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How Singles: Back In Blackletter (Download) |
Blackletter's association with Nazi propaganda cast the type style as the black sheep of typography. But more and more brands are using the style as a way to bring an edgy vibe to their products.
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Print Singles: Lines Of Communication |
"This feature from Print Magazine's October 2012 Issue is all about how in order to get its message across, a Parisian design studio wants to change the way we read."
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Designing Change Presented By Eric Karjaluoto (Mp3) |
"With Design Can Change, the folks at smashLAB have started a grassroots effort to rally the design community into making some major changes. Creative director Eric Karjaluoto will offer insight into the role designers play in climate change and offer ideas you can implement in your own office."
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Print Singles: Carry Hope (Download) |
"In the wake of tragedy, designer's lend a helping hand to raise money for those in need. We invited 12 of our favorite designers to submite tote designs to be sold in support of their favorite charities."
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Print Magazine August 2010 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You have some strong opinions! You're not opposed to an intelligent, well-worded rant every now and then You're curious about the future of design Print's August 2010 issue is the Rants and Raves issue. We've done something a bit different this time around and invited 11 designers and Print's editors to write ranting opinions on issues they're passionate about. Plus a special Letter from the Editor where Aaron Kenedi talks about this defining time for design. Cover by James Victore Photograph by Tom Schierlitz FEATURES Special Back Issue Voices from the Watergate summer. By Martin Fox Letter from the Editor Design at a dizzying crossroads. By Aaron Kenedi Rants + Raves Strong opinions from 11 designers and Print's editors. Caitlin Dover: The small pleasures (and pains) in the life of a New Yorker. James Gaddy: Ripoff artists, and typographic invention. Aaron Kenedi: Street art and school portraits. Steven Heller: "
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How Singles: 8 Creative Ways To Land A Job |
"While gimmicky job-hunting tactics tend to backfire, you can use creativity when applying for your next design gig. Based on feedback from real-world executives, we ™ve outlined 8 proven tactics you should put to use in your job search. A must read for anyone on the hunt for a job. Never pass up a chance to get real advice from the people who make the decisions."
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Designer's Guide To Research Presented By Jenn And Ken Visocky O'grady |
Do you need help validating your design decisions to your business clientele? Get a primer on research methods and their practical design applications from design duo Jenn and Ken Visocky-O'Grady. They'll help you incorporate research-driven design into your creative development and offer real-life examples of these methods in action.
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Using Facebook To Take Your Business To The Next Level - Ondemand |
"Facebook users are spending up to seven hours on the site every month. It's great to connect with friends and family, but are you using it for business? If you are, are you doing it well? In this DesignCast, Willo O'Brien discusses how to leverage the popularity of Facebook to engage with existing clients and customers, and reach new audiences who can help your bottom line. Learn how to measure your effectiveness, and develop content that will deepen your relationships and expand your base. Freaked out by the new timeline? Get ahead of the changes and use them to your advantage. We'll cover all of this and more, so you can take your social media expertise to the next level, along with your business."
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George Lois: Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) - Ondemand |
"An audio/visual presentation from George Lois, one of the original Mad Men. Based on his recent book of the same name, Lois will discuss the process of creativity in all phases of the graphic arts and how it relates to the conduct of life itself."
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How February 2008 Digital Download |
"HOW's annual typography issue spotlights designers making and working with type in unique ways. FEATURES Beyond Helvetica Poor Helvetica: Even superstar typefaces get bad raps. If you're among the designers who find it straight, overexposed and boring, our type expert shares plenty of not-quite-Helvetica faces with loads of personality. See which one's right for your next project. Found in Translation He's the most influential type designer working today—that you may not have heard of. He's worked with Zapf and Frutiger. And he's designing letterforms in a language that' snot his own. Get to know Linotype's Akira Kobayashi. Back in Blackletter Coca-Cola uses it, and so does Reebok. Gwen Stefani loves it, and so do tattoo artists. See why the world's oldest typestyle is making a comeback. The Funny Type Italian-born Matteo Bologna can tell bawdy jokes like a stand-up comic, but his gorgeous designs and hand-rendered lettering reveal his serious side. Take a peek "
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Print Magazine August 2011 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You love to get up and move You're interested in our guest art directors, London-based studio Spin You want to see the winners of the first ever Color in Design Awards Our August issue is about movement: the movement of cities and airports, filmmakers and baseball players, museumgoers and revolutionaries. But above all, it's about the way people move in step with design. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo on how Egypt's protesters used visual language to advance their cause—and how Coca-Cola and other companies are now getting in on the revolutionary spirit. The architect James Biber explains New York and Paris in terms of the choreography of their streets, and offers excerpts from his book 100 Ideas for New York. And Angela Riechers argues that we should think of the San Francisco Giants ace, Tim Lincecum, as every bit the equal of mid-century designers like Marcel Breuer. Our guest art directors, the London-based studio Spin, captured the same "
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Print Magazine June 2010 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You're a fan of Milton Glaser You want to see the work of 30 design superstars as they create work for charity You're curious about Alfred Hitchock's start in graphic design Print Magazine's June 2010 Issue is the design legends issue. Starting with a romantic spark, we profile six renowned couples in graphic design. Then we have a legend in his own right, Milton Glaser, detailing the designers who inspired him to be great. Not to mention a showcase of 30 rockstar designer's amazing work for charity. This is not an issue to be missed. In Print Magazine's June 2010 Issue You'll Find: FEATURES Side by SideSix renowned couples talk about their relationship with design and with each other. Follow the LeaderA living example for designers, Milton Glaser tells us about his own role models. Earthly DelightsWith her lush colors and quiet sense of joy, the illustrator Maira Kalman creates a world we want to inhabit Print in MotionWe share eye-popping visu"
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How Magazine August 2009 Digital Download |
"Special Issue: Creative Talent HOW's first-ever Creative Talent Issue spotlights the rising stars in design, illustration and photography. Get to know these innovative people, and get inspired to fuel your own creative career with continuing-education programs tailor-made for working professionals. FEATURES 17 Rising Stars They're young, wildly talented and poised to set the world on fire. Meet 17 up-and-coming stars in design, illustration and photography-all recommended by leading professionals-and view a fresh crop of work you've never seen before. Back to School Learn how to sculpt. Refresh your drawing skills. Take a class in entrepreneurship. Study with Milton Glaser. We've uncovered 9 top-notch continuing-education programs tailor-made for working design professionals. Find the perfect opportunity to fuel your career-either in your city or on your computer. Art School Confidential When we started seeing fantastic design work coming from students in unexpected pl"
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How October 2009 Digital Download |
"Self-Promotion Issue More than ever, designers need to promote themselves. The good news: You don't have to spend much money to build your business. Get inspired by 100+ winners in HOW's Promotion Design Awards, then get real-world advice about finding new clients and winning new business. FEATURES Closing the Deal You've met with your prospective new client, given your best sales pitch, sent off your proposal and … now you wait. Our self-promotion guru, Ilise Benun, offers strategies for following up effectively, asking the right questions and ultimately winning the project. And if you don't get the gig, she'll help you find out why and what to learn from it. Small Cost, Big Results These days, the only strategy worse than spending lots of money on marketing is spending no money on marketing. Savvy designers and firms continue to promote themselves during a slow economy-so when business picks up they'll be right on their clients' radar. Stay in the hunt for new busin"
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How Collection: Make Your Case (Download) |
"For designers, self-promotion is a never-ending process. When you're a student, you'll do whatever it takes to get work. As you establish your studio, your promo efforts are more focused. And as your business evolves, your brand has to change too. Here are three case studies of firms that have done self-promotion right at each stage of the game. With an bonus guide to the perfect client gifts."
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How To Think About Money - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"This session is Part 1 of Take Control of Your Money: Financial Success for Creative Professionals Learning Series designed to help creative professionals like you manage money—how to think about it, how to talk about it and how to manage it. PART 1 - How to Think About Money OnDemand What's the mindset you need to cultivate in order to run a successful and profitable business? This session will teach you how to develop the financial savvy you need to thrive. We'll focus on setting the optimal pricing structure for your work based on your own financial goals. You'll learn: * How to adopt the mindset that will distinguish your creative business as a business—not just a hobby or sideline gig * How setting your financial goals lays the groundwork for establishing your pricing * How to determine your pricing * Most important, how to position your price with prospective clients so they understand the value of the work you do Each session is available for $"
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Louise Sandhaus: Design Education Today - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"This Master Class was recorded on Thursday, January 20th and lasts approximately 1 hour. It's complex world of complex change and someone's going to have to design (for) it. For design education, this means new questions and challenges about what future designers need to know as well as how and where learning takes place. In this Master Class, Louise Sandhaus will present various emerging schools of thought that reflect new practices, new contexts, new interests, new possibilities, and new concerns for design and designers. In this Master Class, you'll also learn about: - New, emerging roles for designers - New ways designers are contributing in professional and cultural arenas - New programs that are offered at design schools around the country - Unlikely places where design education can be found - A survey of the most controversial discussions and debates in the design education community If you're a student, educator, or practitioner, this presentation should provid"
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Creative Bootcamp Series - Ondemand Design Webcasts |
"This 3-part DesignCast series hosted by David Sherwin provides ideas to jump start your creative process. Individual sessions sell for $69.00 each. Buy all 3 sessions and save over $100! Part 1: Using Brainstorming Methods OnDemand DesignCast Being creative on demand is, well, demanding. Sometimes the ideas won't flow without a little extra prodding of the brain cells. If the idea of being creative under a deadline seems scary, this webinar will provide designers with a toolbox of brainstorming methods they can start using right away in their daily work. They will help you kick-start creative thoughts within a matter of minutes. How to properly frame up a brainstorm by creating ideation questions Learn a wide range of brainstorming methods, from mind maps to role playing to other forms of lateral thinking Explore where in the creative process to wield brainstorming methods most effectively Understand what best practices can enhance your creative efforts Take part in a creativ"
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Project Management Through Work Tiering - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"One of the biggest challenges facing in-house design managers is managing excessive workloads. But there are specific, focused strategies that can help you wrestle down this bear of a problem. As co-principal of of Cohen-Miler Consulting, Jen Miller has helped some of the biggest names in business today get a handle on their workloads through project tiering. Today, she'll present proven tactics for taking control of your time by organizing and prioritizing your projects and ever-growing to-do lists. Attendees will learn: A simple system for asking the right questions and mapping projects into a tiering system based on strategic value and complexity How to use tiering to get projects on the best process track and into the hands of the right people for design, production and approvals How tiering levels the playing field and empowers the in-house creative team About the Presenter: Jennifer Miller has been a consultant and creative professional for over 20 years, with a diverse b"
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Illusive |
"Illustration is undergoing a renaissance today. Photography shaped visual culture for decades, but now illustration is reasserting itself with a vengeance expanding in formats and styles. Illusive records, accompanies and comments on the present illustration boom and presents a collection of contemporary illustration from around the world, addressing the variety of existing techniques and putting them into context with explanatory text. It features personal designs alongside fashion illustration and commercial work – a diversity that reveals how the medium of illustration functions independently from trends."
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How Singles: Young Hungry Creative (Download) |
"Want to stay on the cutting edge? Get inspired by a dozen up-and-coming designers, photographers, illustrators and small firms from around the world."
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How Singles: Speaking Of Paper |
"If paper is an afterthought in your work, you should think again. Here, seven designers prove how good paper choices lead to great design."
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Print Magazine August 2008 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Issue If: You're a typophile You read the New Yorker You're any graphic designer who's come to love and trust PRINT Magazine The Print Magazine August 2008 Issue focuses on type and form, including Different Strokes, about how small but growing number of creative programmers are changing the face of type; Everybody Loves Rea Irvin, a look at how The New Yorker's first art editor helped make a typeface, and the magazine, immortal; and more, including a look at the art of Greg LaMarche and Mouneer El Shaarani. In the Print Magazine August 2008 Issue You'll Find: FEATURESDifferent StrokesHow a small but growing number of “creative programmers” are changing the face of type.BY EMILY KINGEverybody Loves Rea IrvinAn accomplished illustrator, man-about-town, and ace designer, The New Yorker’s first art editor made the magazine typeface immortal.BY EMILY GORDONSymphonic ScriptsArtist Mouneer El Shaarani is devoted to reviving and mode"
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Figure |
"Drawing and Painting the Figure with Confidence is a complete practical guide to all aspects of drawing and painting the human figure, from basic anatomy to creative illustration. Discover how to render stylish figures using minimal marks on the page with ingenious tips and techniques from one of London's foremost figurative artists. Sharon Pinsker covers basic anatomy and musculature along with adding clothing, character and movement and working figures into full compositions in a variety of styles and media. Working sketches, projects and the author's own portfolio combine to make this contemporary title both inspirational and practical"
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Adding Rich Media To Your Design Presented By Adobe (Mp3) |
"Bring rich media and interactivity to your work with tools you already know. Learn how to move your Illustrator CS3 assets into Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional, animate and work with a video inside of Photoshop CS3 Extended, and more. Apply what you already know and venture into the world of interactive design using the creative tools in CS3."
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Canvas Remix |
"Urban style graffiti and mixed-media arts combine in this book to produce twenty-five projects that take canvas way beyond the stretcher bar. Strong color, bold lines and a touch of funkiness are evident as you learn how to use paint, create amazing collage art and work with canvas. You'll start by learning the techniques for working with canvas and various paints, then advance to the next level with hand-carved stamps, image transfers and more. Step by step you'll create a tote bag, placemats, canvas beads for jewelry, and more…all in a fun, hip style!"
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Making Web Designers: Transitioning Designers From Print To |
"Good design has become a currency, and interactive designs have become a necessity. The task of finding someone who can do both, however, hovers near the impossible. Bluecadet is an interactive studio that's known for its design prowess and, as founder Josh Goldblum will discuss in this DesignCast, it relies on its employees' skills in designing for both print and interactive. Learn how Bluecadet transitions and leads its workforce from skilled print designers to interactive design gurus. You'll learn: What it takes for a graphic designer to go interactive The common challenges managers face Why double threat designers are worth their weight in gold Who should sign up: Managers of graphic design teams Designers making the move to the web About Josh Goldblum Josh Goldblum is the founding principal of Bluecadet http://bluecadet.com, an interactive design firm in Philadelphia's NorthernLiberties neighborhood. Bluecadet works with museums, non-profits and universiti"
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