Author Archives: ekamischke

Let’s wrap this up…

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

…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 →

Posted in Musings | 1 Comment

Helvetica

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

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 →

Posted in Helvetica | Leave a comment

Michael Bierut – 79 Short Essays on Design

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

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 →

Posted in 79 Short Essays on Design | 2 Comments

30 Conversations On Design

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

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 →

Posted in 30 Conversations on Design | Leave a comment

Rick Morris – Inspiration

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

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 →

Posted in Broadcast Design | Leave a comment

The Art of the Title

Posted on December 8, 2011 by ekamischke

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 →

Posted in Film Title Design | Leave a comment

iPhone Interface – Information design

Posted on November 30, 2011 by ekamischke

The thing that most resonates from Edward Tufte’s overview of the iPhone interface are his parting words. “Clutter and overload are not an attribute of information, they are failures of design. If the information is in chaos don’t start throwing … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone Interface Design | Leave a comment

Eerie and on purpose

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ekamischke

Pica Towers is an eerie and slightly confusing animation narrative. The three part series is successful at the eerie part through the animation style, the contrast of light and dark composition, and the sound mixing at integral parts. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Pica Towers | Leave a comment

Short films, deep understanding

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ekamischke

After watching a few of the Hilman Curtis short films I think the most successful thing he achieves through the film is the portrayal of the messiness of reality. This occurs with his shooting style, character development, and acting style. … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Films | 1 Comment

Data visualization as an artform

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ekamischke

I think there are a lot of takeaways from the video “Journalism in the Age of Data.” The biggest I found was that data visualization often allows users to find new trends and connections in both complicated and simple data … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism in the Age of Data | Leave a comment