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The Darth Vader Project – Helmet Design
Each artist was given a 1:1 scale authentic prop replica of the actual Darth Vader helmet used in the Star Wars films. Each helmet served as a blank canvas for each artist to paint, design, mash up, and customize. And I thought meeting the Sith Lord at the Children’s Museum this weekend was cool. Be [...]
Read moreHOW Poster Design Awards 2010 Winners
Found out yesterday that the Nelnet Internship posters were selected as one of the 10 winners of the 2010 HOW Poster Design Competition!
From about 800 Poster Design Awards entries, judge Steve Hartman chose 10 winners, using a judging system that involved several rounds to narrow the field. Here’s what he had [...]
UP THERE: Street Art Documentary
http://uptherefilm.com
About the film:
Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying crafty of large-scale hand painted advertising and the untold story of the painters struggling to keep it alive.
capturing a trade that is equal parts artistic precision and grueling labor, the film presents a painting tradition pre-dating modern advertising. A [...]
Heroes: The Route of Exposure
In this amazing sculpture series by Adrian Tranquilli we get a glimpse of the vulnerable and fragile human side to some of our favorite superheros. We see Batman on his knees searching for answers and Superman coming out of the wall injured and bloody. I’m thinking these would look pretty awesome in [...]
Read moreTutorial Roundup for Getting Started with InDesign
I thought this was a nice collection of InDesign tutorials from Spoon Graphics for those looking to get started with InDesign or maybe even learn a few tips and trick. My next class is creeping up…thinking about using some of these in my class. Be sure to check out the full post.
Read more3D Type with Repoussé in Photoshop CS5 Extended
Repoussé, yet another great new tool added to the Photoshop CS5 arsenal. Here’s a link to a tutorial from Abuzeedo highlighting some of the new Repoussé features.
“Repoussé is a new research system for the interactive enhancement of 2D art with 3D geometry. Repoussé creates a 3D shape by inflating the surface that interpolates the input [...]
How To Successfully Educate Your Clients On Web Development
Ran across a fun yet insightful article from Smashing Magazine that discusses the unique relationship between the client and the design/development team. They offer some good advice on managing and meeting client expectations and how to leverage their industry and business knowledge. Short, sweet and to the point.
Read morePublished in LogoLounge Volume 6
Just got word that I had a logo get selected for LogoLounge 6, I’m pretty excited about it. There were over 34,000 logos submitted for consideration and this years judging panel included, Bart Crosby of Crosby Associates, Hans Hulsbosch of Hulsbosch, Jeannie Servaas of Saffron Brand Consultants Inc., Jessica Hische of Jessica Hische, Marius Ursache [...]
Read moreGoogle: Search Stories Video Creator
On the heels of their popular “Parisan Love” ad Google has created a new YouTube Channel, the Search Stories Video Creator. The channel let’s you create your own Search Story in the same style of the “Parisan Love” ad. Simply enter seven search queries, choose what content you want to show (web results, images, maps, [...]
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