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Personal notes on today’s class: there is a significant difference between cornflower blue and cyan. Also: “nother” as in, “A whole nother,” is not a real word. Who’s down for some silly metaphor and story time? I know I am. Gather ’round, children. On Saturday, I really did not feel like actively designating my mind

  Type is all nice and fine but I’ll take text any day.

Rooster Cogburn: I have prior business. Mattie Ross: You have been at it for quite some time, Mr. Cogburn. Rooster Cogburn: There is no clock on my business! True Grit (2010)

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A broad-ranging set of information design and historical imagery in the CA Water Atlas. The full document can be viewed in high-resolution at Archive.org. The image below enlarges with click.

So this morning I chose to enlighten myself with the realization that storyboard artists have a keen ability for directing the viewer to an absolute understanding of what will happen next, specifically for cinematic use. Check out the Famous Frames website for a better look into what I’m talking about. The site includes over a hundred artists

There are three recent articles at Design Observer that you may find of particular value: The Millennial Designer The Four Lessons of Lou Dorfsman Shaping Design Education at Leap Symposium From Metropolis Magazine this month is a concise outline for approaching contemporary design (and learning): Notes From the Dean A few of us have talked

A short interview with Donald Norman was posted at Designers & Books today. His book, The Design of Everyday Things is being released in an updated edition this November. He makes comment on several things including open-source, human-centered design, and current design education. It is well worth a quick read and further look at the references

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ―Kurt Vonnegut “Our identity is fictional, written by parents, relatives, education, society.” ―Genesis P-Orridge “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy

A helpful piece of advice from Tony: No one knows you better than yourself. No one has lived your life. Don’t be afraid to use that. Last week Joel explored the “I” for his Friday assignment. It was large, it was strong, and it was comprised of feeling. Feeling is something that factors in when

A few of you have talked to me about posters with a social or political message. One of the best books on the subject is Art as Activist which featured many Eastern European poster designers. An exhibit of the work was held at Marshall University a few years after the Berlin Wall came down. I

you like that, you might dig this:

And check out Luca Barcellona’s wonderful image gallery: Portfolio/Flickr  

A post at Fast Co. Design and their site with several prints.