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Parting Thoughts
This semester in Visual Aesthetics has been a great experience. There have been several things that have stuck out to me about design. First off, it’s subjective. Very subjective. This only matters if you are designing commercially. Second, fight for … Continue reading
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Design over practicality
For this weeks’ blog post, we had to read excerpts from 79 Short Essays on Design by Michael Beirut. Although they ranged to everything from hating Garamond font to Plagairism, I enjoyed the discussion about the New York City subway … Continue reading
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I Survived this Semester and All I Got was this T-Shirt…
Wait? The semester is over? I thought it started yesterday… at least it seems like it has. This entire semester has felt like one long day to me. I have learned so much is such a short amount of time … Continue reading
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Let’s wrap this up…
…with a quote from the man himself. “If there is one quality all designers should have, it is stubbornness.” – Phillip Motley Don’t worry, I took more from this quote than to just design with blinders on. I think the biggest … Continue reading
Helvetica
I watched Helvetica much earlier in the semester, in fact the week we were supposed to write on it, but never actually did so. Now that I have realized the error in my ways, I’m actually glad to have gone … Continue reading
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Michael Bierut – 79 Short Essays on Design
I seem to be forming a theme for myself, the use of quotes. So this time lets just let Bierut’s words speak for themselves: 65, I am a Plagiarist: “The challenge is even more pronounced in design, where we manipulate more generalized visual forms … Continue reading
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30 Conversations On Design
I think conversations such as these are vital to the success of everyone. These conversations should also occur in every industry, not just design. It is clear that in the world we live in there are continuing problems and massive … Continue reading
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Rick Morris – Inspiration
The biggest takeaway I had from watching Rick Morris’ “Creative Inspiration” is that he is an absolute gold mine of fantastic inspirational quotes. The one thing that is obvious is that his passion for life and his passion for design … Continue reading
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The Art of the Title
Looking through the many titles found at artofthetitle.com I was focused on ones that had a significant focus on playing with the typeface present in the title sequence. The first one that caught my eye was BBC’s “A History of … Continue reading
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Musings of an aspiring Designer/Developer
If you had asked me in August if I was designer or interested in design, I would have probably laughed and said a prompt, ‘Hell No!’ But now I’m not so sure. I still like development and enjoy those “Fiero” … Continue reading