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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.
As a web designer who runs his own design studio I find it very easy to get caught up in the flurry of day-to-day work and the business dealings of design. Anything from client meetings, project deadlines, answering emails, and managing project tasks can be a sure fire way to derail any bout of inspiration and sap all creative attention. Not that these activities aren’t important. They are vital to the proper functioning of any design business. But what I’m considering in this post is the critical importance of another often overlooked aspect of the design professional’s life. A principle that fails to get credit but one that is so powerful that it can make or break a design project, or any creative project for that matter. It’s the difference between attacking a new project with creative fury and facing the same project with trepidation and no ideas in sight. I’m referring to the cultivation and nurturing of my own creative muse. (more…)
I 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.
Continuing 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 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.
