Episode 3: Magazine Ads
This is a review of the ads in the latest issue of People’s magazine. In this review I look...
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Episode 2: Book Covers
In this video, I review the book covers for the 10 books currently at the top of the New York...
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The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Foil
Everything you need to know to start using foil in your design projects and appear to know...
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Great Posters of 2012
I’m doing a catch up on my yearly movie poster reviews. Here’s a round up of some...
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As a marketing designer, I actually do look at the ads when they show up on TV. Not because I want...
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“Reinventing” the Ice Cream
I ran across a post today on fastcodesign.com. The name of the article is Haagen-Dazs...
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The New Ebay Logo
A few days ago I logged onto ebay and was greeted with a new logo. The problem with this new logo,...
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Review: New Arby’s logo
I just did a post on the new ebay “logo.” Unfortunately this redesign isn’t the...
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15 Great Movie Posters of 2011
I try to keep up to date with movie posters. They are a great design medium as they need to tell a story within one image. They need to create interest, attract and deliver a message. Further, a well designed movie title follows a lot of the rules of logotype.
That said, here are 15 movie posters of 2011 that caught my interest and which I consider great designs
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Creating Depth in Art and Photography
There are 8 methods of creating depth in art, photography and film. In this article, we’ll...
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Your Highness, an epic fail
I wanted to love this movie. I really did. And I thought I would. Why? The makers of...
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Nyah and Riley photos
Here are some photos of my twin daughters, Nyah and...
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Hilarious Taglines
Movie taglines can be extremely memorable, so much so that they become part of popular culture....
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5 Basic Rules of Designing Titles
Title Design is an art form in itself. Whether designing a book title, an album title or a movie...
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Nyah’s first two teeth
Here is Nyah showing her first two teeth. And her beautiful eyes. And her perfect nose....
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First Macro Photographs
I bought a Macro lens accessory set for my 52mm Nikkor lens. This past weekend I decided to take...
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Riley Rocking Out
Both my daughters love cables. Give them a cable, and they will keep themselves occupied for...
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5 Steps to Creating a Movie Poster
Here are 5 easy steps to creating a movie poster. For this tutorial, I’ve used a mock poster...
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The Logo Design Process
For a while I’ve wanted to do an article on the design of logos. There’s a lot to be...
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Playing with Grunge
I recently went on a holiday to the US. I took my Nikon D90 camera with me and took a bunch of...
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