Paula Scher looks back at a life in design (she’s done album covers, books, the Citibank logo …) and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun. Look for gorgeous designs and images from her legendary career.
Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
April 25th, 2010
Andy Budd, at Build Conference 2009, thinks looks and first impressions do matter, especially in design, and he shows how such principles can be applied to “seducing” users through design. “Often [seduction] is seen as a negative thing, it’s seen as bad. People think of it as leading people astray. However, I actually think that [...]
April 13th, 2010
What makes a business card both functional and creative? Lately, I’ve been striving to find the middle ground. Just about every company orders business cards at some point. Depending on the budget you may have room to go as far as incorporating special print production techniques. Die cuts, shiny inks, and embossing are great eye [...]
January 15th, 2010
Andy Warhol used non-representational color and representational form to convey different sensations. Apply the same idea to the portrait of Marilyn Monroe below, using the controls to adjust the colors. How does the color affect the mood? (source: http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html) Contemporary art is often misconcieved as lackluster or lazy art. Many artists like Pablo Picasso started movements [...]
October 16th, 2009
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the CBS eye in 2001, Charles Osgood did this report on the creation of the famous logo.
October 15th, 2009
The MIT Media Lab’s John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. Here he talks about paring down to basics. John Maeda is the president of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he is dedicated to linking design and technology. Through the software tools, web [...]
October 12th, 2009
“Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.” One of my fellow classmates forwarded this Stefan Sagmeister video via email at [...]
September 7th, 2009
I was digging around on Twitter and found a link to this video about the Social Media Revolution. I’m not sure how accurate the statistics are but they seem reasonable to me.
August 20th, 2009
“A logo is done in a second. It’s done in a second…and 34 years.” Listening to a leading design talk about what inspires them can often inspire you. Paula Scher is a very influental designer who created the Citi Group logo on a napkin.
August 3rd, 2009
Paul Rand was a “business problem solver and an artist”. In this video, Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple) discusses the great, (logo) designer, Paul Rand. Problem solve first, design later.