I’m scared of failure.
That’s really what it all comes down to. My parents taught me the value of finishing what I’ve started and it’s served me well. It doesn’t matter if you’re tired or don’t feel like it. You finish.
I’ve accomplished quite a few things in nearly 27 years, things I’m really proud of, but [...]
For those of you who don’t know (ie. didn’t receive an email from me this morning saying I was mugged in London) my email account was hacked this morning. I don’t know that I’ve ever had so many ups and downs within the span of 2 hours.
I felt like my life was being systematically deleted [...]
Probably one of my favorite childhood authors to date is Shel Silverstein and his “The Missing Piece” book. If you’re over the age of 10 and have never read anything by Shel, put down what you’re doing and get to the nearest library. You’ve been deprived.
After a few photoshop modifications, I’ve finally created a poster for one of the versions of the font I created this summer. If you compare, you can tell that I’ve applied motion blur and a gradient overlay to the font stroke. While it’s interesting at the very least, it still looks slightly commercial. Not sure [...]
I took German for a total of 6 years (3 in high school and 3 in college) and learned about JFK’s Ich bin ein Berliner speech my very first semester.
It was probably the most important speech of Kennedy’s presidency. He was underlining the support of the United States for West Germany almost 2 years after the Soviet-supported [...]
In lieu of Design #5 this evening (you’ll see it tomorrow) here’s my dream summer vacation. I’ll be taking donations.
SVA Summer Program in Italy
Spend two weeks studying visual communication—especially typography—in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition. Study with the best typographers in Italy. Visit the Trajan Column, the Pantheon and the Arch [...]
I recently found a subscribed to the blog of the one and only brilliant Frank Chimero. Buried in February of 2009 was an interesting article Frank wrote for Antonio Carusone. It holds some great information and I encourage anyone (creative or not) to read it.
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I hate the word “tip.” It implies that there’s something that [...]
I saw this interview with designer Duane King on thebreaksover.com. As stated in his bio, King’s technical knowledge and passion for “wondering why” gives his work an originality that has been recognized by Graphis, The 100 Show, I.D. Magazine, Communications Arts, Print and HOW Magazine. Among his clients: MoMA, Bloomingdale’s, Luigi Bormioli, Nambé, Orrefors, Kosta [...]
Found a great new site on Twitter today called SoulPancake. It’s started by Rainn Wilson and here is what he has to say
“What is SoulPancake?
Hi. I’m Rainn Wilson. I’m an actor. I helped create this here Web site, SoulPancake.
What is SoulPancake? Well, it’s more of a mission than a Web site…
We want to make discussions [...]
By Bruce Mau at Bruce Mau Design, a firm focused on creating an ethical, sustainable future. Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements exemplifying Bruce Mau’s beliefs, strategies and motivations.
I’ve taken bits a pieces, the original is 43 points long. Read the entire / incomplete manifesto here. You need to read [...]