printing a book in 1947

via Producao Editorial RJ

Benjamin Palmer on the creative process

method & craft

cool resource: Method & Craft calls themselves the DVD extras of design, the behind-the-scenes & how to for creatives, striving to educate on more efficient, and engaging ways to design.

via d-lists

the sartorialist speaks

brilliant short.

show & tell: present your work, 3 ways

DROP MOCKS
Probably my favorite because there's no signing up or uploading and it's so convenient when all you want is show a quick preview of your work. You literally drag files into the browser window and ta da. Then share the url with others for a quick online presentation. (watch your file size though, it doesn't like high rez stuff) www.dropmocks.com



CONNECT-A-SKETCH
Another pointlesscorp app, it basically allows you to upload your roughs & sketches and create an interactive prototype to be presented or shared. I'm still testing this one. www.connectasketch.com



PREZI
Shared by a colleague of mine, Prezi is pretty thorough, it does just about any file format, videos, etc... You mix all kinds of content and create your own version of a presentation. The tutorials are pretty helpful too. Start there if you're interested. www.prezi.com

doyald young

Very sad to learn this morning that logotype designer Doyald Young has passed. He was 84. An advocate for craftsmanship and precision in typography, his work is beyond brilliant.

lynda.com has a couple of Doyald videos you must check out.
(thank you for sharing, Ralston, via "Nanners")

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john bramblitt

John lost his sight in 2011 and as a creative outlet decided to learn how to paint. Incredibly, he uses his other senses to draw & mix color - he knows what colors are by simply feeling their texture. He's never seen his wife or son but has painted a perfect portrait of them, as well as other known figures he's had a chance to meet and well, feel their faces so he could paint them. Pretty inspiring.

more chalk ♥

I despise caramel (i'm going somewhere with this). And do you know why? Because I have the gift of "obsession until sick", is what my mother calls it. When Else Cake was 8ish, she spent an entire allowance on a giant bag of hard caramels, her favorite. I knew if I went home my mom was going to make me share them with my mean, mean brothers so instead, I climbed up my neighbor's tree and ate the entire bag. I got sick. The end.

Chalk lettering & drawing is becoming my caramels. I'm obsessing. I'm pretty sure I'll be sick of it before long and will feel ill at the sight of it. But for now? I'm up in the tree feeling nothing but love for it.

xoxo,

Else Pooh

PS: Oh, geez. By the way, this is Dana Tanamachi. She's a Brooklyn based letterer & graphic designer. I ♥ u, Dana.

a short history of production

this is a book by Xavier Antin, made by printing each of the four colors (CMYK) on different stages of printing technology. (growing up, my little church in Brazil used stencil duplicators to print their materials and children's booklets. I remember getting "high" off the alcohol fumes helping my mom print Sunday school handouts. Those things date back to 1800's. I wish I had one)

found on Ministry of Type, book posted here >>

don't you wish your layout course had this lesson in it?

this is how you design a magazine cover

by will bryant, for bluetooth, via will bryant's blog

know your craft

got it in the mail. finally. it's so good, it hurts. go buy it, dudes.
thanks for the tip, cr.

Erik Spiekermann

Watched it twice in a row. The creative process fascinates me. Ugh. I ♥ this.

via computerlove

carnaval in brazil

it's carnaval season again. while i don't miss the extreme nudity and promiscuity that takes over the country (and the air) for an entire week, i do miss the artistic events, the parades and the music - in every village, town or city. It's a party. 24 hours. For a week. Nothing like it.

ralston + shimomura

very, very proud of my friend's work.

dieter rams (objectified)

excellent sermon, sir.

dieter rams

doodle & draw

this reminds me of my meeting planner at work. I doodle & draw constantly. I should scan that crap & make a series out of it. LOVE doodling! :) found on Flickr >

interview with jessica hische

The Creative Process

The creative process - illustrated on YouTube, told by some pretty amazing creatives. Worth a listen/watch. Go watch it now or I'll flick your ear.