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How Singles: Beyond Helvetica (Download) |
Looking for a font that's as clean and clear as Helvetica but not quite so cliché? Check out these Helvetica-with-a-twist alternatives.
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Creative Client Collaboration Presented By: Jonathan Gouthier (Mp3) |
"These days, clients want to be involved in your creative process… but you need to maintain control. Design entrepreneur Jonathan Gouthier will offer research and play techniques to help you bring the clients into your process on your own terms. He'll share helpful collaboration tips as well as strategies for handling difficult clients with care."
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Print Magazine June 2011 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Digital Issue If: You're feeling crazy and experimental You love to be surprised and intrigued You're willing to challenge accepted design notions PRINT's June issue has arrived. Guest art directed by the Finnish design firm, Kokoro & Moi, this issue is truly an experiment. Throughout our entire feature section we play with notions of magazine design standards. (How should display type be oriented? What does justified text of two or three words per line communicate? What if it doesn't say anything? How crazy is too crazy?) While flipping through this unique issue, you might be intrigued, perhaps enticed, or simply confused, but hopefully you will, indeed, be surprised by every page. PLUS: You will find the winners for our Hand Drawn Competition. Inside the Experimental Issue of Print Magazine You'll Find: FEATURES What's In A Brain?What’s behind those eureka moments? A look at the design of something that wasn’t designed at all.By Evan Lerner"
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Color Strategy Presented By: John Bredenfoerder (Mp3) |
"Discover strategies for selecting the best colors for every designed project from John Bredenfoerder, past president of Color Marketing Group. He'll teach you how to consider the physical, cultural, emotional and directional aspects of color, as well as methods for evaluating the context for each color choice."
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Thinking In Type |
"With this visually stunning primer, designers will develop the skills and vision to produce truly innovative, stunning type design. Using more than 1,500 images from the 18th century up to the present day, the author describes type as a unique language that follows its own rules for communication and that requires great sensitivity for the reader's needs. Like its companion volume The Elements of Graphic Design, the book can be used as a first exposure primer for students and as a reader for professionals. Section one covers basic information about type design, while the remaining sections What Readers Want, Creativity, and Typography Timeline provide in-depth information about more advanced topics. Chapters include the elements of typography; the differences between type applications; how typography creates identity; what readers look for and respond to; step-by-step guides to developing distinctive type treatments; how to generate type ideas; and the historical development of typogra"
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"Freud, Sex And Graphic Design Presented By: Robin Landa (Mp3)" |
"Using her years of research into design, branding, psychology and anthropology, Robin Landa will explain how the brain's hardwiring relates to design and how design communicates on a primal level. You'll better understand how people fall in love with brands and realize that your 2D professor held many of the keys to good design."
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Design Dossier: Graphic Design |
"Kids will be encouraged to experience design firsthand in this interactive series that encompasses a variety of learning styles, develops creative problem-solving skills, and expands the ways in which kids approach challenges. With content rich in both descriptions and images, these surveys examine a wide array of design disciplines and explore basic questions such as What is design? How does it work? and Who are the designers that shaped the visual world as we know it today? From the forewords contributed by top contemporary designers and an explanation of how the respective design processes work to fact-filled cards and fold-out time lines, kids develop a basic knowledge of design and how it fits into their everyday lives. An interactive project at the end of the book enables curious kids to put what they learned into action. Using numerous examples from day-to-day living, this introduction reveals how people use words, pictures, and symbols to communicate messages. From posters t"
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Designer Be Good - Ondemand Design Webcast |
"How good are you? No, we're not talking about your design chops. We're talking about creating positive change in the world. Designers everywhere are becoming more involved in good causes—and attracting clients who also want to make a global impact and reach an audience that cares about today's most important issues.In this webcast, web designer and School of Visual Arts professor Daniel Schutzsmith shows how leveraging the power of change-agent thinking—and tapping into the practical web design and intuitive web applications now employed by major philanthropic iniatives—can help you make waves for your clients, your company, and your career. You'll also learn: Learn about upcoming trends to create audience involvement. Find out which tools are both designer-friendly and effective to create awareness. Get tips and tricks to help you position yourself in the world of non-profits. About the presenter: Daniel Schutzsmith is the Vice President of Core Industr"
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How Singles: Picturing Creativity |
"When two advertising professors set out to explore creativity in the industry, they ended up with a collection of drawings to inspire the process of any creative thinker."
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How Magazine One Year Subscription - Canadian |
"Subscribe to HOW Now and Save 62% off Newstand Become more inspired, more creative and more successful HOW Magazine helps designers, whether they work for a design firm, for an in-house design department or for themselves, be more inspired, more creative and more successful. HOW Magazine is a designers source for: Design inspiration: More than 500 award-winning print & interactive projects Career advice: Real-world tips on building your portfolio and advancing your design career Business guidance: Expertise on managing your freelance business or design firm Creative connections: Hear from design stars about the hows and whys of their best work Included with your six issues will be: HOW's noted International Design Annual, featuring top print and interactive projects from around the globe HOW's Special Creativity Issue, packed with inspiration and ideas to help you produce your best work HOW's exclusive Self-Promotion issue, showcasing work desig"
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Brandnew Presented By: John Creson (Mp3) |
"The rise of environmentalism, consumer participation, and the increasing desire for authenticity are causing a shift in branding. According to John Creson, designers must also shift, responding to the conditions of society and the world. In this session, he'll share his firm's experience working with an emerging company poised to create profound impact."
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Sync'ing Business And Design Presented By: Heather Kennedy & Jill |
"Get past the us versus them mentality and learn to work with the business side of business. Heather Kennedy and Jill Visit, Whole Foods' marketing director/creative director duo, will explain what makes their working relationship so mutually beneficial, and show how that leads to great creative output and respect for their in-house team."
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Strengthen Your Business Bootcamp Part 2: Cultivate Steady Confidence |
"Design-firm-owner-turned-business-coach Marcia Hoeck presents a 3-part series designed to help you, as a creative business owner, get a firm grasp on the top three areas needed to get your business supporting you, instead of you supporting it — and they're not what you think. This HOW Learning Series is based on Marcia's own successful 25-year design firm experience and her recent work coaching entrepreneurs, which has led her to believe in the power of laying a strong foundation of purpose, confidence, and value. We'll examine the basics of plotting a course for your business based on a solid purpose, taking control of overwhelm and getting unstuck so you can project the right kind of client-attractive confidence, and being able to talk about what really makes you different and valuable to clients so they'll choose you over the other guy. Because of her quirks (only recently identified as ADHD tendencies), Marcia often found the business aspects of her work daunting. Out o"
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Consultative Selling For Graphic Designers Presented By: Neil |
"Become a valued partner to your clients-and not just a vendor-using Neil Tortorella's consultative sales model. After an overview of the method, you'll learn how to target and qualify the right prospects, make contact and open a dialog, and build the relationship and gain your prospect's trust-all designed to bring you more business."
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How Magazine July 2011 Digital Download |
"You'll Love This Digital Issue If: You're a typophile You need some fresh new typography resources You love color! HOW Magazine's July 2011 Issue is all about Typography & Color! This issue is chock-ful of resources and inspirational work that will help you hone your typography skills. You'll discover new fonts to try, must-read blogs and books, tips for setting type, font-inspired products to buy and inspiring designers to add to your must-watch list. Plus, check out the winners of the first annual Color in Design Awards for more design inspiration! The hardcopy version of this issue is available here. In HOW Magazine's July 2011 Issue You'll Find: FEATURES Sans-sationalCountless sans serif typefaces have been around since the 18th century. Do we really need any more sturdy, serif-less type families? Our type expert says, absolutely! and points you to 6 new fonts to try in your next design project. The Best-Kept Secret You've no doubt seen her work: gorgeous typograp"
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The Accidental Creative Part 1: How To Be Brilliant At A Moment's |
"This is the first of a 2-part series with Todd Henry provides insight into being creative under pressure. Part 1: How To Be Brilliant at a Moment's NoticeLive DesignCastWhen: Thurs., July 28, 20114:00 PM ET Creative insight can be an elusive beast, but in today's competitive marketplace the pressure to consistently deliver great ideas continues to rise. It's challenging to generate brilliant ideas when you need them most, but with a few purposeful practices you can set yourself up for everyday brilliance. In this session, Todd Henry will reveal a handful of simple practices that will help you experience consistent creative insights in your life and work. You Will Learn: Why there is so much inherent tension in the creative workplace The three forces that assassinate creativity How to gain focus on your most important creative priorities How to better manage energy for more effective creating How to overcome the efficiency trap and obsess instead on effectiveness Tod"
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Church Marketing: Being Creative In A World Of Blah Presented By: |
"Mediocrity is the status quo when it comes to typical church communications. But Michael Buckingham, of ChurchMarketingSucks.com, thinks we can turn that around. He'll outline the pitfalls of current church marketing-and explain how to avoid them-plus offer tips on being creative in an atmosphere where creativity isn't understood."
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Let's All Get Along: How To Collaborate With Peers & Clients - |
"This is Part 4 of the Grow Your Skills as an In-House Creative Manager Learning Series. Running a corporate design department—or working successfully in one—requires the perfect blend of creative skill and business acumen. In this 4-part HOW Learning Series, veteran in-house design leader Andy Epstein (co-founder of InSource and editor of the InHOWse Designer Blog) presents strategies and tactics for thriving as a creative in a corporate environment. You'll get real-world advice on managing a team, creating smart processes, maintaining brand standards and building successful relationships. PART 4 - Let's All Get Along: How to Collaborate With Peers & Clients OnDemand DesignCast Plays well with others is a behavior that will make the difference between success and failure for your in-house team. It's not easy, given the politics and turf wars that inevitably occur in any organization, but there are strategies, tactics and, most importantly, mindsets that can be ado"
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Print Singles: Ink On Plastic (Download) |
Small-town politics wrestles with the branding revolution ushered in by the Obama campaign. A designer's look at the changing landscape of political campaigning.
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Print Singles: 2012 Hand Drawn Competition |
"This is the second year of our Hand Drawn competition, which celebrates the best in illustration. To help us make sense of a crowded field, we asked for advice from the celebrated Los Angeles ""based artist and designer Akiko Stehrenberger. �Judging this competition was no easy task, � she says. �There were so many talented artists and designers that just when I thought I had picked my top 30, I changed my mind all over again. My goal was to pick pieces without heavy bias; even if an approach was far from my own, I could still appreciate the concept or execution. When choosing the first-place piece, it came down to what I was most jealous that I hadn ™t created myself. �The entries included are her top picks."
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Design Culture |
"A selection of 78 of the most significant and stimulating essays, interviews and symposia from a leading journal examines the role of design in contemporary culture. Provocative views from individuals both within and outside the field are put forth in enjoyable essays grouped under intriguing chapter titles: Love, Money, Power; Facts and Artifacts; Modern and Other Isms; Borrowed Designs; Public Works; Arts and Crafts; Understanding Media; Identity and Icon; Design 101; and Future Shocks. Steven Heller is a senior art director at the New York Times and editor of the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design. He is the author of more than 60 books on graphic design. Marie Finamore is managing editor of the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design. Both editors live in New York."
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Researching Design History: From A Personal Perspective - Ondemand |
Researching Design History: From a Personal Perspective
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How To Design A Logo Independent Study Workshop |
"In this course, award-winning designer Jim Krause (author of the popular Index series) will provide you with the idea-starting tools you need to spark appealing, functional and enduring design solutions. Krause will breakdown the process of creating logos ""teaching you how to go from research, to sketches, to developing the symbols, emblems and typography that will bring your design to life. You ™ll be given the chance to develop logo ideas from their raw beginnings, flex your creative muscles as you search for alternative stylistic outcomes, and improve your ability to produce presentation-ready designs."
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I.D. Magazine November/December 2009 Digital Download |
Features ------ Live Camping Collection by JESPER K. THOMSEN Work Latitude Z Laptop by DELL Shine Skin Pendant by PAUL COCKSEDGE Play S100 Batting Helmet by RAWLINGS Rest Peacock Chair by DROR BENSHETRIT Move Nano by TATA MOTORS Eat Crockery Dishware by ATELIER NL Wear Bodkin by EVIANA HARTMAN Exit 10-Unit System by SHIGERU BAN Make Maharam Digital Projects by VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy Opening Ceremony Tokyo by COMMUNE Departments ------ ...note On this year's New + Notable issue By Jesse Ashlock ...expo San Francisco's new BUS STOPS AFGHAN HISTORY goes digital WALT DISNEY gets a museum KONSTANTIN GRCIC in Chicago ...q+a Is MARCEL WANDERS laughing at us or with us? Interview by Suzanne LaBarre ...raw PATRICIA URQUIOLA designs a new kind of ceramic tile. By Julie Taraska ...trend What makes GREYHOUND green By Phil Patton ...scape An ART PARK grows in Manhattan. By Ian Volner ...crit P
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Collaboration: Keeping Multifaceted Projects Cohesive Presented By |
"How do you maintain design cohesion across multiple corporate teams? Collaborate, says Shelley Armstrong, art director of the in-house design group for Microsoft's Xbox. She explains how to improve cross-group collaboration skills, establish metrics for maintaining cohesion and achieve the effect of being designed by one hand. Order this MP3 download today, and you'll be able to begin learning right away."
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I.D. Magazine January/Febuary 2007 Digital Download |
I.D. 40The 62 [p. 64] / Actus [p. 65] / Anteeksi [p. 66] / Areaware [p. 68] / Art.Lebedev [p. 69] / Bark [p. 70] / Caï-Light [p. 71] / Celery [p. 72] / CuldeSac [p. 73] / Defyra [p. 74] / Elastik [p. 76] / Form Us With Love [p. 78] / Graft [p. 80] / Groovisions [p. 82] / Grupo Aranea [p. 83] / Hagilda [p. 84] / Janfamily [p. 85] / Lifelong Friendship Society [p. 86] / Loyal Loot [p. 87] / Minus [p. 88] / Musa [p. 90] / NEL [p. 91] / Plan 01 [p. 92] / Pleix [p. 93] / Preemptive Media [p. 94] / Remove [p. 95] / Revolutions on Request [p. 96] / Robotany [p. 97]/ Society of Imagemakers [p. 98] / Studio 5050 [p. 100] / Sweden Design [p. 102] / Tobias Wong [p. 103] / Tonerico [p. 104] / Universal Everything [p. 105] / Us & Us [p. 106] / Vest [p. 107] / Viable [p. 108] / WAT Design [p. 110] / We Work in a Fragile Material [p. 111] / Wingspace [p. 112] Departments /UPDATE Developments in I.D. stories from January/February 2006 /NOTE Collectives may be haunts fo
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I.D. Magazine September/October 2009 Digital Download |
"Features Blast Off San Francisco's Astro Studios takes aim at the next generation of video-game gear. By Tim McKeough Nowheresville, U.S.A. Transit planner Neil Greenberg solves real problems in an imaginary city. By Michael Silverberg Sound Ideas Modular music-making platforms are changing the way we think of the musical instrument-and building communities in the process. By Daron Murphy Recess, Rethought A host of designers is building interactive landscapes for kids to learn by having fun. By Alissa Walker If You Render It, They Will Come Collaborative design software pushes stadium architecture to new heights. By William Bostwick Spheres of Influence Chuck Hoberman's Expanding Video Screen for U2 ups the ante for transformable design. By Lisa Delgado Toy Stories Our favorite designers remember their favorite toys. By William Bostwick, Ian Volner, Eva Hagberg, and Jesse Ashlock Departments ...update Developments in I.D. stories from SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER "
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