Over the Radar

sarazaa: This man is my Design Hero. Bierut is always good.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:07:07 -0400

sarazaa:

This man is my Design Hero.

Bierut is always good.

Futura?

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:38:29 -0500

Futura?

"Helvedeco"

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:12:50 -0500

I came across this in an old issue of Upper & Lowercase. It was designed by Claudia de Castro for her class at Florida State University in good ol’ 1988. She called it Helvedeco.

More Great Type. Feijoa by Kris Sowersby Get it here.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:07:56 -0500

More Great Type.

Feijoa by Kris Sowersby

Get it here.

Beautiful Type

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:15:00 -0500

Beautiful Type:

Great type by Matthew Carter.

The Organization

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:26:50 -0400

As I have learned at my job, The Organization is self-perpetuating. It lives and thrives independently of the human beings who come and go to make it operate. In The Organization everyone is replaceable.

Helvetica…. …in space.

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:33:33 -0400

Helvetica….

…in space.

The 5 Elements of Design

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:44:25 -0400

1. Balance

2. Unity

3. Proportion

4. Emphasis

5. Sequence

Working

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:41:15 -0400

I think there are 3 types of people that I work with:

1. Other designers - This is usually good. We can debate ideas, brainstorm and even collaborate. Most designers have strong opinions on things but are willing to listen and can be open to collaborative solutions. Especially when it comes to user interface or user experience decisions. Aesthetics…..well thats a different story.

2. Non-designers who know their own strengths and leave the designing up to the designer - ( can be clients, project managers, analysts, product managers ) This is just short of amazing when it happens. This person will often say something akin to ‘well you know about it more than I do so I’ll leave it up to you’ or they’ll suggest a direction but ultimately leave the final product in the designers hands. They realize they don’t know enough to make a more informed decision than the designer. When it comes to product managers, they’ll leave a wireframe but that is just to demonstrate the requirements, and the design is open to alteration.

3. Non-designers who have no respect for the role of the designer and assume they can do the designers job or believe the designer is just there to use photoshop or other tools - Unfortunately these people are fairly common in my world. There is no shortage of product managers or clients or CEO’s who are fairly certain their ‘design’ skills are on par with any designers. They assume since they ‘use’ things that qualifies them as a UX expert or because they like apple they know the best visual design for the project. Some are blog educated ‘designers’ that have never practiced what they preach, or built something from scratch. Coincidentally most of these types don’t believe in user testing. They only need a designer because we can use the tools of the trade. I have been a part of many failed projects due to individuals like these.

Beat Connection - Saola Am I the only one dancing to this?

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:37:11 -0400

Beat Connection - Saola

Am I the only one dancing to this?

"Everything is defined by it’s opposite."

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:27:28 -0400

“Everything is defined by it’s opposite.”

- Milton Glaser

I really don’t usually reblog. But this says it...

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:48:45 -0400

I really don’t usually reblog. But this says it nicely.

anthonyburrill:

Work Hard & Be Nice To People - 2004 - 2012

Google.....

Wed, 02 May 2012 02:31:52 -0400

Google fonts website: buggy, slow, bad UX, ugly aesthetic, choppy loading, has quite a few of knock off typefaces……but it’s freeeeee.

My favorites so far:

Arvo, Cabin, Crimson Text, Josefin Sans/Slab, Lato, Abril Fatface, Muli, Vollkorn, Old Standard, Open Sans/Condensed…..

Design Thinking

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:39:00 -0400

It’s wonderful in theory. Only I don’t want it to reduce the design experience into a process that can be overly managed and generalized. I think designers, as similarly stated by Michael Beirut, have a sort of gift or developed ability to bring imagination, surprise, beauty and structure to a project.

Wished I read this 2 years ago…..

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:03:17 -0400

Wished I read this 2 years ago…..

"We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged..."

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:39:02 -0400

“We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster.”

- Carl Sagan

Design Ethos # 2

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:46:00 -0400

Empty desk suggests that design is generated by magic and genius, not work, because nothing so mundane ever passes over it.

-B.Sebstad

Why liquid layouts are shit.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:35:21 -0400

Why liquid layouts are shit.

Design Ethos

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:28:26 -0400

Skill in design can’t be measured by how many Photoshop shortcuts you know.

Helveticop?

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:02:14 -0400

Helveticop?