• If you have some free time, try out the Personas Online Data Portraits. It essentially shows you how the internet perceives you. • Uncomfortable Plot Summaries is waaay funny (and I don’t even really watch movies). Notable examples include “THE GOONIES: Physically abused, retarded man finds love with overweight preteen” and “LORD OF THE [...]
Marketing yourself is hard work but it is also a necessity. Why? Good designers are a dime a dozen these days. Having a strong skill set isn’t enough anymore. An advanced knowledge of the Adobe Suite is just the beginning (and it’s easy to get overloaded by the Photoshop tutorials and free typefaces lurking around [...]
I’ve held onto this issue of Bazaar with Madonna on the cover since 1999; it’s the only magazine I have from this time period because it was so visually compelling. You can view all of The Typofiles scans on Flickr here.
Hello, New York! Last night, Gala Darling and I took photos on her rooftop in the East Village. It’s been so good to see her again (last time we were together was in Hollywood back in March). And, last night we met up with Jazzi and Molly Crabapple, both of whom I totally adore. Good [...]
IT’S NOT HOW GOOD YOU ARE. IT’S HOW GOOD YOU WANT TO BE. I’m all packed and ready to fly out to New York tonight for a stay at the Virgo Boarding House with my favorite pink-haired girl. If you want to hang out, have a project in mind that you think I’d be well [...]
• Ethical freelancing: would you turn down a client? • I never knew that potato chips could look so glamorous. Luxirare never fails when taking a concept to the next level. Is she even human?!! • Bloggers, find out how to build compelling content that leaves readers wanting more. • I really want the Design [...]
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School was founded in 2005 by New York’s own Molly Crabapple. How is Dr. Sketchy’s different from your typical life drawing class? Molly claims that “In normal life classes, silent students sit in a silent room and draw a bored, oft-uninteresting model. In Dr. Sketchy’s, we’ve got scandalous performers as models. We’ve [...]
Graphic Designer Martin Venezky made these posters for the California College of Arts and Crafts in 2001. Of the design, he says, “These simple ads revel in low-tech happiness. The original type was set on the computer but then cut, curved and twisted by hand.” You can view all of The Typofiles scans on Flickr [...]
Even before his untimely death, it was quite apparent that Michael Jackson was having his moment in fashion (most notably witnessed in the recent Balmain collections). Now that he’s left us, the sartorial tributes will surely escalate. The fall fashion lineups have taken a cue from his 80s style with sequins, military jackets, skinny silhouettes, [...]
