So this week just started off on a nice note. The first message in my inbox was a notification that Maquina Studio’s business card design is featured in CardObserver.com. Not too shabby for a clean and simple design that came about in 2 hours or so of sketching. If you’re not familiar with the design you can check it out here. CardObserver.com showcases the best designs in business cards from all over the world. A handy reference to have for a jolt of business card design inspiration.
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Little Red Riding Hood for Infographics Geeks
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
Here’s a new spin on the classic tale from the brothers Grimm. I stumbled across this video a while back and was blown away by the clever use of information and modern design as a way to tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood. It was conceived and designed by Tomas Nilsson, a graphic design student from Sweden. Definitely worth sharing with the world at large. A little bit of inspiration goes a long way.
Maquina Studio Featured in SixRevisions.com
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009I was pleasantly surprised Monday morning when I received an email avalanche coming from my studio’s contact page. Everyone who contacted me was complimenting my site and my work. The source of this onslaught of emails was revealed when a nice guy named Sarmad indicated that Maquina Studio was featured in a blog article on a popular design destination online. SixRevisions.com is a site I visit often to feed my own hunger for design inspiration. And it just so happens that this time around the source of my inspiration was my own studio. Well, sort of. Maquina Studio is at number 9 in the list. So if you’re in need of some creative input or just plain curious go check out the post and feast your eyes on 30 samples of pure web design inspiration.
Milton Glaser’s 10 Rules for Design and Life
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Continuing on the topic of Milton Glaser, I thought it proper to write about the ten rules he lives by as a design professional. These rules encompass his attitude towards work and life, which he picked up during the course of his prolific career as a masterful graphic designer. They can be found in his book Short Talks. As I perused the list I thought of how important these ten rules are. If applied they can have a positive impact on any design career, so here they are. (more…)
I Heart Milton Glaser
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the screening of Milton Glaser’s biographical documentary. The film was profoundly fascinating covering the life and work of this American graphic design icon. I knew very little about Milton Glaser to start, but after leaving Village Cinema I felt a profound admiration for the man. His work is ubiquitous and can be found, among other examples, in covers for the New York magazine, and in the famous I Love NY logo. Besides being a genius in the art of design, he possesses a tremendous humanity that permeates all his work, and which can be seen in his involvement with movements for social justice, such as Save Darfur. If you’re into graphic design this movie is sure to be an inspiration and offers great insight into the life and mind of a true design master. The documentary is titled Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight and is distributed by Art House Films. Be sure to check it out.
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