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Robin Delisle-tousley's 4.6.2 - Exercise: Found Type

Fatima R. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 6:50 am
"I think it would be safe to say that my inspiration for this project would be Matisse, Marian Banjtes, my kids and my love of baking/cooking." Robin Delisle
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Gill's most awkward offspring finds a home on the stage.

Fatima R. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2011, 8:13 am
Posted by Stephen Coles, Jan 31, 2011 It can be healthy to see typefaces we hate used well. It opens our minds. Read more...
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Interview with Christopher Doyle

Fatima R. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2010, 7:40 am
Check out the full version of Chris Doyle's Identity Guidelines: Christopher Doyle_Guidelines.pdf (1.04 mb) Chris Doyle is a Sydney based designer at Moon Group and recently produced a set of identity guidelines based on himself which is an instant classic. I tracked Chris down to find out more ...
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Macworld Cover Creation

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2010, 11:15 am
Click here to watch the video by peter belanger - http://www.peterbelanger.com/blogAfter working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover. I focused on the three main areas: the photography, photoshop and design. I chose a time lapse format to con...
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Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jul 23, 2010, 8:56 am
With Twitter quickly becoming the hottest site to be seen on, everyone wants to stand out from the crowd. There has already been a range of quality designs showcased on various sites, which has shown an emergence of trends such as the ‘sidebar’. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices ...
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Putting Some Spine Into Design

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jul 19, 2010, 6:38 am
The spine of this comprehensive Italian dictionary from 1949 is striking and easy to read when the book is standing up, and stands out even on its side. Adapted from dot-font: Talking About Design (Mark Batty Publisher) By John D. Berry Dateline: April 2, 2007 Maybe you can’t judge a book by its ...
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Hiring a designer? Eight things to look for

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jul 13, 2010, 7:32 am
Jul 06 | by John McWade Read more... 1) Passion, vision and self-motivation. Without these, you’ll be dragging a rock. You need someone who shares your vision. Nothing’s worse than a “what-do-you-want-me-to-do-next?” kind of designer. Well, no, yes there is. One who’s touchy and confusing,...
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Upsampling Photographs and Line Art

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jul 8, 2010, 8:02 am
"...When you ask Photoshop (or any other image manipulation software) to increase the size of the image once it has been scanned, and then increase the resolution as well, this is called upsampling. (An example of this is to take an Internet image saved at 72 dpi and then enlarge it and upsample it ...
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FPO (For Print Only)

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jun 24, 2010, 12:48 pm
There is a new blog for the love of everything print. From the creators of SpeakUp and BrandNew comes a new blog FPO (For Print Only). This is a great resource for anyone interested in print. The blog not only showcases great work, but gives detailed specs on what it took to create the project. You ...
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The Wired Tablet

Fatima R. posted an article on - Feb 26, 2010, 11:05 pm
Last week Jeremy Clark from Adobe unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader at TED. Above, you’ll see a video, narrated by Jeremy and Wired Creative Director Scott Dadich that shows more. It explains why the tablet is such a groundbreaking opportunity for magazines such as Wired. Read more at...
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Computer Arts: 21 design books you must own

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2010, 3:28 pm
Computer Arts With so many new books hitting the shelves, how do you sort the library-worthy from the waste paper? These are the titles no designer should be without 1. Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far Author: Stefan Sagmeister Publisher: Harry N Abrams ISBN: 9780810995291 Price: £19.99 Thi...
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Dava Newman: Space Fashion

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jan 19, 2010, 6:56 pm
Dava Newman Aerospace Engineer / Sailor Second Skin Posted by Secret Life Team | 08 January 2010 The first thing we noticed when Dava Newman come into our studios wearing her spacesuit—also known as the Bio-Suit—was that it was most definitely not your father’s spacesuit. ...
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Pentagram: What Type Are You?

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jan 11, 2010, 2:12 pm
Go to the ‘What Type Are You’ test. Password: character. Why did Brian Wilson use Cooper Black on the cover of Pet Sounds? Why did Obama use Gotham for his election propaganda? It has long been apparent that typefaces reflect the character of the person using them, and that type choice, as w...
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20 Body Part-Covered Book Covers

Fatima R. posted an article on - Jan 3, 2010, 12:24 pm
Design by Rob Grom Hair counts. 2:29 pm Tuesday Dec 22, 2009 by Emily TempleAs a race, we’re totally obsessed with ourselves. Much of our art is about introspection, self-discovery, and self-expression, and we ascribe human characteristics to anything we can — cars, clocks, can openers — whe...
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Littlesnapper review

Fatima R. posted an article on - Dec 28, 2009, 12:58 pm
Written By Ben Gribbin December 17th, 2009 LittleSnapper is a screen and web capture tool for Mac OS X. Today we’re reviewing this wonderful app! Wow its 4p.m all ready! Today, we have Littlesnapper for Mac on review. LittleSnapper is a quick, easy to use image captur...
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Where books come to life

Fatima R. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 4:25 pm
New Zealand Book Council: Going West - posted by Brian Ashe: awesome in so many ways
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Art Basel Miami Beach takes place December 3 - 6, 2009

Fatima R. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 10:44 am
Show guideArt Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 40 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international sele...
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