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Made: Be A Famous Graphic Designer
Reading Michael Bierut’s 79 short essays was an easy read. The essay that I enjoyed the most was the essay titled, ‘How To Become Famous’. Just from reading the title, I thought I would be reading about being ‘famous’ like … Continue reading
Listen to your elders
Michael Bierut’s 79 short essays are charming, informative and wise. I think that his essay about “How to Become Famous,” is hilarious, but most likely, very close to the truth. He give short and simple examples of what to do to … Continue reading
Bierut.
Reading through Michael Bierut’s essays on design, I felt like I was getting more of a psychology lesson than a graphic design lesson. Bierut talks more about the methods and the reasons behind graphic design than the actual form. I’ve … Continue reading
michael beirut is good at metaphors.
Michael Beirut gave one of my favorite quotes in the movie Helvetica. He was talking about the huge change Helvetica brought to corporate identity in the ’60s and what it must have felt like to go through that change: “That … Continue reading
Designer Fame & NYC Trains
Everyone and virtually anyone, anywhere in the world is entitled to their “15 seconds of fame”, which surely over 75% will have at some point in their lives in the Western World. For me in particular, a taste of fame … Continue reading
I’m following Michael Bierut on Twitter now because I like him.
Once we get past the Hell Week that is Finals Week in iMedia, I’m going to read the rest of the essays on design by Michael Bierut. He makes me laugh while making me think and teaching me something. 4: … Continue reading
you say it’s this and i say it’s THAT!
“I am a plagiarist by title alone stuck out to me. When I first saw the title, I told myself I had to read this. Why? because plagiarism is such a big thing in school and such a harsh punishment comes from it and … Continue reading
Placebo Effect Applied to Information Design
Information Design and the Placebo Effect The last time I pressed a cross walk button was when I was a child. The same applies to elevator buttons. I grew up with a younger sister and brother competing to be the … Continue reading
Who knew? There’s a formula for winning design contests!
Who knew there is a formula to winning graphic design contests?! According to Michael Bierut in Seventy-nine Short Essays, you have to 1) enter cool-looking projects that solve easily understandable problems, 2) not enter pieces that unfold or unwrap, 3) … Continue reading
Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design
Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design. So after reading this I had to go back and refresh myself on what I read because I was very interested in the stories and someone what forgot what they had to do with design. The first … Continue reading