When I found out that I will be teaching two typography classes this summer at CDIA Boston University I got really excited and began to dive into some type research. In my intro to graphic design class I talk about the evolution of letters and we do a project that revolves around illuminated letters. Some [...]
Category Archives: Offline Design
Letter Treasure
09-Jun-10Do you ever browse the web and find a hideous website featured in a web design gallery? I regularly ponder society’s perception of “Good Design” and what people consider beautiful, and it brings me back to my studies from college. If only I knew at the time that philosophy and postmodern minimalism would come back [...]
Rooms Inspired by Websites
12-Nov-09Moving is a bitch, but the upside is picking out new home-furnishings and decorating. A few months ago I wrote a post on another blog about how bubble chairs helped to inspire a web design I worked on for a Scandinavian hotel Chain. As I have been scouring the internet for fun new home [...]
My bedrooms were always plastered with the most badass posters in College & High School. Sure some of them glowed when the black lights were turned on, but many were beautifully crafted pieces of art. Like many folks going into the design field, I had lofty dreams of being a hip gig poster designer with [...]
Gifts for Designers ‘08 Edition
30-Nov-08Get the Designer in your life something they will LOVE.
Uppercase Scarf
Wallets made of Artsy Photographs by DB clay
Univers & Helvetica Ts
Beautiful Typography Calender (via heartfish)
Pantone Bags, Mugs & Wallets
Freitag Bags (via Doug Avery)
Pillows with Typography
Frank Chimero Inspirational Design Posters
The Store has been down for a few days, but prints hopefully will be available again soon.
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DIY from Guerrilla Art to Design
05-Aug-08When I was in college I had an insane art instructor who challenged the class to go sneak out late at night unto the hip streets of Harrisonburg Va and engage in politically charged guerrilla art. While extra credit was an incentive, in my college years there were no motives for me to spray paint [...]