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South Park. Rocky and Bullwinkle. Phil Fass. Universal Traveler. Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming. Welcome to our new book review series – Get Booked! We’ll be asking local professionals for their book recommendations to share with our design community. We’re kicking of this series with a review from Ron Baker, Principal and founder of Rizen Creative. Take a look and get inspired!
The difference between mediocre graphic design and brilliant graphic design can more often that not be attributed to the use of a process or not. Before you can craft, you must understand the branding and/or design problem. Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming helps engage, remind and educate about the creative process, including great educational tips toward helping solve design and branding challenges. One highlight of the book, covers the sometimes overlooked process of a “brand matrix”.
With so many good quotes in the book, here is one that really hits home. Available at Papress & Amazon. M.C. Escher. For me it remains an open question whether [this work]pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art. —M.C. Escher Introduction Self Portrait, 1948 Maurits Cornelis Escher created unique and fascinating works of art that explore and exhibit a wide range of mathematical ideas. He was born in Leeuwarden, Holland in 1898, and when he was in school his family planned for him to follow his father’s career of architecture.
His work went almost unnoticed until the 1950’s, but by 1956 he had given his first important exhibition, was written up in Time magazine, and acquired a world-wide reputation. Escher-like motif on a building in The Hague, Netherlands. His work eventually appeared not only in printed form, but as commissioned or imitative sculptures on public buildings, as decorations on everything from neckties to mousepads, and in software written to automate the reproduction and manipulation of tesselations. Contributors B. Citation Info [MLA] Smith, B. Milton Glaser. AIGA 100 Anniversary Post/Past: Marking the 250th Anniversary of the Hermitage Museum Kikkerland Mad Men / AMC Brooklyn Brewery Theatre for a New Audience Jet Blue and I Love NY Columbia Records Philip Roth Bread Alone Bakery SVA Theatre School of Visual Arts Minneapolis Institute of Arts Masque Sound Rubin Museum of Art Signet The Nation Magazine Atelier Viollet New York State Marshall McLuhan Designism Stony Brook University Stony Brook Southampton Gravity Free Penguin Press Esquire Magazine New York Magazine Celebrate Israel Parade Big Picture Learning Angels in America Trump Vodka John Templeton Foundation Restaurant 7 Portes Fairway Gary Comer Youth Center Cooperstown Music Festival Push Pin Studios Juilliard The New York Review of Books Tomato Records Windows on the World Fortune 500 The Alphazeds The Big Race Olivetti Holocaust Museum Vespa Venezia Carnevale Indiana University School of Music Bonnier International Design Sony Society of Newspaper Designers German Bank Association City of Sevilla Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Albert Exergian. By amanda Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:09 It's been a while since my last post on posters. Maybe too great a while. I came across the portfolio of Albert Exergian the other night and knew this was something I had to share with you guys. His poster design style is very clean and geometric with minimal elements sometimes even none, sticking only with color and copy. Just how I like it :) So I compiled this collection for your viewing pleasure today.
Some of these are Albert's self-promotional posters where we see a little bit of a cross between styles. It's definitely worth it to take a trip over to his blog and portfolio to get a taste of his other work. Charley Harper. Alvin Lustig. Tara Donovan. Tad Carpenter. Sad Santa Compendium LunchMail Publix Tricky Treatsville Compendium Journals Target Gift Cards Chick-a-Biddy Conan O’Brien Trick or Treat: A Happy Haunters Halloween Yummo Chronicle Books Back to School Case-Mate Black Bouquet Print Series Adobe Harvey’s Holiday Goods Sun Print Math Puzzlers Macy’s Holiday Campaign Robot Print Republic Tigers LP Snapple Half ’N Half Whale Says Hi! Kidrobot Bike Print Dog Says Print Simple Steps Children’s Book Live to Make, Make to Live Pantone Color Puzzles Snow Dragons Hang Tags Alternabike I Say You Cow Print Paintings Kansas City Print Zion Snowboards Plush Pals I Say, You Say Nanny Match Hi Type Print Mighty Knight Target Heartwork Kern & Burn Fox Print Anorak Magazine Prints Alphabet Print I Say You Lion Print Bird Posse Print Home Print Monster Mix Ups SpaceFace Editorial Illustrations Home Print (Large) Zoom!
KC Design Week Rock the Earth Purina One Help Ink Print Seattle Food Festivals Wood Prints Rhyme Out Rock for Kids Plates KCCVA Prints KCCVA 2013 Holiday card Wander Logos Sunrise Greetings St. Glasvegas.