So in trying to come up with something fabulous to write about for my final paper for this class, I will confess– I googled “hot topics in graphic design.” Yes, this is just slightly lame, I know, but I came across something very interesting that I wanted to share. On the website allgraphicdesign.com is a [...]
Agia.org has an interesting section called Design Journeys Archive. It is under the inspirational tab. In it you will find links to various graphic designers and their personal design stories. Some of these stories really are inspirational and build appreciation. I read one story about a man named Saki Mafundikwa. He came to America when [...]
The logo for Sherwin-Williams paints is unpleasant at best and quite scary at worst. The concept behind the logo is to depict its products as covering the world’s needs for paint. But the use of the Earth-graphic with red liquid oozing over the surface seems to send an unintentional message that may be subliminally disturbing. [...]
From an earlier Post, I found this website LovelyPackage.com . One of the recent products was Tempo, a Feminine Hygiene product. While very taboo to talk about such things, I love the packaging. The package is beautiful, with cool blues and calm tones that are a nice break from lime greens and pinks that assault [...]
When I travel I love collecting the currency of different countries, I enjoy the different colors, the varying sizes, and the practicality of most currency. One of the ones I admire the most is the Euro, and the one I dislike the most is the US Dollar. I find the US Dollar to be very [...]
Barcodes are those boring little graphics combined with lines and numbers. I assume no one would pay attention to them except for cashiers. Perhaps a well designed package can bring an enjoyable shopping experience to customers. So why not also design barcodes? A Japanese design firm called D-Barcode is now putting creative ideas onto products [...]
Rolltop is a future designer laptop concept that would be great for designers who like to travel and do all their design work in their local Starbucks. Overall I think it is a great concept yet I’m not too sure how practical it would be if it went into production right now. I worry about [...]
There is an area of graphic design that seems to be discussed less than, if at all, typography, web, editorial, and packaging design. It is an area of design that people experience on a daily basis, and one that serves a greater functional purpose than the more obvious areas, in my opinion. This area is [...]
There aren’t many design pieces that I come across that I don’t particularly like. I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or not; either I lack a critical eye because I can find something I like about anything, or I’m an optimist. Either way, there’s so much design around us that sometimes it can [...]
Atelier Martino and Jana are two graphic designers from Portugal who paired up to form Martino Jana Design. Their work mainly deals with editorial and print design, but they have occasionally dabbled in web design. However, when the pair includes illustrative elements in their poster designs that’s when it really stands out. When one first [...]