Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming This is the first in an ongoing series called Bricks and Books—an exercise in dealing with the ever growing collection of heavy unread bricks that threaten to collapse my bookcase. With thirty tools and techniques, Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming by Ellen Lupton is a high level look into a wide variety of approaches to increasing creativity. Each tool is presented in short, often two page overviews comprising of a definition, and simple how-to steps. Brief case studies follow, providing a tangible example of the tool in use. While the books format does not provide deep insight into any of the tools, it is useful as a jumping off point for further research into the tools that might work for you. A few of the tools I found interesting follow: Brand Matrix Clear text and simple visuals explain the use of a brand matrix—a tool every designer involved in branding should be aware of. This Tea packaging case study uses the opposites Formal/Informal, and East/West to map the space.
Safety Pin Bracelet Use the extra safety pins lying around you house to make this one of a kind safety pin bracelet. It is very easy! What you need Safety Pins (enough to fit around your wrist) Beads ( as much as you want) Super Glue Elastic cord (.7 mm or above recommended) Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. DIY Pandora-Inspired Bracelet I’ve always liked the looks of the Pandora bracelets, but the price is just outrageous to me. I came across the Mix & Mingle line while shopping at consumercrafts.com (if you didn’t catch my post yesterday – I had a LOT of fun browsing their jewelry-making supplies and posted another awesome bracelet project). I decided to try my hand at a knockoff piece. It was the fastest bracelet I have ever made – it took less than five minutes. Here’s how my little bangle turned out! This is a bracelet that anyone can make. I used a couple types of beads, the Mix & Mingle and some plain metal spacer beads. To assemble your bangle, just unscrew one end of the cuff. And arrange your beads as you like. And that’s it! I’ve worn it several times now, and my initial worry was that the end cap might come loose, but it hasn’t at all. I link up to these great parties!
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DIY Mod Podge Wood Bracelets I’ve had Mod Podge on my mind, what with it being last week’s theme over at the challenge at One Artsy Mama. (Speaking of which, voting for the fabric round starts today! If you have a minute, go check it out and vote for your favorites!) Anyway, I tried my hand at another Mod Podge project: Wood Bracelets, decorated with creative papers. As you can see… I had some trouble deciding what to put on mine, so I ended up making a few. ;) I ended up using a map of my first vacation my husband and I took together, some text from Robert Frost’s “The Road Less Traveled”, and some butterfly scrapbook paper that I just adore. Raya immediately claimed the butterfly one: Yes, I am teaching her to accessorize early. This was a really simple and quick project – less than an hour for all three bracelets. What you’ll need: Flat wooden braceletsAcrylic PaintMod PodgeGraphic or paper of your choice – you may want to use a paper trimmer to cut it evenlyPaintbrush …Are you looking for more?
Journey of Belle Bride Angela.... DIY Lace Cuff Tutorial Bonjour As I mentioned in my wedding update post, my mother designed and made her own wedding dress, she was an extremely creative lady! It meant a lot to me to include an element of this into my wedding day, so I decided to use some of the lace to make my DIY wedding own vintage lace wedding cuff and today I thought I would share my DIY lace cuff tutorial. Ok, so while I was looking for lace style items for my wedding I came across this image of a beautiful lace wedding cuff on ‘Pinterest’. It’s actually available on Etsy.com Here’s the link: Etsy Weddings This got me thinking, so I researched some more and found some beautiful lace bridal cuffs including these: Victoria Mary Vintage I‘d already chosen my dress, which has two different layers of lace on it and being a big fan of lace anyway it was going to feature heavily throughout my wedding theme. Luckily for me, my Mom has collected lots of lace remnants over the years so I thought I’d have a go at making one for myself. Best Wishes
65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free Freebie 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free by Alex on Aug 9, 2012 • 9:43 am 17 Comments There are so many free fonts all around the web these days and sometimes it makes me think is their any really point purchasing fonts. I’ve decide to collect 65 fonts which are suitable for web, print, etc just overall high fonts which can be used in design projects. If you like fonts, you’ll love our favorite premium font, check it out here on Envato Market. Neuton Font Family Download Font → Intro free font Download Font → Bemio Download Font → Exo Font Family Download Font → Rex Free Font Download Font → Metropolis 1920 Download Font → Free Typeface NeoDeco Download Font → Hagin Free Font Download Font → Mosaic Leaf Download Font → Cubano Download Font → Cubic Sans Download Font → Banana Brick Download Font → Sofia Download Font → Sansita One Download Font → Villa Didot Download Font → Accent Download Font → Lavanderia Download Font → Blanch Download Font → Lorena Download Font → Age Download Font → Arvo Download Font → Banda Code
College Football Stores And Online Football Jewelry Store - Gamedaygiftshop.com DIY Report: Wrap Bangles - Follow Fashion Ook zo gek op vrolijke arm candy? En vind je het ook nog eens leuk om zelf creatief bezig te zijn met sieraden? Dan is deze DIY net wat voor jou! Bron: Honestly WTF 1. 2 – 3. 4 – 5. 6 – 7. 8 – 9. 10 – 11. Meer DIY Reports op Follow Fashion zien? Sticker Art by Kids | Coolart This is What Happens When You Give Thousands of Stickers to Thousands of Kids.. Over the course of two weeks, the museum’s (Queensland Gallery of Modern Art) smallest visitors were given thousands upon thousands of colored dot stickers and were invited to collaborate in the transformation of the space, turning the house into a vibrantly mottled explosion of color. A Project of Artist Yayoi Kusama Via GOMA
College Football Stores – Gamedaygifdtshop.com All of us are too crazy to appreciate our favorite teams and the players. Many products, accessories, clothing are available in the sports fan shops with the minimum prices in a market. Many sports fans and followers shop the clothes like jerseys to express their love towards a team. There are no limits of the products. Initially, flags and jerseys having team logos were the common things, people shop. Sports fan shops offer the stuffs of all categories. You may order some exclusive stuff like, barrettes, balloons, football, brush, car magnets, key chains, buckles, Christmas ornament, door hanger, dog tag, frames, of the sports team you really like. Like this: Like Loading...