At the end of the day, I think we must always try to expand our spectrum. The more people we try to communicate with, the more generic our messages have to become. And as our messages become more generic, it’s less likely that people will have access to anything that’s different. I know this is…
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Stefan Sagmeister on ‘talent’ and ‘graphic design’
Q: When did you realize you had design talent? A: I feel that talent is the implemented desire to excel at something. I had a strong desire to be good at design… Q: How would you define the term “graphic design”? A: Surely you must be joking. Smarter people have shot their little toe off…
DESIGN: Trading Hard Edges for Subjective Decisions.
Visual design is often the polar opposite of engineering: trading hard edges for subjective decisions based on gut feelings and personal experiences. It’s messy, unpredictable, and notoriously hard to measure. The apparently erratic behavior of artists drives engineers bananas. Their decisions seem arbitrary and risk everything with no guaranteed benefit. —Scott Stevenson Design by Lester…
The Combinations Rule
via youmightfindyourself
Denton Medical Brochures
The Head Animated Short
Great animated short by Argentine artist Matias Vigliano that features some really nice hand-drawn animation. (via lost at e minor) TheHead / hand-drawn animated short from podoboo on Vimeo.
Health Care Graphic Design
(via the hopeful skeptic)
What ‘type’ are you?
A bit of Friday fun, What type are you?, designed by Pentagram. The password is ‘character’
Please Do Not Disturb: A Collection of Hotel Door Hangers
Some great door hangers I found on flickr.
Death is now following you on twitter.
Illustrations by Katie Kirk