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And just because that design above wasn't super exhilarating, here's a cute video called Things to Learn by Matt Edgar. Illustrations are by Christian Borstlap.
If this doesn't cheer you up, it's time to go to bed.
things to learn from Matt Edgar on Vimeo.
Found via SwissMiss
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 that I'm stuck on this yet...
I can't say I'm sad that this is the last day I'm challenging (think forcing) myself to use an image in every design. It's been a little difficult, and I can't say that my designs this week have been super impressive, but then again that's what challenges are for right? That being said, I do really like this design. It's a little early to tell, but I think geometric shapes are my new obsession. In fact, I'm contemplating dedicating a month just to circles. Mitch Hedberg is an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and uunconventional comedic delivery. Find more about him on Wikipedia. I really don't know anything about him other than his beret quote made me chuckle.
Photo taken from the portfolio of Leticia Orúe Domínguez on the Behance Network. The image is from a series titled My Head and Feet Are Swollen.
Found the young inspiring Caitlin Worthington via SiteInspire.net (her site was featured there). She's only 19 years old and already has an impressive portfolio. Her images are beautiful, edgy, and fun.
This one's for Haiti.
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 Communist state of East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Critics claim that " Ich bin ein Berliner" is literally translated as "I am a jelly donut." Apparently he should have said "Ich bin Berliner," and with a firm, elementary grasp of the German language, it made sense to me. Plus, I always found it amusing that his wordsmiths could have made such a huge mistake.
Tonight my goal was to create an editorial design based upon JFK's gaffe. Much to my dismay, after doing less than 5 minutes of research, I discovered the entire jelly donut story to be a complete fallacy. Without diving into an explanation of the German language, a Berliner really is a jelly donut, however "Ich bin ein Berliner" could also be translated as "I am one with the people of Berlin."
For some reason I love (did I say LOVE?) couture fashion photography. I realize my image of the day is not couture, but that's what inspired this outburst. The design feels like a dance party and I love it! Technotronic anyone?
