A Tribute to Beer & Design
(And a very cool one page web site from Northbound Design.)
Graphic designer, creative mentor, & 3D illustrator with a small proof press, big vegetable garden, and many cats. I've spent my career helping other people be creative, and this is where I show what I am working on.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
A Round Up of Links for the Job Hunter
On Networking
Jessica Hische — Non-Creepy Networking: Party EtiquetteHow To Sell Yourself in 30 Seconds and Leave People Wanting More
3 Reasons Networking is a Job Search Priority
How Selfless Networking Can Boost Your Design Career
How to Network (Successfully)
Cheat Sheet: 9 Professional Networking Tips
Job Search
18 Good Reasons You're Still Unemployed10 Tips for an Awesome Coffee Meeting
Social Media
What Does Your Social Media Profile Say About You?Job Interviews
Interview Questions for Creative Professionals: How to Answer the Usual SuspectsMastering the Art (and Science) of Thank You Letters
18 Things to Bring on a Job Interview
Time Management
6 Time Management Tips to Help You Better Control the ClockInspiration
The Science of Great Ideas (I'm glad someone is finally calling bullish*t on that cool looking left/right brain illustration.)
The Write Stuff: How to Improve Your Writing Skills
The Write Stuff: How to Improve Your Writing Skills
Continuing Education
The Beginner's Guide to SEO from the cool folks at Moz
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Cool Links Wednesday
Just a few links this week:
How Disney simulated the snow for Frozen
How Huge Door-stopper Fantasy Novels get made. This is super cool. I love print shops and bindery machines are like magic.
Noah Fecks Photography
Artist Paints the Human Body in Ways You Cannot Imagine (The headline is overwrought, but the work of painter Alexa Meade is super cool….)
How Disney simulated the snow for Frozen
How Huge Door-stopper Fantasy Novels get made. This is super cool. I love print shops and bindery machines are like magic.
Noah Fecks Photography
Artist Paints the Human Body in Ways You Cannot Imagine (The headline is overwrought, but the work of painter Alexa Meade is super cool….)
Friday, November 29, 2013
Children's Art Re-imagined
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Zoomquilt
Whoa….
Don't ask my how they did this, because I have no idea….well, that's not entirely true. It is using the html5 canvas, and javascript, and they are taking the idea of a quilt painting, i.e., one where multiple artist paint their own section of a painting to create an larger piece onto the Z axis, but how they actually planned and executed this…I would really like to see the storyboards.
Don't ask my how they did this, because I have no idea….well, that's not entirely true. It is using the html5 canvas, and javascript, and they are taking the idea of a quilt painting, i.e., one where multiple artist paint their own section of a painting to create an larger piece onto the Z axis, but how they actually planned and executed this…I would really like to see the storyboards.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Flying Ships, Pixel Art, and Illustrator Sheilah Beckett
Flying ship models. Gorgeous craftsmanship, and they really fly!
Really cool examples of pixel art. We spend so much time trying to get the perfect brush for photoshop, that it is easy to forget how cool illustrations can be when they are created one pixel at a time with the pencil tool…
And sadly, illustrator Sheilah Beckett has died at the age of 100. She became an illustrator in the 40's and worked for Coronet, Esquire, and American Artists Greeting Cards. The Female Illustrators of the Mid-20th Century blog has a great article about her career.
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And sadly, illustrator Sheilah Beckett has died at the age of 100. She became an illustrator in the 40's and worked for Coronet, Esquire, and American Artists Greeting Cards. The Female Illustrators of the Mid-20th Century blog has a great article about her career.
Monday, November 18, 2013
If You Wouldn't Put It On a Billboard….
If you wouldn't put it on a billboard, don't write it on social media.Great conversation on The Design Recharge show with TCG's Terah Brossart on the In's & Outs of Business Etiquette.
Also check out the TCG Business Etiquette Guide for further reading.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The Bear & The Hare
The Bear & The Hare, John Lewis's Christmas advertisement has been making waves across the internet. Some folks are already saying it is the best holiday ad of the season and we haven't even gotten to Thanksgiving yet! Notice how it is part of a larger campaign that not only goes across platforms, but encourages continued interaction with the John Lewis brand.
The way it was made is super cool since it combines traditional hand drawn animation, stop motion, tons of hand made models, and a big laser cutter!
You can read more about The Bear & The Hare on FastCo.Create and there is another making of video as well as where you can see more of the sets and models.
Update: I was disappointed in their store window displays though. They continued the Bear & Hare theme, but rather than picking up the look and feel of the commercial, they went with giant robot versions of the woodland creatures. The robots are cool looking, but it feels to me like they are violating one of the most important adages of marketing and advertising. Frank Stanton, President of CBS in 1951 said it best, "Just when you're beginning to get bored with what you have done is probably the time it is beginning to be noticed by your audience." It feels like they got bored, or the team in charge of in store wanted to be "original" at the expense of telling a consistent story.
Social Networks Are Making Us Lonely. Really well done motion design by Shimi Cohen.
Five cool book designs via CreativeMarket.
A gorgeous one page scrolling web site from National Geographic about the Kennedy assassination. HT: Methodologie
The way it was made is super cool since it combines traditional hand drawn animation, stop motion, tons of hand made models, and a big laser cutter!
You can read more about The Bear & The Hare on FastCo.Create and there is another making of video as well as where you can see more of the sets and models.
Update: I was disappointed in their store window displays though. They continued the Bear & Hare theme, but rather than picking up the look and feel of the commercial, they went with giant robot versions of the woodland creatures. The robots are cool looking, but it feels to me like they are violating one of the most important adages of marketing and advertising. Frank Stanton, President of CBS in 1951 said it best, "Just when you're beginning to get bored with what you have done is probably the time it is beginning to be noticed by your audience." It feels like they got bored, or the team in charge of in store wanted to be "original" at the expense of telling a consistent story.
Other cool design this week:
Social Networks Are Making Us Lonely. Really well done motion design by Shimi Cohen.
Five cool book designs via CreativeMarket.
A gorgeous one page scrolling web site from National Geographic about the Kennedy assassination. HT: Methodologie
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Home Bases and Outposts
A great framework for how to think about building your online presence from 99U: Home Bases and Outposts: The Smart Way to Manage Your Online Presence.
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