April 2005
Timeless vs. Trendy
My next article for TheCreativeForum.com is about the value of timeless design. In an era where computers and new materials allow us to do literally anything, is there a danger that we're ignoring, or even losing, the wisdom inherent in older forms?
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April 29, 2005 in Published Articles | ✍ 8
Pickup Lines
My article from The Creative Forum has been picked up by another Jupitermedia site, The Graphic Design Forum.
The Creative Forum is aimed at creative directors and ADs, with a focus on design choices and decisions, and the Graphic Design Forum is tilted more towards the practical and technical end of the business. Both are chock-a-block full of great content, interviews, ideas and inspiration. Go check 'em out!
April 27, 2005 in Published Articles
Cheap Imitations
It's strange how often we romanticize aspects of America that we blithely destroyed because there was money to be made. And it's even more strange that having destroyed such things, we replicate them shoddily, and market them as antidotes to the very psychic emptiness that made the real things seem worthless.
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April 22, 2005 in Environment , Politics , Urbanism
New Design Column
My first published column is now online at TheCreativeForum.com, brought to you by the graphics.com group and the publishers of STEP magazine. I'll be contributing articles to the forum twice a month, and eventually those articles will reappear at my biz blog.
This first article examines the expectations of design graduates, vs. the realities of the working world. I was very lucky to interview Michael Bierut, senior AD at Pentagram, and Christina Hagopian, founder/proprietor of NYC-based hagopian ink.
Go read, then sign up and participate in the forums.
My editor, Steve Kapsinow, asks me to let you all know that thecreativeforum.com is experimenting with giving away some free (presumably ad-supported) blog space for artists and designers -- if you're interested, let me know and I'll put you in touch.
April 18, 2005 in Published Articles | ✍ 2
Lickr: Flickr Without The Flash
My brother Neil wrote it. He's THAT smart.
While you're on his site, check out his other nifty programs, Tag-O-Vision, which blends 50 Flickr images with similar tags, and Google Draw, which deconstructs the overlay line-drawing API used in Google Maps.
