With the overload of information out there, you might think that starting your own blog is a waste of time. But au contraire my friend, it is just the opposite. Good blogs are still in demand and chances are you have insight and knowledge that your customers and your prospects are interested in. The operative words are ‘good,’ ‘information driven,’ ‘timely,’ and ‘useful.’
Letters to Loveliza
Design by Marian Bantjes. “Love” Letters, get it? But that’s an entirely different story.
Pretty funny. Letters to Loveliza: Daily Design Questions Answered Firmly.
The Sky is Falling
I haven't even finished reading this yet but, Steven Heller over at Design Observer paints a picture of existential gloom and doom in this article focused on interpreting the end of the world. Aptly named: The Sky is Falling These are the kind of things that shoot through my brain on any given day. And my reaction to all-out-armegedeon is share it with the rest of you. Visit my cloud of unwholesome global devastation for a minute won’t you? Read the rest of the story here.
Movie poster of The Night the World Exploded!, 1957
What is it with Graphic Designer’s and Music?
Writer and all around observer Adrian Shaughnessy talks about the effects of music on the designer and their ubiquitous connection.
“I’ve never worked in a design studio where music wasn’t played pretty much constantly. Nor can I recall visiting a studio where music wasn’t being played, or where designers weren’t wired up to headphones and bobbing rhythmically to unheard sounds. What is it with graphic designers and music? Is there a symbiotic relationship between the two? Are there studios where music is considered a hindrance? Or does music aid creative thinking and make us better designers?”
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Via Design Observer