Recreating Film Posters From the Past

by Aaron 12.04.2009
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Have you ever thought to yourself that you could make a poster design that could look so much better than the other ones out there?  Because there are some bad ones, as a matter of fact, there are some that appear so terrible that it looks as if a 12 year old could do it [...]

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The Eco Zoo

by Adam 12.03.2009
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Every once in a while, I come across a website that renews my excitement for the field of web design and reminds me why I started pursuing it in the first place. While reading a blog on Papervision3d recently, I discovered The Eco Zoo, and it’s totally one of those sites. Papervision3D is [...]

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To Do: Fix Your Google Image

by Tricia 12.01.2009
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In some respects, Googling oneself is the ultimate act of narcissism. But in an age where it takes only seconds – and access to a smart phone – to browse everything from a person’s work history and professional accomplishments to his or her tolerance for Jager bombs and proclivity for cross-dressing, it’s a good [...]

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Piano Stairs

by Adam 11.30.2009
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“Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do?”
All too often, design is looked at from a purely aesthetic point of view. While visual beauty is the most obvious result of effective design, the designer should never neglect the power of functionality in their creations. [...]

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Lines and Shapes Arranged

by Aaron 11.27.2009
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Tom Gallo, who is an artist, musician and designer, has some great work that will be available to purchase in the near future. There is some wonderful use of lines, shapes and muted color that is very addictive and beautiful. Keep an eye peeled at his site for his work.

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Visual Acoustics

by Adam 11.24.2009
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Having recently completed an architecture photography assignment for a class I’m taking, I’ve gained a new interest in the art. That being said, I’m really looking forward to Eric Bricker’s new documentary Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.  The film is currently being shown in select cities and no dvd release date has been [...]

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Glimpse of an Abstract Christmas

by Aaron 11.23.2009
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This photograph by Michael Bodiam from his Anonymous Places set is going to be my new favorite image for awhile, at least until after Christmas.  If you look at how the light spreads out across the green grass from a single, intense light you can start to see how this light shining on the ground [...]

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Getting Creative Stimulation Through Music

by Aaron 11.22.2009
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Miguel Vega is a creative director, live video artist and electronic music producer and has a portfolio over at Accent Creative.  He has a project that serves as a great admiration of some of his favorite musical artists called 10 Records.  He states:
A personal homage to ten music artists providing creative stimulation through their sound.  [...]

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Then and Now

by Adam 11.22.2009
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It’s always fascinating for me to see how far web design has come in the last 12 years by looking at older versions of current sites via the internet wayback machine. The internet has become such an enormous part of daily life, that it’s really difficult to imagine major corporations like Home Depot and [...]

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I Love Hotdogs

by Aaron 11.21.2009
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Shannon Maldonado has a great little blog called I Love Hotdogs that focuses on classic and cult films.  She gives a short synopsis and then supplies the readers with a great list of stills.  I really enjoy this blog because of her choice of stills, as she’ll focus on the dramatic details and some excellent [...]

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