be sure to include them as well so designers can help maintain your brand.</p> <p>This <a href="http://limeshot.com/documents/Website-Creative-Brief-Reader.pdf" title="Creative Brief PDF">web design brief sheet</a> (PDF) by Limeshot Design is one of the best I’ve seen; it covers everything necessary for effective implementation. Most designers will have their own version of this, which is why I list it last. If they don’t have one, use the above example as a starting point.</p> <h3>In Conclusion…</h3> <p>The key to obtaining realistic quotes from talented designers is to provide everything - your vision, mockups, design preferences - upfront. It saves everyone time, and helps you and your designer work get off to a strong start.</p> <p>-</p> <p><em><a href="http://twitter.com/%23%21/MrAdamCosta">Adam Costa</a> is a San Francisco based business consultant who provides <a href="http://www.lewisuniversityonline.com/ma-organizational-leadership-courses.asp">organizational leadership training</a> training to start-up companies. </em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-2000871/stock-photo-interview" title="Interview Photo">Interview photo</a> by <a href="http://bit.ly/big_stock" title="Big Stock">Big Stock Photo</a>.</em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=4f1qcjr10qs:Yxrfyi2Wfxw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEHVQfYLFS_k_lr4ySBzSjOvImo/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEHVQfYLFS_k_lr4ySBzSjOvImo/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEHVQfYLFS_k_lr4ySBzSjOvImo/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEHVQfYLFS_k_lr4ySBzSjOvImo/1/di" /></a></p><p class="intro">As the user base of <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/04/24/pinterest-guide/" title="Pinterest: What, Why, How and Who? + Tips & Pin Optimisation">Pinterest</a>, a “pin board-based” image and inspiration social media site, continues to explode, we are now seeing a shift toward using Pinterest for creating brand awareness and engaging customers.</p> <p>Leading brands, celebrities, and nonprofits are flocking to Pinterest because of the simplicity of launching an account and because of the large market of passionate, engaged fans.</p> <p>Though we are still in the early stages of using Pinterest as a marketing tool, there are a few brands who have put together marketing campaigns. Here are a few examples to use as inspiration in order to give marketing on Pinterest a shot:</p> <h3>Host a Contest on Pinterest</h3> <p>Brands have created a variety of contests where users create pin boards related to a brand that wins a prize based on the number of likes it receives or based on a random drawing. These contests are often called “Pin it, to win it” contests, since contestants must pin a brand’s contest advertisement along with other images to their pin boards in order to participate.</p> <p><img alt="Pinterest Contest" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10296" height="720" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pinterest_contest.jpg" title="pinterest_contest" width="600" /></p> <p>Clothing brand ModCloth put together a <a href="http://blog.modcloth.com/2012/01/23/something-mc-pinterest-contest/" title="Contest">contest</a> on Pinterest for the ‘best pin board’ that provided an extensive list of images that entrants must track down and post to their Pin boards. Their rules included:</p> <ul> <li>Must follow @ModCloth on Twitter</li> <li>Pins have to include relevant hashtags (#modcloth and #wedding)</li> <li>Pinboards must include a pin from 20 categories as outlined in the announcement</li> <li>Pins must have a caption listing the number and name the pin corresponds to</li> <li>Entrants share their boards by posting a comment (with a link back to their board) on the ModCloth contest announcement pin.</li> </ul> <p>This promotion offered the dual benefits of creating a challenge for users, while still creating a broader brand awareness among customers.</p> <p>Similarly, a simple contest was put together by Barney’s New York that offered customers a chance to win items they had posted to their pin boards, a campaign very similar to one run by <a href="http://www.lisapetrilli.com/2011/12/14/lands-end-contest-confirms-strategic-role-of-pinterest-for-brands/" title="Lands End Pinterest">Land’s End</a>. According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/03/07/pinterest-brand-marketing" title="Pinterest Brand Marketing">Lauren Indvik of Mashable</a>, Barney’s “encouraged followers of its other social channels to follow its <a href="http://pinterest.com/barneysny/" title="Barneys">Pinterest page</a> and create a ‘Barneys New York Valentine’s Day Wish List’ board in the Women’s or Men’s Apparel categories. Participants were welcome to pin anything they wanted to their boards, but at least five items needed to be sourced from barneys.com to qualify for the contest. Entries were handled by email.”</p> <h3>Cross Social Media Platforms on Pinterest</h3> <p>Since Pinterest is easily linked to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media tools, it’s easy to encourage customers to cross link their pins in order to increase your brand’s exposure through a Pinterest promotion.</p> <p><a href="http://socialfresh.com/pinterest-marketing-campaign-kotex/" title="Kotex Social Campaign">Kotex used Pinterest</a> to figure out what 50 influential and “inspiring” women like and then sent them inspiration kits based on their pins if they agreed to post about them on Pinterest and other social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Though the ROI of this campaign has been hard to determine, the amount of exposure has been significant, especially since Kotex even made a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UVCoM4ao2Tw#!" title="YouTube video by Kotex">YouTube video</a> introducing the concept of the campaign to a wider audience.</p> <p></p> <h3>Create a Puzzle on Pinterest</h3> <p>One of the most creative Pinterest campaigns that also drove a lot of customer traffic to a brand’s website came from the French car company Peugeot. <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/03/23/pinterest-marketing-campaigns/" title="Pinterest Marketing Campaigns">Todd Wasserman of Mashable</a> writes, “French car maker Peugeot’s Panama unit recently ran a contest that awarded fans who completed a Pinterest puzzle. The brand’s Pinterest profile featured images of cars running over two or more boards. In each case, a board was missing. To get the missing pieces, fans had to go to Peugeot Panama’s Facebook Page or website.”</p> <p><img alt="Peugeot on Pinterest" class="border" height="378" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Peugeot-Pinterest.jpg" title="Peugeot on Pinterest" width="640" /></p> <p>This complex and original campaign brought both greater exposure to the Peugeot website and the Peugeot Pin board.</p> <p>With this all said, brands are still trying to figure out how to best utilise Pinterest for marketing campaigns, and it may be some time before they have a firm idea of a campaign’s ROI. However, we’re in an exciting time where brands can expand their marketing into uncharted territory, surprising and delighting customers and possibly even generating attention simply by virtue of giving Pinterest marketing a shot.</p> <p>Feel free to <a href="http://pinterest.com/jacobcass/" title="Pinterest Jacob Cass">follow my boards on Pinterest</a>.</p> <p><strong>Have you used Pinterest for any of your marketing campaigns? How did they work for you?</strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ACvsfhzGh0c:jHpDASJLkFE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fu1pJL589YdH7CgvO9ALPwoXPWE/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fu1pJL589YdH7CgvO9ALPwoXPWE/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fu1pJL589YdH7CgvO9ALPwoXPWE/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fu1pJL589YdH7CgvO9ALPwoXPWE/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Top Australian Logos" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10270" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/top-australian-logos.gif" title="Top Australian Logos" width="640" /></p> <p>I was intrigued by an article put out by <a href="http://desktopmag.com.au/magazine" title="Desktop Magazine">Desktop Magazine</a> (#<a href="http://www.beautifulpages.com.au/products/desktop-magazine-282-may" title="Desktop Magazine 282">282</a>) that listed the top 10 Australian logos of all time based from an online readers’ poll and votes from an expert panel.</p> <p>I’m still awaiting to receive my copy in the mail, but I’d thought I would share their top ten picks below to hear your thoughts. Speaking on behalf of the Australians, I find all of these quite iconic, but <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/07/27/what-makes-a-good-logo/" title="What makes a good logo?">how do they rank</a> in your books for those outside of Oz?</p> <h4>10. SBS (Special Broadcasting Service)</h4> <div><img alt="SBS Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10183" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SBS-Logo.gif" title="SBS-Logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>9. Australia Post</h4> <div><img alt="Australia Post Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10141" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/australia-post-logo.gif" title="Australia Post Logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>8. Sydney Olympics 2000</h4> <div><img alt="Sydney Olympics 2000" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10142" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sydney-2000-logo.gif" title="sydney-2000-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>7. Nine Network</h4> <div><img alt="Nine Network" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10143" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nine-network-logo.gif" title="Nine Network" width="640" /></div> <h4>6. Woolmark</h4> <div><img alt="Woolmark" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10144" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/woolmark-logo.gif" title="woolmark-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>5. Woolworths</h4> <div><img alt="Woolworths Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10145" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/woolworths-logo.gif" title="woolworths-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>4. Commonwealth Bank</h4> <div><img alt="Commonwealth Bank Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10146" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/commonwealth-bank-logo.gif" title="commonwealth-bank-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>3. City of Melbourne</h4> <div><img alt="City of Melbourne" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10147" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/city-of-melbourne-logo.gif" title="city-of-melbourne-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>2. Qantas</h4> <div><img alt="Qantas Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10149" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/qantas.gif" title="Qantas Logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>1. ABC (Australian Broadcasting Company)</h4> <div><img alt="ABC Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10148" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/abc-logo.gif" title="abc-logo" width="640" /></div> <h4>My Pick: Australian Made</h4> <p>If I were to choose a logo to add to the top ten, this would be my pick. What about you?</p> <div><img alt="Made In Australia" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10140" height="300" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/made-in-australia-logo.gif" title="made-in-australia-logo" width="640" /></div> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=ht3iPK9cLXs:m5ttalm3uho:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-TScV7y7VD8y-sf0U2VJe87qYVY/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-TScV7y7VD8y-sf0U2VJe87qYVY/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-TScV7y7VD8y-sf0U2VJe87qYVY/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-TScV7y7VD8y-sf0U2VJe87qYVY/1/di" /></a></p><p class="intro">I often share short news snippets on <a href="http://twitter.com/justcreative/" title="Jacob Cass on Twitter">Twitter</a> & <a href="http://facebook.com/justcreative/" title="Just Creative on Facebook">Facebook</a> however this news doesn’t often make its way to my blog so here is a quick run down of some recent news.</p> <div><img alt="FundingGates Website" height="500" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Website__0022_FundingGates.jpg" title="FundingGates Website" width="700" /></div> <div></div> <h4>New Work</h4> <p>I’ve posted some new work to my portfolio, including work for <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/05/22/funding-gates-website/" title="Funding Gates Website">Funding Gates</a>, a “one stop shop to manage your receivables” and <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/05/22/forexware/" title="Forexware">Forexware</a>, a trading technology company. This site also got <a href="http://forexware.com/cn" title="Forexware Chinese">translated into Chinese</a> which is kinda neat.</p> <h4>Annual Design Awards 2012</h4> <p>The <a href="http://www.annualdesignawards.com/" title="Annual Design Awards">2012 Annual Design Awards</a> will start accepting entries on June 3rd. I will be on the Jury again this year, alongside other jurors such <a href="http://elliotjaystocks.com/">Elliot Jay Stocks</a>, <a href="http://sagihaviv.com/">Sagi Haviv</a>, <a href="http://www.cgstudionyc.com/" title="Ivan Chermayeff">Ivan Chermayeff</a> and more.</p> <h4>New Home Page Slider</h4> <p>I’ve added a new responsive slider on the home page, which also works on touch devices. The slider will rotate through my most recent work & news.</p> <h4>New Sub Navigation</h4> <p>As <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/05/04/win-a-hp-envy-14-spectre-laptop/" title="HP envy">requested</a>, I’ve added a <a href="http://justcreative.com/about/#navigation" title="Sub Navigation">sub navigation</a> to my long about page.</p> <h4>The Art of Personal Branding</h4> <p>Check out <a href="http://logonest.com" title="LogoNest">Logo Nest Vol 2.</a>, a book by logo designers for logo designers. Inside I wrote an article on ‘<a href="http://www.logonest.com/articles/the-art-of-personal-branding/" title="Personal Branding">The Art of Personal Branding</a>‘.</p> <h4>Zynga Bubble Safari Logo<strong><br /> </strong></h4> <p>I designed the logo for Zynga’s new arcade game ‘Bubble Safari’ which you <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/08/zynga-bubble-safari/" title="Bubble Safari">can see here in motion</a>. Quite glossy but that’s the arcade market for you. Designed at Ammirati.</p> <h4>HP Envy Winner</h4> <p>Congratulations to <a href="http://stanbanks.com" title="Stan Banks">Stan Banks</a> of Delaware who won the <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/05/04/win-a-hp-envy-14-spectre-laptop/" title="Giveaway">HP Envy in my last giveaway</a>.</p> <h4>Ammirati NYC Looking for an Intern</h4> <p>Ammirati is <a href="http://bit.ly/HCEiHY">looking for a summer developer intern</a> who will work along side myself and another 2 developers. Must have HTML, CSS & Javascript knowledge.</p> <h4>Elsewhere</h4> <p>You can find some of my advice and work in the publications below.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.creativebloq.com/creative-careers/industry-insight-augmented-reality-1233829/" title="Augmented Reality">Industry insight: Augmented reality</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/industry-insight-are-design-competitions-spec-work-1233697/" title="Spec Work">Are Design Competitions Spec Work?</a></li> <li>2 logos featured in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/International-Communication-Design-Yearbook-2011/dp/3899391292" title="Yearbook Design">International Communication Design Yearbook 2011/2012 </a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jacobcass-freelanceguidebook.jpg" title="Jacob Cass Freelance Guidebook">Featured</a> inside the ‘<a href="http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/design-bookazines/The-Freelance-Handbook.html" title="Freelance Handbook">Freelancers Handbook</a>’ by Computer Arts</li> </ul> <h4>New Work In The Pipeline</h4> <p>An iPad app for a whiskey brand, a secret project for Jerry Seinfeld, a new website for the Coffee Shop in Union Square, a home page refresh for Energy Kitchen and a few more which are under wraps for now.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=a6GbDDTnpUg:LJYyJExTgb8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C5Y0bt0afa8HxjWzwL2Sfg8f0h8/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C5Y0bt0afa8HxjWzwL2Sfg8f0h8/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C5Y0bt0afa8HxjWzwL2Sfg8f0h8/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C5Y0bt0afa8HxjWzwL2Sfg8f0h8/1/di" /></a></p><div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9779"><img alt="Jacob Cass in Computer Arts Magazine, Issue 200" class="size-full wp-image-9779" height="612" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jacob-cass-issue-200-computer-arts.jpg" title="jacob-cass-issue-200-computer-arts" width="612" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The article in Computer Arts Magazine, Issue 200. Photo by Luisedtr.</p></div> <div class="intro"> I was recently asked by Computer Arts magazine to answer a series of short questions on pricing yourself as a designer. You can find my answers in <a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/blog/issue-200-sale-now-123078" title="Issue 200 Computer Arts">Issue 200 of Computer Arts</a> or below. </div> <h3><strong> How should designers determine an hourly wage?</strong></h3> <p>There are a number of factors to keep in mind when figuring out what your worth such as what you <em>think</em> you’re worth, what you can get away with, your experience, the amount of work you currently have on, how badly you want an individual project and the terms of the project, as well how long you think each project will take. There are many other factors to consider, but this is a start. See here for more info on <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/02/26/how-much-to-charge-for-design-work/" title="How much to charge for design work">how much to charge for design work</a>.</p> <h3><strong>What are the pros and cons of fixed pricing versus and hourly rate?</strong></h3> <p>Pricing hourly has its benefits at times and you should always be flexible in <a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/money/hourly-vs-fixed-pricing/" title="Hourly vs Fixed Pricing">which way you choose</a>, however, I would personally recommend pricing per project as it demonstrates that you will <em>give results</em>, not just X number hours of work.<strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>How can designers ensure they price competitively?</strong></h3> <p>Ask your friends in the industry and also do some competitive researching. How do your competitors charge, and what do they charge? Once you know this valuable information, you will have better judgement on how to price your work, as well as how to position yourself. Learn <a href="http://justcreative.com/2010/11/01/client-liason/" title="Negoiate Budgets">how to negotiate budgets</a> also.</p> <div> <h3><strong>Should designers take a lower wage for a cut of future project earnings or shares?</strong></h3> <p>This should be judged on a project to project basis. Always be wary when taking on these types of partnerships as it really is a gamble. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. Be wary of people who offer this as it could be a scam and make sure you have everything in writing with a signature.</p> </div> <div> <h3><strong>How protective of copyright and IP should a designer be?</strong></h3> </div> <p>As someone who gets notified of a <a href="http://justcreative.com/2009/07/14/copyright-patents-trademarks-registered-designs/" title="Copyright">copyright infringement</a> of my work every week (yes, every week!) I will tell you that it is <strong>a lot</strong> of effort to resolve these issues. You should be protective of your work, but don’t let it bog you down. I usually send a polite email at first and in most cases, they remove the work straight away with their tail between their legs. A few times I’ve threatened with a a <a href="http://rising.blackstar.com/how-to-send-a-dmca-takedown-notice.html" title="DMCA Take Down">DMCA take down notice</a> but fortunately, I’ve never had to go further.</p> <p>On this topic, be sure to read ‘<a href="http://justcreative.com/2011/07/14/how-not-to-write-a-personal-biography/">how not to write a personal biography</a>‘.</p> <h3><strong>Do you recommend a designer has a legal eagle check a contract?</strong></h3> <p>At the very least you should read over anything you sign, at least once or twice. If you’re work and fees are getting high profile, then yes it may be worth getting an ‘eagle’.<strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>Can a designer ever charge more than they originally quoted? </strong></h3> <p>If a project is going out of the <a href="http://justcreative.com/2012/02/14/how-to-deal-with-scope-creep/" title="Scope Creep">original scope</a>, known as scope creep, then yes of course.</p> <p><strong>Have any other questions that you’d like my opinion on? What’s your opinion?</strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=UBkRWIaoJ7E:x8YQXqIkuu0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/psy8MV-8N9qImB2rYtAFOS9csxU/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/psy8MV-8N9qImB2rYtAFOS9csxU/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/psy8MV-8N9qImB2rYtAFOS9csxU/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/psy8MV-8N9qImB2rYtAFOS9csxU/1/di" /></a></p><div><img alt="Costa Rica" class="border" height="400" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/costa-rica.jpg" title="Costa Rica" width="620" /></div> <p>In April, I spent two weeks in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a>, traveling around Guanacaste province. I took about 900 photos on my <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=NEX5NK/B" title="Sony NEX 5N">Sony NEX 5N</a> (a great portable cam!) and have have finally filtered through them. Feel free to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3761125022419.2163889.1105358824&type=3" title="Costa Rica">check out the album on Facebook</a>, which features forty of my favourites.</p> <p>Costa Rica is definitely an awesome place to visit and below were some of my highlights:</p> <ul> <li>White water tubing</li> <li>Ziplining</li> <li>ATV riding</li> <li>Volcano exploring (mud, steam, etc.)</li> <li>Bathing in the hot springs</li> <li>Backwards abseiling</li> <li>Rock climbing</li> <li>Horseback riding</li> <li>Hiking & exploring the rainforests</li> <li>Off road four-wheel driving</li> <li>Riding an ox</li> <li>Tarzan swinging into a refreshing pool</li> <li>Driving around from place to place</li> <li>Interacting with nature, monkeys & wildlife</li> <li>Surfing Tamarindo</li> <li>Watching the amazing sunsets</li> <li>Enjoying Costa Rican food & culture</li> <li>and of course relaxing at the pool & beach.</li> </ul> <p>Feel free to subscribe to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justcreative/">personal Facebook updates</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justcreativedesign/" title="Facebook Just Creative">this blog only</a>.</p> <p><strong>Have you been to Costa Rica?</strong> There was plenty I missed and would love to explore the rest of the country. What would you recommend? If you haven’t been, I highly recommend it!</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=S79WneeVMEM:lwOGZyH1abE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oYAZIxEZ-Ro2o1ZBQYa4Z1C9BO0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oYAZIxEZ-Ro2o1ZBQYa4Z1C9BO0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oYAZIxEZ-Ro2o1ZBQYa4Z1C9BO0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oYAZIxEZ-Ro2o1ZBQYa4Z1C9BO0/1/di" /></a></p><div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9668"><img alt="HP Spectre" class="size-full wp-image-9668" height="544" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-spectre.jpg" title="hp-spectre" width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Win this HP ENVY 14 Spectre. Details below.</p></div> <p>I was recently invited to attend a ‘top secret’ event held by HP. They emailed me and asked if I would like to attend an exciting ‘hunt’ between 4 and 8pm on a Thursday afternoon, at an undisclosed location. They were extremely vague about the event and they said to just show up, “it would be worth it”. Knowing how <a href="http://justcreative.com/2010/12/07/hp%E2%80%99s-elitebook-8740w-mobile-workstation-first-impressions/" title="HP Elitebook">HP works with PR</a>, I agreed and showed up.</p> <p>What was to follow was a set of extraordinary events, especially if you know how the company <a href="http://accomplicetheshow.com/" title="Accomplice">Accomplice</a> works - the company that runs the show / hunt / tour / experience. Without giving too much away the hunt consisted of a variety of random, extremely funny events and objects. A few are outlined below.</p> <p><em><em>Singing Italian construction workers, fortune cookies, live frogs, 3D maps found in locked boxes held by paranoid bums, </em>Russians on the the run from the police, USB sticks with self exploding videos, blind men giving directions, albino midgets holding lemons and flying snakes.</em></p> <p><em></em>With a line up like that you can just imagine how interesting, weird & fun the tour was - I highly recommend checking out Accomplice if you are in New York, London or Hollywood.</p> <p>Anyway, at the end of the hunt, a winner was chosen from our group to win a HP Spectre laptop. Unfortunately I didn’t win, however I do have one to give away! <a href="http://bit.ly/spectrenyc" title="Spectre Photos">Check out the photos</a> and how to win below. (Entries now closed)</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9670"><img alt="Jacob Cass at Dinner" class="size-full wp-image-9670" height="427" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-event-7.jpg" title="hp-event-7" width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Me, awaiting the announcement of who won the HP Spectre at the event. Sadly, I didn't!</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9672"><img alt="Live frog with construction worker" class="size-full wp-image-9672" height="427" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-event-5.jpg" title="hp-event-5" width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">We picked up a live frog from a singing construction worker.</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9674"><img alt="Blind Man Giving Advice" class="size-full wp-image-9674" height="427" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-event-3.jpg" title="hp-event-3" width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The "blind" man who gave advice to the group.</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9676"><img alt="Eating with the group and an Italian Accomplice actor / comedian." class="size-full wp-image-9676" height="427" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-event-1.jpg" title="HP " width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Eating with the group and a 'Russian' Accomplice actor / comedian.</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9675"><img alt="HP Spectre Laptop Demonstration" class="size-full wp-image-9675" height="427" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hp-event-2.jpg" title="hp-event-2" width="640" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The group testing out the HP Spectre at the end of the hunt.</p></div> <h3>About the HP ENVY 14 Ultrabook</h3> <ul> <li>It has scratch-resistant glass on three surfaces for a stunning look</li> <li>Beautiful 14” inch high definition display and up to 9 hours of battery life</li> <li>Beats Audio sound technology, designed by HP with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, and an analog dial to adjust audio levels</li> <li>Backlit keyboard for those late nights</li> </ul> <p>You can read more about the <a href="http://www.hp.com/go/spectre" title="HP Envy 14">HP ENVY 14 Spectre</a> here or a <a href="http://tech.uk.msn.com/laptops/hp-envy-14-spectre-review" title="Envy 14 Review">review</a> here.</p> <h3>Win a HP ENVY 14 of your own. (Now Closed)</h3> <p>I’d love to get some feedback on my blog and how it is currently running, so to enter, simply let me know what things you think could be improved on my blog. Let me know what you like, don’t like and what you would like to see (or not see) on the blog. Simply leave your comment below, that’s it!</p> <ul> <li>Only USA residents can enter</li> <li>Only one entry per person</li> <li>The winner will be drawn from the best ten answers</li> <li>The winner will need to fill out a a W-9 tax form</li> <li>The winner will be emailed directly and announced on this post on May 20th</li> </ul> <h3>The Winner!</h3> <p>Congratulations to <a href="http://stanbanks.com" title="Stan Banks">Stan Banks</a> of Delaware, the winner of the HP Envy. Thank you everyone else for your entries, and may the odds ever be in your favour.</p> <p><strong>Legal Disclaimer:</strong><br /> Prizes and promotional support was provided by HP. I was not compensated for this post in any way. Good luck!</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=cQhBkg3Z0bM:6_FMtlJeVuU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AsB6GDWy8D1kFruCjBXx2qn_X5A/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AsB6GDWy8D1kFruCjBXx2qn_X5A/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AsB6GDWy8D1kFruCjBXx2qn_X5A/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AsB6GDWy8D1kFruCjBXx2qn_X5A/1/di" /></a></p><p class="intro">Every design project is different. When it comes to making a final decision on which commercial printing process to choose, designers must take into consideration the quality and volume they desire and their budget and timescale.</p> <p>The two main forms of commercial printing are digital and traditional offset printing, both of which have their pros and cons. Before you make your final decision, weigh up their pros and cons against what you want from your print job and make an informed decision.</p> <h3><strong>The Pros and Cons of Digital Printing</strong></h3> <div><img alt="Digital Printing" height="480" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shutterstock_80810590-640x480.jpg" title="Digital Printing" width="640" /></div> <h4>PROS</h4> <p><strong>Digital printing is incredibly fast</strong>, making it ideal for projects with a tight deadline. Traditional offset printing has a much slower turnaround due to the set up, so consider your deadline carefully when choosing which type of commercial printing to opt for. If the deadline is short and you’re running out of time, digital printing could be your best choice.</p> <p>Budgetary concerns are extremely important when choosing how to print your project. If you have a <strong>low volume print job, digital printing is far more cost effective</strong> than traditional offset printing.</p> <div class="superquote"> If you need a fast turnaround of a short print run you should use a digital printer to meet your deadline and keep the cost down. </div> <p>One of the key advantages of digital printing is the <strong>accuracy of the proofing</strong> it allows. Extremely detailed samples can be made of your print job quickly and cost effectively, enabling you to hold a sample in your hands which will be exactly recreated in the final print run.</p> <p>Another great strength of digital printing is how easily a design <strong>project’s text, images and colours can be customised</strong> during the print process without significantly slowing it down. If you need to customise different parts of the print run, for diverse marketing campaigns for example, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_data_printing" title="Variable Data Printing">Variable Data Printing</a> presses are by far the best option in terms of speed and affordability.</p> <p><img alt="Pantone Colors" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-9648" height="426" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shutterstock_69667570-640x426.jpg" title="Pantone Colors" width="640" /></p> <h4>CONS</h4> <p>What are the cons of digital printing? Well, despite digital printers constantly improving, they still can’t quite match the colour quality and sheer flexibility of traditional offset printers, which offer a <strong>wider range of paper, ink and finish options</strong> and use the Pantone Matching System and inks to deliver unparalleled <strong>colour accuracy</strong>. Digital printers use a four colour printing process utilising a colour matching process to simulate colours, which cannot compete with traditional offset printers.</p> <p>Another weakness is that digital printer inks aren’t fully absorbed into the print paper, which means <strong>cracks can appear in the colour near edges</strong> which are folded in the finished publication. This isn’t a problem in traditional offset printing.</p> <p>It’s also important to remember that traditional offset printing can be <strong>more cost effective than digital printing for higher volume print runs</strong> as the individual unit price comes down.</p> <div class="superquote"> Considering the superior quality of traditional offset printing, a traditional offset printer is a better choice for higher volume print runs than a digital printer. </div> <h3><strong>The Pros and Cons of Traditional Offset Printing</strong></h3> <div><img alt="Offset Printing" class="size-large wp-image-9647" height="419" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shutterstock_33096130-640x419.jpg" title="Offset Printing" width="640" /></div> <h4>PROS</h4> <p>The pros of traditional offset printing are clear. It remains the <strong>best quality type of printing available</strong> for graphic designers, particularly when image quality is concerned. Technology has developed so that the computer-to-plate system delivers superlative accuracy and quality.</p> <p>As previously mentioned, traditional offset printing enables <strong>more choice when it comes to print materials</strong>. Many graphic design projects demand unusual paper types and sizes, specialised inks and finishes. If this is the case with your project you should use a traditional offset printer. <strong>Special effects like spot varnishes are far better quality</strong> when done through traditional offset printing.</p> <p>The combination of the Pantone Matching System and the Pantone inks makes traditional offset printers the <strong>best choice when complete control is needed</strong> and colour accuracy is paramount. The four colour process used for digital printing simply cannot compete with traditional offset printers, so if colour counts opt for traditional offset printing.</p> <p>If your graphic design project is high volume, traditional offset printing is not only more cost effective but can be quicker. Much of the costs and time involved with traditional offset printing relate to the preparation and press set up. However, if you have a high volume print job the unit costs are drastically reduced, because once the set up is complete the extra units are relatively cheap to print.</p> <h4>CONS</h4> <p>What are the cons of traditional offset printing? It is <strong>far more difficult to personalise and customise print jobs</strong> during the print run as the printer set up has to be adjusted. This  can be rather time consuming, particularly when compared to digital printing, which is perhaps the best option for print jobs requiring a lot of customisation within a short time frame.</p> <p>Traditional printing is also slower and more costly for lower volume print jobs than digital printing. This is because of the time it takes to set a traditional printer up for a job, which raises the individual unit prices for shorter print runs. <strong>Digital printers remain the best choice for quick and low cost short run print jobs</strong>.</p> <h3>Summary</h3> <p>Your choice of commercial printing process will depend on your <strong>quality and volume demands, budget and time schedule</strong>. Carefully list what you require before following the above guidelines and making your final decision. Remember, commercial printers are there to help, so always contact them for further advice on your project.</p> <p><strong>What’s your preference? How do you usually decide on which printing method you use? </strong></p> <p><em>Photos by <a href="http://shutterstock.com" title="Shutterstock">Shutterstock</a> & <a href="http://www.printerinks.com/2p-n-002/inkjet-cartridges/">Inkjet Catridges</a>.</em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=I4oEU7rZwy8:kwZobgtDzXA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyv-v6UXF71sr_oBaEFhedkc4MQ/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyv-v6UXF71sr_oBaEFhedkc4MQ/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyv-v6UXF71sr_oBaEFhedkc4MQ/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyv-v6UXF71sr_oBaEFhedkc4MQ/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Pinterest Logo" class="border" height="260" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinterest-logo.gif" title="pinterest-logo" width="640" /></p> <p>This article is a product of <a href="http://pinterest.com/jacobcass/" title="Pinterest">getting into Pinterest</a> and clients coming forward saying, “What is Pinterest?”. In fact, there is a lot to <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/03/18/pinterest-brand-attention/">learn from Pinterest</a> and it is worthy of analysis which I will get to below. According to <a href="http://www.experian.com/hitwise/digital-marketer-2012.html">ExperianHitwise</a>, Pinterest is now the #3 social media site behind Facebook and Twitter. It is also the #16th most visited site in the USA, so it is not something you should ignore.</p> <p>Let’s have a look at what Pinterest is, why it’s different, who uses it, what makes for the most popular pins and how to optimise websites for the best Pinterest exposure.</p> <h3>What is Pinterest?</h3> <p>“Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies and more. Users can browse other pinboards for inspiration, ‘re-pin’ images to their own collections and or ‘like’ photos. Pinterest’s mission is to “connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting” via a global platform of inspiration and idea sharing.”</p> <div><img alt="Pinterest Screenshot" border="0" class="border" height="351" hspace="10" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/general-pinterest-2.jpg" vspace="10" width="640" /></div> <h3>Why is Pinterest different?</h3> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/follow/topics/pinterest">Pinterest</a> is an <strong>excellent site for inspiration and ideas and it is also a very cool community filled with artistic souls.</strong> ‘So what?’ you might be thinking, I already belong to ten of those and I don’t have time to read all the blogs and articles as it is… so here are four reasons why Pinterest is different:</p> <ul> <li>Pinterest uses a new type of social interface to drive traffic and it is linked to Facebook and Twitter.</li> <li>Pinterest appeals to both the general public and to the art & design crowd</li> <li>Pinterest is an excellent marketing tool</li> <li>Pinterest is the first of similar sites and it signals a shift in Internet marketing, viewing and usage.</li> </ul> <p>Pinterest challenges most social media and current computer trends. <strong>It’s fast, beautiful, visual and easy to use</strong>. Just as so many sites are opting for utility over beauty, Pinterest invites users to think visually and appreciate beautiful things every time they enter the site. Most importantly, it saves you time especially when researching.</p> <div><img alt="Pinterest is Beautiful" border="0" class="border" height="659" hspace="10" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinterest-example.jpg" vspace="10" width="640" /></div> <h3>Who uses Pinterest & why?</h3> <p>The social king pings of the moment, <a href="http://justcreative.com/2009/11/24/facebook-marketing/" title="Facebook Marketing">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://justcreative.com/2009/09/15/how-to-use-linkedin/" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> and Google+, take copious amounts of time to interact with. Twitter, at least got the speed part of the equation right. Time intensive social media such as those mentioned above, is fine for college kids or even unemployed professionals, but neither group is exactly the demographic most businesses are targeting. According to <a href="http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pinterest.com">Alexa</a>, Pinterest users are <strong>predominantly female between the ages of 25-34</strong>.</p> <p>Facebook in particular has an interface that is purposely constructed like a series of rat holes to keep viewers on the site as long as possible. This is a carefully chosen strategy to increase the ratings of Facebook in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_results_page" title="SERPS">SERPS</a>. However, it isn’t user friendly and one of the top reasons people leave Facebook or refuse to join, is: <strong>Facebook takes too much time</strong>.</p> <p>In contrast, Pinterest is easy to learn and quick to use. <strong>The visual interface is stimulating to the brain and it invokes almost an addictive response in users</strong>. This is appealing to both the art crowd and to general users. Males, although they do not currently make up a large section of Pinterest viewers, could in the future due to the male affinity for visual stimulation. In addition, from a conversion perspective a buyer interested in shopping for anything, can quickly assemble a Pinterest shopping list on the site and come back to it for comparison-shopping when ready to buy.</p> <p>On a side note, there is now an app that turns <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/04/19/pinview-facebook-pinterest-app/">Facebook into a Pinterest-like board</a>.</p> <h3>A look at how to use Pinterest</h3> <div><img alt="Chairs on Pinterest" border="0" class="border" height="351" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chairsexample1.jpg" width="640" /></div> <p>A quick search & compilation of ‘dining room chairs’ took exactly 6 minutes to create.</p> <p>This included creating the board, searching, and selecting products from Pinterest and Google search. This is a busy buyer’s dream. The introduction of this type of fast, visually based shopping platform could spark a small ‘revolution’ in how websites are designed and constructed; especially for large online retailers.</p> <h2>Designing with Pinterest in Mind</h2> <p><strong>Pinterest pulls photos from a website and then provides a link back to the source.</strong> The use and reuse of these photos as they are repinned may not be in accordance with the photo usage agreements that were established with the photographer or photographic copyright holder. But legally, the responsibility of pinning and <strong><a href="http://justcreative.com/2009/07/14/copyright-patents-trademarks-registered-designs/" title="Copyright">copywrite </a>infringement exists with the pinner</strong>, not the site owner or Pinterest.</p> <p>However, in reality the photographers will come after the site owner rather than Joe Pinner for compensation related to copyright infringement. Large clients need to clarify the ownership rights and contracts with their photographers in the event that they start to see an up tick in profits from Pinterest photo pinning and re-pinning. There are also ways to <a href="http://llsocial.com/2012/02/pinterest-offering-code-to-block-pinning/">block images from being used as pins</a>.</p> <p>Clear, beautiful engaging photos are the backbone of Pinterest… but what makes for a good pin?</p> <div><a href="http://www.clickdiscounthotels.com/"><img alt="clickdiscounthotels.com" border="0" class="border" height="468" hspace="10" longdesc="http://clickdiscounthotels.com" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/clickdiscounthotels.jpg" vspace="10" width="640" /></a></div> <h3>What makes for a popular ‘pin’?</h3> <p><strong>Clients looking for pins by the community should have several excellent photos available</strong> for pinning on every page of their site, keeping in mind that great photos, logos, infographics and memes are the most popular pins. Pinterest’s own search engine includes a “popular search” and a quick examination of the most popular pins reveals the following:</p> <p><strong>Sample: 500 Most Popular Pinterest Pins by Type</strong></p> <ul> <li>Photos: 317 total pins; includes most categories.</li> <li>Meme / infographics: 129 total pins; includes anything that has text/and or visuals in the pin.</li> <li>Practical: 36 total pins; are how to posts, excludes food.</li> <li>Ads: 10 total pins; professional marketing ads or brand logos as pins.</li> <li>Celebrity: 7 total pins; excludes celebrities used in memes.</li> <li>Video: 1 total pin.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sample: 500 Most Popular Pinterest Pins by Category</strong></p> <ul> <li>Black and white photos that didn’t fit into another category: 14 pins</li> <li>Color photos that didn’t fit into another category: 47 pins</li> <li>Memes / infographics that didn’t fit perfectly into another category: 97 pins</li> <li>Food and Drink: 64 pins</li> <li>Home design: 47 pins</li> <li>Nails and Hair: 31 pins</li> <li>Fashion / jewelry / clothes: 30 pins</li> <li>Love / Wedding: 35 pins</li> <li>Crafts: 34 pins</li> <li>Garden: 22 pins</li> <li>Practical: 15 pins</li> <li>Pets: 19 pins</li> <li>Children/baby: 11 pins</li> <li>Ads: 10 pins</li> <li>Celebrity: 7 pins</li> <li>Tattoo: 6 pins</li> <li>Health and sports: 7 pins</li> <li>Car: 3 pins</li> <li>Tech: 1 pin</li> </ul> <p>The data above is only a single sample. Furthermore, it is <strong>seasonally influenced by seasons</strong>, such as Spring when weddings and prom are popular topics. Similar samples would need to be collected over time to establish valuable data but even one sampling is revealing. For example, health and fitness is surprisingly absent in this particular sampling.</p> <div><a href="http://www.gopromotional.com/" title="Promotional Products"><img alt="Promotional Products" class="border" height="347" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinterest-most-popular-example1.jpg" title="Promotional Products" width="640" /></a></div> <h3>Tips & Pin Optimisation</h3> <p><strong>Pins that generate comments and are <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/03/26/optimize-images-pinterest/">physically longer</a></strong>, dominate the Pinterest site. The five-column format naturally favors vertical orientation of both photos and memes. <strong>The majority of both in the most popular section are vertically oriented</strong>. Comments and lengthy text increase the page space accompanied by any pin making it more likely to be repined and shared by other viewers. Consequently, adopting and using vertical formats into web designs, where pinning is desired, makes sense.</p> <p>Even though ads make up only a small percentage of the most popular pins, many were presented as <strong>logos</strong>. For example, Trader Joes’s logo is one of the most popular pins on the site. Each time the logo is pinned it is an endorsement not only for the store but also for the designer of the logo – if it is credited by the pinner.</p> <p>Also check out these <a href="http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2012/04/pinterest-boards-for-designers.html" title="Pinterest Boards for Designers">40 interest Pinterest boards for designers</a>.</p> <h3>Over To You</h3> <p>I’d love to know if you are using Pinterest and what value you get from it? How have you optimised your site for Pinterest, if anything? Got any other Pinterest tips to share?</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=Dk2xF2kXIXY:Lekio5Cmy9U:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cclOyD1-7dTLXnQaQ0wOVqLSqik/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cclOyD1-7dTLXnQaQ0wOVqLSqik/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cclOyD1-7dTLXnQaQ0wOVqLSqik/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cclOyD1-7dTLXnQaQ0wOVqLSqik/1/di" /></a></p><p class="intro">I’ve been using <a href="http://www.photoshop.com/">Adobe Photoshop</a> on a near daily basis, since 2006 and over this time I’ve learned quite a number of <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/21-advanced-photoshop-tips-tricks-and-tutorials-roundup/" title="Photoshop Tips and Tricks">tips & tricks</a>. I’ve <a href="http://aisleone.net/photoshoptimize/">optimized Photoshop for performance</a>, learned all the essential <a href="http://devcheatsheet.com/tag/adobe-photoshop/" title="Cheatsheets for Photoshop">shortcut keys and tools</a>, and have recently found out what I consider the ‘ultimate web design workspace’.</p> <h4>What is a workspace?</h4> <blockquote><p>“By saving the current size and position of panels as a named workspace, you can restore that workspace even if you move or close a panel. The names of saved workspaces appear in the workspace switcher in the Application bar of Photoshop.”</p></blockquote> <p>For more information on <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WS9403857B-903B-4bd5-95D4-D6B4F21C24BB.html" title="Workspaces">workspaces</a>, see here.</p> <h4>The Ultimate Web Design Workspace</h4> <p>In this post, I outline how I have personally set up my web design workspace and why I have found it to be the most productive layout for producing web work since I’ve started using Photoshop. Take note that I am using a 27″ monitor at 2560×1440 resolution though this layout should work on monitors 17″ and up.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TheUltimate-WebDesign-Workspace.zip" title="Ultimate Workspace">download the workspace</a> here. Instructions for installation can be found in the link above.</p> <div><a href="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ultimate-Photoshop-WebDesign-Workspace.jpg" rel="prettyphoto"><img alt="Ultimate Photoshop Web Design Workspace" class="size-full" height="360" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ultimate-Photoshop-WebDesign-Workspace-640x360.jpg" title="Ultimate Photoshop Web Design Workspace" width="640" /></a></div> <h4>1. Document Set-Up</h4> <p>This is where the magic happens, the blank canvas. I usually start with the <a href="http://960.gs/" title="960">960 GS</a> and set the width at 1400 pixels. The main Photoshop tools are still on the left (by default) with the canvas in the middle and the other windows on the right of the screen.</p> <h4>2. Layer Comps</h4> <p>If you’re not using <a href="http://www.myinkblog.com/using-layer-comps-for-web-design-in-photoshop/" title="LayerComps">Layer Comps</a> already and you’re working as a designer, you’re mind is about to be blown. This isn’t the place to give a tutorial on them but having them in your workflow is pretty much essential, as it saves hours of time. Layer Comps are also very handy for putting together a <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/08/25/what-is-the-best-way-to-present-a-website-to-a-client/" title="Presenting Websites">presentations</a> via the ‘Export Layer Comps’ script.</p> <h4>3. History & Snapshots</h4> <p>The History window allows you to go back in time based on every change you make. I usually have my history settings set at the default of 20, but often take ‘<a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7491a.html" title="Photoshop Snapshots">Snapshots</a>‘ so I can easily come back to previous states with a simple click. Take note that snapshots do not save with the PSD.</p> <h4>4. FontShop & Extensis Web Font Plugins</h4> <p><a href="http://www.fontshop.com/plugin/"><img alt="Fontshop Plugin Overview" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9544" height="544" src="http://justcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fontshop-plugin-overview.png" title="fontshop-plugin-overview" width="525" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fontshop.com/plugin/">FontShop</a> & <a href="http://webink.extensis.com/en/webfontplugin/" title="Extensis">Extensis</a> allow you to view and use <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/topics/design/web-fonts/" title="Web Fonts">web fonts</a> right within Photoshop. I only click this icon when needed as it often can slow PS down. Also, take note for Extensis you will need the Suitcase Fusion font management software, which is available for 30 day trial.</p> <h4>5. Folders & Layers</h4> <p>A large Layers window allows for easy scanning and <a href="http://photoshopetiquette.com/#internal" title="Internal Organisation">organisation</a> which boosts productivity while designing. I break down each ‘page’ down into 4 general folders; Header, Content, Footer & Background.</p> <p>I also have ‘Auto Select’ set as ‘Layer’ and the ‘Show Transform Controls’ checked on. See the very top left toolbar in the screenshot to toggle these to your liking.</p> <h4>6. Swatch Palette</h4> <p>The Swatch palette ensures that the colors you use are consistent through the document. Simply add colors to the Swatches palette and then when needed, highlight your text or layer and change the color.</p> <h4>7. Styles Window</h4> <p>Similar to the Swatch window, the Styles window allows you to easily change colors and add effects to elements throughout your document. Handy for buttons, forms, rectangles, navigation, etc.</p> <h4>8. Character</h4> <p>The Character window allows you to easily change the most common text settings on the fly such as the font, size, leading, tracking and color. Pretty much essential for web layout.</p> <h4>9. Paths / Channels</h4> <p>I break up the Character and Paragraph windows with <a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/18/mastering-photoshop-with-paths/" title="Paths">Paths</a> & Channels as a personal preference so the type tools don’t seem so cluttered. The Paths window allows you to easily create paths, shapes & selections and <a href="http://www.sketchpad.net/channels1.htm">Channels</a> is mainly used for photo editing.</p> <h4>10. Paragraph</h4> <p>The Paragraph window controls the justification of text, as well as margins, spacing, hyphenation (set this as off by default) and roman hanging punctuation.</p> <p>So there you have it, the ultimate Photoshop web design workspace. What do you think? <strong>Do you have any Photoshop workspaces to share? Please do!</strong></p> <h3>More Photoshop Tips & Tricks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2010/09/21/photoshop-dreamweaver-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Tuesday, September 21, 2010">Tips For Working with Photoshop & Dreamweaver</a></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2010/10/12/photoshop-illustrator-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Tuesday, October 12, 2010">Tips For Working with Photoshop & Illustrator</a></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2010/09/13/photoshop-indesign-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Monday, September 13, 2010">Tips For Working with Photoshop & InDesign</a></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2010/12/29/adobe-cs-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Wednesday, December 29, 2010">Speed up Photoshop Projects using Adobe CS Review</a></li> </ul> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreative.com">JUST™ Creative</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=fltmneFwMfA:i7KtasMPH-w:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p></p> <p>Prologue’s Paul Mitchell has released <a href="https://vimeo.com/43753364">“Overload,”</a> a stirring short film about the power of the written word. Directing this kind of performance is no easy feat, and it’s made even more difficult by the fact that Mitchell never reveals the cause of the emotions. </p> <p><em>Tip of the hat to <a href="http://ashthorp.com/">Ash Thorp</a>.</em></p>

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/41978408" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47226" height="137" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Platige_cocaine.jpg" title="Platige_cocaine" width="250" /><br /> Some epic CG in this awareness campaign by Platige / Stink.</a></p>

<p><br /> Two short films by <a href="http://www.lanterna-obscura.com/">Benjamin Renner</a> - <a href="https://vimeo.com/40657305"><em>Le Corbeau voulant imiter l’Aigle (Raven wishing to imitate the Eagle)</em></a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/40657306"><em>La Queue de la Souris (The Mouse Tail)</em></a> . Love the movement of the animals and the positive/negative space transitions. </p> <p></p>

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/40807011"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47183" height="140" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dirty-Puppet_LoopDeLoopRock.jpg" title="Dirty-Puppet_LoopDeLoopRock" width="250" /></a><br /> Dirty Puppet’s entry into Loop de Loop’s “Rock” involves the <a href="https://vimeo.com/40807011">S. S. Spew.</a></p>

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/43450795"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47178" height="140" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CurtisBaigent_France5.jpg" title="CurtisBaigent_France5" width="250" /></a><br /> Curtis Baigent for <a href="https://vimeo.com/43450795">France 5 “Archéologie”</a>. More stills on Curtis’s <a href="http://curtisbaigent.com/France-5-Archeologie">site</a>.</p>

<p><br /> The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1oK5LMJ3zY&feature=related">William Kentridge</a> fan in me can’t look away from <a href="http://jasonryanmitcham.com/JasonMitcham/Home.html">Jason Mitcham’s</a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/23238876">music video</a> for the <a href="http://www.theavettbrothers.com/us/home">Avett Brothers</a> “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise”. The final animation is made from 2600 paintings or a single painting, depending on how you look at things. </p> <p>Check out Mitcham’s other artwork on his <a href="http://jasonryanmitcham.com/JasonMitcham/Paintings.html">site</a>, as well as his other painted animations on his <a href="https://vimeo.com/user6939819/videos">vimeo</a>. </p> <p><br /> Hat tip to <a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks">Vimeo Staff Picks</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/10187070" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47163" height="140" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/spinetv.png" title="spinetv" width="250" /></a></p> <p>Love the mysterious visitors that inhabit these <a href="https://vimeo.com/10187070" target="_blank">Spine TV Idents</a>.</p>

<p><br /> We’ve been playing with <a href="http://motionographer.com/tag/classic-quickie/">classic quickies</a> for a while, since not all inspiration has to be the latest and greatest. A couple months ago, <a href="http://jordanmechner.com/">Jordan Mechner</a> released his <a href="http://jordanmechner.com/ebook/">game dev journals</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/jordanmechner">videos</a>, and even <a href="http://jordanmechner.com/blog/2012/04/source/">original Apple IIe source code</a> from his 1989 gaming classic <em>Prince of Persia</em>. It was one of the first computer games to combine arcade action with realistic animation and cinematic storytelling. The characters were animated using rotoscoped references of Mechner’s brother climbing and leaping around a parking lot. </p> <p>Watching these videos, there are two things I can’t get out of my head. The first is how visceral the animation still feels through just a few limited pixels. The second is the fun, hands-on nature of the old video tapes. They remind me a lot of my early days in motion graphics where we would often run to the roof to quickly shoot some silhouettes or sloppily shoot some splashes or ink splats with a miniDV camera. These days, most people are probably using a dSLR for run and gun shooting, but I think motion graphics still allows for that kind of tactile experimentation. </p> <p>For more info, check out The Verge’s article on <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/27/2980806/prince-of-persia-jordan-mechner-narrative-games">telling stories in 48 kilobytes or less</a>. </p> <p><br /> <br /> Hat tip to <a href="http://futurestack.com/">futurestack</a>.</p>

<p><br /> The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1oK5LMJ3zY&feature=related">William Kentridge</a> fan in me can’t look away from <a href="http://jasonryanmitcham.com/JasonMitcham/Home.html">Jason Mitcham’s</a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/23238876">music video</a> for the <a href="http://www.theavettbrothers.com/us/home">Avett Brothers</a> “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise”. The final animation is made from 2600 paintings or a single painting, depending on how you look at things. </p> <p>Check out Mitcham’s other artwork on his <a href="http://jasonryanmitcham.com/JasonMitcham/Paintings.html">site</a>, as well as his other painted animations on his <a href="https://vimeo.com/user6939819/videos">vimeo</a>. </p> <p></p> <p>Hat tip to <a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks">Vimeo Staff Picks</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p>For all you audiophiles out there, Brendan Chilcutt’s <a href="http://savethesounds.info/"><em>The Museum of Endangered Sounds</em></a>.</p>

<p>This week, <a href="http://depositphotos.com/">Depositphotos</a> and <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytdcon_0612">UPrinting</a> are collaborating to give you an international giveaway! Here you can win a 20-day free stock photo subscription where you can download 10 images a day (the normal setup is 7 days and 5 images a day), and $50 worth of print credits to spend however you like too!<br />  <br /> Here are the various means of entry:<br />  <br /> - Follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Depositphotos">@Depositphotos</a> on Twitter<br /> - Like the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DepositPhotosEN">Depositphotos (English)</a> Facebook page<br /> - Tweet about this giveaway - you can find the premade tweet in the PunchTab app<br /> - Like the You The Designer blog (we know you do, it’s just that sometimes we need reminding!)<br /> - Leave a comment on this post saying what you’ll use the subscription and the print credits for<br /> - Visit (and join, if you like!) the <a href="http://www.ucreative.com/?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytdcon_0612">UCreative Network</a>, the social network for creative professionals!<br /> - Give the <a href="https://plus.google.com/116824150281780256954/">You The Designer Google+ page</a> a +1</p> <p> <br /> <strong>Make sure you do all that via the PunchTab app</strong> so all your entries are counted! As usual, the more times you enter, the better your chances of winning.<br />  <br /> <center></center><br />  <br /> Giveaway ends on <strong>Saturday, June 16, 2012, midnight PST. International except where prohibited.</strong><br />  <br /> Print credits do not include shipping costs. If the print job costs less than $50, the remaining print credits may be subtracted from the shipping costs.<br />  <br /> Once the giveaway ends, the PunchTab widget will reflect this, and we’ll publish another post to announce the winners as well as notify the winners privately.<br />  <br /> Now that you’ve read all that, start submitting your entries and good luck, everyone!<br />  <br /> <em>In case you need some printing done right now and can’t wait for this giveaway to end, UPrinting has a <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/coupons.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytdcon_0612">summer marketing sale</a> going on - that’s up to 20% off selected products until the 28th. <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/coupons.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytdcon_0612">Check it out!</a></em><br />  <br /> <em>If you are looking for quality images, and the subscription you can win isn’t enough for you, feel free to join Depositphotos. You will have an ability to use <a href="http://depositphotos.com/free-photos.html">free images</a> with their Free Trial Program!</em></p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/6V4eEMK19_M" width="1" />

<p>This week, as I was browsing <em>The New Yorker</em> magazine’s site for covers</a> (thanks to the curiosity sparked by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/06/06/the-art-of-the-new-yorker-magazine-covers/" target="_blank">one of our articles</a>), I saw this <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/06/loving-ray-bradbury.html" target="_blank">tribute</a> to Ray Bradbury written my Junot Diaz. It was an intimate look at how he is well-loved by his fans and friends. Of all the tributes I read about him this week, one that discussed his answer to a question on passing a legacy to future generations is my favorite — </p> <p> </p> <p><em>“If you don’t read or write, you can’t be educated, you can’t care about anything — you’ve gotta put something in people’s heads so the metaphors bounce around and collide with each other and make new metaphors. That’s the success I’ve had of daring to put different metaphors together, mashing their heads together, saying, ‘Oh my god, I didn’t think of that — how wonderful!’”</em></p> <p>  </p> <p>Continue learning and discovering new things by signing up for our <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/signup/" target="_blank">monthly newsletter</a> and subscribing to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a>. Enjoy this week’s edition of You! Be Informed! </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bonnaroo 2012</strong></p> <p>Four days of camping out in Manchester, Tennessee with more than 10 stages for music performance is what the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is all about! Mingle with fellow revelers and explore the different options for food and entertainment! Know more about what you can bring, how to behave yourself during the festival, and more useful things <a href="http://www.bonnaroo.com/festival-info/" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Bonnaroo2012-via-YouTheDesigner.com_.jpg"><img alt="Bonnaroo2012 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26585" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Bonnaroo2012-via-YouTheDesigner.com_.jpg" title="Bonnaroo2012 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>Gallery 1988 - “Excuuuuuse Meeeeeeeee”</strong></p> <p>One of our favorite galleries is holding an exhibit that’s beyond awesome for words. Gallery1988 Venice will be holding <strong>“Excuuuuuse Meeeeeeeee,”</strong> a tribute to one of my favorite funnymen, Steve Martin. Artists participating in the exhibit created pieces inspired by Steve’s work in movies, books, TV, and music. The opening gala will be held on June 8, Friday, and the gallery will be up until the end of June 2012. If you’re a Steve Martin fan, or you just want to unwind by looking at contemporary art pieces, take time to drop by Gallery1988 Venice!</p> <p><em>Images from <a href="http://g1988.tumblr.com/post/24405864636/this-friday-at-g1988-venice-we-open-excuuuuuuse" target="_blank">G1988</a></em></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Steve-Martin.jpg"><img alt="Gallery 1988 Steve Martin Exhibit via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26524" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Steve-Martin.jpg" title="Gallery 1988 Steve Martin Exhibit via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Michael-DePippo.jpg"><img alt="Gallery 1988 Michael DePippo via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26526" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Michael-DePippo.jpg" title="Gallery 1988 Michael DePippo via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Jason-Edmiston.jpg"><img alt="Gallery 1988 Jason Edmiston via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26525" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Jason-Edmiston.jpg" title="Gallery 1988 Jason Edmiston via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Nicole-Gustafsson.jpg"><img alt="Gallery 1988 Nicole Gustafsson via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26527" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gallery-1988-Nicole-Gustafsson.jpg" title="Gallery 1988 Nicole Gustafsson via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>WordCamp New York City 2012</strong></p> <p>WordPress users in New York, rejoice! WordCamp New York City 2012 is upon you, and it will be held on June 9-10, 2012 at Baruch College in Manhattan. Gear up for two whole days to learn the latest about everything and anything about WordPress. If you’re planning to attend the event, learn more about it <a href="http://2012.nyc.wordcamp.org/" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/WordCampNYC.jpeg"><img alt="WordCampNYC via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26531" height="500" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/WordCampNYC.jpeg" title="WordCampNYC via YouTheDesigner.com" width="500" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>Asketic Riga - getCirulis</strong></p> <p>We’re all about discovering and learning new things here at You the Designer, that’s why finding something graphic designers will find useful excites us. Asketic Riga is a design office from Riga, Latvia that’s taking a bold step to turn one of the region’s most unique typefaces, Cirulis, into a usable font family. <a href="http://getcirulis.com/" target="_blank">Sign up</a> and be among the first designers to receive Cirulis Pro Bold! </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/getCirulis.jpg"><img alt="getCirulis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26538" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/getCirulis.jpg" title="getCirulis via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cirulis-poster.jpg"><img alt="Cirulis-poster via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26541" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cirulis-poster.jpg" title="Cirulis-poster via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cirulis-book.jpg"><img alt="Cirulis-book via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26540" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cirulis-book.jpg" title="Cirulis-book via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>AFA - Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit</strong></p> <p>On the day before what would have been Maurice Sendak’s 84th birthday, AFA (Animazing Fine Art) will be opening a retrospective exhibit featuring his art. The exhibition will open on Saturday, June 9, and will be up until Labor Day. Original artwork and published pieces that celebrate the life of Maurice Sendak will be on display. Learn more about the exhibit by visiting the <a href="http://afanyc.com/" target="_blank">AFA website</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg"><img alt="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit via YouTheDesigner" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26561" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg" title="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit via YouTheDesigner" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-02-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg"><img alt="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit 02 via YouTheDesigner" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26559" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-02-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg" title="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit 02 via YouTheDesigner" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-03-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg"><img alt="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit 03 via YouTheDesigner" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26560" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Maurice-Sendak-Retrospective-Exhibit-03-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg" title="Maurice Sendak Retrospective Exhibit 03 via YouTheDesigner" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>The Innovation Whiteboard</strong></p> <p>A month ago, The New York Times invited readers to share innovations that would make daily life easier. They called this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/magazine/innovation-whiteboard.html" target="_blank">The Innovation Whiteboard</a>, a repository of ideas that features lifehacks. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Innovation-Whiteboard-via-YouTheDesigner.com_.jpg"><img alt="Innovation Whiteboard via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26570" height="55" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Innovation-Whiteboard-via-YouTheDesigner.com_.jpg" title="Innovation Whiteboard via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Innovation-Whiteboard-02-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg"><img alt="Innovation Whiteboard 02 via YouTheDesigner" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26569" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Innovation-Whiteboard-02-via-YouTheDesigner.jpg" title="Innovation Whiteboard 02 via YouTheDesigner" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p>Also share and discuss graphic design news with other You The Designer readers through our <a href="http://facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a> accounts! </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/chin/" rel="author">Chin de Vera</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/a6hvP3cXl_w" width="1" />

<p>Logo design is made up of different defining aspects – from the designer’s influences and personal whims, to the design’s colour and its shape. We’ve discussed how logos are defined by colour and shape in our <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/06/05/logo-design-the-color-and-the-shape/">previous post</a>. This time we’d like to talk about the file types and the things that you ought to know when you’re designing a logo for different media.</p> <p> </p> <p>As technical as these two graphic design terms may sound, they’re actually very simple. Raster graphics are basically made up of pixels, the things you see on your screen, the rough edges that you see on an image when you zoom in too much. On the other hand, vector graphics are made up of lines and anchor points that are auto-adjusted by Adobe Illustrator (or any other vector software editor you’re using) when you’re resizing your work. That’s the basic gist of raster and vector graphics, but let’s delve deeper into the abyss and know where and when to use them, and on what project, aside from logo design, you can use them.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Sample Raster Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26546" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/full_ps.jpg" title="Sample Raster Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" /></center><br /> <em>Upon first inspection, raster and vector graphics will basically look the same way. The difference becomes apparent once reproducing the design becomes an issue.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><br /> <h3>Raster Graphics</h3> <p></strong></p> <p>If you’re going to zoom in on an image, you’ll notice that the edges become more pixelated. This is because most images (JPEG, JPG, PNG, etc.) are rasterized to allow an artist or photographer to manipulate the image using a graphics editing software, like Adobe Photoshop.</p> <p> </p> <p>A raster graphic image is made up of pixels, with each pixel having only one colour. This means that if you have fewer pixels in your image, you’ll have lesser colour and a low quality image. Otherwise, you’ll have a perfectly crisp and sharp image.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why it’s not for any logo project</strong></p> <p>The primary concern in using raster graphics to create your logo design is the resolution. As I’ve mentioned before, rasterized images tend to be more pixelated or jagged on the edges. Resizing will be the main problem when it comes to reproducing a rasterized logo. You may be able to produce high resolution image on Photoshop, but you’ll never know how big the logo needs to be in actual production.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><img alt="Sample Raster Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26546" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/zoom_ps.jpg" title="Sample Raster Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" /></center><br /> <em>A logo design that’s created using Photoshop will show pixels once you zoom in within the image. This becomes an issue when you need to create a larger design from your original.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>Another issue is professional quality. If you’re designing logos as a professional, you’d aim for the best quality and using a raster file for your project doesn’t help your cause. As mentioned earlier, upon closer inspection rasterized images would eventually produce pixelated images. This’ll reflect your knowledge about industry standards and practice, which is better that you know it now, than later.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What’s it for?</strong></p> <p>Photos and graphic rendering are done in raster graphics. Because of the extensive colour manipulation capabilities of raster graphic editors, they’re apt tools in adding and editing colours, tones, and textures on images, and photos. Usual projects done in Adobe Photoshop are web design, promotional graphics, and your usual illustration colour rendering.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><br /> <h3>Vector Graphics</h3> <p></strong><br /> In simple terms, vector graphic images are collections of lines and anchor points that make up a whole image. The lines serve as your drawing’s outline and the anchor points control where your lines should go. It’s similar to how the Photoshop pen tool works. If you’re familiar with it you’ll be fine, if not it’s time you work on it.<br />  <br /> The anchor points and lines that make up a vector graphic image are manipulated through mathematical calculations (done by the software you’re using, no worries), which make the image done in vector to be scalable to any size.<br />  <br /> <strong>Why it’s used in creating logos</strong><br /> Because of the ease in resizing a vector graphic image, logo designers find it easier to reproduce a logo in any size, any time, without losing quality. Aside from resolving sizing issues on a logo design, editing it will be a lot easier. Logos made in vector graphics are more adaptable and streamlined when applied to different media – from promotional prints and corporate stationery, like <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/business-cards.html?utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0612" target="_blank">business cards</a> and letterheads, to web design applications and other media.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Zoomed in Vector Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26549" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/zoom_vector.jpg" title="Zoomed in Vector Logo via YouTheDesigner.com" /></center><br /> <em>Vector Graphics’ primary strength lies on its scalability. Since you’ll be applying the logo on different media, you’ll have to create different sizes of the same design. But if you’ve created the logo design as a vector graphic, size and scaling issues are easily resolved.</em><br />  </p> <p><strong>Other applications</strong></p> <p>Most conceptual artists directly sketch their work on vector graphic editors and just render them on Adobe Photoshop, or other raster graphic editors. Because of the power combination of Adobe Illustrator’s intuitive drawing tools that work best with a tablet – this makes it easier for artists and illustrators to create sketches, concept designs, or adding details to a drawing easier.</p> <p> </p> <p>Look out for our other logo design posts for the month of June. Make sure that you’re subscribed to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> to receive awesome design news and inspiration. If you’ve got any questions, topic suggestions, or some love to share, just hit us up on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook </a>or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/NbyxvDmYX_E" width="1" />

<p>As you’ve seen in our recent posts, we’re cooking up a series of articles focusing on logo design and the issues and elements concerning the design process as well as the technicalities that come with it. Watch out for this week’s upcoming posts – we’ll be featuring illustrated covers of The New Yorker magazine, we’ll also publish another logo design post discussing the difference between raster and vector graphics.</p> <p> <br /> Going into the things I dug up the past weekend, here are some amazing graphic design samples, illustrators, and their artwork:</p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Emma Block – Illustrator</strong></p> <p>We’ve seen some amazing illustration from <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/05/30/you-be-inspired-0007/" target="_blank">last week’s Be Inspired</a> post, this week we’ve got another female illustrator in <a href="http://emmablock.co.uk" target="_blank">Emma Block</a>. Her work has a touch of 1930s jazz and 1950s lifestyle, some of her works somehow reminisce the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a little hint of Dorothy Parker’s era.<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Emma Snow via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26481" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emma01.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Emma Snow via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26482" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emma02.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Emma Snow via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26483" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emma03.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Emma Snow via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26484" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emma04.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Emma Snow via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26485" height="580" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/emma05.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center></p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Chibi Tarot – A Cute Take on an Ancient Tradition</strong></p> <p>A project by artist Adam Bodgett, the <a href="http://chibitarot.com/" target="_blank">Chibi Tarot</a> project aims to recreate the major and minor arcana of the Tarot deck, through the lens of chibi. If you’re not familiar with the term chibi meaning “Short Person”, it’s used to describe a thing or person as cute or small.<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Chibi Tarot by Adam Bodgett via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26469" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chibitarot01.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Chibi Tarot by Adam Bodgett via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26470" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chibitarot02.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Chibi Tarot by Adam Bodgett via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26472" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chibitarot03.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Chibi Tarot by Adam Bodgett via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26473" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chibitarot04.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Chibi Tarot by Adam Bodgett via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26474" height="1111" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chibitarot05.png" title="" width="600" /></center></p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Conrad Roset – Illustrator</strong></p> <p>A common muse among graphic artists and illustrators is the image of a woman. <a href="  <br /> <center><img alt="Conrad Roset via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26476" height="925" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/conrad01.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Conrad Roset via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26477" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/conrad02.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Conrad Roset via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26478" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/conrad03.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Conrad Roset via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26479" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/conrad04.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Conrad Roset via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26480" height="830" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/conrad05.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center></p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Movie Posters by Neil Kellerhouse</strong></p> <p>If you’re into films and <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/poster-printing.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0612" target="_blank">movie posters</a>, you’ll love <a href="http://kellerhouse.com/" target="_blank">Neil Kellerhouse’s work</a>. He has worked on the posters for <em>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</em>, <em>The Social Network</em>, and <em>I’m Still Here </em>among others. His unique, sleek, and compact style in photography, and the typography he uses together in the movie posters provide a unique character to each film’s promotional media.<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Neil Kellerhouse via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26486" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/neil01.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Neil Kellerhouse via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26487" height="888" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/neil02.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Neil Kellerhouse via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26488" height="944" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/neil03.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Neil Kellerhouse via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26489" height="888" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/neil04.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Neil Kellerhouse via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26490" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/neil05.jpg" title="" /></center></p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>The Great Showdowns – Scott Campbell</strong></p> <p>Everyone has a favorite scene from a film – from the first Matrix’s bullet time fight scenes to Gandalf’s epic confrontation with the Balrog. These have been memorable scenes from our most beloved movies. Now, Scott Campbell recreates all the battle scenes, the close encounters, and the conversations into cute and cuddly illustrations. Check out his project, <a href="http://greatshowdowns.com/" target="_blank">The Great Showdowns</a> on tumblr for more action!<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="The Great Showdowns via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26496" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/scott01.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="The Great Showdowns via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26497" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/scott02.jpg" title="" /></center></p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Project: Rooftop</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/about/" target="_blank">Project: Rooftop</a> aims to promote and expand the founders’ idea of superhero costume and character redesign as a skill. It’s being spearheaded by comic book artist Dean Trippe and journalist Christ Arrant. The project was inspired by reality shows and other related superhero literature, and by the trend of costume redesign on different superheroes.<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Project: Rooftop via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26491" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooftop01.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Project: Rooftop via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26492" height="330" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooftop02.jpeg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Project: Rooftop via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26493" height="423" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooftop03.jpg" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Project: Rooftop via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26494" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooftop04.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Project: Rooftop via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26495" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooftop05.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br />  <br /> <strong>Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis</strong></p> <p>“In the Thrift Shop we trust” – that pretty much sums up my affection for thrift shops that sell pre-owned and cheap curiosities. One of the nice things that you’ll never regret buying off thrift shops are books. Now, Mallory McInnis, a curious online case of a curator, has compiled more than a hundred vintage books and posted their prints online. The prints from her collection have a unique and eerie feel (well, most vintage books have eerie illustrations), and somehow transport you back in time. Check out her collection at <a href="http://myvintagebookcollectioninblogform.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Vintage Book Collection</a>.<br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26498" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vintage01.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26499" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vintage02.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26500" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vintage03.png" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26501" height="948" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vintage04.png" title="" width="600" /></center><br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Book Collection by Mallory McInnis via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26502" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vintage05.png" title="" /></center></p> <p>Got something awesome to share, or a topic you want us to discuss? Hit us up on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Also be more amazing and subscribe to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a>. </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/victor/" rel="author">Victor Pontejos</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/MVnVWKIh9To" width="1" />

<p><em>The New Yorker</em> is one of the few magazines that featured illustrated cover art since its first issue in 1925. 47 issues are released yearly, and each cover is composed of the magazine’s iconic nameplate, a full bleed illustration, and a narrow vertical strip of color on the left. The design, type, and style of the magazine from 1925 until today depicts <em>The New Yorker</em>’s social and cultural awareness, thanks to one man. The signature typeface is Irvin named after its creator, Rea Irvin, who also served as the magazine’s first art director and also created the Eustace Tilley portrait that graced the cover of the first issue. </p> <p> </p> <p>Tilley appears yearly on the cover of the issue closest to February 21, the magazine’s anniversary, except in 1994. He is a dandy wearing a morning coat and a top hat. On the initial cover and succeeding anniversary issues, he’s seen peering keenly at a butterfly with his monocle. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Rea-Irvin-NY-02-21-1925.jpg"><img alt="Rea Irvin NY 02-21-1925 via YoutheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26418" height="834" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Rea-Irvin-NY-02-21-1925.jpg" title="Rea Irvin NY 02-21-1925 via YoutheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p>What we like most about the covers of <em>The New Yorker</em> is how its current Art Director, Françoise Mouly, asks the artists she works with to not hold anything back in their sketches. The results are often covers that inspire discussion, sometimes even earning the ire of the easily-offended. </p> <p> </p> <p>Issues of <em>The New Yorker</em> have become collectibles because aside from chronicling political and cultural developments, they also make great <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/poster-printing.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0612" target="_blank">posters</a> and wallpaper art. Here are magazine cover art samples from different illustrators whose work have graced the magazine. </p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ray-Rohn-NY-03-28-1925.jpg"><img alt="Ray Rohn NY 03-28-1925 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26438" height="844" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ray-Rohn-NY-03-28-1925.jpg" title="Ray Rohn NY 03-28-1925 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Max-Ree-10-17-1925.jpg"><img alt="Max Ree 10-17-1925 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26437" height="810" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Max-Ree-10-17-1925.jpg" title="Max Ree 10-17-1925 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Toyo-San-NY-04-02-1927.jpg"><img alt="Toyo San NY 04-02-1927 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26439" height="827" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Toyo-San-NY-04-02-1927.jpg" title="Toyo San NY 04-02-1927 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ilonka-Karasz-NY-04-16-1927.jpg"><img alt="Ilonka Karasz NY 04-16-1927 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26436" height="827" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ilonka-Karasz-NY-04-16-1927.jpg" title="Ilonka Karasz NY 04-16-1927 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Witold-Gordon-NY-06-1-1946.jpg"><img alt="Witold Gordon NY 06-1-1946 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26444" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Witold-Gordon-NY-06-1-1946.jpg" title="Witold Gordon NY 06-1-1946 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Abe-Birnbaum-03-77-1962.jpg"><img alt="Abe Birnbaum NY 03-77-1962 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26426" height="811" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Abe-Birnbaum-03-77-1962.jpg" title="Abe Birnbaum NY 03-77-1962 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Arthur-Getz-NY-12-18-1965.jpg"><img alt="Arthur Getz NY 12-18-1965 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26440" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Arthur-Getz-NY-12-18-1965.jpg" title="Arthur Getz NY 12-18-1965 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ronald-Searle-NY-05-06-1972.jpg"><img alt="Ronald Searle NY 05-06-1972 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26442" height="834" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ronald-Searle-NY-05-06-1972.jpg" title="Ronald Searle NY 05-06-1972 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Saul-Steinberg-NY-03-29-1976.jpg"><img alt="Saul Steinberg NY 03-29-1976 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26443" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Saul-Steinberg-NY-03-29-1976.jpg" title="Saul Steinberg NY 03-29-1976 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pamela-Paparone-NY-09-19-1988.jpg"><img alt="Pamela Paparone NY 09-19-1988 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26441" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pamela-Paparone-NY-09-19-1988.jpg" title="Pamela Paparone NY 09-19-1988 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Warren-Miller-NY-10-29-1990.jpg"><img alt="Warren Miller NY 10-29-1990 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26451" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Warren-Miller-NY-10-29-1990.jpg" title="Warren Miller NY 10-29-1990 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-02-15-1993.jpg"><img alt="Art Spiegelman NY 02-15-1993 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26431" height="789" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-02-15-1993.jpg" title="Art Spiegelman NY 02-15-1993 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-05-10-1993.jpg"><img alt="Art Spiegelman NY 05-10-1993 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26432" height="789" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-05-10-1993.jpg" title="Art Spiegelman NY 05-10-1993 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-06-17-1996.jpg"><img alt="Barry Blitt NY 06-17-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26445" height="802" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-06-17-1996.jpg" title="Barry Blitt NY 06-17-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Charles-Burns-NY-07-29-1996.jpg"><img alt="Charles Burns NY 07-29-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26446" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Charles-Burns-NY-07-29-1996.jpg" title="Charles Burns NY 07-29-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Michael-Roberts-NY-11-04-1996.jpg"><img alt="Michael Roberts NY 11-04-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26448" height="792" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Michael-Roberts-NY-11-04-1996.jpg" title="Michael Roberts NY 11-04-1996 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Anita-Kunz-03-10-1997.jpg"><img alt="Anita Kunz NY 03-10-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26430" height="807" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Anita-Kunz-03-10-1997.jpg" title="Anita Kunz NY 03-10-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-05-26-1997.jpg"><img alt="Art Spiegelman NY 05-26-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26433" height="797" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-05-26-1997.jpg" title="Art Spiegelman NY 05-26-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/R.-Sikoryak-NY-09-15-1997.jpg"><img alt="R. Sikoryak NY 09-15-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26450" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/R.-Sikoryak-NY-09-15-1997.jpg" title="R. Sikoryak NY 09-15-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Mankoff-NY-12-15-1997.jpg"><img alt="Mankoff NY 12-15-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26447" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Mankoff-NY-12-15-1997.jpg" title="Mankoff NY 12-15-1997 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Owen-Smith-NY-12-27-1999-01-03-2000.jpg"><img alt="Owen Smith NY 12-27-1999 01-03-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26449" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Owen-Smith-NY-12-27-1999-01-03-2000.jpg" title="Owen Smith NY 12-27-1999 01-03-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-07-31-2000.jpg"><img alt="Ana Juan NY 07-31-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26428" height="811" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-07-31-2000.jpg" title="Ana Juan NY 07-31-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-12-18-2000.jpg"><img alt="Art Spiegelman NY 12-18-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26435" height="840" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-12-18-2000.jpg" title="Art Spiegelman NY 12-18-2000 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-09-24-2001.jpg"><img alt="Art Spiegelman NY 09-24-2001 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26434" height="828" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Art-Spiegelman-NY-09-24-2001.jpg" title="Art Spiegelman NY 09-24-2001 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-07-21-2008.jpg"><img alt="Barry Blitt NY 07-21-2008 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26457" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-07-21-2008.jpg" title="Barry Blitt NY 07-21-2008 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-02-01-2010.jpg"><img alt="Barry Blitt NY 02-01-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26456" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barry-Blitt-NY-02-01-2010.jpg" title="Barry Blitt NY 02-01-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-03-29-2010.jpg"><img alt="Ana Juan NY 03-29-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26427" height="820" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-03-29-2010.jpg" title="Ana Juan NY 03-29-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Richard-McGuire-NY-06-28-2010.jpg"><img alt="Richard McGuire NY 06-28-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26458" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Richard-McGuire-NY-06-28-2010.jpg" title="Richard McGuire NY 06-28-2010 via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-09-12-2011.jpg"><img alt="Ana Juan NY 09-12-2011 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26429" height="820" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ana-Juan-NY-09-12-2011.jpg" title="Ana Juan NY 09-12-2011 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><em>All images used are from <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/" target="_blank">The New Yorker Archives</a></em></p> <p> </p> <p>See more samples of covers of different magazines, books, and comics by browsing through our <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/?s=covers" target="_blank">archives</a>. You can also tell us about the covers that caught your attention through our <a href="http://facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a> accounts! </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/03DMSpyOni4" width="1" />

<p>Thank you to everyone who participated in this <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/05/28/thelogolab-com-uprinting-com-logo-design-business-cards-giveaway/">giveaway</a>! We’re also notifying the winners via email, but here’s so you know the chosen winners and what they’ll do with their prizes:<br />  <br /> <center><img src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/thelogolab....png" /></center><br />  <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2012%2F05%2F28%2Fthelogolab-com-uprinting-com-logo-design-business-cards-giveaway%2F%3Ffb_comment_id%3Dfbc_10150903845317485_22973493_10150941415942485&h=NAQEdoEwe">Christian Waite</a></strong> will be using the logo and cards to kickstart a Visual Effects company.<br />  <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2012%2F05%2F28%2Fthelogolab-com-uprinting-com-logo-design-business-cards-giveaway%2F%3Ffb_comment_id%3Dfbc_10150903845317485_22956438_10150937625742485&h=IAQGvgDs9">Andrea Miller Gomez</a></strong> will use the logo and cards for her husband’s music composition / film scoring website.<br />  <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2012%2F05%2F28%2Fthelogolab-com-uprinting-com-logo-design-business-cards-giveaway%2F%3Ffb_comment_id%3Dfbc_10150903845317485_22982720_10150943093632485&h=xAQHQG8zO">Monique Jones</a></strong> will use the logo and cards for a nonprofit she’s started.<br />  <br /> Congratulations to all the winners! Lucian and I will be corresponding with you via email shortly.<br />  <br /> This giveaway has also inspired me to start a series of posts about logo design, starting with <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/06/05/logo-design-the-color-and-the-shape/">color and shape</a>. A number of you entered this giveaway to get another logo designer’s perspective into your own work. Even if you didn’t win, you can still discuss logo design with others here on You The Designer until the end of the month!<br />  <br /> By all means, YTD readers, this is not the last giveaway we’re planning for the year, especially since we’ve been talking with other potential sponsors. So make sure that you <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner">subscribe</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner">follow</a> us using the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/youthedesigner">channel</a> of your <a href="https://plus.google.com/116824150281780256954/">choice</a>!</p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/rJT6-85DBW4" width="1" />

<p>I know I just ripped the title off Foo Fighters’ 1997 album. But what can I do? I find the album’s title relevant to graphic design, particularly in logo design. If you’re going to look closely at any logo, it’s actually the color and the shape that define a logo’s uniqueness and memorability.<br />  <br /> The primary aim of a logo is to be distinguishable and memorable to the public. Most logos designed today look simple yet effective in portraying the company they represent. Just look at logos from companies that in the food industry and notice the dominance of the colors yellow and red on their logos. These colors are used by companies because of their effects on human judgment and behavior, especially to appetite.<br />  </p> <p><strong>The Psychology of Color</strong></p> <p>There have been various studies regarding the effects of colors on a person’s performance, attitude, and behavior. One particularstudy shows how the colors red and blue affect a person’s performance in different tasks. It proves that colors, in one way or another, do have an effect on people.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Color Infographic from Print Media Centr via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26367" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/color-infographic.png" title="" /></center><br /> <em>You can check out more about different colors and their corresponding effect and meaning on Infographic: The Psychology of <a href="http://printmediacentr.com/2011/02/infographic-the-psychology-of-color-for-web-design/" target="_blank"><em>Color for Web Design</em></a></em><br />  <br /> Companies have learned to use these psychological studies and have applied them in their modern branding. You’ll notice that different companies today align their designs based on classic and proven design tactics — from using red and yellow for the food industry, blue for corporate and finance businesses, and so on.<br />  <br />  <br /> <strong>Shape and Details</strong></p> <p>We recognize logos by the form they take, next to that we remember the color normally associated with them. An ideal example would be the Coca-Cola logo. Every time we see the Spencerian script used on their bottles and cans we automatically remember the brand. Other examples would include much of the social websites that we use every day – from Facebook’s “F” on a blue backdrop to Twitter’s “T” on light blue and so on.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Logo Typography: Logo on Pico from Maniackers Design via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26371" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pico-on-twitter.jpg" title="" /></center><center>(<a href="  <em>Pico – the typeface that was used to create Twitter’s logo, it has been modified to accommodate the hip and informative site that provides real time news and information.</em><br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Logo Typography: Logo on Pico from Aaron Hunt via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26368" height="249" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kavika-on-facebook.gif" title="" width="450" /></center><center>(<a href="http://webdevrefinery.com/forums/topic/2708-large-icon-for-facebook/page__p__18934#entry18934" target="_blank">Source</a>)</center><br />  <em>Facebook’s logo is from a modified Klavika typeface. It was tailored to make the whole look and feel of the logo more streamlined. </em><br />  <br /> As companies and other entities invest in getting themselves and their products online, proper branding further becomes a necessity. As the web is a more graphic place than the real world, people will be more attracted to proper, compact, and well-designed logos that suit their lifestyles.<br />  <br />  <br /> <strong>Color vs. Shape?</strong></p> <p>An important issue in creating a corporate logo is choosing between type- or symbol-based designs. There are different advantages between these two types of logos. We’ve featured an article before presenting how typographic and symbol logos work, and how a choice combination of both works for different companies as well. However, the color and the shape of a logo are inherent elements of a company logo. Since the logo will represent the breadth of the company, it will visualize the type of business, the philosophy, and the commitment of the company to its vision and goal.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Logo Design: Open University London Logo from David Airey via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26370" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/logo-minus-color.jpg" title="" /></center><br />  <br /> <em> An example from David Airey’s article, <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/what-makes-a-good-logo/" target="_blank"><em>What Makes a Good Logo?</em></a> the logo used above can be considered as a flexible and dynamic logo. Even without the color or accompanying text it still stands out as a logo for the Open University.</em><br />  <br /> In creating a logo, the designer must always consider that his design may be used in different media by the company. These media may range from corporate stationery, such as business cards and letterheads, to print and digital advertisements, company products, and so on. In this context, the logo’s design must be flexible to the different constrains that these media provide. </p> <p> <br />  <br /> <strong>Design for Flexibility</strong></p> <p>I’d prefer a logo that’s flexible and dynamic – a design that requires little to no alteration, and that is relevant to both time and the company’s target market. If you’re going to look at decades – or even century old companies, you’ll notice how most of them barely changed their logo. Ideal examples are GE and Levi’s branding.<br />  </p> <p><center><img alt="Campbell Letterhead from Letterheady.com via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26366" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/campbells-letterhead.jpg" title="" /></center><center>(<a href="http://www.letterheady.com/post/10723103372/campbells" target="_blank">Source</a>)</center><br />  <em>Campbell’s Soups’ logo is so flexible it’s been used as a <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/letterhead-printing.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0612" target="_blank"><em>letterhead</em></a> by the company. It even became part of a pop culture icon, The Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol.</em><br />  <br />  <br /> <center><img alt="Vintage Levi's Billboard from Hotboots.com via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26369" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/levis-billboard.jpg" title="" /></center><center>(<a href="http://www.hotboots.com/levis.html" target="_blank">Source</a>)</center><br />  <em>Levi’s iconic name and the red tab are easily recognizable even from afar and on different advertising media.</em><br />  <br /> The choices involved in creating a logo will still fall on the designer’s hands. If he chooses to apply a combination of shape, type, and color, it’s his call. But a designer must also learn that his client will still have the final say on the logo’s final form. </p> <p>If you’ve got logo design tips you’d like to share with us, or some interesting logo design facts, just hit us up via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook </a>or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </p> <p>We’ve planned a month-long series of articles related to logo design, so make sure to subscribe to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a>, too! </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/6mHc3Fd5abI" width="1" />

<p>As I was going through some blogs I follow, I noticed that one of them brought up this question: If you had to take one <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/poster-printing.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0612" target="_blank">poster</a> that was on your wall in middle school and hang it in your house today, which would you choose? I thought hard about it, and came up with two photos I had on my wall when I was growing up. The first is a photo of Paul McCartney with a baby peeking out of his jacket, and the other is the John Lennon and Yoko Ono Rolling Stone magazine cover. Both photos made me think of the women who took them, and their careers in a male-dominated industry.</p> <p> </p> <p>Each of the three women photographers featured in this article took hundreds of photos that show a plethora of emotions on subjects that are often relatable yet sometimes offbeat. Read on and enjoy the photos of Linda McCartney, Diane Arbus, and Annie Leibovitz. Tell us about your favorite photographers and their work through <a href="http://facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Linda McCartney</strong></p> <p>Linda McCartney is an accomplished artist in her own right. She’s remembered for many things such as her animal rights activism and vegetarianism, and she captured photos of the Swinging Sixties depicting that era during its heyday. The fact that she’s married to a Beatle (and the cutest Beatle, at that) did not overshadow her talent in photography. Her images include those of some famous musicians such as the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Aretha Franklin.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Brian-Jones-and-Mick-Jagger.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26304" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Brian-Jones-and-Mick-Jagger.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Brian Jones and Mick Jagger" /></a></center><center><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/photos-linda-mccartneys-shots-of-paul-and-other-iconic-musicians-20110429/brian-jones-and-mick-jagger-0689936" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Jimi-Hendrix.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26305" height="886" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Jimi-Hendrix.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Jimi Hendrix" width="600" /></a></center><center><a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/121371.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Johnny-and-Kate.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26306" height="914" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Johnny-and-Kate.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Johnny and Kate" width="600" /></a></center><center><a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/121371.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-and-Linda.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26307" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-and-Linda.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Paul and Linda" /></a></center><center><a href="http://linda-mccartney.tumblr.com/post/23915495445/100-photos-the-mccartneys-23-100" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-and-Martha.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26308" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-and-Martha.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Paul and Martha" /></a></center><center><a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/121371.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-Los-Angeles-1968.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26309" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul-Los-Angeles-1968.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Paul, Los Angeles 1968" /></a></center><center><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/linda-mccartney-photographs-0411" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26310" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Paul.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Paul" /></a></center><center><a href="http://dollyrockergirl.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/linda-mccartney-photography-all-in.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-The-Grateful-Dead.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26311" height="397" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-The-Grateful-Dead.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - The Grateful Dead" width="600" /></a></center><center><a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/121371.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Twiggy.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26312" height="840" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Linda-McCartney-Twiggy.jpg" title="Linda McCartney - Twiggy" width="600" /></a></center><center><a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/121371.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center><br /> <strong>Diane Arbus</strong></p> <p>Diane Arbus came from a privileged family that owned a famous Fifth Avenue department store. Her first photos were for the store’s advertisements. She and her husband, Allan Arbus, contributed to magazines such as Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue. However, they eventually quit commercial photography, with Diane accepting assignments from magazines such as Esquire and The Sunday Times. Some of her well-known photographs show eerie and offbeat subjects. These photos were criticized by other photographers, some saying that the photos fail to make the viewer feel compassionate about Arbus’s subjects.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Young-Man-and-His-Pregnant-Wife-in-Washington-Square-Park.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Young Man and His Pregnant Wife in Washington Square Park via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26322" height="600" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Young-Man-and-His-Pregnant-Wife-in-Washington-Square-Park.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Young Man and His Pregnant Wife in Washington Square Park" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Young-Brooklyn-Family-Going-for-Sunday-Outing-NYC-1966.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Young Brooklyn Family Going for Sunday Outing NYC 1966 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26321" height="634" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Young-Brooklyn-Family-Going-for-Sunday-Outing-NYC-1966.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Young Brooklyn Family Going for Sunday Outing NYC 1966" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Woman-at-a-Counter-Smoking-NYC.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Woman at a Counter, Smoking, NYC via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26320" height="611" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Woman-at-a-Counter-Smoking-NYC.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Woman at a Counter, Smoking, NYC" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Teenage-couple-on-Hudson-street-New-York-1963.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Teenage Couple on Hudson street New York 1963 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26319" height="614" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Teenage-couple-on-Hudson-street-New-York-1963.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Teenage Couple on Hudson street New York 1963" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Junior-Interstate-Ballroom-Dance-Champs-Yonkers-NY-1962.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Junior Interstate Ballroom Dance Champs Yonkers, NY 1962 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26318" height="636" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Junior-Interstate-Ballroom-Dance-Champs-Yonkers-NY-1962.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Junior Interstate Ballroom Dance Champs Yonkers, NY 1962" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Jewish-Giant-taken-at-Home-with-His-Parents-in-the-Bronx-New-York-1970.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Jewish Giant, taken at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, New York, 1970 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26317" height="677" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Jewish-Giant-taken-at-Home-with-His-Parents-in-the-Bronx-New-York-1970.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Jewish Giant, taken at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, New York, 1970" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Identical-Twins-Roselle-New-Jersey-1967.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26316" height="613" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Identical-Twins-Roselle-New-Jersey-1967.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Child-with-Toy-Hand-Grenade-in-Central-Park-New-York-City-1962.jpeg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, New York City, 1962 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26315" height="678" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Child-with-Toy-Hand-Grenade-in-Central-Park-New-York-City-1962.jpeg" title="Diane Arbus - Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, New York City, 1962" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Boy-With-a-Straw-Hat-Waiting-to-March-in-a-Pro-War-Parade-N.Y.C.-1967.jpeg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - Boy With a Straw Hat Waiting to March in a Pro-War Parade, N.Y.C. 1967 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26314" height="608" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-Boy-With-a-Straw-Hat-Waiting-to-March-in-a-Pro-War-Parade-N.Y.C.-1967.jpeg" title="Diane Arbus - Boy With a Straw Hat Waiting to March in a Pro-War Parade, N.Y.C. 1967" width="600" /></a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-A-Family-on-Their-Lawn-One-Sunday-in-Westchester-N.Y.-1968.jpg"><img alt="Diane Arbus - A Family on Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26313" height="599" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Diane-Arbus-A-Family-on-Their-Lawn-One-Sunday-in-Westchester-N.Y.-1968.jpg" title="Diane Arbus - A Family on Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968" width="600" /></a></center><center>All Diane Arbus photos from <a href="http://diane-arbus-photography.com/" target="_blank">source</a></center></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Annie Leibovitz</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">One of the most well-known commercial photographers today, Annie Leibovitz and her photos are often associated with glossy magazines. She started her career as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone magazine and was the chief photographer there for 10 years. Her celebrity photos for the magazine helped define its look. Her memorable photos include that of Yoko Ono and John Lennon for the magazine’s cover, shot hours before Lennon was assassinated.</p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-The-Blues-Brothers.png"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - The Blues Brothers via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26340" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-The-Blues-Brothers.png" title="Annie Leibovitz - The Blues Brothers via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://marshallmatlock.com/2011/08/annie-leibovitz-at-work-again/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Spiderman.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Spiderman via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26339" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Spiderman.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Spiderman via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/15/annie-leibovitz-spider-man-musical-photos/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Queen-Elizabeth-II.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Queen Elizabeth II via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26338" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Queen-Elizabeth-II.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Queen Elizabeth II via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://reelfoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/royal-portrait.html" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-William-Borroughs.png"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - William Borroughs via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26341" height="1043" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-William-Borroughs.png" title="Annie Leibovitz - William Borroughs via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center><center><a href="http://marshallmatlock.com/2011/08/annie-leibovitz-at-work-again/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-John-Lennon.png"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - John Lennon via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26336" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-John-Lennon.png" title="Annie Leibovitz - John Lennon via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://marshallmatlock.com/2011/07/annie-leibovitz-at-work/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Kirsten-Dunst-Bruce-Willis-James-McAvoy.png"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Kirsten Dunst, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26337" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Kirsten-Dunst-Bruce-Willis-James-McAvoy.png" title="Annie Leibovitz - Kirsten Dunst, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://marshallmatlock.com/2011/07/annie-leibovitz-at-work/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Ursula.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Ursula via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Ursula.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Ursula via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Little-Mermaid.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Little Mermaid via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Little-Mermaid.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Little Mermaid via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Fairies.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Fairies via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26332" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Fairies.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Fairies via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Prince.jpg"><img alt="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Prince via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26334" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annie-Leibovitz-Disney-Prince.jpg" title="Annie Leibovitz - Disney, Prince via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center><center><a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></center> </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Never miss out on more samples of stunning <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/?s=photography" target="_blank">photography</a> and graphic design goodies by subscribing to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> and signing up for our monthly <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/signup/" target="_blank">newsletter</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/cadence/" rel="author">Cadence Wu</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/wnjjyeuTLxY" width="1" />

<p>“Not all those who wander are lost,” according to the great J.R.R. Tolkien. Have you ever felt the need to just disappear for a few days (or months) and go somewhere you’ve never been to before? It’s not uncommon for artists to experience it. However, if you find yourself stuck and planning, always planning for that trip, let me tell you that the next best thing is to motivate yourself to take the risk and just wander. Traveling doesn’t necessarily mean going to a different country or town. This week’s roundup of graphic design news includes links to websites and projects that celebrate creativity and satisfy curiosity, sites that let your mind travel. </p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>Wander</strong></p> <p><a href="http://onwander.com/" target="_blank">Wander</a> is a website that’s about to launch its beta version in a few weeks. In the meantime, users are encouraged to upload images with themes that change on a weekly basis. The first week is for photos of places where you’d rather be, while the second week is for sharing memories from a place you’ve been. The third and current week is about your favorite local spots. The site’s creators also launched a <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/postcard-printing.html?utm_source=youthedesigner.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gdm_ytd_0512" target="_blank">postcard</a> project that lets illustrators “imagine a postcard from everywhere and nowhere at once.” You can also download the designs for your mobile device. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander02.jpg"><img alt="Wander Postcard Project via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26252" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander02.jpg" title="Wander Postcard Project via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander03.jpg"><img alt="Wander Postcard Project No. 13 by Ed Nacional via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26253" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander03.jpg" title="Wander Postcard Project No. 13 by Ed Nacional via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander01.jpg"><img alt="Wander Postcard Project No.8 by Philipp Dornbierer via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26255" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander01.jpg" title="Wander Postcard Project No.8 by Philipp Dornbierer via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander04.jpg"><img alt="Wander Postcard Project No. 11 by Jory Dayne via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26254" height="800" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wander04.jpg" title="Wander Postcard Project No. 11 by Jory Dayne via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>The Wellcome Collection</strong> </p> <p>The Wellcome Collection in London dubbed themselves “a free destination for the incurably curious,” making it natural for information nerds like us to be drawn to their site. Take a look at their lineup of <a href="http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions.aspx" target="_blank">tours, exhibits, and events</a> and lose yourself in their mix of scientific (“Brains: The Mind as Matter) and anthropological (“Victorian Britain”) displays and guided tours. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection.jpg"><img alt="The Wellcome Collection via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26264" height="205" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection.jpg" title="The Wellcome Collection via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection2.jpg"><img alt="The Wellcome Collection, Victorian Britain via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26265" height="371" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection2.jpg" title="The Wellcome Collection, Victorian Britain via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection3.jpg"><img alt="The Wellcome Collection, Brains Exhibit via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26266" height="347" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wellcomecollection3.jpg" title="The Wellcome Collection, Brains Exhibit via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>Art Nerd New York</strong></p> <p>If you ever find yourself in New York looking for art hubs to visit, this website just might come in handy. <a href="http://artnerdnewyork.com/" target="_blank">Art Nerd New York</a> is “part travel guide, part art history lesson” according to its creators. The site features an Art Nerd Map of New York City, where notable sites to visit are marked. Articles about exhibit openings, art installations, and tracking the trail of famous artists are also worth a visit. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/artnerdny.jpg"><img alt="Art Nerd New York via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26262" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/artnerdny.jpg" title="Art Nerd New York via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/artnerdny2.jpg"><img alt="Art Nerd New York Midtown Tour via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26263" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/artnerdny2.jpg" title="Art Nerd New York Midtown Tour via YouTheDesigner.com" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>“Dear Photograph” Book</strong></p> <p>Dear Photograph, one of our favorite sites, celebrated its 1st year with a book! <a href="http://dearphotograph.com/" target="_blank">Dear Photograph</a> is a blog that showcases photos within photos, submitted to and curated by Taylor Jones. His idea became viral and it was even praised by another curator of nostalgic ephemera, Frank Warren of Post Secret. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dearphotographbook.png"><img alt="Dear Photograph Book via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26267" height="549" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dearphotographbook.png" title="Dear Photograph Book via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>The Design Museum - Designs of the Year, 2012</strong></p> <p>The Design Museum in London is a place where “creative thinking and inspired problem solving” are celebrated. Their annual contest, <a href="http://www.designsoftheyear.com/2012/04/25/london-2012-olympic-torch-wins-designs-of-the-year/" target="_blank">Designs of the Year</a>, is now on its 5th year. The list of nominees shows how creativity is seen in different forms. Artists and their architectural, digital, furniture, fashion, graphic, product, and transportation designs composed the 89 entries, from which the London 2012 Olympic Torch was chosen as the overall winner. </p> <p> </p> <p><center></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/designawards-olympictorch.jpg"><img alt="London 2012 Olympic Torch prototype via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26269" height="801" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/designawards-olympictorch.jpg" title="London 2012 Olympic Torch prototype via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/designawards-olympictorch2.jpg"><img alt="Design Awards, 2012 Olympic Torch via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26268" height="423" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/designawards-olympictorch2.jpg" title="Design Awards, 2012 Olympic Torch via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p><strong>The Yellow Submarine Folios, Dark Hall Mansion</strong></p> <p>Take a trip down memory lane when Dark Hall Mansion releases the limited edition print Folio for The Beatles’ 1968 cinematic masterpiece, Yellow Submarine. Tom Whalen’s designs, reminiscent of the psychedelic aesthetic of the late 60s, are made more special by the fact that it’s the first time The Beatles have formally allowed a contemporary artist to reinterpret their film’s imagery. </p> <p>The availability of <a href="http://www.darkhallmansion.com/?p=1193" target="_blank">The Yellow Submarine Folios</a> will coincide with the release of the digitally restored 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine. </p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-2.jpg"><img alt="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 03 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26274" height="684" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-2.jpg" title="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 03 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-3.jpg"><img alt="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 04 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26275" height="364" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-3.jpg" title="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 04 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-4.jpg"><img alt="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 02 via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26273" height="780" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set-4.jpg" title="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set 02 via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> </p> <p><center><a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set.jpg"><img alt="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set via YouTheDesigner.com" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26272" height="255" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tom-Whalen-Yellow-Submarine-Variant-Colorway-Set.jpg" title="Tom Whalen, Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set via YouTheDesigner.com" width="600" /></a></center></p> <p> <br />  </p> <p>Tell us what you think about this week’s post through <a href="http://facebook.com/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. You can also share your graphic design news with us to let other You the Designer readers know about your latest projects and events! </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/chin/" rel="author">Chin de Vera</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/V6YeK7fydiQ" width="1" />

<p>You know how, when you take a stroll in the park, it doesn’t matter where you’re walking to as long as you’re there with the sky, the trees, the grass, and your legs that are keepin’ on walkin’? Me neither. But I should, and so should you. But in case you haven’t had the time for that lately either, here’s a piece of summer art I made for you all to make your June 2012 wallpaper calendar interesting.<br />  <br /> Since this design is reversible, I made two (2) versions of this calendar. Version 1 has the girl in pink at the bottom, but if you prefer to see the couple right side up you can download Version 2.<br />  <br /> You can also check out this artwork’s project page on <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/PARK-PEOPLE-(FREE-WALLPAPER)/4075053">Behance</a>. Appreciates are much appreciated!<br />  <br /> <center><img src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/park-people-500-x-429..jpg" /></center><br />  <br /> Download Version 1 here:<br />  <br /> <center><img src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/parkpeople-ver1-preview.jpg" /></center><br /> <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=Park-People-June-2012-Wallpaper-Ver-1-GenoArguelles-YouTheDesigner.zip"><img height="37" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/download-btn.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; padding-right: 10px;" width="136" /></a><div style="padding-top: 7px;"> Downloaded 290 times </div><br />  <br /> Download Version 2 here:<br />  <br /> <center><img src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/parkpeople-ver2-preview.jpg" /></center><br /> <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=Park-People-June-2012-Wallpaper-Ver-2-GenoArguelles-YouTheDesigner.zip"><img height="37" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/download-btn.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; padding-right: 10px;" width="136" /></a><div style="padding-top: 7px;"> Downloaded 197 times </div><br />  <br /> Hope you enjoy this latest monthly calendar! To make sure you catch the next one, check that you <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouTheDesigner">subscribe</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/youthedesigner">follow</a> us using the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/youthedesigner">channel</a> of your <a href="https://plus.google.com/116824150281780256954/">choice</a>. </p> <p>  Read more posts by <a href="http://www.youthedesigner.com/author/geno/" rel="author">Geno Arguelles</a></p><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/QclawxK68nQ" width="1" />

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3922" height="575" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/matte.jpg" title="matte" width="612" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2012/05/matte-painting-challenge-alien-landscape/">matte painting challenge</a> is going well. Today I’m going to start looking through all of the matte paintings and find a few to use for the different shots in the sequence. Once we have a few that work, I’ll start comping in the background and finishing the rest of the shots. Keep up the great work, I think we’ll definitely do more of these in the future! Maybe the next one will be a matte painting in the future… Yes!!</p> <p>Keep going, the challenge ends June 15th!</p>

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3914" height="515" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vs.jpg" title="vs" width="612" /></p> <p>Today we updated our website with a slightly new look and layout. Our goal was to focus the content of the site and make it easy to see the stuff you want. We are also releasing a few products this year and we spent some time rebuilding our customer download system to make downloading products faster and easier. The new account system keeps track of your products so you can download anytime, anywhere. News about those products will be forthcoming soon but we need to get all the systems in place first. Stand by as we tweak the site and get the bugs out.</p> <p>My favorite change is probably the wider blog space so the images and video can really stand out!</p>

<p>We are in the process of updating Video Copilot. Parts of the site will be offline temporarily. Thanks for your patience.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/videostream/overgrown_grass/w/" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-3898" height="486" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/overgrown.jpg" title="overgrown" width="488" /></a></p> <p>Last Friday I posted a new tutorial called <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/the_jungle/" target="_blank">The Jungle</a> where we created a chipped title along with a detailed jungle scene. Today, using the basic idea, I added some CC Hair effects to create some overgrown bits of grass. What’s cool about the technique is the grass bits grow out of the chipped parts of the text and the entire process is 100% procedural so you can change the title at any time. Check out the short tutorial now!</p> <p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/videostream/overgrown_grass/w/" target="_blank">Watch the Bonus Tutorial</a><br /> <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/overgrown.zip" target="_blank">Download the Project (CS5+)</a></p> <p> </p>

<p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Jungle_w.mov" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-3887" height="540" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jungle_blog.jpg" title="jungle_blog" width="600" /></a></p> <p>In this refreshing new tutorial we’ll create an overgrown jungle scene with a rocky title using images and built-in effects. There is also a mini-Photoshop tutorial about extracting plants from images.</p> <p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/the_jungle/" target="_blank">Watch Tutorial</a></p>

<p></p> <p>Integrating stock footage with 3D renders can help sell the realism of otherwise plain 3D rendering but compositing 2D stock footage with 3D renders can be challenging. Especially when you want 2D Elements like fire or smoke to exist in the same space as the 3D renders instead of simply comping them on top or behind.</p> <p>Depth Compositing is one answer that allows you to control where 2D objects appear in the depth of your 3D rendering. Basically this method allows parts of your 3D render to be in front and behind your 2D Footage.</p> <p>Does this even make sense? Just watch the video, it’s got Sam in it and a parking garage! One of them charges quarters for every 15 minutes and the was free!</p> <p>The 3D was created in 3D Max using Rayfire. I’ll be making a more detailed tutorial as well! I’m really trying to make more short tutorials like this so people can get to helpful tips fast!</p> <p>NOTE: Z-Passes can be generated automatically in a 3D Program when rendering.</p>

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3867" height="260" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sky.png" title="sky" width="500" /></p> <p>I had this crazy idea to see if people on Video Copilot wanted help create some stuff for an new tutorial about an alien planet that may or may not resemble the one from the upcoming Prometheus film.</p> <p>Basically we filmed a short scene where Sam is running from some destruction followed by really bad things and one of the shots we need is the one above. As scary as the palm trees look, I was hoping to replace with some mountains and dark sky and something inspired by the Prometheus film to help complete the world.</p> <p>Now, if I had a little bit of help doing the background I could start working on the other stuff and we’ll just make it a lot better! Plus it would be fun to bring the community together participate in the tutorials, right? Of course your name in the credit and we will even feature some of the best ones on the site for all to see. Plus if you help, I might be able to get this thing done sometime this year!</p> <p><strong>Directions/Suggestions:</strong></p> <p>- Replace everything above the horizon like sky and mountains of a desolate planet.<br /> - Design at HD or larger<br /> - I’d like to keep the blue tones for the foreground<br /> - Post a link to your work when you are finished.<br /> - Have fun and be creative!!</p> <p>The deadline is JUNE 15th!!</p> <p><strong>Positing your work:</strong></p> <p>-Post a link as a comment here (Be sure to use a real Email in the input box)<br /> -Post to our Forum here: <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=87967" target="_blank">Forum Challenge</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Matte_Painting.zip" target="_blank">Download HD Frame</a></p> <p>This is our first challenge, let’s see how it goes and we’ll try to make it more streamlined in the future!</p>

<p><a href="http://t.co/dcK7SKGM" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3855" height="285" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jungle.png" title="jungle" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Here is a glimpse at some of our upcoming tutorials. First creating a nature scene using a few plant images surrounding a procedural rocky title. <a href="http://t.co/dcK7SKGM" target="_blank">Watch Sample Video</a>.</p> <p>Then Sam Loya is running from a train that is repeated into the distance during a camera pan.</p> <p>Be ready, both tutorials coming out this week — lots of new tips!</p> <p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/training_b.png"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3857" height="512" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/training_b.png" title="training_b" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>So much has been going on lately! Returned from a fun and exciting show at NAB 2012, the new <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html" target="_blank">After Effects CS6</a> has been announced and I’ve also finished some new title work.</p> <p>This new title sequence is certainly inspired by the<a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2010/04/retro-titles-via-1985/"> original one</a> I created over 4 years ago and was meant to feature the alternate future represented in the episode.</p> <p>I’ve added some breakdowns for the work that was involved in the title as well! Plus there may be something interesting in the last credit…</p> <p></p> <p>Since I’m talking about intros, I also had the opportunity to create the opening title for the CBS show Person of Interest too. <a href="http://vimeo.com/40926302" target="_blank">Watch That here.</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/sales/nab2012/" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3828" height="266" src="http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nab2012.jpg" title="nab2012" width="488" /></a></p> <p>We’re at NAB this week and to celebrate we are having a massive 25% Off Sale on all Video Copilot products for 5 Days Only!</p> <p>All the favorites such as <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/products/opticalflares/" target="_blank">Optical Flares</a>,<a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/products/propresets2/" target="_blank"> Pro Presets 2</a> and <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/products/action2/" target="_blank">Action Essentials 2</a> are on sale.  And remember you can take 25% off BUNDLE PRICES too! <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/bundles/" target="_blank">See our Bundles</a>.</p> <p><strong>Use Coupon Code:</strong> NAB2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/sales/nab2012/" target="_blank">Shop Now!</a></p>

<p>Music and design go together so well, not only because they are both creative fields, but because they combine two of the most dominant senses (visuals and sound). Many top designers have a specific style of music that inspire them the most while working on design, and there is no shortage of design work for the music industry as well.</p> <p>One of the great things about combining music with design is the ability to use common concepts from music in original ways for design.</p> <p>Here’s 30 awesome music-themed poster designs that illustrate how music and design can come together for poster printing.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music1.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music2.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music3.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music4.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music5.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music6.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music8.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music9.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music10.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music11.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music12.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music13.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music14.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music15.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music16.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music17.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music18.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music19.png" width="500" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music26.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music27.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music28.png" width="500" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music29.png" width="500" /></p> <p> </p>

<p>When most people think of design, they think of web design, business card design, and other major types of <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/" target="blank">online printing</a>. But actually, one of the bigger areas of design is that of book cover design. As more and more people look to publish books, especially thanks to digital publishing, book cover design becomes an even bigger part of the design world.</p> <p>Every book needs a good design cover, and aside from the content of the book and the author’s name recognition, it can be one of the most important factor in sales of books.</p> <p>Here’s 20 eye-catching book cover designs that struck me as particularly interesting.</p> <p><span id="more-18851"></span></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/final-destination-book-trilogy/81687"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18852" height="900" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-1-497x900.jpg" title="book-1" width="497" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Bone-Anatomy-Illustrated/3173826"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18853" height="583" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-2-500x583.jpg" title="book-2" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/madeleine-s-war/36119"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18854" height="361" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-3-500x361.jpg" title="book-3" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Narnia/2437615"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18855" height="391" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-4-500x391.jpg" title="book-4" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/love-like-rain/35659"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18856" height="553" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-5-500x553.jpg" title="book-5" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.faceoutbooks.com/#29521/when-we-were-romans"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18857" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-6.jpg" title="book-6" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Book-Covers/290073"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18858" height="337" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-7-500x337.jpg" title="book-7" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/the-helix-literary-magazine/74720"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18859" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-8-500x333.jpg" title="book-8" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Recent-Illustrations/1692430"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18860" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-9-500x333.jpg" title="book-9" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Nachts-im-Ich/3696057"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18861" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-10-500x333.jpg" title="book-10" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.faceoutbooks.com/#357888/the-marrowbone-marble-company"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18862" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-11-500x333.jpg" title="book-11" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.faceoutbooks.com/#35067/was-superman-a-spy"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18863" height="418" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-12-500x418.jpg" title="book-12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/year-of-the-marq-1981/40685"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18864" height="733" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-13-500x733.png" title="book-13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/die-pflichten-der-eltern/44456"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18865" height="312" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-14-500x312.png" title="book-14" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/space-opera/42760"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18866" height="304" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-15-500x304.jpg" title="book-15" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Harrys-Tale/393384"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18867" height="328" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-16.jpg" title="book-16" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Where-there-is-smoke-there-is-fire-publication/251077"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18868" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-17-500x333.jpg" title="book-17" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Client-Work/1707005"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18869" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-18-500x333.jpg" title="book-18" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Penguin-Classics-Book-Covers/2661883"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18870" height="331" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-19-500x331.jpg" title="book-19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/bookcovers/piracy/42748"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18871" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/book-20.jpg" title="book-20" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>Posters are everywhere, thanks largely in part to <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/" target="_blank">online printing companies</a> becoming quite adept at offering inexpensive, high quality printing. With the ease of printing posters, and their effectiveness in marketing, you can now find posters everywhere from your local gym to the airport.</p> <p>But, for a poster to be effective, you still have to have a great design for it.</p> <p>In this post, we’ll look at 20 creatively designed posters:</p> <p><span id="more-18827"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/No-Country-for-Old-Men/4079781"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18828" height="375" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-1-500x375.jpg" title="poster-1" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://beaucoupzero.deviantart.com/art/poster-33497970"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18829" height="706" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-2-500x706.jpg" title="poster-2" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/posters/horizon-fire-poster/18149"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18830" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-3.jpg" title="poster-3" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://society6.com/SofAndrade/Lost-V1X_Print"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18831" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-4.jpg" title="Print" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.typographydeconstructed.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18832" height="373" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-5-500x373.jpg" title="poster-5" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.doaly.co.uk/2011/05/30/worth-a-1000-words/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18833" height="900" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-6-495x900.jpg" title="poster-6" width="495" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://namakox.deviantart.com/art/TF2-poster-242915646"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18834" height="707" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-7-500x707.jpg" title="poster-7" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://deviantwear.deviantart.com/art/Samurai-Spirit-5-Poster-119402440"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18835" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-8.jpg" title="poster-8" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/posters/how-to-grow-a-great-beard-poster/76833"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18836" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-9-443x900.jpg" title="poster-9" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Nerdy-Dirty-Illustrations-for-Nerds-in-Love/2188167"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18837" height="636" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-10-500x636.png" title="poster-10" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Nordik-Impakt-13-Collector/3603823"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18838" height="308" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-11-500x308.jpg" title="poster-11" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/99-Conference-2012-Identity-Branded-Materials/3856261"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18839" height="625" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-12-500x625.jpg" title="poster-12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://djsoundwav.deviantart.com/art/Poster-Full-Attention-185877213"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18840" height="750" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-13-500x750.jpg" title="poster-13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Typography-Works/3535087"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18841" height="593" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-14-500x593.jpg" title="poster-14" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://machu.deviantart.com/art/Mat-the-Demented-Rabbit-poster-66337458"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18842" height="666" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-15-500x666.jpg" title="poster-15" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://demen1.deviantart.com/art/BLACKOUT-POSTER-80310858"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18843" height="766" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-16-500x766.jpg" title="poster-16" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://chin2off.deviantart.com/art/BBC-Dancing-stars-Poster-115859786"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18844" height="700" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-17-500x700.jpg" title="poster-17" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Fonecian-Typeface/3182190"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18845" height="500" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-18-500x500.jpg" title="poster-18" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Adidas-MVP-2011/3968275"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18846" height="710" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-19-500x710.jpg" title="poster-19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/What-if-Movies-reimagined-for-another-time-place/2783319"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18847" height="329" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/poster-20-500x329.png" title="poster-20" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>Space art is by far one of my favorite types of art.  The universe is so expansive, and scientists are just now beginning to understand and theorize about some of the phenomenons that are present in the galaxy.  Quasars, black holes, red giants, pulars, neutron stars, and nebulae are only some of the celestial objects that are fascinating.</p> <p>Space art not only looks great as a desktop wallpaper, it also looks great as wall art.  You can find many prints online that you can order as art, and some <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/" target="_blank">printing services</a> offer everything from small gloss prints to huge canvas art prints.</p> <p>Here’s 30 mind blowing space art prints:</p> <p><span id="more-18792"></span></p> <p>Sunrise by sirgerg</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/9892481/?itemids=189"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18793" height="202" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-1-500x202.jpg" title="space-1" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Excalibur by TylerCreatesWorlds</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/25291273/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18794" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-2-500x333.jpg" title="space-2" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Supermassive Galaxy by RMirandinha</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/16188708/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18795" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-3-500x333.jpg" title="space-3" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Looking Towards Home by GatetoNowhere</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/18697033/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18796" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-4-500x333.jpg" title="space-4" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The Rise of A Planet by taenaron</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/16345978/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18797" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-5-500x333.jpg" title="space-5" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Disruption by taenaron</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/26871204/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18798" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-6-500x333.jpg" title="space-6" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Awakening by MacRebisz</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/10067816/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18799" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-7-500x333.jpg" title="space-7" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Into Oblivion by BlPh</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/20799875/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18800" height="200" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-8-500x200.jpg" title="space-8" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Marbellised Maelstrom by priteeboy</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/17498889/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18801" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-9-500x333.jpg" title="space-9" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lateralis by JoeJesus</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/9886551/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18802" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-10-500x333.jpg" title="space-10" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Harmony by danich01</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/14044447/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18803" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-11-500x333.jpg" title="space-11" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Sea of Stars by bloknaryb</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/21475049/?itemids=189"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18804" height="200" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-12-500x200.jpg" title="space-12" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Hephaistos by Ragebringer</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/6693285/?itemids=189"><img alt="" height="200" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-13-500x200.jpg" title="space-13" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Mercury Rising by fallenZeraphine</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/24371396/?itemids=189"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18806" height="200" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-14-500x200.jpg" title="space-14" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Bandit by MacRebisz</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/25342868/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18807" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-15-500x333.jpg" title="space-15" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Jewel by sirgerg</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/7596173/?itemids=189"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18808" height="200" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-16-500x200.jpg" title="space-16" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Nevermore by JoeJesus</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/25280291/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18809" height="334" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-17-500x334.jpg" title="space-17" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Into Descent by *esk6a</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/24027235/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18810" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-18-500x333.jpg" title="space-18" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Smoke Signals by tylercreatesworlds</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/25008134/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18811" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-19-500x333.jpg" title="space-19" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ad infinitum by priteeboy</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/26662257/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18812" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-20-500x333.jpg" title="space-20" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Irresistible Oblivion by Regulus36</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/18746247/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18813" height="338" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-21-500x338.jpg" title="space-21" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Alpha and Omega by shirosynth</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/22000/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18814" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-22-500x333.jpg" title="space-22" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Cosmic Birth by steveallred</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/26885998/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18815" height="334" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-23-500x334.jpg" title="space-23" width="500" /></a></p> <p>No Limits by balthuuu</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/26192649/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18816" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-24-500x333.jpg" title="space-24" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Phenomenon by airage</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/428304/?itemids=85"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18817" height="371" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-25.jpg" title="space-25" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Twilight by freelancah</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/4584085/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18818" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-26-500x333.jpg" title="space-26" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Dystended Aura by ladyrapid</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/23762410/?itemids=17"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18819" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-27-500x333.jpg" title="space-27" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Praedestinatio by taenaron</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/4343028/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18820" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-28-500x333.jpg" title="space-28" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Fissure by nameless designer</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/12260428/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18821" height="334" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-29-500x334.jpg" title="space-29" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Wheel of Fire by GatetoNowhere</p> <p><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/19221568/?itemids=185"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18822" height="334" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/space-30-500x334.jpg" title="space-30" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>When most people think of <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/postcard-printing.html" target="_blank">postcard printing</a>, they think of outdated, vintage postcards that people used to send in the 1950′s, or cliche travel postcards that have been replaced by Facebook. But postcards actually remain a great print design area, and are frequently used for mailing campaigns and viral marketing campaigns.</p> <p>But, it is true that modern postcards have to have interesting designs in order to catch the eye of recipients. So, focusing on a stylish, eye catching design that uses modern design techniques is essential.</p> <p>Here’s 20 stylish postcards to inspire you when making your own:</p> <p><span id="more-18767"></span></p> <p><a href="http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2011/06/lindsay-bens-modern-venn-diagram-wedding-invitations/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18768" height="334" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-1-500x334.jpg" title="postcard-1" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.merrimentdesign.com/milestone-birthday-idea-birthday-postcards-for-80th-75th-70th-65th-60th.php"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18769" height="328" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-2-500x328.jpg" title="postcard-2" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MY-POSTCARD-PORTFOLIO/3230849"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18770" height="336" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-3.jpg" title="postcard-3" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://littlezosienka.wordpress.com/page/26/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18771" height="335" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-4-500x335.jpg" title="postcard-4" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Striking-Viking/3743913"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18772" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-5.jpg" title="postcard-5" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://032da90.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=92"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18773" height="508" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-6-500x508.jpg" title="postcard-6" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Happy-New-Year-Postcard-%282011-2012%29/3647497"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18774" height="500" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-7-500x500.jpg" title="postcard-7" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://littlezosienka.wordpress.com/page/26/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18775" height="335" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-8-500x335.jpg" title="postcard-8" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Hong-Kong-http://www.orphicpixel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3707844"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18776" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-9-500x333.jpg" title="postcard-9" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Independent-Boston-Film-Festival/215438"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18779" height="312" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-12-500x312.jpg" title="postcard-12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Independent-Boston-Film-Festival/215438"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18780" height="333" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-13-500x333.jpg" title="postcard-13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Anfisa-and-Animals-set-of-postcards/342232"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18781" height="593" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-14-500x593.jpg" title="postcard-14" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Modern-Postcard/90556"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18782" height="650" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-15-500x650.jpg" title="postcard-15" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://myflyerdesign.com/2009/09/24/custom-postcard-design-lifesavers/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18783" height="313" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-16.jpg" title="postcard-16" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://pipe182motas.deviantart.com/art/Postcards-145866980"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18784" height="375" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-17.jpg" title="postcard-17" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://iyu-iyu.com/wo/product.php?id_product=32"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18785" height="500" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-18-500x500.jpg" title="postcard-18" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.perpetualkid.com/balsa-wood-postcard-airplane.aspx"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18786" height="240" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-19-500x240.jpg" title="postcard-19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Independent-Boston-Film-Festival/215438"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18787" height="312" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/postcard-20-500x312.jpg" title="postcard-20" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>If you have a dull room that you’re looking to make a bit cooler or that you want to reflect your personality, without the permanency of painting it, wall <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/sticker-printing.html" target="_blank">sticker printing</a> is for you. You can get wall stickers printed in nearly any shape or size, with your own design or choose from thousands of existing designs.</p> <p>If you’re a cat lover, you can get some cat stickers to make your own cat wonder who is chasing him, or if you love video games, you could get some space invaders wall stickers. And if you get tired of one, you can easily change to another design.</p> <p>Here’s 20 examples of sleek black wall stickers that add some awesomeness to their respective rooms.</p> <p><span id="more-18741"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-stickers/291683"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18760" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-18-500x357.jpg" title="sticker-18" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/112040321/Islamic_Wall_Sticker/showimage.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18761" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-19-500x540.jpg" title="sticker-19" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.besthomy.info/2011/08/simple-attractive-fancy-wall-decal/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18762" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-20-500x500.jpg" title="sticker-20" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://interiordecals.com/having-removable-wall-stickers.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18742" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-1.jpg" title="sticker-1" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.digsdigs.com/funny-wall-stickers-for-cat-and-bird-lovers/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18743" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-2.jpg" title="sticker-2" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://fundesignideas.com/interior-design/cool-wall-stickers-collections-to-envilen-your-home-interior.html/attachment/cool-vinyl-wall-sticker-clock"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18744" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-3-500x447.jpg" title="sticker-3" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mechantvinyl.com/stickers-muraux-signaletique/90-stickers-muraux-signaletique-abc-design.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18745" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-4.jpg" title="sticker-4" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://fundesignideas.com/interior-design/cool-wall-stickers-collections-to-envilen-your-home-interior.html/attachment/falling-leaves-black"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18746" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-5-500x500.jpg" title="sticker-5" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/design/areawares-new-w.php"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18747" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-6.jpg" title="sticker-6" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href=" <p><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/bookmark.htm?bookmarkId=2426"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18750" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-8.jpg" title="sticker-8" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://homeinspirations.net/more-beautiful-home-with-wall-stickers.html/wall-sticker-1"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18751" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-9.jpg" title="sticker-9" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://theberry.com/2010/09/14/intriguing-wall-sticker-collection-9-photos/a-modern-wall-stickers-1/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18752" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-10.jpg" title="sticker-10" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.babynewhome.com/nursery-wall-decals/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18753" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-11-500x356.jpg" title="sticker-11" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://fundesignideas.com/interior-design/cool-wall-stickers-collections-to-envilen-your-home-interior.html/attachment/wall-sticker-barcode"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18754" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-12-500x513.jpg" title="sticker-12" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://fundesignideas.com/interior-design/cool-wall-stickers-collections-to-envilen-your-home-interior.html/attachment/wall-sticker-map-of-world-big"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18755" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-13-500x500.jpg" title="sticker-13" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.homedit.com/modern-wall-stickers-for-kitchen-design/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18756" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-14.jpg" title="sticker-14" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-Art/1187227"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18757" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-15-500x435.jpg" title="sticker-15" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-stickers/291683"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18758" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-16-500x605.jpg" title="sticker-16" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-stickers/291683"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18759" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sticker-17-500x605.jpg" title="sticker-17" width="400" /></a></p>

<p>Pink is one of the most eyecatching colors in the design world. While it’s often associated with being a softer, feminine color, pink can actually have sharp, vibrant shades that will draw everyone’s attention.</p> <p>Pink can work great for <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/business-cards.html">business card services</a>, especially if your business caters to women, such as a women’s stylist or salon.  But you can also use pink if you are a bakery or caterer, a design agency, or just someone who wants to make a powerful first impression.  There are many ways to use pink in a business card, from a dominating foreground color to a crisp background color.</p> <p>Here’s 30 bright pink business cards to inspire you:</p> <p>Shi Shi Business card</p> <p><a href="http://cardview.net/gallery/shi-shi-business-card/5615/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-1.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://cardobserver.com/gallery/pink-business-card"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-2.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Creative and Unusual Die-cut Business Card Designs</p> <p><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/f3fe462385f0148f097da86117f46a07/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-3.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Kristina Plummer</p> <p><a href="http://kristinaplummer.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-4.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Maria Bernal Photography</p> <p><a href="http://cardobserver.com/gallery/sexy-business-card"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-5.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lissy</p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/lissy/223"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-6.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Identity-System-Flyer/2128026"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-7.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Greenward</p> <p><a href=" <p>Allens Printers</p> <p><a href=" <p>Steve Kelly</p> <p><a href="http://www.itevenhasawatermark.com/business_card/steve-kelly/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-10.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Bright Pink Business Cards</p> <p><a href="http://cardobserver.com/gallery/bright-pink-business-cards"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-11.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Flora Ambrosini</p> <p><a href="http://pixelcards.net/gallery/flora-ambrosini/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-12.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://punksafetypin.deviantart.com/art/Business-Card-128106377"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-13.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Gaby</p> <p><a href="http://migui83.deviantart.com/art/Gaby-by-Migui-140919005?q=boost%3Apopular%20pink%20Business%20card&qo=5"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-14.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Tizzalicious</p> <p><a href=" <p>Pink Business Card</p> <p><a href=" <p>Bright Pink Business card</p> <p><a href="http://cardobserver.com/gallery/my-old-red-hat"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-17.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Jenn Potter Fashion Stylist business card design</p> <p><a href="http://tasteofink.com/gallery/business-cards/jenn-potter-fashion-stylist"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-18.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Verbena x-small Business Cards</p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/verbena-x-small-business-cards/7636"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-19.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/a-fleur-de-peau/28228"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-20.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Business Cards</p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-Cards/1107111"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-21.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/11b16ci_name_address_1_address_2_contact_1_business_card-240162391353633817"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-22.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Hello</p> <p><a href=" <p>Business Card Pink</p> <p><a href="http://40-thieves.deviantart.com/art/Business-Card-Pink-89373456"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-24.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink Business card</p> <p><a href="http://www.studiomikmik.co.uk/work/rhythmkitchen.htm"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-25.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink Business card</p> <p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/134545107587180007/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-26.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Yoga Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/134545107587179726/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-27.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pink coloured Business card</p> <p><a href="http://uk.moo.com/design-templates/business-cards/pack/pink-lady.html"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-28.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p>CherryBlossom Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://xtrdesign.deviantart.com/art/CherryBlossom-Business-Card-210943000"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-29.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>CherryBlossom Business Card</p> <p><a href="http://xtrdesign.deviantart.com/art/CherryBlossom-Business-Card-210943000"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BusinessCards-30.jpg" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>Time tracking is crucially important to running a business. You have to know how much time you are spending on each client, so that you not only can bill hourly if necessary, but you can also track and determine how much you should charge for future projects.</p> <p>Tracking time is one of several core business skills that every freelancer needs to have, along with savings, so check out <a href="http://www.savings.co.uk/">savings advice from We Know Money</a> for a good primer.</p> <p>For time tracking, there are tons of apps out there to do it for you. Here’s the 20 best!</p> <p><span id="more-18677"></span></p> <p>ebillity</p> <p><a href="http://www.ebillity.com/?gclid=CPeq9ea2m7ACFUFO3wodsR15WQ"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Harvest</p> <p><a href="http://www.getharvest.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-2.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Klok</p> <p><a href="http://www.getklok.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-3.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ticks Spot</p> <p><a href="http://tickspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-4.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Timr</p> <p><a href="http://www.timr.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-5.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Clocking It</p> <p><a href="http://www.clockingit.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-6.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Toggl</p> <p><a href="https://www.toggl.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-7.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Track My Hours</p> <p><a href="http://www.trackmyhours.com/?gclid=CJyCpKK7m7ACFYrP3wod2Ed7XQ"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Freckle</p> <p><a href="http://letsfreckle.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-9.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Kimai</p> <p><a href="http://www.kimai.org/en/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-10.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>ActiTime</p> <p><a href="http://www.actitime.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-11.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Pipeline</p> <p><a href="http://www.pipelineworks.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-12.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Rescue Time</p> <p><a href="http://www.rescuetime.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-13.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Bubble Timer</p> <p><a href="http://bubbletimer.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-14.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Homkora</p> <p><a href="http://homkora.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-15.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Office Time</p> <p><a href="http://www.officetime.net/index.php"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-16.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Clockodo</p> <p><a href="http://www.clockodo.com/en"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-17.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>1 Day Later</p> <p><a href="http://1daylater.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-18.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Cube</p> <p><a href="http://www.cubeanywhere.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-19.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Time Panther</p> <p><a href="http://www.timepanther.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/time-tracking-20.jpg" width="500" /></a></p>

<p>Last week, PresidiaCreative.com and PrintRunner teamed up again, this time to give away a set of 250 business cards to two(2) lucky readers of PresidiaCreative.com!  PrintRunner is an <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/" target="_blank">online printing</a> company that does quality printing for less.  Try their <a href="http://www.printrunner.com/business-cards.html" target="_blank">business card printing</a> services and see for yourself with this giveaway.</p> <p>The entry period is up, so it’s time to pick the winners:</p> <h3>Winners:</h3> <ul> <li>Lekhnath Pathak</li> <li>Adrea</li> </ul> <p>Congratulations!  And thanks for entering this giveaway courtesy of PrintRunner.</p> <p><a href="http://www.printrunner.com/"><img alt="" height="250" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/postcard.jpg" title="postcard" width="400" /></a></p>

<p>Creative agencies have to cater to a very specific audience of clients who are looking for design and other creative services. So, whether your company is catering to <a href="http://www.blue-leaf.co.uk/">website design manchester</a> or it’s targeting advertising firms in Chicago, you have to present a professional yet creative image.</p> <p>Mixing creativity and professionalism can be a tricky task, but it’s expected that a creative agency can balance the two.</p> <p>Here are 30 great creative media agency websites that show how to do it:</p> <p><span id="more-18619"></span></p> <p>Fixel</p> <p><a href="http://www.wearefixel.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-30.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /> 8 Bis Agency</p> <p><a href="http://www.8bisbranding.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The Uprising Creative</p> <p><a href="http://theuprisingcreative.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-2.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Method Design Lab</p> <p><a href="http://methoddesignlab.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-3.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Weare Royale</p> <p><a href="http://www.weareroyale.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-4.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Twisted</p> <p><a href="http://www.twisted.nl/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-5.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lamoulade</p> <p><a href="http://lamoulade.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-6.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Scozzese</p> <p><a href="http://www.scozzese.com/2011/en/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-7.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Gauged2</p> <p><a href="http://gauged2.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Legwork Studio</p> <p><a href="http://2009.legworkstudio.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-9.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ego</p> <p><a href="http://www.egoargentina.com/en/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-10.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Demodern</p> <p><a href="http://www.demodern.de/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-11.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Aardvark Brigade</p> <p><a href="http://www.aardvarkbrigade.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-12.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Katalyst Network</p> <p><a href="http://katalystnetwork.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-13.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Hitmo Studio</p> <p><a href="http://hitmo-studio.com/#hitmo"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-14.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>No-Bo</p> <p><a href="http://www.no-bo.co/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-15.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Socket Studios</p> <p><a href="http://www.socketstudios.com/#work1"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-16.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Rally Interactive</p> <p><a href="http://beta.rallyinteractive.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-17.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Studio Breakfast</p> <p><a href="http://www.studiobreakfast.be/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-18.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Psych n Psych</p> <p><a href="http://psychnpsych.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-19.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Imaginamos</p> <p><a href="http://www.imaginamos.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-20.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Corona Radiata</p> <p><a href="http://www.coronaradiata.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-21.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Shout Digital</p> <p><a href="http://www.shoutdigital.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-22.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Abitofextra</p> <p><a href="http://abitofextra.com/#!/home"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-23.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ultranoir</p> <p><a href="http://www.ultranoir.com/en/#!/home/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-24.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Fullstop Interactive</p> <p><a href="http://www.fullstopinteractive.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-25.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>p2media</p> <p><a href="http://www.p2media.de/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-26.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Odopod</p> <p><a href="http://www.odopod.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-27.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>X Prime Groupe</p> <p><a href="http://www.xprimegroupe.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-28.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>V Log</p> <p><a href="http://www.vlog.it/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-29.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Fixel</p> <p><a href="http://www.wearefixel.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-30.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>8 Bis</p> <p><a href="http://www.8bisbranding.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The Uprising Creative</p> <p><a href="http://theuprisingcreative.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-2.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Method Design Lab</p> <p><a href="http://methoddesignlab.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-3.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Weare Royale</p> <p><a href="http://www.weareroyale.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-4.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Twisted</p> <p><a href="http://www.twisted.nl/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-5.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lamoulade</p> <p><a href="http://lamoulade.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-6.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Scozzese</p> <p><a href="http://www.scozzese.com/2011/en/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-7.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Gauged2</p> <p><a href="http://gauged2.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Legwork Studio</p> <p><a href="http://2009.legworkstudio.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-9.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ego Argentina</p> <p><a href="http://www.egoargentina.com/en/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-10.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Demodern</p> <p><a href="http://www.demodern.de/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-11.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Aardvarkbrigade</p> <p><a href="http://www.aardvarkbrigade.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-12.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Katalyst Network</p> <p><a href="http://katalystnetwork.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-13.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Hitmo Studio</p> <p><a href="http://hitmo-studio.com/#hitmo"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-14.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>No-Bo</p> <p><a href="http://www.no-bo.co/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-15.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Socket Studios</p> <p><a href="http://www.socketstudios.com/#work1"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-16.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Rally Interactive</p> <p><a href="http://beta.rallyinteractive.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-17.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Studio Breakfast</p> <p><a href="http://www.studiobreakfast.be/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-18.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Psych n Psych</p> <p><a href="http://psychnpsych.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-19.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Imaginamos</p> <p><a href="http://www.imaginamos.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-20.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Coronaradiata</p> <p><a href="http://www.coronaradiata.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-21.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Shout Digital</p> <p><a href="http://www.shoutdigital.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-22.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Abitofextra</p> <p><a href="http://abitofextra.com/#!/home"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-23.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Ultranoir</p> <p><a href="http://www.ultranoir.com/en/#!/home/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-24.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Fullstop Interactive</p> <p><a href="http://www.fullstopinteractive.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-25.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>p2media</p> <p><a href="http://www.p2media.de/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-26.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Odopod</p> <p><a href="http://www.odopod.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-27.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>X Prime Groupe</p> <p><a href="http://www.xprimegroupe.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-28.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>V Log</p> <p><a href="http://www.vlog.it/"><img alt="" src="http://www.presidiacreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/agency-site-29.jpg" width="500" /></a></p>

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<p>Today we feature <a href="/aeiko/"><strong>Pete Harrison</strong></a> and his work. Take a break, pour yourself an espresso, top off your coffee, crack open another Red Bull or break out the china and sip on high tea... & let's see what Pete has to say to all y'all (just saw the Hatfields and McCoys)</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p><strong>FF: How would you describe your art and design style?<br /> <br /> Pete:</strong> My design style I guess at the moment you could say it was photo manipulation with lighting effects, I use similar elements and the way I work that now people recognise a piece and can put my name on it, the workflow of each project is different, normally if it's a personal piece, I will get the concept down, then sketch an idea and then go straight into photoshop. If it's a client piece well they might have an idea of what they want so I will work to that..or sometimes if I'm experimenting I just go straight into digital! Recently I got a new graphics tablet so my style is evolving, I am drawing more and you will see a lot of new stuff this year, that you probably would not expect from me!</p> <p><img alt="" height="845" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/2011/03/25/c535365dc2c47cbc025c7aca0fb96dde_detail_image.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" /></p> <p><strong>FF: How much input do you have during the initial phase(s) on projects and how does that effect how you tackle the design?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete: </strong>It all depends on what the project is and who the client is. Some clients are pretty specific about what they want, others you can talk to and input some of your own ideas into the brief and design stages. If the client is specific I try and stick to their design but keep it in my own style, which is probably [why] they [came] to me for in the first place, I pretty much tackle the design the same way in any case.</p> <p><strong>FF: How do you prepare for a big campaign?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong>I set aside some time to just think about it, get my head around everything, make sure I'm stocked up on smokes, Diet Coke and snacks and spend a night working on it, come back to it the next day with fresh eyes and any feedback and then rinse and repeat :)</p> <p><strong>FF: What tools of the trade do you prefer to use and have you discovered any interesting techniques you could share with us?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> I just use my iMac and Photoshop to create everything, like I mentioned earlier I have recently bought a graphics tablet, a <a href="http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq/Cintiq24HD.aspx?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=GCN&utm_campaign=C24HD&gclid=CNKmm5XBprACFagaQgodP0K1ag"><strong>Wacom Cintiq 24HD</strong></a> which will allow me to do a lot of creative things I could not previously do with the mouse, in fact, [I] have been working on a whole new style and going back to a few of my traditional techniques!</p> <p><img alt="" height="771" src="/media/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/2011/03/26/536671211275053_detail_image.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" /></p> <p><strong>FF: Do your subjects (sport stars, models, celebrities) ever contact you directly? If so, share with us a memorable story.</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> I have had a few DJ's contact me directly, but most of the time its via there agents. I worked with Drum and Bass duo <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sigmauk"><strong>Sigma</strong></a> once, and we had our first client meeting in a club where they were playing! I love drum and bass music, its my favourite genre so to be on the guestlist and see other artists I knew that night also was a great experience!</p> <p><strong>FF: How often to do you illustrate? How do you compare it to your photo manipulation work?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> Recently everyday! Doing drawing on my new tablet, I can't wait to share my new works with everyone, I might just do a bunch of personal and client work and then just update my website in one go!</p> <p><strong>FF: If given the opportunity who would you like to collaborate with?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> Over the years its true I have collaborated with a lot of artists, I did this mainly because it's fun but it also pushed me and have develop my style and techniques. Recently I only collaborate with people with <a href="http://depthcore.com/"><strong>Depthcore</strong></a> if we are working on an artwork for a new chapter, or I do bigger collaborations with members of the <a href="http://blackrockcollective.com/"><strong>Blackrock Collective</strong></a> as part of a larger project, recently we did a skateboard and some card decks. I would love to do more personal art and there are still a lot of people that I would love to collaborate with, its just finding the time, I do get a lot of requests also, but have to turn most of them down due to time constraints. My favourite collaboration was the one I did with <a href="http://www.andreaswannerstedt.se/"><strong>Andreas Wannestadt</strong></a><strong>,</strong> it was a flash animation for the splash page of my clothing label <a href="http://www.andreaswannerstedt.se/funkrush/"><strong>Funkrush</strong></a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="1101" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/2011/03/26/aa3bc7aed2c870013345feb5dd197f88_detail_image.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" /><br /> You can view it online<br /><a href="http://www.andreaswannerstedt.se/motion/funkrush/"><strong>http://www.andreaswannerstedt.se/motion/funkrush/</strong></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">We decided to make an animated intro that reflects the essence of funkrush, and that highlights elements from the designs as well as some of the featured artists. I did most of the art directing and creating the graphics and andreas worked on the compositing and animations. The final result is a mixture of urban infused graffiti street art mixed with cool, funky and unique characters. The project took us 6 months on and off whilst we were working on our own projects and client work. It was so much fun because I was passionate about the project (It is my clothing company afterall) and it was fun collaborating. It was exciting getting an email back from Andreas and seeing the progress we had made and it all come together bit by bit. I think if I had to collaborate with anyone again it would be Andreas, and we will at some point when we have some free time!</p> <p><strong>FF: What are you currently working on? (can we peek)</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> I am working some stuff for a health product called <a href="http://www.babyquasar.com/">Baby Quasar</a>, we are doing a new website for their new product, so Im in charge of all the design aspects. I just took up some new work for a club in switzerland, apart from that just a bunch of new personal illustrations, I would give you a preview, but I'm saving them for a website update and to show everything new I've been doing!</p> <p><strong>FF: Give our readers some sage advice?</strong></p> <p><strong>Pete:</strong> Live by a <strong><em>Amo la Vita</em></strong> lifestyle, love life! If you are passionate, you will succeed, just keep practicing! Don't forget to have a healthy social life too and try and balence you health, love and wealth. Overall just be happy and if you are creative, keep doing what you love!</p> <p>[Pete, everyone here at FF Blog is looking forward to the new work, can't wait for the follow-up post. Cheers!]</p> <p>Enjoy Pete's work, visit his <a href="/aeiko/">PAD</a>: <a href="/aeiko/">/aeiko/</a></p> <p> </p>

<p style="text-align: center;">"Patrick & Chris @ Filter Foundry's booth @ NVIDIA GPU Tech Conf. 2012"</p> <p><a href="http://www.gputechconf.com">GPU Technology Conference</a> (GTC) advances global awareness of GPU computing and visualization and their importance to the future of science and innovation. Through world-class education, including hundreds of hours of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions, and moderated roundtables, GTC brings together thought leaders from a wide range of fields.</p> <p>The <a href="/">Filter Foundry</a> Team was excited to be selected for the Emerging Company Summit recognizing tech innovation.</p> <p>Attendees at GTC arrive from over 40 countries and comprise virtually every profession involved in HPC.</p> <p>GTC is the must-attend event for those working on the most complex computational problems and those interested in learning about parallel programming to achieve significantly faster applications.</p>

<p>It’s Diablo month on Filter Foundry: As our way of recognizing one of the greatest game sagas every imagined,  Filter Foundry is giving 3 months of Pro Membership for all concept art uploads during the month of May. It’s really simple, <strong>create an account with Invite Code “Diablo”</strong> and start uploading your best game or fantasy concept art. Our internal team of art curators will award the best PAD with 2 years of Pro Membership.</p> <p><img alt="This video game image released by Activision Blizzard Inc., shows gameplay from 'Diablo III'. The epic fantasy role-playing game has been 12 years in the making." src="http://cmsimg.freep.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=C4&Date=20120515&Category=ENT06&ArtNo=120515041&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0&Video-gamers-geeked-over-release-Diablo-3-" width="617" /> <br /> This video game image released by Activision Blizzard Inc., shows gameplay from "Diablo III". The epic fantasy role-playing game has been 12 years in the making. / AP Photo/Activision Blizzard Inc.</p> <p>IRVINE, Calif. — Fans of "Diablo III" celebrated the midnight launch of the long-awaited video game.</p> <p>A crowd of more than 1,500 gathered Monday night around a stage built underneath the Ferris wheel at the Irvine Spectrum Center, a shopping center located about a mile from developer Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s headquarters, for the gritty role-playing sequel set in the fantastical world of Sanctuary.</p> <p>Anticipation for "Diablo III" from publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. has bubbled over because the previous entry in the series was released 12 years ago, a lifetime in the gaming world when compared with franchises like "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty," which regularly receive updates.</p> <p>"When we first started doing midnight launches, we didn't think anyone would come, but now we do them for all our games, and they get bigger and bigger," said Rob Pardo, Blizzard's vice president of game design. "It's great for not only the fans but also the development team. They get to be here when everyone is buying the game and see the excitement."</p> <p>"Diablo" fans huddled around the stage to watch Blizzard artists sketch characters from scratch, view never-before-seen footage, take part in trivia contests and attempt to catch free swag during "loot storms."</p> <p> </p> <p>Ian Noble, 24, wanted his collector's edition autographed by developers.</p> <p>"There's nowhere I'd rather be tonight," Noble said. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long, long time."</p> <p>So why did it take so long?</p> <p>"We were just goofing off mostly," joked lead designer Jay Wilson over howls from the crowd. "No, it takes a long time to make a Blizzard game. We're very focused on quality. If we think something is not good enough, we make it better. We redo things, which is really uncommon in game development. If we build a level and don't like (it), we'll throw it out."</p> <p>In the third chapter of "Diablo," players choose among five classes — barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor or wizard — and battle hellish minions across the <span id="itxthook0w0">landscape</span> of Sanctuary.</p> <p>Wilson hopes new sprawling battlefields, real-money auctions, a deeper combat system and increased online capabilities for "Diablo III" will appease even the frustrated fans.</p> <p>"If we could have done anything different, we probably wouldn't have announced the game when we did," said Wilson. "We could have waited a little longer. We thought we were closer to release. We want people to get excited, but we don't want them to feel like they're strung along. We always try to have a dialogue with the audience and exceed their expectations."</p> <p>Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhati said "Diablo III," only available to play on PC and Mac <span id="itxthook1w0">computers</span>, not game consoles, has the potential to sell more than 4 million copies. He estimated Blizzard would sell 3.5 million copies this year. "Diablo II," released in the summer of 2000, sold 4 million copies in the year after it debuted.</p> <p>Useful Diablo 3 website:<br /><a href="http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723793/diablo-3-beginner-guide-welcome-to-sanctuary/">G4's Beginner's Guide</a><br /><a href="http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Diablo_Wiki">Diablo3 Wiki</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/forcesc2strategy">Best Diablo3 Youtube Channel: Force</a><br /><a href="http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/d3/?int">Official Diablo3 Site from Blizzard</a><br /><a href="http://www.ign.com/games/diablo-iii">IGN's Exclusive Diablo3 site</a><br /><a href="http://www.diablopodcast.com/">INC Gamer's Podcast</a><br /><a href="http://diablofans.com">News @ Diablofans<br /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20120515/ENT06/120515041/Diablo-III-3-launch-video-game">Detroit Free Press</a></p>

<p>If I had to pick one art movement that has fascinated me since my first days in art school they would have to be <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/JcH63W">Art Nouveau</a> and <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/JTrQ6N">Art Deco</a>. Yeah I know (just one) but I can't have one without the other. If you look around neither can our contemporary architects and artist friends. You can't escape it. It's everywhere: buildings, movie posters, smart phones. People are naturally attracted to the lines both rigid and flowing from these period. When I first had the pleasure of seeing and later working with Trish I felt that natural attraction to her art. So, I shot a couple of question over to Trish via our favorite social media outlet and this is what she had to say about how she started, what she's working on and a couple of words of advice.<br /> Enjoy!</p> <p><br /> <strong>FF: In a couple of sentences, would you describe your paintings?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: A constant work in progress but today it's a cumulative effort of life experiences resulting in Glamorous Women in Fabulous Places.<br /> <img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/1336637153.39_detail_image.jpg" width="617" /><br /> <strong><br />FF: Tell us how you started?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: Art school in the 80s to Textile design for a clothing manufacturer to corporate offices of JC Penny (where I learned the trade of the fashion industry.) Branching out on my own I sent textile designs to a studio in NY. Then found a publisher in Vancouver. They started me in landscapes so my Husband and I took a month tour from Paris to the Amalfi. Wanting to paint the figure and my love for fashion began to incorporate my travels with textiles and my trademark was born.<br /> <br /> <strong>FF: Do you have a favorite painter?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: Tamara De Lempicka . <br /> <br /> <strong>FF: What is your favorite subject matter? & Medium?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: Art deco artist from 20-30's. Water soluble oils. Non-toxic and quick drying.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/1336637187.03_detail_image.jpg" width="617" /><br /> <strong><br />FF: Do you have a signature piece that you consider a perfect example of your work?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: Red Dress, Eiffel Tower.<br /> <strong><br /> FF: Who continues to inspired you to paint?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: My husband Bryan and girls Chloe 8 and Claire 6. To be an example to my girls that you can live your Dreams.<br /> <br /> <strong>FF: Tell us about the series you are currently working on?</strong><br /> Trish Biddle: A children’s book for my mother the Author called Everette Green. A tree for all seasons. Not exactly glamorous nor fabulous but it's fun and a labor of love. <br /> <br /> <strong>FF: Any advice or words of wisdom for our young painters? </strong><br /> Trish Biddle: Find your own voice in your work. Learn as much as you can but don't look around and try to be something your not. Be passionate about your work and the rest will work itself out.</p> <p><a href="http://ff.fildry.com/JCQVVm">Visit her PAD to get a taste of her "fabulous" ladies.</a><br /><a href="http://www.trishbiddle.com/">Visit her extensive web site for more information on her past, recent and upcoming collections.</a></p>

<p><strong>Cut your hours.</strong><br />At first glance, many creative professionals are horrified at this idea. It appears counter intuitive to cut your hours in order to get more done, but this is a proven successful method. It is easy to feel overwhelmed when you overload yourself with work, and you will find yourself dragging. This can lead to poorer work quality. By keeping your hours short, however, you can be more efficient and focus on the task at hand, rather than how much more you have to do.<br /><br /><strong>Give your designs time to settle.</strong><br />This will give your brain a break after hours of working on a project, and let you look at it with new clarity. You should always take a break before editing and making final adjustments. Many designers put together design portfolios and then put them aside for a few days before making them official. <br /><br /><strong>Be aware of your energy levels.</strong><br />When you have a lot of energy, put it into designing. When you know you have low energy, don't waste time trying to force yourself. Many people are more productive in the morning, while others find the most energy in the evening.<br /><br /><strong>Be open to inspiration!</strong><br />Inspiration can dome from anywhere, including other designer's portfolios online, a poster, a picture, or a person. Be ready to take advantage when inspiration strikes.</p> <p><strong>Listen to music.</strong> <br />This can be a great tool to use, when used properly.  Don't listen to music that will distract you, instead find something that keeps you focused.  Many creative professionals claim that fast paced music keeps them working at maximum productivity.</p> <p> </p>

<p><strong>FF: Would you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us how got involved with 3D/Illustration and character design?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: My name is Alessandro Baldasseroni and I'm currently working as lead character artist at<strong>  <a href="http://www.blur.com/">Blur Studios</a>  </strong>in Los Angeles. I started to do 3D more than 10 years ago, but my professional involvement with characters coincided with my work at <strong>Blur</strong> in 2007. Before that I was 3D modeling for a small game developer in Milan, mainly working on environments and occasionally some vehicles and props. <br /> <br /> At that time I was spending a lot of my spare time working on personal projects, mainly 3D illustrations and some of them were based off high poly characters. Most of them were well received on the 3D forums and by the online communities. This allowed me to be contacted by a few companies, to do some freelance for <strong>Flagship Studios</strong>, <strong><a href="/blog/feeds/latest/www.massiveblack.com/">Massive Black</a></strong> and later on <strong><a href="http://www.blur.com/">Blur</a></strong>. In 2006, <strong><a href="http://www.blur.com/">Blur</a></strong> offered me a full time position as a character artist, they did all the paperwork and a few months later I relocated from Milan to Venice beach.</p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="http://www.eklettica.com/pictures/illustrations_album/dd1600_rol.jpg" width="617" /><br /> <br /> FF: For those who are following in similar paths, walk us through your favorite tools and your give us some insight into your artistic process.</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: My favorite tools are basically the ones I use every day in my work pipeline, <strong>3D Studio Max</strong> for poly modeling, <strong>Zbrush</strong> for high res sculpting and <strong>Photoshop</strong> for my textures. Concepts come in various forms, sometimes from the client in the form of a 3D (low-res,) a hi-res game models, other times (the one I prefer) as a 2D painting or drawing. <br /> <br /> My goal is to make it look better, while preserving the main spirit of the character. In my experience the best way to achieve this, assuming we are working on a good concept, is to literally try to trace the silhouette in 3D and to lock down the main proportions... then work on details: Make a render, bring it in <strong>Photoshop</strong>, and compare it. So as you can imagine design is limited, but being an extremely accurate interpreter is crucial.</p> <p> <br /> <strong>FF: What project(s) have you *really* enjoyed working on?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: There are so many honestly but I remember I was really into the <strong>Halo Wars</strong> cinematic by <strong> Blur</strong>. I had the chance to work with such an iconic character (Halo Masterchief) and it turned out really nice. Also working on the cinematics for Star Wars: The Old Republic was pretty [fun and] challenging. I worked on Darth Malgus, the main villain. <br /> <br /> Another project I enjoyed working on was <strong>Franky</strong>, the little sidekick partner of <strong>The Goon</strong>, for the movie pitch that <strong>Blur</strong> developed and presented at <strong>Comicon</strong> in San Diego. That one was really challenging because the character had never been transposed in 3D before. I think we did a pretty good job maintaining the look and spirit of the original comic by <strong>David Powell</strong>.</p> <p><strong>FF: Do you have a favorite studio (to work with)?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: Blur. I am partial I guess, but all in all it's a great company to work for :)</p> <p><strong>FF: How about a memorable development story?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: I remember one specific episode which happened when I was working for <strong><a href="/blog/feeds/latest/www.massiveblack.com/">Massive Black</a></strong> as a freelancer from Italy. I did a 3D character, fully modeled and textured for a marketing illustration and delivered it in T -pose . Some people at <strong><a href="/blog/feeds/latest/www.massiveblack.com/">Massive Black</a></strong> were in charge of posing it, lighting it and composing the final illustration. I took the chance to work on it by myself, just for fun, even if it was not requested. Surprisingly when I decided to show my final illustration to them, just out of curiosity, for feedback, they fell *so* in love with what I did that they decided to hire me on the spot.</p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="http://www.eklettica.com/pictures/vehicles/ducati.jpg" width="617" /><br /> <br /> FF: Given the choice, would you prefer to create characters or vehicles?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: I'd say characters for the simple fact that I still consider it very challenging. The range of possibilities and improvement when it comes to the realism of 3D characters is still huge compared to vehicles. I still struggle a lot doing characters. That said I wouldn't mind a chance to "chill out" on some vehicles design from time to time :)</p> <p><strong>FF: What are the challenges?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: I guess they both require a high level of realism nowadays. Vehicles, hard surface modeling require a great deal of precision... it can be very tedious. Modeling characters requires more flawless executions and a whole multitude of variables come into play that can detract from realism: animation, skin shaders, deformations (rigging), facial animation, to name a few. If the goal is to achieve Photorealism, any flaw in any of these areas pushes back the model into an "uncanny valley." Bringing characters to life requires an extra level of effort to infuse "personality" into them.</p> <p><strong>FF: Can you share with us your inspiration(s) to become an artist and whose work you follow?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: I was inspired to start 3D as many of my generation by the amazing visual effects of cult movies from the 70s and 80s, like Tron, Aliens, & Terminator. Keep in mind that CGI and visual effects in these movies were not to today's standards. Now that I'm doing CG for a living I'm way more interested and motivated to look back at traditional works and 2D artwork. <br /> <br /> I love illustration and paintings and whenever I have the chance I buy books like Spectrum, illustration anthologies and artwork compilations of my all time favorite artists: Frazetta, Catehrine Jeffrey Jones, Rojo, Vallejo, Ashely woods, Justine Sweet to name a few. Also the master painter and sculptors from the past are a great source of inspiration.</p> <p><strong>FF: What upcoming projects can we look forward to seeing your work in?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: I cant really mention the project I'm working on at Blur because they are under NDA but I'm working for sure on a few pieces of personal illustrations. Check out my <a href="/alessandobaldasseroni/">PAD</a> once it's up.</p> <p><strong>FF: What advice would you bestow on would-be 3D illustrators and character designers?</strong></p> <p>Alessandro: Work a lot of hours on your personal pieces; stay passionate; don't be afraid to compare yourself to the best out there; if you love what you do don't let anyone push you back; there are no masters by birth out there, just people at different stages of a common path. Listen to critiques but don't be influenced too much by that. Talent (believe me or not) can be cultivated, if supported by great motivation and will.</p> <p><strong>Visit Alessandro's PAD:<a href="/alessandrobaldasseroni"> /alessandrobaldasseroni/</a></strong></p> <p> </p>

<p>Many people are confused when asked to differentiate between graphic designers and web developers, but there are significant differences between these types of creative professionals. Sure, they both deal with digital manipulation, and will likely both have online portfolios on display, but the professions require various skills and education.<br /><br />One primary difference is that of the target. Graphic designers are considered artists, and looking at a few design portfolios will likely exemplify this characterization. Manipulating images, pixels, and vectors requires an artistic eye, and the most successful are those that can be imaginative with colors and type.<br /><br />Web developers, on the other hand, work primarily with codes. They are more mathematically minded, and focus on functionality and accessibility as opposed to visual stimulation alone. While the online portfolio of a web developer may appear quite artistic, the images displayed are usually made by a graphic designer. The web developers work can be seen in the layout of a page, and the special features that make that page unique.<br /><br />Unfortunately, graphic designers and web developers tend to butt heads when working on a project together. The differences in their work can cause conflict for a number of reasons. One common issue is the graphic designers tend to finish their work faster than developers, leaving impatience and boredom for the quicker party.<br /><br />Also, each party will likely have opinions about what the other should be doing. The two fields are similar in many ways, even as they are incredibly different. This fact causes graphic designers to try and be involved in the development process, and vice versa, as each type of work can greatly affect the other.<br /><br />Despite the differences between these creative professionals, when they work together they can produce magnificent final products.</p> <p>Art by: <a href="/andrezzavantini/">Andrezza Vantini</a></p>

<p>Our friends at <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/chinadesignhub">China Design Hub</a> (CDH) have been covering original design and art from China for a few months now and have shared with us a couple of inspiring new artists. The blog, that features art from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, has been showcasing different creative industries from industrial and architecture to interior and fashion. Their goal is simply to shake off the negative light and biased view toward Chinese Design. Here are 3 talented artists that caught our attention.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://ff.fildry.com/sallyzou">Sally Zou</a></strong><br /> Sally is a Shanghainese born in 1986 and started picking up art, design and advertising after displaying a big interest in the art field since a child. After working at the advertising agency McCann-Erickson, she joined W+K Shanghai as an intern in 2006 to participate in numerous design projects and visual productions. Sally officially became Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai’s graphic designer and digital artist in 2007, and went on to work on visual works for Nike, Converse and Umbro. One of the projects she worked on, “W+K BOOK III”, won a merit at One Show 2009. Sally is also a member of the design collective- MMRB and has been working on several art collaborations, and increasing her presence in the design industry as well by emerging 3rd place in the Cut & Paste competition held in Shanghai. Recently, she was the only Chinese female individual to be selected by Yen magazine, Australia’s no.1 independent magazine for women as one of the top 100 female artists in 2009. <strong><br />Visit Sally at China Design Hub: <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/sallyzou">http://ff.fildry.com/sallyzou</a></strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/01.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/high1.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/airmax_lebron_vii_a01.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><strong>Feng Haoyu</strong><br /> The original design lasts for a reason. People looks at the same object over time and gives it different meanings. A polka dot pattern has its origin, the same applies to any design, product and object. This is a project to find the origin of design, product and object,to discover their meaning in different time period. and to find new interpretations of original design and object. <strong><br />Visit Feng at China Design Hub: <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/HGy8H9">http://ff.fildry.com/HGy8H9 </a></strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/origin_1.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/origin_7.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/origin_6.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><strong><a href="http://ff.fildry.com/nodyoung">Nod Young</a></strong><br /> Nod Young is a visual artist specializing in digital design and visual arts, whose unique style and extraordinary insight have been well recognized. In his works, Nod mixes Chinese cultures with various elements, avant garde and traditional, always trying to break down the boundaries. As an artist, his works have been widely exhibited around the globe, from the UK to Spain, Finland to Singapore, the US to South Africa. Nod hopes to bring changes to life, through art and creativity that are able to influence the world and enrich people’s sensations. Nod has also gained commercial success and worked with many international clients, including NIKE, Adidas, Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Nokia, Microsoft, Mercedes, Li Ning, FIAT, Green Peace. He is also actively involved in a lot of art-related projects as an independent designer, and is planning to publish a portfolio book together with Tsinghua University Press at the summer of 2012. <strong><br />Visit Nod at China Design Hub: <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/nodyoung">http://ff.fildry.com/nodyoung</a></strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/aNew-Wave-_01_600.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="617" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/01_Run_by_Nod.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://chinadesignhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Nod-Young-@-Nike-2_600.jpg" width="617" /></p> <p><strong> </strong></p>

<p><strong>The Benefits of Online Portfolios</strong></p> <p>There are many advantages to developing an online portfolio, including convenience, diversity, and affordability.  When presenting a portfolio, it is important to be as efficient as possible in order to both keep prospective employers interested, as well as to give yourself the best opportunity to succeed.</p> <p>Many creative professionals prefer online portfolios because of how convenient they are to create.  Instead of endless time spent printing and organizing a hand held portfolio, you could spend all of your time designing it into something truly unique before the simple process of uploading your work onto the internet.</p> <p>Updating your portfolio online is also much more convenient with this method.  If you want to slightly change a project, you can do so simply by re-uploading it as opposed to worrying about reprinting.  It is much easier to deal with problems that arise when working with digital files as opposed to hard copies.</p> <p>Printing and reprinting costs can add up quickly, not to mention the costs associated with additional portfolio supplies.  This fact makes online portfolios much more affordable and cost effective than their physical counterparts.</p> <p>Another convenience of an online portfolio is that you can easily include works from different professional fields.  Perhaps your portfolio combines painting, photography, and graphic design, all of which would be very hard to display in a single portfolio.  Online portfolios allow more diversity because there is not only more space available, but because everything can be presented on screen in a clean and organized fashion. This allows you to upload everything you want, while viewers sort out what they want to see.</p> <p>Creating a portfolio on the web can also impress viewers with your digital skills.  Creating and maintaining a web portfolio presents many opportunities to show off HTML, Flash, or Java expertise, as well as proving your ability to work using an online platform.  Many online portfolios even include an extensive resume and history of education, making it easy for employers to get all the information they need in a single convenient location!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/CptDooDlez"><img alt="CptDooDlez" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/1331193843.04_detail_image.jpg" width="635" /></a><br /> From <a href="/CptDooDlez">Kevin Andersson</a> Filter Foundry PAD (online portfolio) <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Creative Supply and Demand</strong></p> <p>While being an artist or a creative professional may have been considered a risky move at one point, the growing need for design and creative services has been apparent over the last few years.  Visual professionals, good ones at least, used to be few and far between, but recent trends suggest that the rules of supply and demand are taking their toll on the industry.</p> <p>Creative professionals are graduating in bigger and bigger classes as the years go by, creating a huge pool of qualified potentials making a grab for available jobs.  Design portfolios are being [e]mailed to advertising and marketing firms on a daily basis as people hope to turn their creative dreams into reality.</p> <p>The creative supply is there, but the problem is that as universities produce more designers, there is less demand for design services.  The job market is getting increasingly more competitive, and many employers and hiring managers have noticed a shift in the quality of design portfolios.</p> <p>There has been a noticeable increase in mimic designers, who lack creative depth but are very good at manipulating existing popular designs.  Trade schools are even providing creative programs now, meaning that the level of experience, education, and passion that used to characterize art students is slowly being dissolved.</p> <p>Upon viewing portfolios it is difficult for companies to accurately assess the talents of the applicant.  Because they are being swamped with online portfolios, as well as physical copies, it is getting harder to find real value when sifting through it all. Similarly, the value of a designer to the hiring company is getting confused as companies struggle to use their designers to their full advantage.  Many people inaccurately think that design services consist of a logo and a pretty poster, but that is far from being true especially as the industry continues to expand.</p> <p>The future of design professionals, especially those graduating in the near future, is cloudy.  The relationship between designer and hiring company is facing a lot of changes as supply and demand continue to take their toll.<br /> <br /> <a href="/Casiana"><img alt="Casiana" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/1320570181.68_detail_image.jpg" width="635" /></a><br /> From <a href="/Casiana">Petrovan Casiana</a> Filter Foundry PAD (online portfolio)</p> <p><strong>Common Mistakes When Putting Together a Design Portfolio</strong></p> <p>Many creative professionals don't give themselves the opportunity to shine because they make too many mistakes when putting together their portfolios.  This article will discuss a few key tips to remember in order to create successful and effective design portfolios.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>First</strong>, don't use outdated materials.  Unless it is a really high-profile project, it's better to show your recent work.  A good rule of thumb is to use assignments created within the last three years unless you have something older that is incredibly relevant to a project you’re after.</p> <p><strong>Second</strong>, an online portfolio is a great thing to have, but many employers will want something they can hold in their hands.  In order to meet the demands of all types, it is best to provide the option of both types of design portfolios.  Also, bring a sample that you can leave behind when you go on your interview to give the company something to remember you by.</p> <p><strong>Another common mistake</strong> is not tailoring the portfolio to the needs of the client. Customize your portfolio online and in print in order to engage the hiring manager and show that you have done your research. Also remember that when you build an online portfolio you will not want to turn off viewers with long loading times.  Design portfolios should be impressive, but not require so much space that no one sticks around to view them.</p> <p><strong>The most important thing</strong> to remember is to keep your portfolio organized.  No one wants to look at a sloppy book, or a sloppy web page.  Printed copies should look fresh, and if your portfolio contains bulky items be sure to carry them separately.  Don't let a few items compromise your whole portfolio.</p> </blockquote> <p>Keep these things in mind and it will be a breeze to create effective design portfolios.  The competition in this industry is getting fiercer as every graduation day passes, so it is often necessary to go the extra mile to help yourself stand out in the crowd. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/pads/"><img alt="Pads" border="1" height="316" src="http://filterfoundry-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blog_images/Article01_FF_Screencap_Pads.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="635" /></a> <a href="/pads/">Filter Foundry Featured PADs </a></p> <p><strong>Building a <a href="/pads/">Free Portfolio</a></strong></p> <p>In the current economy, many people are struggling to find work.  It can be even more difficult when applying for a job requires putting together an expensive portfolio, as is the case for many creative professionals.  Lucky for them (and you!), however, there are many ways to go about building a <a href="/pads/">free portfolio</a>.</p> <p>The best way to create a <a href="/pads/">free portfolio</a> is by exploring all of the various ways to make a portfolio online.  Unlike a printing shop, the internet’s options are available for free.  Not only that, but an online portfolio is incredibly convenient because it can be viewed by anyone at any time. There are a number of online methods that will allow you to build a <a href="/pads/">free portfolio</a>.  The first is by going through a host site.  Many web service providers allow others to create sites within their server for free, and many even specialize in building an online portfolio.</p> <p>These sites also provide easy upload services, which will allow you to organize your work neatly.  They also provide basic layout and color spread options, while also offering you the opportunity to customize the layout to your liking.  Those with expertise in HTML or Java applications may prefer to use their own design, especially if they want to market these services.</p> <p>There are many benefits to creating a <a href="/pads/">free portfolio</a> this way because it will introduce you to a whole network of creative professionals.  Many of these sites allow users to interact with each other, offering feedback or advice on how to enhance your portfolio online. In addition, some even offer job listings so that you can put your <a href="/pads/">free portfolio</a> to immediate use!  There can be many benefits to investing money into a portfolio, but there are many effective strategies you can take advantage of when this isn't an option.</p>

<p><strong>FF: Victor, tell us a little bit about your photography and your art.</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: I’m a 36 year old Photo Artist, from Barcelona. My college education was in the School of Architecture, as that was supposed to be my profession.<br /> However, and due to the fact that since early years of my life there was always a computer at home, in particular, because of the job of my father and, in combination with that fact that most of the times, in my childhood, I enjoyed playing alone, using my imagination, I started to get in touch with several kinds of rudimentary CAD packages, which for me, where the best extension of my hand-made drawings and sketches.<br /> With time, I developed some skills in Computer Graphics but just for my own fun. In the university years, I found out that I had already developed some valuable skills for architects to communicate their projects so I began to accept commissioned works from my school teachers, who with time, became my permanent customers.<br /> Being considered and recognized professionally was definitely a good thing, but not good enough as a very important part of me was totally misused in my commissioned projects, which was my imagination. That is why I decided to quit 15 years experience of freelance works, as well as a long and stable list of customers and move to a totally unexpected and uncertain future within the world of art.</p> <p><img alt="" height="495" src="http://victorenrich.com/wp-content/uploads/037_027MANUELA_01_BOXMETA.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="495" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>FF: How did you get started with photo-realistic fantasy architecture?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Moving into art is not such an easy step, you need something to say, an inspiring source and...at least one technique or way of expression. I somehow, found out that I had the 3 of them...so, in a way, my 15 years in freelancing, in the end served me to dominate a tool, with which do whatever I would like to.<br /> So the step from commissioned to creative works was not difficult in terms of know-how... It was more difficult in terms of accepting a new economical situation, or overcoming the fear of bad critics or even worse, total anonymity.<br /> At first, between project and project, some time was dedicated to art, those were tough times as, after long days in front of the computer for a customer’s deadline, I only had energy to leave the office and take some rest...but I stayed.<br /> Then, with time, I started to dedicate more and more time to creative works until the day I decided to not accept any more commissioned works.<br /> The whole transformation has taken place in about 5 years.</p> <p><strong>FF: Would you walk us through a typical project from location scouting to final render?<br /> </strong><br /> Victor: Any project starts with a living experience. A conversation, a commercial, a trip, a dinner with friends, a moment of solitude...anything is welcome.<br /> I must admit that there’s a little journalist in me, so I tend to introduce myself into situations that normal people would reject</p> <ul> To give you an example:<br /> I spent the last 2 years of my life in Tel Aviv, Israel...surrounded by Jews. I community that, the more I know them, the more I love them<br /> For several circumstances I was forced to leave the country, I got deported, went to jail and in jail I met incredible interesting people who I interview for over 5 days. I met false prophets living in caves, Colombian refugees escaping death from the Narco, Nigerian priests performing out loud Afro-Christian ceremonies in our 8 sq meter cell 4 times a day...and so on.<br /> </ul> <p>Now I live in Munich, Germany, the former cradle of the Nazi movement and I’m sharing flat with a religious Muslim husband born in the Gaza strip...I bet most of my Jewish friends would refuse me for that...or maybe not.<br /> So, without a living experience, at least for me, Art is not possible.<br /> The rest is just a kind of routine process of computers, photography, city walks etc...</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="http://victorenrich.com/wp-content/uploads/036_026DUCKS_01_BOXMETA.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="495" /><br /> <br /> FF: What software have you used and what's the advantages it bring to the table?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: I must admit that, with my age, I’m a bit old fashioned in terms of software choices. I use mainly <a href="/mudbox/">Autodesk</a> software, because I feel comfortable with them, I know all the bugs and I can perform fast. These packages are AUTOCAD and 3DSTUDIO MAX with VRAY. <br /> As a 3D visualizer, I must say that VRAY changed my life because the Chaos Group technology implemented a big leap into Global Illumination.<br /> I also use Rhinoceros when it’s time to dig deeper into weird shapes as we all know that AUTOCAD has its limitations as a 2D-born package.</p> <p><strong>FF: When do you know a certain site is “prime” for 3D building?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Generally I shoot tons of pictures with my camera, in order to have a vast range of choice. Some pictures don’t [turn out] as good as I want, or the central subject is not clear enough for me. Sometimes, instead, it’s totally clear for me that I want to shoot a building so I start to investigate ways to get a nice shot, specially from unusual points of view. I contact people, [make] some phone calls, or if necessary I sneek into [buildings and construction sites], so there’s a bit of adrenaline in it...which I love.<br /> So, in the end, it’s a combination of facts that make a picture be finally selected to the next stage...it’s like a casting somehow.<br /> This selection is very important as the following 3D tasks applied on it will take at least one month...I can’t permit myself to throw away a month work  (it has already happened to me ...)</p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="http://victorenrich.com/wp-content/uploads/032_022TUNA_01_BOXMETA.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="495" /><br /> <br /> FF: Do you work with other architects?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Not anymore, at least in commissioned projects. I work with them in terms of conversational meetings, discussions or any other subject related to architecture which can be valuable for me to get inspiration.</p> <p><strong>FF: What projects do you have coming up in the near future?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Now I’m working on a project that will involve the Munich cathedral. I can’t [disclose] more about it as it will be published exclusively for an important magazine in London.<br /> After this, we'll see...I have several projects that are on the waiting list, some of them based again on Tel Aviv.</p> <p><strong>FF: Who are your influences?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Everything influences me. From an old homeless man playing, under a porch, extremely beautiful classical music with his rotten violin but right after peeing in “his” corner behind to an Indian guy I met recently who travels the world by bike spreading his message.<br /> So I must say it’s people. No architecture influences me as is comparable more restricted than what I do for obvious reasons.</p> <p><strong>FF: How does creating art compare to teaching?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Teaching first of all is a social act. Doing my pictures is an individual act. In order to keep my insanity under control, both acts must be there. I love teaching, probably more than doing art.</p> <p><strong>FF: Can you give our readers some tips or advice?</strong><br /> <br /> Victor: Well...it’s hard to give advice as I don’t have any big message to say.<br /> I would only try to invite everybody to investigate in his or her own fears and try to overcome them, reaching unexpected limits of self knowledge without forgetting that any single direction we take in life, left or right, has a price to pay...so the first question one should ask himself should be: Am I ready to pay that price?</p> <p><br /> Another thing I would say is: consume less, bring more. Feed the universe.<br /> That idea, thought or dream that you consider silly or stupid is instead the most valuable good you can share with all of us.</p> <p><strong>Victor's Filter Foundry PAD: <a href="/victorenrich/">/victorenrich/</a></strong></p>

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The latest addition to the Pantone Universe collection is a series of large prints in Pantone colours.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/204dd373/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Show+your+love+for+print+by+putting+a+giant+Pantone+swatch+on+your+wall&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363707%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Show+your+love+for+print+by+putting+a+giant+Pantone+swatch+on+your+wall&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363707%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136621662122/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dd373/kg/319/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136621662122/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dd373/kg/319/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136621662122/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dd373/kg/319/a2t.img" width="1" />

The BBC Euro 2012 title sequence sees embroidered emblems from European team badges come to life in a world of material textures.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/204dc388/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Framestore+animates+team+badges+for+BBC+Euro+2012+idents&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363702%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Framestore+animates+team+badges+for+BBC+Euro+2012+idents&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363702%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136621659999/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dc388/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136621659999/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dc388/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136621659999/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204dc388/a2t.img" width="1" />

VFX houses including London-based MPC and Sydney's Fuel VFX detail their work on Ridley Scott's Alien prequel<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/204e3b80/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Behind+the+scenes+on+Prometheus%27+VFX&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363690%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Behind+the+scenes+on+Prometheus%27+VFX&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363690%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div>

Apple's iOS 6 will continue leapfrogging with the competition by adding long-requested features as well as new surprises. But if you were hoping for big changes to the iPhone's operating system, you'll have to keep waiting.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/204d3dee/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+iOS+6+is+still+behind+Android+and+Windows+8+in+some+areas.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363687%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Why+iOS+6+is+still+behind+Android+and+Windows+8+in+some+areas.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363687%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622997283/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204d3dee/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622997283/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204d3dee/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136622997283/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/204d3dee/a2t.img" width="1" />

The new, Retina-display-bearing MacBook Pro was in the US offices of our sister magazine Macworld earlier.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/20479782/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=First+look%3A+Apple+MacBook+Pro+with+Retina+display&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363540%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=First+look%3A+Apple+MacBook+Pro+with+Retina+display&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363540%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622969978/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20479782/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622969978/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20479782/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136622969978/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20479782/a2t.img" width="1" />

Pixomondo has created more than 270 VFX shots for Snow White and the Huntsman, the latest reimagining of the folk tale.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/2044d730/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pixomondo+creates+smashing+battle+scenes+for+Snow+White+and+the+Huntsman&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363428%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Pixomondo+creates+smashing+battle+scenes+for+Snow+White+and+the+Huntsman&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363428%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622956967/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/2044d730/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136622956967/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/2044d730/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136622956967/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/2044d730/a2t.img" width="1" />

Artist Remi Rough is having is only UK solo show this year at Newcastle's Unit 44 gallery.<img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/662/f/8410/s/20444843/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=How+to+use+colour+and+manipulate+people&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363411%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+use+colour+and+manipulate+people&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3363411%26olo%3Drss" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136544835690/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20444843/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136544835690/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20444843/a2.img" /></a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136544835690/u/0/f/8410/c/662/s/20444843/a2t.img" width="1" />

<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mutek-2012-kit.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25898" height="453" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mutek-2012-kit-640x453.jpg" title="mutek-2012-kit" width="640" /></a><br /> photo: <a href=" <p>For the last 13 years the end of May has signalled a global convergence of electronic music enthusiasts in Montreal for a week of performance, networking and revelry. It is no small feat that the MUTEK festival has grown far beyond its humble roots as an ‘inside baseball’ showcase of the rosters of boutique experimental labels into a robust platform for the promotion of techno, house and more experimental fair with widespread popular appeal. While MUTEK may flog the fact that it has become a bonafide tourist attraction (it has drawn crowds of more than 10,0000 in recent years), don’t let the rhetoric fool you – the festival still has very sharp teeth when it comes to adventurous programming<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/events/just-another-day-at-the-lab-mutek-avisions-2012/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Just another day at the lab: MUTEK A/Visions 2012</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=jpTx69HqHFE:9zEeUgbnDbw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/jpTx69HqHFE" width="1" />

<p></p> <p>Sander Veenhof is exploring whether QR-codes are dead or not in a series of projects that examine their validity as an artistic medium.?<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/scripts/qr-of-life-qr-codes-dead-or-alive-by-sander-veenhof/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... “QR of life” - QR-codes dead or alive? by Sander Veenhof</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=gsCRaXDOqmc:Gfp5Zo-wW_Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/gsCRaXDOqmc" width="1" />

<p></p> <p>Indie Game: The Movie, directed by Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, has been released and available for download and your viewing pleasure. The film looks at the underdogs of the video game industry, indie game developers, sharing their lifelong dreams of bringing their visions into life<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/games/indie-game-the-movie-released/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Indie Game: The Movie - Released</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=VWvnd8pjuxw:-XMv2cxrOdY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/VWvnd8pjuxw" width="1" />

<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Puppet-Parade_022.png"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25836" height="365" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Puppet-Parade_022.png" title="Puppet Parade_02" width="640" /></a></p> <p>When Kinect was released almost two years ago we say a wave of projects/experiments that showed what could be done. One project especially stood out that took peoples imagination but also demonstrated ingenuity and innovative application not seen before. This quick <a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/openframeworks/interactive-puppet-prototype-w-kinect-openframeworks/">installation prototype</a> by Theo Watson and Emily Emily Gobeille (design-io.com) allowed skeleton tracking on the arm and determining where the shoulder, elbow, and wrist is, using it to control the movement and posture of the giant bird. Now, almost a year and half later the duo released their code at the recent Eyeo festival.</p><p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/openframeworks/puppet-parade-kinect-arm-tracker-by-design-io/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Puppet Parade - Kinect Arm Tracker by Design-io</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=14bElpAhY5U:SOqmIy0pBis:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/14bElpAhY5U" width="1" />

<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/met3d_01.png"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25817" height="373" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/met3d_01-640x373.png" title="met3d_01" width="640" /></a></p> <p>Latest from M Plummer-Fernandez comes in the form of <em>Met3D remix - We Met Heads On - </em>accompanied/sound responsive to James Blake’s <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/air-lack-thereof-sparing-horses/id411935667">track</a>. Matthew of course does this in his style of glitched models / deforming polygons - see <a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/objects/glitch-reality-ii-objects/">Glitch Reality</a><p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/met3d-remix-we-met-heads-on-by-matthew-plummer-fernandez/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Met3D remix - We Met Heads On - by Matthew Plummer-Fernandez</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=tw-64yU6hTg:ukfZeJ1XQK8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/tw-64yU6hTg" width="1" />

<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hunted1.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25807" height="345" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hunted1-640x345.jpg" title="hunted1" width="640" /></a></p> <p>Latest game in development from <em>Big Robot</em> is this english landscape inspired robot featured - <em>Sir, You Are Being Hunted - </em>game. It’s creator Jim Rossignol describes it as a “a mixture of rich seam of tweed-loving British science fiction to conjure a sinister reality where artificial gentlemen hunt humans for sport”.?<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/games/sir-you-are-being-hunted-generative-english-landscape-and-tea-drinking-robots/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Sir, You Are Being Hunted - Generative English Landscape and Tea-Drinking Robots</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=KdMpfIsvDEk:diyxohW3m0M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/KdMpfIsvDEk" width="1" />

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25798" height="180" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ad_header_4.jpg" title="ad_header_4" width="640" /></p> <h2>Company: <a href="http://willhanke.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sweatshop Studios</a></h2> <p><strong>Location</strong>: London, UK<br /> <strong>Type</strong>: Intern<br /> <strong>Job Type</strong>: Motion Designe<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/jobs-2/london-based-post-production-junior-short-term-at-will-hanke/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... London based Post Production Junior - Short Term at Sweatshop Studios</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=F__9MwIFpXM:JMQVxbzWg_Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/F__9MwIFpXM" width="1" />

<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/paik03.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25790" height="250" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/paik03-640x250.jpg" title="paik03" width="640" /></a></p> <p>Created by Karolina Sobecka, Jeff Crouse and with some help from Nick Hardeman, <em>Paik Times Five</em> was part of the one-night exhibition <em>Infinite Loop</em>, organized by the New Museum and curated by Lauren Cornell (Rhizome) in Seoul, South Korea.?<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/openframeworks/paik-times-five-by-flightphase/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... ‘Paik Times Five’ by Flightphase - Painting with Kinect and video</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=wGPQRhinEko:dVXyCREvUsw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/wGPQRhinEko" width="1" />

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25776" height="180" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/coder.jpg" title="coder" width="640" /></p> <h2>Company: <a href="http://therumpusroom.tv/" target="_blank">The Rumpus Room</a></h2> <p><strong>Location</strong>: London, UK<br /> <strong>Type</strong>: Art Director<br /> <strong>Job Type</strong>: Freelanc<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/jobs-2/objective-c-developer-cocoa-mac-at-the-rumpus-room/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Objective-C Developer (Cocoa Mac) at The Rumpus Room</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=4W7hokoTQ0o:83FQCrTpeZk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/4W7hokoTQ0o" width="1" />

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25773" height="180" src="http://www.creativeapplications.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/logo.png" title="logo" width="640" /></p> <h2>Company: <a href="http://www.thesupply.com/">The Supply</a></h2> <p><strong>Location</strong>: USA<br /> <strong>Type</strong>: Creative Code<br /> <strong>Job Type</strong>: Full-Tim<p><a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/jobs-featured/front-end-developers-at-the-supply/?utm_source=feed&utm_campaign=rss-mo-more&utm_medium=rss">Continue reading.... Front-End Developers at The Supply</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?i=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?a=03pfLb_5aLA:ZAbqbRlxMhY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/creativeapplicationsnet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/creativeapplicationsnet/~4/03pfLb_5aLA" width="1" />

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/1126101268_1689911265001_ari-origin06-arc-149-1339712113016.jpgpubid1126101268" /> <p> Six Questions: David Angelo</p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/news_article/coke-security-camera.jpg" /> <p> Convenience-store robberies. Suspicious elevator activity. Parking lot holdups. The security-camera footage you generally see on TV doesn't exactly reveal the most flattering side of mankind. The point of a security camera, after all, is to catch the bad guys who did the bad things so that we can all feel more, well, secure. But what about the untold of hours of film that don't capture some shady endeavor? In the incessantly sunny world of Coca-Cola, they're filled with happy people doing good deeds.</p> <p> In a new spot from Coca-Cola Latin America, created by production company Landia, the beverage company plays around with the expectation of what a security camera captures. To the smile-inducing tune of Supertramp's "Give a Little Bit," Coke shows us a series of scenes with wittily misleading captions like "people stealing kisses," "music addicts," "potato chip dealers," "attacks of friendship" and "friendly gangs." From offering to carry a heavy object to saving someone's life to just horsing around (and the requisite "offering a friend your Coke"), it's a list of all the positive interactions happening in the world every day.</p> <p> Like most soft-drink ads, it doesn't necessarily make you want to crack open a cold soda, but the idea is sweet nonetheless. And if searching security cameras for murders and muggings and assaults is more your speed, go ahead and change the channel. Chances are you'll quickly land on a show doing just that.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>CREDITS</strong><br /> Client: Coca-Cola<br /> Producer: Landia<br /> Creative Director: Martin Mercado<br /> Music: Supertramp, "Give a Little Bit"</p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/pointer-pointer-652.jpg" /> <p> <a href="http://www.pointerpointer.com/" target="_blank">Pointer Pointer</a> is an artfully simple and hilarious website that finds your mouse pointer, wherever it is on the screen, and then loads photos of people pointing at it. It's 30 percent creepy and 100 percent more fun than you'd expect. It also has intriguing possibilities for brands looking to navigate through and interact with a glut of crowdsourced images submitted by fans. The site's code was actually developed by Studio Moniker in Amsterdam for a marketing project—a similar site that tracked mouse movements and set off photo flashes in real time to advertise 5 Days Off, an electronic music festival. The studio was surprised when more than 300,000 people visited the site before its official launch. Fans have already made videos and demos explaining the digital trick behind it. So, point your browser toward the Pointer Pointer, and see how much of your day you end up wasting.</p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/royal-caribbean-tony-awards.jpg" /> <p> And now, a word from our sponsor … crammed awkwardly into the middle of the award show you're watching on TV. If you missed the latest mini-infomercial wedged between breathless acceptance speeches, then you weren't among the 6 million or so people watching Sunday night's 66th Tony Awards on CBS. Royal Caribbean slipped a big fat four-minute ad into the program, switching the action from New York's Beacon Theatre to one of its musical cruises, where singer-dancers did a couple of numbers from <em>Hairspray</em>. The marketer paid for the right to shill during the content, though it won't say how much. It's a trend that's on the upswing. Brand integration, especially during events people are likely to watch live, is increasing. Better get used to it, haters, and hope for a shred of relevancy. That the cruise line has a legitimate link to Broadway may not make its product placement less jarring, but it at least makes sense. There's a worse example: Last fall, Jennifer Lopez did a bump-and-grind during the American Music Awards on ABC and inexplicably brought along a Fiat 500. The subcompact car—J. Lo is a paid endorser—got nearly as much airtime as her bum did. Compared to that display, Royal Caribbean's in-show ad was seamless. The biggest sin may have been making us look at Harvey Fierstein in pink swim trunks. Forgivable? Your call.</p> <p> </p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/ikea-moving-day-484.jpg" /> <p> Ikea and Leo Burnett in Toronto recently <a href="http://www.effie.org/pressroom/5_23_12" target="_blank">won a Gold Effie</a> for this campaign featuring cardboard posters that folded out into moving boxes. Decorated with slogans like "Fill 'er up!" and "Take this box and stuff it," they were placed in strategic spots around Montreal in time for that city's Moving Day last July 1. Furniture discounts and dinner offers were also part of the program. Ikea says store traffic and sales rose about 14 percent and 25 percent, respectively. That's dandy. Still, I can't help wondering how many homeless people who came across the street-corner displays were moved to think inside the box—and in this precarious economy, how many others might join them soon. More pics after the jump. Via <a href="http://www.psfk.com/2012/06/ikea-moving-box-posters.html" target="_blank">PSFK.</a></p> <!--break--> <p> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/adfreak/images/ikea-moving-day-2.jpg" style="width: 484px; height: 370px; padding: 20px 0pt 0pt;" /><br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/adfreak/images/ikea-moving-day-3.jpg" style="width: 484px; height: 363px;" /></p>

<p> The practice of men shaving hair off their faces became de rigueur grooming starting with Alexander the Great—or so many historians agree. Those who don’t can at least agree on this: Shaving has been a tedious ritual that men have pretty much disliked ever since. In the 20th century, numerous inventions emerged as palliatives, including the disposable razor (1904), foam shaving cream (1925) and the electric shaver (1937). By the time the Remington ad on the right appeared in 1963, electric shavers had been popular for a generation. And, as the Gillette ad opposite shows, they’re making quite the comeback.</p> <p> But this pair of ads shows far more than the resurgence of an early 20th century men’s hygiene product. It also illustrates how a brand can turn an obligatory chore into a bona fide status activity simply by adjusting the commodity that’s being sold. “The first ad is all about product reliability,” observed John Parham, president of branding agency Parham Santana. “But the second focuses on the <em>performer</em>.” Is there really much of a difference? Keep reading.</p> <p> In 1939, Remington used the New York World’s Fair to unveil its Close Shaver, a potato-sized device that used tiny electric blades to nip off whiskers—no water, no soap needed. And lo, before the bathroom mirrors of America, a revolution was born. Men called it “dry shaving.” In the coming years, Remington improved its product by adding more blades—two heads, then four. Finally, in 1960, it went cordless with a model called the Lektronic.</p> <p> But while the ad on this page shows Lektronic’s product attributes well enough, that’s <em>all</em> it shows: five break-apart schematics and 175 words devoted to mechanical components like comb rollers and rechargeable energy cells. Yawn. “That Remington shaver is about as sexy as your grandmother’s toaster,” Parham said, adding that the Mt. Rushmore-sized chin is nerdier still. “By 1962, Andy Warhol had already taught us that you don’t exist unless you’re somebody. So why do they have Mr. Chin—an <em>anonymous</em> chin—in here?” The ad, Parham said, isn’t a failure so much as unnecessary self-restriction. Remington’s sole focus on mechanical performance not only confines the consumer’s thinking to gears and sprockets, but it also suggests that facial hair is a categorically bad thing that requires complete expunging.</p> <p> In 49 more years, competitor Gillette would demonstrate how limited such thinking was. Gillette had already made its name in wet shaving, but when the brand decided to introduce an electric shaver earlier this year, its marketers made a critical decision. Instead of advertising the new shaver, they’d advertise its ability to create a new <em>you</em>. By spotlighting a celebrity who’s proud of his goatee, the “<a href="http://www.gillette.com/en/us/entertainment/masters-of-style.aspx" target="_blank">Masters of Style</a>” ad frees the electric shaver from its traditional role as a facial weed whacker and celebrates the ritual of “manscaping” instead: how sculpting your facial hair infuses you with swagger and sex appeal. As Parham puts it: “When I see this ad, I think, ‘<em>I</em> can become a master of style, too! I can <em>be</em> somebody!’”</p> <p> Now, did anyone look at Mr. Chin in 1963 and think that? Doubt it.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/persp-razor-01-2012.jpg" style="width: 652px; height: 537px;" /><br /> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/persp-razor-02-2012.jpg" /></p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/news_article/portrait-duncan-channan-01-2012.jpg" /> <p> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/uploads/SPACER-652.gif" style="width: 10px; height: 1px;" /><br /> <u><strong>Specs</strong></u><br /> <strong>Who</strong> (l. to r.) Partners Andy Berkenfield, general manager; Parker Channon, executive creative director; Robert Duncan, executive creative director<br /> <strong>What</strong> Design, digital and advertising agency<br /> <strong>Where</strong> Agency’s penthouse lounge above San Francisco offices</p> <p> Before starting his <a href="http://www.duncanchannon.com/" target="_blank">namesake agency</a> in a Northern California garage 22 years ago, Robert Duncan was a rock ‘n’ roll writer for magazines like <em>Rolling Stone</em>, <em>Life</em> and <em>Creem</em>, where he was managing editor. That journalistic approach and love of storytelling informs the work his agency does now for clients like Ancestry.com, StubHub, Ritz-Carlton and Hard Rock. The ecd still keeps his hand in the music business: D/C has a musical offshoot called Tip Records, named for the agency’s top-floor “speakeasy,” which releases work from people like experimental musician and performance artist Gary Wilson.</p>

<p> Macy’s is expected to complete the review of its U.S. media business by September, sources said. The retailer, which spent nearly $775 million on measured media in 2011 according to Nielsen, has been working with GroupM’s MEC media unit since 2007.</p> <p> Macy’s has issued a formal request-for-proposals in a review in which MEC is participating. Given the size of the account and the conflict possibilities involved, it is believed the RFPs have not been widely distributed. It could not immediately be determined which other media agencies have been invited into the review. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/macys-media-moves-mec-87660" target="_blank">MEC picked up the business</a> without a review from Publicis Groupe’s Starcom unit in January 2007.  Corporate WPP sibling JWT, which landed <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/jwt-scores-fall-retail-push-88468" target="_blank">Macy’s creative responsibilities in 2006</a>, is not affected by the media search.</p> <p> Joanne Davis Consulting is working on the review.</p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/news_article/nba-social-media-hed-2012.jpg" /> <p> The Miami Heat can’t win anything. OK, the NBA Finals are far from over, with the <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320612025" target="_blank">Oklahoma City Thunder only leading the Heat one game to none</a>, but the LeBrons have already come in runner-up as the league’s second-best social media team, according to social media benchmarking company Unmetric. What team took the top spot? The Los Angeles Lakers, who scored a 70 versus the Heat’s 65 on Unmetric’s scale, which claims to weighs 24 different data points regarding a team’s Facebook and Twitter presences.</p> <p> While the Heat’s overall score is only second-best, they beat out all comers in fan engagement, which is based on the number of likes, comments, shares and projected impressions each team’s Facebook post receives. In that arena, the Heat notched a 77 versus the Lakers’ 51. When it came to the percentage of fans who like, comment or share, the Heat tied with that other L.A. team, the Clippers, at 7.7 percent; the Thunder followed at 4.0 percent, and the Lakers trailed at 2.1 percent.</p> <p> But while the Heat and Thunder are known to be among the fastest teams in the league, they’re a bit sluggish when it comes to Twitter. In fact, the Thunder averaged two hours and 39 minutes in terms of the average amount of time it takes to respond to followers on Twitter. Meanwhile the old-timey San Antonio Spurs averaged 10 minutes, and the Denver Nuggets topped all playoff teams with five-minute average response time.</p> <p> Unmetric also took a look at teams’ social content strategies. While posts about game results garnered a 74 engagement score versus the 41 awarded news about a franchise, 26 percent of a team’s posts fit in the latter category while game results only account for half that at 13 percent.</p> <p> Click <a href="http://blog.unmetric.com/2012/06/who-wins-the-nba-social-media-finals/" target="_blank">here</a> for the full report.</p>

<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/deutsch-cannes.jpg" /> <p> Each year, one-third of ad-agency workers move to new jobs, according to research by Deutsch in Los Angeles. How can the industry slow this organ-grinding churn? The agency has some ideas—and will present them <a href="http://www.canneslions.com/the_festival/festival_programme/event.cfm?event_id=81" target="_blank">at a forum in Cannes next week.</a> To promote the session, Deutsch shot the amusing videos below, capturing those indelible agency moments when creatives, account people and producers—their souls crushed beyond repair by the morons in their midst—curse everyone and everything that exists. Surprisingly therapeutic if you're having an annoying day. Two more videos after the jump.</p> <p> </p> <!--break--> <p> <br /> <br /> </p>