tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98814212024-03-07T18:36:07.703-08:00ADVENTURES IN BLOGGING!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-67488142880045197242014-05-04T12:36:00.000-07:002014-05-04T12:36:07.368-07:00May the 4th be with you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-55533434367038072002014-04-20T17:43:00.001-07:002014-04-20T17:43:08.789-07:00Happy Easter!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NJAyIU6Dr8U" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-1151622122845172632013-10-30T23:54:00.001-07:002013-10-31T08:08:28.573-07:00Mercury Theatre on the Air: The War of the Worlds - 75 Years Ago Tonight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sFvXOcy7fR5NYtztYjTdx2eQ4J5vdha7m62Uw0WeLNFvPG2gsqlIG6Fz5-McHMEUY1OeX7fOj35KAzENpWu-9fMB4PB8PMkYBlCR8ZP-1iU7bzg65FVcfoZ7MeVHzoxCmAMO/s1600/orson-welles-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666084918719093826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sFvXOcy7fR5NYtztYjTdx2eQ4J5vdha7m62Uw0WeLNFvPG2gsqlIG6Fz5-McHMEUY1OeX7fOj35KAzENpWu-9fMB4PB8PMkYBlCR8ZP-1iU7bzg65FVcfoZ7MeVHzoxCmAMO/s400/orson-welles-2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 311px;" /></a>Perhaps the most famous Halloween radio broadcast of all time, The War of the Worlds. The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on October 30, 1938, and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. Directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.<br />
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The first two thirds of the 60-minute broadcast were presented as a series of simulated "news bulletins", which suggested to many listeners that an actual alien invasion by Martians was currently in progress. Compounding the issue was the fact that the Mercury Theatre on the Air was a "sustaining show" (it ran without commercial breaks), adding to the program's realism. Although there were sensationalist accounts in the press about a supposed panic in response to the broadcast, the precise extent of listener response has been debated.<br />
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In the days following the adaptation, however, there was widespread outrage and panic by certain listeners who believed the events described in the program were real. The program's news-bulletin format was decried as cruelly deceptive by some newspapers and public figures, leading to an outcry against the perpetrators of the broadcast. The episode secured Welles's fame. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br />
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BONUS: This is a rare meeting between the author of The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells, and the brilliant Orson Welles who adapted his story to the radio. Enjoy!<br />
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Orson Welles apologizes for the The War of the Worlds broadcast (October 31 1938)<br />
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More info regarding the 75th Anniversary - <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds/">http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds/</a><br />
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And an interesting article disputing the validity of the original reports of panic that fateful night - <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/history/2013/10/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_panic_myth_the_infamous_radio_broadcast_did.2.html">http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/history/2013/10/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_panic_myth_the_infamous_radio_broadcast_did.2.html</a><br />
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This brand new 'War of the Worlds' documentary, 'War of the Welles' goes behind the scenes of the 1938 radio classic - <a href="http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2013/10/25/34299/new-war-of-the-worlds-documentary-peeks-behind-the/">http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2013/10/25/34299/new-war-of-the-worlds-documentary-peeks-behind-the/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-80267094668685085182013-10-30T01:34:00.001-07:002013-10-30T01:45:25.186-07:00RECENT WORKA few of the logos I've recently had the pleasure to work on.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-23809552522954001212013-08-27T21:28:00.002-07:002013-08-27T23:16:06.643-07:00Blog Background<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoRtdmTmMoA-J7TNv0YjjQbQw4sjZwWIAu6y02qZJ-o_WDLI0SR3OCXSxCb1Et0pRp24qYzRdMlBP4PRkRovf4ZyOjuK5N3KqmSTXYO5ZcyQjkbRsXLwBbxhqg0ZA7NhUJSLWog/s1600/mother-and-son.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoRtdmTmMoA-J7TNv0YjjQbQw4sjZwWIAu6y02qZJ-o_WDLI0SR3OCXSxCb1Et0pRp24qYzRdMlBP4PRkRovf4ZyOjuK5N3KqmSTXYO5ZcyQjkbRsXLwBbxhqg0ZA7NhUJSLWog/s320/mother-and-son.jpg" width="320" /></a>I'm having fun spending my off hours exploring new design ideas for this blog. one of the things I really wanted to look into was a pattern for the background. Recently, while perusing through some old photographs I came across one that really made me do a double take. This photo of my beautiful mother holding a very young newborn me was the inspiration for my new blog background. (Click the photo to zoom in) The divider screen in the background of the photo particularly. Once I'd noticed that, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for, AND has some personal significance because it was quite possibly the very first graphic pattern I'd ever laid my tiny little peepers on.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-52571161821953048192013-08-23T11:11:00.001-07:002013-08-23T11:11:16.490-07:00New Avatar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cover photo update for my Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JeffAndrewsDesign">https://www.facebook.com/JeffAndrewsDesign</a><br />
Be sure to click on over and LIKE the page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-55931190363217493492013-07-31T15:25:00.003-07:002013-07-31T15:58:19.160-07:00Welcome back to AIB!This is a bit of a homecoming for me.<br />
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I'd strayed away from this blog to explore new blog opportunities and choices out there, I'd started a wonderful new blog over on Posterous, but they've since closed up shop. Oops! I currently have a very stuffy "work" blog on Tumblr, <a href="http://jeffandrewsdesign.tumblr.com/">http://jeffandrewsdesign.tumblr.com/</a>, but because it's something that clients or potential clients have access to, I find it hard to feel comfortable there. Like anyone else, I tend to feel a bit more comfortable being myself, letting loose a bit and posting about stuff that generally interests me, not just strictly design or business related.<br />
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I've explored other blog sites and formats, but inevitably, I found my way back to here, where it all began. AIB has a new look, transitory I'm sure as it really wasn't my idea to change the old one, but blogger insisted I update, so here we are.<br />
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I'm going to provide an update to my last blog post here from 2009, "My Brush with a Super Hero." I did indeed receive the awesome photo from Doug over at the Burt Ward Live site, sadly tho it appears that the site is now offline. Burt if you're out there and happen to read this, please bring the site back for the legions of your fans who are still hoping for a glimpse behind the mask.<br />
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Here is the photo, it is exactly like the one that was lost. Burt was even cool enough to sign it exactly like he did back in the 70's for me. it now hangs in my office where I admire it every day.<br />
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Thank you Burt, and thank you Doug. You've made me a very happy Bat-Fan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-13101653613749328612009-10-27T12:34:00.001-07:002009-10-27T12:59:37.103-07:00My Brush with a Super Hero.A while back I posted some photos on Facebook from a childhood visit with Burt Ward, Robin from the 60's Batman TV show. He'd come to town to make an appearance and sign autographs. I'd shared that my autographed photo I'd gotten that day had...... mysteriously disappeared. My sister and brother both still had theirs, but mine was gone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhA42AMTER22UdsLVZynuMfK-U8TScwLLw9p1xyERoocTwR49R-RIcep4dY7bIBmYmNmlfFGUgUJZQwAELiXArZ28_E4yqKYK9wtJjPaNGfwBsP4GvD7xh7E7wvdLDKNV6wqtGw/s1600-h/Robin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhA42AMTER22UdsLVZynuMfK-U8TScwLLw9p1xyERoocTwR49R-RIcep4dY7bIBmYmNmlfFGUgUJZQwAELiXArZ28_E4yqKYK9wtJjPaNGfwBsP4GvD7xh7E7wvdLDKNV6wqtGw/s400/Robin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397371062177385490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_-iRj6rfu6VAUSHNFC99BHFXjlWUQG-WwHx0rQ3fvBWN523GMXvulnhV-0UMVYmX9xFjt9_naHq9B1VkY6THlE6WNOj87b6SBjMiFm2UMRFHcGxdKdfxju_SRrHSa1SBDsIfYQ/s1600-h/Robin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_-iRj6rfu6VAUSHNFC99BHFXjlWUQG-WwHx0rQ3fvBWN523GMXvulnhV-0UMVYmX9xFjt9_naHq9B1VkY6THlE6WNOj87b6SBjMiFm2UMRFHcGxdKdfxju_SRrHSa1SBDsIfYQ/s400/Robin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397371054824553714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After I posted that, I decided to see if I could find the photo online to replace it and came across <a href="http://www.burtwardlive.com/">Burt Ward's official website</a>. They had photos available, but not the one I'd been looking for. So, I wrote the administrator of the site, Doug, and explained my situation. I even sent him the photos as proof. He wrote me back and offered to exchange a new autographed photo, exactly like one I'd lost, for my story and pictures which now appear on the site. Haven't received the new photo yet, but Doug assures me it's on it's way. Too cool!<br /><a href="http://www.burtwardlive.com/fanpages.html"><br />Check it out!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-54379870446105561552009-08-09T17:59:00.000-07:002009-08-09T18:18:53.185-07:00Maschinen Leuchten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oWKL4GvwbgszUp7dVVn27MTD0wDRW8oIexGRmRSM4G9AtAUux8hnprFiQFWalemQYp0ggogQAHqVBd7-hbqJ2JOkrzBMvANCdzkcwvoBTN8bhTKV6NJfsVIi07WXBbTnlNXByg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oWKL4GvwbgszUp7dVVn27MTD0wDRW8oIexGRmRSM4G9AtAUux8hnprFiQFWalemQYp0ggogQAHqVBd7-hbqJ2JOkrzBMvANCdzkcwvoBTN8bhTKV6NJfsVIi07WXBbTnlNXByg/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368135247426366754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fone8A_fZvR_xXrUuSUUimbuh8mkEV2HitiYZ90IkfJgpNoh6sf-iuBL0OeuIl4ZdWNJyc9xaaZAo6hFNY4bco9UQfxEh1Wn-weGyfnLdgAV8m1qeWGRfvThMdlugJGHso7S6Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fone8A_fZvR_xXrUuSUUimbuh8mkEV2HitiYZ90IkfJgpNoh6sf-iuBL0OeuIl4ZdWNJyc9xaaZAo6hFNY4bco9UQfxEh1Wn-weGyfnLdgAV8m1qeWGRfvThMdlugJGHso7S6Q/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368135243203313746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWwegMNmLpds5R2hs3DaLbYuvXjohbclCB8ZM_6c6buCzlvT286K7yUnhWMFWDdrZYlf7BGf_Sb8wQr5fVm9ZCiZBXBmjOpunfIyudRy_3_0YmBIoX8E61LXltODrSjlA_T6mMA/s1600-h/ml_1gr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWwegMNmLpds5R2hs3DaLbYuvXjohbclCB8ZM_6c6buCzlvT286K7yUnhWMFWDdrZYlf7BGf_Sb8wQr5fVm9ZCiZBXBmjOpunfIyudRy_3_0YmBIoX8E61LXltODrSjlA_T6mMA/s400/ml_1gr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368135250577232642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maschinen Leuchten</span> is the whimsical and inspirational lighting series designed by the german artist <a href="http://www.frankbuchwald.de/">Frank Buchwald</a>. Frank is a designer and manufacturer of lights, furniture and objects.<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"The individual models were not designed spontaneously in a moment of inspiration. It was rather a long groping for a hard to comprehend meaningful form. ... It took a long time until the moment was reached in which I could say that the designs were moving in the right direction. And it was long path until first prototypes were ready about which I could say: yes, now it is right. – It is a sublime moment when you realize: I have arrived and am no longer off target...<br /><br />I have the feeling that the machine lights, the way they have now been made, come very close to what they portray. They have reached a level of completeness and perfection with which I would now like to present them to the public...."<br /><br />Excerpts from a conversation with the philosopher Gerhard Schwarz, Berlin, in February 2006</span> </blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-58996273354963821092009-06-27T14:00:00.000-07:002009-06-27T14:37:17.026-07:00They Came from the FRIDGE!Was delighted Thursday afternoon to come home to find that my magnets had arrived. A few months back I was asked to participate in a very special project inspired by the <a href="http://forum.howdesign.com/tm.aspx?m=48632">Traveling Roadshow thread</a> on the <a href="http://forum.howdesign.com/">HOW Design Forum</a>. The HOW Design Forum is a fantastic resource for designers, I've attained a wealth of knowledge there and made a lot of treasured friends through my interactions with the other contributors. The Traveling Roadshow thread was started to offer designers, illustrators and other creatives a venue within the forum to show off and share their recent work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4Oi0vAw62Cm26xZHtGl8qv57UKm5CA1aEWv8ssxw7QxdD8jeqXtn3NS9XMhhFV5B13pdyFm6mwwudKlYAmILNR8K6xAbe992BxaZAxrd8LZwypqt_WxERODitZpv41kXkgaU9g/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4Oi0vAw62Cm26xZHtGl8qv57UKm5CA1aEWv8ssxw7QxdD8jeqXtn3NS9XMhhFV5B13pdyFm6mwwudKlYAmILNR8K6xAbe992BxaZAxrd8LZwypqt_WxERODitZpv41kXkgaU9g/s400/0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351720005661358418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fellow HOWies Karma Savage and Amy Reyes have collaborated to produce a limited edition collection of fridge magnets to commemorate the threads third anniversary.<br /><br />Soon to be released to the public, this set of 12 magnets features some of the best work seen in the fridge over the past 3 years. 100% of all proceeds from the sale of the magnets will be donated to benefit one of my favorite websites- <a href="http://www.operationnice.com/">Operation Nice</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKQw8TI3XTD_-FZ5YIhyBCvNRfHzGvRp2CP1GBVsZYcmVeKfLd4MANviHsmzsoOnZrQRr3DgGP6ka-J1wrkxhLEgDsF4RWN7CtDaXC1fuMKH0kzQwx7W222HzNYuCXp3_Re0XCw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKQw8TI3XTD_-FZ5YIhyBCvNRfHzGvRp2CP1GBVsZYcmVeKfLd4MANviHsmzsoOnZrQRr3DgGP6ka-J1wrkxhLEgDsF4RWN7CtDaXC1fuMKH0kzQwx7W222HzNYuCXp3_Re0XCw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351720001923474178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gz292SScNDSxy34j4P6LsCchhRhWZwPSWtGEXW1Cozm5QaooP7gUB0f9Di3jZ4Y2BaSjf6ZKDzYUKuxG7nndK03wtj67ndEkm3rVt0OBKUAfpVU5vYMuhfA88Qj3i_lEpmFa8g/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gz292SScNDSxy34j4P6LsCchhRhWZwPSWtGEXW1Cozm5QaooP7gUB0f9Di3jZ4Y2BaSjf6ZKDzYUKuxG7nndK03wtj67ndEkm3rVt0OBKUAfpVU5vYMuhfA88Qj3i_lEpmFa8g/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351719774361631266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />List of Contributors:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.glitschka.com/">Von Glitschka</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mickey Rat</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.thedesignbureauofamerika.com/">Keith Bowman</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Lawbreaker</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://janetlittle.com/">Janet Little Jeffers</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Ampersand</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://diversionmary.blogspot.com/">Mary Ferguson</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Frog Prince</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://jeope.blogspot.com/">Jeope Wolfe</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Jeope's Seal</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://stephdelineated.blogspot.com/">Steph Doyle</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Wulfpack on the Rabbit</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.gmcreativedesign.com/">Geoff McManus</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Roller Skate</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span>, '<span style="font-style: italic;">A' for Apple</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.burncreative.com/">Marco Echeverria</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad Bomb</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://abstractlatte.blogspot.com/">Joe Blend</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Summer Travel</span>;<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.jeffandrewsdesign.com/">Jeff Andrews</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Twitter in Blue</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/MemberProfile.aspx?MID=738b4a82-6c2c-4a13-b9f0-d7299d633f10">Judy Rozbicki</a></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Autumn Rain</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx6w0VXUuLES9-dhYdCRwWFo7A47JcEA7Hp8-wH9nhAc75QNwBC3yrnvef-jlqQWYPcdE-O-u_g5ABK0QB4HqR1X44zzOmvXY6WGyUxzU1i_NOoAr6opPTnYLMosSxuje62nRfQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx6w0VXUuLES9-dhYdCRwWFo7A47JcEA7Hp8-wH9nhAc75QNwBC3yrnvef-jlqQWYPcdE-O-u_g5ABK0QB4HqR1X44zzOmvXY6WGyUxzU1i_NOoAr6opPTnYLMosSxuje62nRfQ/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351719773246370354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IZS4n1p1_2ZKnQ5lohASM_o3w39sUg1l4XRqT2ThJLaVNf2BO5etAjg1Yfcz4SWdQktoRIjvufgwPB-PFiEdUo8SWKIJ5LFvZCA4Pd8uWvYWh68bI23aA33PBCiJIuitlQv9Dw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IZS4n1p1_2ZKnQ5lohASM_o3w39sUg1l4XRqT2ThJLaVNf2BO5etAjg1Yfcz4SWdQktoRIjvufgwPB-PFiEdUo8SWKIJ5LFvZCA4Pd8uWvYWh68bI23aA33PBCiJIuitlQv9Dw/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351719770601441954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My contribution, an illustration I'd just completed for the <a href="http://twitter.com/sfgupdates">SFG Twitter Page</a> - "Twitter in Blue". The illustration depicts a blue bird sitting on a branch exclaiming "SFG! SFG!"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffandrewsdesign/3203348695/" title="SFGUPDATES BIRD_2 by Jeff Andrews, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3203348695_d92655e862_o.jpg" width="360" height="360" alt="SFGUPDATES BIRD_2" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRabQmD0bTIsvB9NNBjE7o8GgOxxhWvwn-oOWf6s9ubNWGkUz9EHmR5Vm4Gve_-rTlVf6YKYfilxilxlvVNFTdYrbOhNqEYT39TVLOjBqZcHPgrCfFx5kbY4jLmCMXCT70iJkRQ/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRabQmD0bTIsvB9NNBjE7o8GgOxxhWvwn-oOWf6s9ubNWGkUz9EHmR5Vm4Gve_-rTlVf6YKYfilxilxlvVNFTdYrbOhNqEYT39TVLOjBqZcHPgrCfFx5kbY4jLmCMXCT70iJkRQ/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351719764632645186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb1FjLKaDIeD1b1Kn6N3cKa5u-Ma2mHd78w5fLeBa_MQHE4B6WgctR7CUc2aeho00K0EuUyNSR1FK-6c3KmKkFlfwjmjqu2VOfoV1r53Zgcc8KJnw8s5lV6aOjCC12eFsMVlYxg/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb1FjLKaDIeD1b1Kn6N3cKa5u-Ma2mHd78w5fLeBa_MQHE4B6WgctR7CUc2aeho00K0EuUyNSR1FK-6c3KmKkFlfwjmjqu2VOfoV1r53Zgcc8KJnw8s5lV6aOjCC12eFsMVlYxg/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351719758582469026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll be sure to post a link to where you can purchase your own set of magnets once they become available to the general public. A big thanks to Karma and Amy for asking me to be a part of this great project. I'm honored, and my refrigerator has never looked so good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-36181095564859393582009-06-09T07:00:00.000-07:002009-06-09T15:51:17.936-07:00Current Logo Trends - 2009<p>As a logo designer, it is essential that I keep myself apprised of all of the trends within my industry. One of my most valuable resources is a website called <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/">LogoLounge</a>. The creator of the site, Bill Gardner of <a href="http://www.gardnerdesign.com/">Gardner Design</a> does a great job each year of cultivating, recognizing and recording active trends in an annual article on the site called Logo Trends. I've taken the liberty of posting the current years findings below. An insightful, thought provoking read. Enjoy!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p>By Bill Gardner</p> <p>These are austere times, but the logos recently loaded onto LogoLounge.com - nearly 35,000 since 2008 - certainly do not reflect it. And that is how it should continue to be. Wary homage may be paid to marketing in lean times, but not to identity design. This are two wholly different efforts with different goals. It should set a long-term course for clients, not fall into pits carved out by economic phases.</p> <p>The most recent uploads to the site still have a vibrancy of color and energy that bucks what in past years might have been considered proper corporate behavior. They set a very optimistic course.</p> <p>This seventh annual trend report, as always, is as much a forecast as it is a study of the past 12 months. The past informs the future, and the recent past has such momentum that designers would be well-advised to stay this course, even when clients are only maintaining the brands they have, not creating new ones. Business may be slow, but it does not have to be dull. </p> <p>In preparation for the fifth LogoLounge book, we studied and organized thousands upon thousands of new designs. As always, it's exciting to see new directions emerging. These lead to even newer meanders and connections.</p> <p>One such direction is that the use of type and text is clearly more critical. Words carry a more concise message. They convey specific rather than generic information. </p> <p>The increased use of text in identity design takes several forms. A designer may choose to create a wordmark, but also include the mission statement or tagline in the design. Or, he may fill a shape or symbols with more words. People are busy; money is tight. Logos must be interpreted, and interpretation takes time. Words deliver their message immediately.</p> <p>Another clear direction is the increased chroma of color. Everywhere, there is a brave use of hue, even in the most unexpected places, such as in the identities of very large and conservative clients.</p> <p>There's another very small item on the horizon that may have a gigantic effect on logo design in the future. When Google introduced its new favicon at the start of 2009, it was a very visible reminder of how powerful that tiny piece of real estate really is. The favicon may turn out to be a measuring stick against which the success of any new logo design might be measured - as in, can this logo be made to fit in a 15 x 15-pixel square?</p> <p>The 15 trends that follow are not instructions, rules or indeed any finite accounting of all of the logo trends currently in motion. Many trends shared in previous reports are indeed still in motion.</p> <p>These trends are offered as an objective report of the newest, most relevant directions. They should serve as traction in moving you forward in identity design. Revisit the full collection of the past six years' worth of trends reports at LogoLounge.com for even more context.</p><br /><p class="title">PhotoFill<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-PhotoFill.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Photography is in no way new to visual branding, although traditionally images of this nature were iconic shots of a subject or a scene. Photo images have now partnered up and been hybridized with vector based images to create a new genre.</p> <p>Technologically, this was an impractical union in years past. But the challenges of complicating an identity with a halftone image have for the most part now been put to rest. If AT&T and UPS can survive in the atmosphere of a halftone world, then why can't the rest of us breathe the same air?</p> <p>Often the photo serves as a background or fill in a graphic icon, though some examples have vector elements that merge into the halftone image. Think about logos that for years have been pumped full with graphic pattern. This is just a different fuel-a photo-with a higher octane.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. El Paso, Galeria de Comunicacion, Lazar Greenhouses 2. TOKY Branding+Design, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3. APSITS, DIESEL 4. Big Communications, Joe Muggs Coffee</p><br /><p class="title">Concealed<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Conceal.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Every generation has its own find-the-hidden-image puzzle, whether it's Highlights Magazine or "Where's Waldo?". There is a certain fascination and visceral excitement when the viewer suddenly finds an image he has been staring at for hours. Once you've found it, you can't wipe your mind clean of it. This aha! moment is what creates the sense of ownership for the anyone who discovers the hidden level of meaning in any logo.</p> <p>Ronald J. Cala II has developed a reputation for crafting compelling silhouette images such as the two young girls running hand-in-hand, a white dove formed by their clasped hands. Or Duffy Partners' hidden gander and bass in the Tall Tales Cafe identity for Gander Mountain. Years ago, FedEx discovered that the hidden arrow in its logo caused consumers to become evangelical in pointing out the hidden imagery to others.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Calacampania Studios, Calagraphic Design 2. Duffy & Partners, Gander Mountain 3. The Bradfor Lawton Design Group, REOC 4. Felixsockwell.com, New York Times</p><br /><p class="title">VariDot<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-VariDot.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Spotting a logo composed of dots has never been an issue: There is no lack of marks that contain dots in rows or grids, or that blanket an image with a Benday halftone pattern. Finding a trend here means identifying dots with unique characteristics and understanding why they are carrying on the way they are. Last year's Colorblind trend was easy to spot, but hard to explain. It may well have served as a launching point for this year's trend.<br /></p><p>Note that the dots in these logos rely on a high degree of randomness. They seem to revel in a lack of consistency of size or color. As opposed to previous years where the spots marched with conformity, these logos glorify individuality. But at the same time they still rely on linkage to create shape. Let the dots be roommates, just not good friends.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Alin Golfitescu, www.humanware360.com 2. Thread Design, Head Count Asia 3. Blue Sky Design, International Filter Solutions 4. Lippincott, Zonik</p><br /><p class="title">Candy Stripe<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Candy.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Like a stack of candy Necco Wafers or a row of crayons pushed together in no particular order, this trend has the scent of a fond childhood memory. Something playful and not terribly serious is taking place here. Multi-colored ribbons in broad hues are laid together to create a field that is highly vivid but which in no way approximates the orderly nature of a rainbow.</p> <p>High chroma stripes serve as the backdrop, inserted in a vector-based silhouette, or they stand on their own as a cohesive group with a like mind and message. This riot of color seems to tweak its nose at the idea of a corporate color. Diversity reigns here. This is an all-out celebration of plurality, whether as an inspired political statement or just to promote a restaurant's highly varied menu.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. ORFIK DESIGN, DVA SA 2. Liquid Pixel Studio, Delectable Chocolate 3. juancazu, camara de comercio de bogota 4.dache, Zipliner</p><br /><p class="title">Texting<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Texting.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Text and icon combined effectively in a lock-up are nothing new. But now there's a new breed afoot. A rash of logos have been launched with not only the name of an organization but at times, the mission statement, tag line, and even location knocked out of the background.</p> <p>This simplified solution can make for an economy of space, but it can also create some challenges of scale. If the design is displayed large enough to read the type, will the icon become too horsy? If the icon is kept to appropriate scale, will the type disappear?</p> <p>Copy is playing an even more important role than ever in several trends this year. There is a pleasant simplicity of message here that evokes an honest nature that borders on naive in a good way.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Chris Rooney Illustration/Design, Heavenly Ski Resort 2. Bryan Cooper Design, Tulsa Glassblowing Studio 3.Sussner Design Company, saint barts 4. GDNSS, cheapairlines.com</p><br /><p class="title">Encrust<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Encrust.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>"One of something ugly is ugly. Many of something ugly is beautiful." This long-standing design adage comes to life with this trend. Sometimes you can max out embellishment to the point where the viewer is simply stupefied. These marks certainly grab the consumer's eye with purposeful and symbolic texture that helps to finish the punch line of the logo.</p> <p>Scale is critical to the success of this trend. Too small and textural messages will vanish, regardless of beauty. These are not filled with a traditional pattern but are often illustrated with a unique visual message that gives context and dimension to the shape. The eye can tell there is more than one layer to these marks and that always assures the second look.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Mattson Creative, Career Artist Management 2. cogu design, Yvonne Coutinho 3. Graphics & Designing Inc., MTK 4. Jobi, Sam and Shahir Ahmed</p><br /><p class="title">Monolgue<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Monologue.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Words have new roles here, redefined as visuals that swim in neck-to-neck competition for consumers' attention. When Landor redefined the YWCA logo four years ago, mission took top billing over the organization' name and the whole affair was crafted from an inauspicious Helvetica with no adornment.</p> <p>Powerful words carry great weight. When a democratic graphic vehicle can be used to allow the professionals and the layperson to create from the same system, the odds of the message effectively reaching the public are multiplied. Think of these systems as a series of parts and pieces designed to interlink in a relatively effortless manner. This unassuming solution removes the hands off nature that could thwart progress, especially in a public movement.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Airside, Airplot 2. Wolff Olins, Macmillan Cancer Support 3. Base, Greene Hill Food Co-op 4. Base, Greene Hill Food Co-op, Lockup Variation</p><br /><p class="title">Doily<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Doily.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Logos served up on a lace doily like delicate confections are the most recent variant on precious embellishment and floral tracery that have been sited in trends from years past. The fine fretwork serves to create a gentle cocoon around a typically hard graphic center. The core is usually a letter form or symbol, kept straightforward with an encapsulating explosion of silhouette lace.</p> <p>The dichotomy of harsh and fine balance the message of a solid entity with an approachable personality. Though this is an extension of previous trends which also expressed human tenderness and fragility, the continued use of these dainty silhouette is growing thin. The difference here seems to be the marriage between geometric pattern and organic embellishment.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Iperdesign, Inc., splurge dessert 2. R&R Partners, Harrah's 3. Diagram, Eligiuz 4. Gesture Studio, Isaias Gil</p><br /><p class="title">Flip Flop<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-FlipFlop.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>In a year with the cinematic release of Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons." expect an expanded appreciation and interest in inversion solutions. The veteran designer John Langston was contacted by the author and commissioned to create art for several words that would read the same right side up or upside down. This art was key to the storyline, and the bestseller has reintroduced this concept to the public.</p> There is an indefinable magic that occurs when a consumer sees art that only has to make half a rotation to apparently return to its point of origin. Some of these solutions work with a mirrored reflection, while others are only partial inversions. Whichever way they are designed, that rotating axis becomes the device that creates participation by the consumer and that builds an affinity with the brand. <p class="credits"> 1. MINEâ„¢, Scheyer/SF 2. Pearson Education Ltd, Pearson Education 3. NOT A CANNED HAM, Graco 4. Roy Smith Design, Shaun Saxon Photography</p><br /><p class="title">Mosaic<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Mosaic.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one." This motto helps define these brilliant color mosaics. They are like a roomful of diverse pixels pushed together so tightly that there is no room for a line of division. Adjacent colors simply merge together at their shared borders to fill a shape that helps define the visual message. Traditionally a problem for any logo that anticipated living in a black and white application, this challenge becomes a point of celebration.</p> <p>Not so many years ago, in 2003, Altria's multi-colored square grid logo broke ground for this trend. At the time, much was made of the designs inability to be cost-effectively reproduced in diverse print applications. Technology changes and the increased importance of an RGB environment for many companies has led to a reevaluation of reproduction concerns and a resurgence of this concept.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Team Y&R, Khalid Bin Haider Group 2. Kommunikation & Design, Gartenwelt Manz 3. dache, webmynd 4. NATIONAL Public Relations, Greater Montreal</p><br /><p class="title">Sequential<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Sequential.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /> </p><p>Economies, governments, and individuals continue to call for "greater transparency" in society. No longer a cry limited to the financial sector, industry is Bristol-scrubbing themselves and their products in preparation for full-body inspections. Though this is not a literal request for visual transparency, for several years, designers have taken liberties with the concept to deliver metaphoric solutions that consumers understand.</p> <p>Depicting motion in sequential steps combined with transparency is the latest iteration to branch out from this trend family. Stop-motion pictoral steps created in clear, shifting colors help define process in a single un-animated image. The introduction of sequential color steps help to further define the concept by demonstrating movement: time passage through seasons, temperature shifts, or just a rainbow-colored transition that demonstrates order and harmony, not chaos.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Gardner Design, BiTemp 2. RedBrand, LexPro 3. metaforma design, RACE research for an alternative and clean energy 4. Schwartzrock Graphic Arts, Design Center</p><br /><p class="title">Recycle<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Recycle.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Sustainability is no longer a corporate mantra to appease customers or the public. For a decade or better, companies have professed an allegiance to the cause and made every attempt to keep policy and practice as green as possible. An ever greater segment of associations and industry are emerging with sustainability as the business, not just a byproduct.</p> <p>The Universal Recycling Symbol, created 40 years ago for the Container Corporation of America, has graced products and corporate literature for years. Slowly these symbols have been on an upward pilgrimage from the bottom of a container to the priciest real estate on the package face.</p> <p>This three arrow recycled symbol is in the public domain but now has graduated and is being redressed as the logo itself. Design varies as dramatically: The arrows might be filled with pattern relevant to the industry, or the arrows might be replaced with the environmentally conscious product. Reuse of this symbol as a logo proves the designers have truly mastered the art of recycling.</p> <p class="credits"> 1 .rylander design, Refabric, Inc. 2. Tyme Inc., Office Depot 3. BrandBerry, non-commercial 4. Kevin France Design, Inc., VF corp</p><br /><p class="title">Dandelion<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Dandelion.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Though you may well curse and despise the dandelion, there is little denying the weed's prodigious ability to propagate. A single dandelion produces hundreds of parachute-wearing seeds just waiting for the slightest wisp of wind to launch a full -scale invasion. Despite understanding the insidious process all too well, who has never picked one of these tantalizing puffballs, blown and launched 100 more weeds.</p> <p>It is our affinity with this process that makes this iconic symbol a perfect logo solution. The seed ball is visually striking and easily understood, especially with a few rogue parachutes in departure. The process is so analogous to the propagation of an idea that it can't be contained. The single drifting seed embodies the idea that every seed makes it's own unique journey and relies on the will of nature to determine where it will land and grow. Graphically, the ball is so ubiquitous that interpretation can be wide and, by no means, literal: It sells the idea of freedom.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Ulyanov Denis, linkeeper 2. RedBrand, Barberschool 3. LaMonica Design, Morningstar Communications 4. Courtney & Company, IMC Group</p><br /><p class="title">Circulate<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Circulate.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Circles are simply the building blocks and mortar of design. Symbolically, they are the perfect multipurpose icon, representing everything from eternity, the cycle of life, the earth, centering and balance, perfection, the wheel and motion, and whatever else you may need to define. This utility player aspect also detracts from the pure circle: In attempting to mean everything to everyone, it can also mean nothing to anyone.</p> <p>For these reasons, it is unusual to find the humble circle investigating new visual territory. These circles, however, are focused on the depiction of transition. Whether through the animated cycling of color rotation, as in the Moving Brands solution for MindShare, or as in the static color transition created for MTK, cycles and motion are the given here. But the star of this trend is that the process of evolution does not disturb the revolution.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Porkka & Kuutsa Oy, Central Union of Agricultural Producers & Forest Owners 2. FutureBrand, MasterCard Worldwide 3. Moving Brands, Mindshare 4.Gardner Design, PBA Architects</p><br /><p class="title">Gossamer<br /><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/trends/2009/images/Logo-Trends-Gossamer.jpg" width="425" align="top" height="400" /></p> <p>Evolution is perhaps most dramatic when two species jump the barriers and create a new line. Two previous trend categories, Transparent logos and Blur logos, have both been recorded and broken into subsets over the last several years as they have evolved. Here the two merge successfully to demonstrate motion or convey the blending of elements.</p> <p>Transparency still delivers the dictum that a process is open to the public and nothing is obscured. It also continues to be novel enough to consumers that it plays a pretty important role as eye candy. The blur or out-of-focus edge in these marks works in a similar fashion as an optical illusion that is confrontational to the eye and has to be dealt with.</p> <p class="credits"> 1. Michael Freimuth Creative, Tone Animation, LLC. 2. Roy Smith Design, Hooke Laboratories 3. Roman Kotikov, Soft cafe 4. Alin Golfitescu, mobilink pakistan</p><br /><p class="title">Minor Trends</p> Some categories emerged this year that did not qualify for their own lanes, but which are still worthy of mention.<br /><br /><table id="table" valign="top" width="424" border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-peepShow.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top" width="271"><p><strong>Peepshow</strong>: Halftone imagery is increasingly being used for fill inside of vector images instead of solid color fill.</p> <p class="credits"> Wrijfhout, Clq.nl - City of Delft</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-Psychosis.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>Psychosis</strong>: </b>Another new sort of fill is more psychedelic-crazy lines and patterns projected onto other shapes. <p class="credits">Valhalla | Design & Conquer , Adio Shoes</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-Embroidery.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>Embroidery</strong>: </b>There's plenty of what could be called dotted line or stitching at work. Either approach produces a sense of the hand-made. <p class="credits">Squires and Company, Chico's</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-stainedGla.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>Stained Glass</strong>: </b>Imagine a stained glass window, but turn the lead white: That sort of mosaic of color is taking shape. <p class="credits">R&R Partners, Harrah's</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-3D.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>3D Curls</strong>:</b> We're still seeing plenty of 3-D ribbons, although these are a departure from the "cause" ribbons that have been so prevalent of late. These ribbons take on new forms and shapes, like letters or a complete logo. <p class="credits">Gardner Design , Surency</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-colorRing.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>Color Ring</strong>: </b>Think of a series of brightly colored, transparent rings, loosely layered on each other to create porthole of many colors. <p class="credits">Martin Jordan , Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Brandenburg </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.logolounge.com/Trends/2009/images/Logo-minorTrends-Celtic.jpg" width="150" height="135" /></td> <td valign="top"><b><strong>Celtic</strong>: </b>Highly geometric yet handcrafted forms are appearing. Like Celtic letterforms or knots, they have nodules and serifs that are unique and have flourish, but which are also refined. These have a wonderful balance between the manufactured and the man-made. <p class="credits">Karl Design Vienna, Burmahlife Austria</p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>Bill Gardner is principal of Gardner Design and creator of LogoLounge.com, a unique web site where, in real-time, members can post their logo design work; study the work of others; search the database by designer's name, client type, and other attributes; learn from articles and news written expressly for logo designers; and much more. Bill can be contacted at <a href="mailto:%20bill@logolounge.com" target="_blank">bill@logolounge.com</a>.</p> <p class="credits" align="center"> 2009 Logolounge Inc.</p></blockquote><p class="credits" align="center"></p><p class="credits" align="center"><br /></p><p class="credits" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Reprinted with permission by the author.</span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-24791553996755465332009-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:002009-05-09T00:58:08.301-07:00Coca-Cola Limited Edition Summer CansCoca-Cola’s has released five new ‘limited edition’ summer can designs. A beautiful iconic set of can designs proving once again that the design and marketing department at Coca-Cola recognizes the value of their brand equity. Each can sports the "classic" Coca-Cola logo as well as a bold "refreshing" graphic. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFh0bEXdbDNdYLFLa9tJXCfKfRucIY5gCACiA9_GowqkS3Bw7aEZN2nBvd2jMY-oS3eP5fiocOlu8ARRdW6Lr2R4dIalJrKvzNDAFxpYeJj6u5lbac98dCLyi2qiIGJymMO08PMg/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333730054729208962" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-75889786339333177142009-05-07T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:31:12.706-07:00New Book - 'Drip Dot Swirl' from Von Glitschka<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h9tnPk0KZ5xJ2dx41f5x1RYLBfoLqPA2N0sNnm0AIafT7bcBjzMWphIH_8BXhzi_owuTLnMTR_sPz61UO32kU8fJ4zEp8-5kgL4jHoKZqw9JUBvOZ-D0W71NDQ0jvvBnTzk7iQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h9tnPk0KZ5xJ2dx41f5x1RYLBfoLqPA2N0sNnm0AIafT7bcBjzMWphIH_8BXhzi_owuTLnMTR_sPz61UO32kU8fJ4zEp8-5kgL4jHoKZqw9JUBvOZ-D0W71NDQ0jvvBnTzk7iQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336165861180529682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99zsG2ALhp4fbwsePjKZVW_8BcIAGBEKvtzZEOpumDmivDBhU-MvTsGOVHvpM8wOrbradyKrdUwX3J0VHd5NncMDHuyRZNXz7HBfyNYaP1bYZMgS3OcvqzCfklTQzglB1kLDQGg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZlIj1OwAT7lijprVwtvoPDphyphenhyphenwI86ZUtyZapHZr9dhWB1najpKWk7-2QdG5HMFrrXmjlJ6d-9tJMUiaPMJIDzi8CT-GeWudIASiJrr-yQ-_UjOzKMUipAXHl4mrUQbMGqAcXgg/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336165766604939298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u4voGsnUu7iwdRDspmfUhfootAqCqrIm0Mvzk9fD3QLMnkLp5WfxQGSY-UEyfSVZKHcA5HUbidVtIiWTrCMfuBjjOnTWkKAgxxApT1Ct2fpGWO_85Q2vPH-vRc-OnVhkO-ouXg/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u4voGsnUu7iwdRDspmfUhfootAqCqrIm0Mvzk9fD3QLMnkLp5WfxQGSY-UEyfSVZKHcA5HUbidVtIiWTrCMfuBjjOnTWkKAgxxApT1Ct2fpGWO_85Q2vPH-vRc-OnVhkO-ouXg/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336165770417774402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU2Awl2g24ZmtvdEqhz2USSU91i94gcFogwnMS_MgZsMDekUZ8Bgl-Js04UyoB0WbLuWZ7o0kac2oHMv3meR8QdNixgngx7RuW040vcH6oWnJhdnz3NYrNCs5TF5Cy2UaFb7xoQ/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU2Awl2g24ZmtvdEqhz2USSU91i94gcFogwnMS_MgZsMDekUZ8Bgl-Js04UyoB0WbLuWZ7o0kac2oHMv3meR8QdNixgngx7RuW040vcH6oWnJhdnz3NYrNCs5TF5Cy2UaFb7xoQ/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336165763229110642" border="0" /></a><br />My buddy <a href="http://www.glitschka.com/">Von Glitschka</a> just surprised me by dropping off a signed copy of his new book, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/q7oree">Drip Dot Swirl</a>. The book is chock full of beautifully detailed patterns along with great examples of the patterns in use by talented designers and illustrators. A follow-up to his 2007 texture related book, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pybj3l">Crumble Crackle Burn</a>. Like the first book, it comes with a DVD inset with all of the patterns and instructional tutorials.<br /><br />Von reports that he's already working hard on the theme for the next book in the series. So stay tuned!<br /><br />This book is an essential "must-have" addition to every graphic designer or illustrator's personal library.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-40128360909910049292009-04-08T07:00:00.000-07:002009-04-22T09:37:12.352-07:00100 Brands of Interest IIRecently my personal logo for my design business <a href="http://www.jeffandrewsdesign.com/">Jeff Andrews Design</a> was included in a collection of logo designs compiled and displayed on the website of a talented designer, <a href="http://www.dache.ch/">David Pache</a>. The Collection of logos is entitled <a href="http://www.dache.ch/dache/comments/100_Brands_of_Interest_II">100 Brands of Interest II</a> and is his second installment of what I believe is an ongoing series. (<a href="http://www.dache.ch/dache/comments/100_Brands_of_Interest">100 Brands of Interest Part 1</a>) I'd first become aware of David's work via Twitter and contacted him a while back to do a <a href="http://designinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/02/david-pache.html">Design Inspiration Interview</a>. It is a distinct pleasure to be recognized amongst some very talented designers and appreciate David for including me.<br /><br />I've included the text below from the introduction of 100 Brands of Interest II but I encourage you to click on the link and peruse through the many great identities displayed there.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dache.ch/dache/comments/100_Brands_of_Interest_II">100 Brands of Interest II</a><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><p></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><p>This article is the sequel to <a href="http://www.dache.ch/dache/comments/100_Brands_of_Interest" title="100 brands of interest">100 brands of interest</a>, published on the dacheboard on December 4, 2008. After the last article and the feedback received, it was clear that another article of this nature was in order so, here it is! Over the past few months, I have been compiling another 100 brands of interest and have been very lucky to have such a selection to choose from. The standard really is very high. </p> <p>Again, I feel it is important to mention that this article is not an assessment or critique of the logos. It is purely to create awareness within the community and provide some useful insight for any newcomers who may be struggling to create a brand for themselves. It can be the easiest thing to create a logo for a client but when it comes to assessing what style of identity can best represent yourself or your business, this is a different matter altogether. It is tempting to use your own brand as a showcase of all your best techniques and ideas but this must be balanced with modesty and professionalism to gain the correct tone for your business image. </p> <p>In this second collection we see again the basic elements of design from geometry and linear imaging to the more creative and flamboyant techniques. No matter what the style, I think it can be said that all of the 100 brands below have been executed successfully to create effective, professional logos which communicate well to their audience. There is a whole mix of styles ranging from monograms to symbols or pictures but it is simplicity which is the common denominator. </p> <p>I send a big thank you to all companies which are displayed here and I have included a link to each of their sites for your bookmarks. Enjoy and I look forward to your <a href="http://www.dache.ch/dache/comments/100_Brands_of_Interest_II/#comment_form" title="feedback">feedback</a>, particularly any thoughts you may have on this topic and any brands which you would like to see in another article of this nature. -David Pache<br /></p></blockquote><p></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWvPMV7rpycWLZgVYHXA3lxlK-yBatHZhl4iwe3fHZy1dfwBC2wRa75cFmE11THM-cVF7SgSzxxFgilvQp-ve3DypBAySS0rn2JIk6VDmmkv2TfnclX_s_qxcLyTYk0DWiXyTYw/s1600-h/100-Brands-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWvPMV7rpycWLZgVYHXA3lxlK-yBatHZhl4iwe3fHZy1dfwBC2wRa75cFmE11THM-cVF7SgSzxxFgilvQp-ve3DypBAySS0rn2JIk6VDmmkv2TfnclX_s_qxcLyTYk0DWiXyTYw/s400/100-Brands-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327554696542785890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9wBYA0-TXLmQvMLgRN5RtoK-Y-HZNAopGhxsP89UmgFU4fWHrYBbII-hw09iB0RfeqtuY4Nprx4S8o7kw76dvwG7ySRIa56XW1dQto_4ozorEuXc2XRQJy74AMC5knUAzZrjjg/s1600-h/100-Brands-2a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9wBYA0-TXLmQvMLgRN5RtoK-Y-HZNAopGhxsP89UmgFU4fWHrYBbII-hw09iB0RfeqtuY4Nprx4S8o7kw76dvwG7ySRIa56XW1dQto_4ozorEuXc2XRQJy74AMC5knUAzZrjjg/s400/100-Brands-2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327554704426516610" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-49668443787609779682009-03-05T22:36:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:29:22.026-08:00The "I Can Read Movies" Series<a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/spacesick/" title="spacesick"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3332937963_10c998ef19_o.jpg" alt="1" width="492" height="508" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/spacesick/" title="spacesick"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3331968921_c4039bbf75_o.jpg" alt="2" width="492" height="760" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/spacesick/" title="spacesick"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3332806216_ae2cffe589_o.jpg" alt="3" width="492" height="760" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/spacesick/" title="spacesick"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3332806232_c04d133227_o.jpg" alt="4" width="492" height="253" /></a><br /><br />Recently came across a <a href="http://spacesick.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-can-read-movies-series.html">fantastic series</a> of vintage "book covers" designed around popular cinema by designer <a href="http://spacesick.blogspot.com/">spacesick</a>. They're beautiful and clever....and really well done. I've enjoyed pouring over them and thought I'd share the experience. Be sure to click on over to the owner's site to see them up close and personal.<br /><br />In the designer's own words:<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"I don't know WHY I like making things look old. I'm weird.<br /><br />This sucker was partly inspired by Moss's's totally ossom <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollym/sets/72157607801959609/">Movie Poster Remakes</a> series, and all the musty old textbooks and digests that I used to love flipping through as a kid. Maybe there'll be more! Who knows! Nobody tells me nothin."</blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/spacesick/">His Flickr Page</a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" width="83" height="16" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-48281228187923435272009-02-27T19:00:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:14:51.456-08:00Your Work Selected for new LogoLounge Master Library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0asr7lIznPGb3tW3SkcXaI-rl9gc4KLSKdKvv_N1Y3D1vLNKB0LH2jKX-Msa5yJEaf80bepMy9KS0DmWiWF4CHsaD0_RJhp14mUXlX8tBW3qR_A2IbrF-bXM1PzaUrGyMYV08A/s1600-h/DoubleR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0asr7lIznPGb3tW3SkcXaI-rl9gc4KLSKdKvv_N1Y3D1vLNKB0LH2jKX-Msa5yJEaf80bepMy9KS0DmWiWF4CHsaD0_RJhp14mUXlX8tBW3qR_A2IbrF-bXM1PzaUrGyMYV08A/s400/DoubleR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307690496551575362" border="0" /></a><br />Received an e-mail this afternoon informing me that one of the logos I'd submitted to the <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/">LogoLounge</a> database has been selected for their first <span style="font-weight: bold;">Master Library</span> books. It is a distinct honor and great pleasure to have been selected.<br /><br />The logo selected is one I did for Double R Manufacturing Inc. A powdercoating company in Roseburg, Oregon. The logo unfortunately was ultimately unused due to inhouse politics.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Your work has been selected for a remarkable new LogoLounge project, the first book in the new Master Library series. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />What is the Master Library series?<br /><br />Like our existing (and continuing) LogoLounge book series, the new Master Library books will bring you plenty of exemplary logo design work from creatives around the world.<br /><br />Unlike our original series, though, each book in the Master Library series will focus on a very specific logo design category, to wit:</span><br /><br />• Initials & Crests<br />• Typography<br />• People<br />• Animals, Birds and Mythology<br />• Shapes and Symbols<br />• Nature and Food<br />• Arts and Culture (including transportation, sports and architecture)<br /><br />We’d like to include your work in the inaugural book, Initials & Crests."<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-71179501388807651512009-02-25T19:00:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:15:25.463-08:00The Bureau Loves You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dnZ0LeFnowfJUggpFOEhxktPRvi6aCKlmbXjUIBZCrjuJ4dKk61qvR21EerB3yODL0e1V7UlzDRPfFGef35CTqS72jVPVIjsgDbnnHxp7qmlF5s0BEjkM3o4QRY8HPGVczgVyQ/s1600-h/punchie2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dnZ0LeFnowfJUggpFOEhxktPRvi6aCKlmbXjUIBZCrjuJ4dKk61qvR21EerB3yODL0e1V7UlzDRPfFGef35CTqS72jVPVIjsgDbnnHxp7qmlF5s0BEjkM3o4QRY8HPGVczgVyQ/s400/punchie2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306967259702223362" border="0" /></a><br />My friend and fellow designer Keith Bowman, the principle over at <a href="http://thedesignbureauofamerika.com/">The Design Bureau of Amerika<strong>™</strong></a> has launched the official <a href="http://thedesignbureauofamerika.com/thebureaulovesyou/">Design Bureau Blog</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">Here you will find all the latest news regarding The Bureau’s projects. To show our gratitude for those who have supported us over the years, we are making available for download many of the assets that we use to create our work. There also will be content created exclusively for this site. All content will be</span><strong style="font-style: italic;"> FREE</strong><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></blockquote><br /><br />Keith is an enormously inspirational design talent and good friend. Yes, that is him in the painful photo above. Check out the print he did recently for local singer / songwriter, <a linkindex="5" href="http://www.myspace.com/joedamico" target="_blank">Joe D’Amico</a>. For Joe’s CD, “Something in the Silence” as part of the Bureau's screen printing studio, <strong>Amerikan Made Prints™</strong>. And check back often to Keith's new blog. I know I will be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qjxg0tnYXNHrFjKCTtXtj94a4vL3QkjY55I8T3wdn5kihQorCH9Lhbvq4Xia_HGcSmmW1vxAr7aDViQ_Zr_bDGGWXDZrumHQxSZYTl5BZXOWwQVJbEagdMsvNZuxq-qX8wm-Og/s1600-h/amp_logo_thumb21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qjxg0tnYXNHrFjKCTtXtj94a4vL3QkjY55I8T3wdn5kihQorCH9Lhbvq4Xia_HGcSmmW1vxAr7aDViQ_Zr_bDGGWXDZrumHQxSZYTl5BZXOWwQVJbEagdMsvNZuxq-qX8wm-Og/s400/amp_logo_thumb21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306967257892472562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffandrewsdesign/3310187703/" title="something-in-the-silence_large by Jeff Andrews, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3310187703_415f149197_o.jpg" alt="something-in-the-silence_large" width="467" height="1000" /></a></center><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-3370348133249656422009-02-13T19:31:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:16:12.515-08:00Design Inspiration: Carlos Araujo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyNVpCzIuNS1x9IZyOwka3ERkyHRCp4Ft_0GvtAWK-TgXz2pXyU_AQG2fBs4N9okMGeY6rVUBCWV2ubJF9ICFu3w3RU_c8rRzrBWzwktq2trGDW6l8YKHzQlroIrCr_mhaftrfA/s1600-h/06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyNVpCzIuNS1x9IZyOwka3ERkyHRCp4Ft_0GvtAWK-TgXz2pXyU_AQG2fBs4N9okMGeY6rVUBCWV2ubJF9ICFu3w3RU_c8rRzrBWzwktq2trGDW6l8YKHzQlroIrCr_mhaftrfA/s400/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302491290035541186" border="0" /></a><br />I've just posted a great new interview with Brazilian illustrator and long-time SFG member <a href="http://www.silbachstation.com/en/">Carlos Araujo</a>. Be sure to click on over and check it out, and leave Carlos some love!<br /><a href="http://diinterviews.com/"><br />http://diinterviews.com/</a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-15841205435494532652009-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:16:30.525-08:00Obama Image: Copyright Infringement?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SWrr2S5WUb5rrb5bsfeZyETnoVeDsSpZZyJSifKd2bUWjKfZedIngkKBVwWfyrV1Q6TlmUH8KVGyBTKtzxjtTQPpgiNf54qxrSEfCmV3H4MUeNoZGKty9NKfvLWPRIBcyxTTDA/s1600-h/fairey-obama.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SWrr2S5WUb5rrb5bsfeZyETnoVeDsSpZZyJSifKd2bUWjKfZedIngkKBVwWfyrV1Q6TlmUH8KVGyBTKtzxjtTQPpgiNf54qxrSEfCmV3H4MUeNoZGKty9NKfvLWPRIBcyxTTDA/s400/fairey-obama.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301377124414468018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Apparently the now famous poster designed by artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey" target="_blank">Shepard Fairey</a> is being alleged by the Associated Press to be copyright infringement based on the 2006 file photo of then-Sen. Barack Obama by Associated Press photographer Manny Garcia at the National Press Club in Washington. What are your thoughts on this issue?<br /><br />The full story can be found here -<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_en_ot/obama_poster" target="_blank">AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image.</a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-37626532261359013622009-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:16:46.559-08:00Jeff Andrews Design: Logo Design Roundup - Over 50 Ways Designers Promote & Brand ThemselvesThe latest installment of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/bd4rzb">Logo Design Roundup - Over 50 Ways Designers Promote & Brand Themselves</a> includes the logo for <a href="http://www.jeffandrewsdesign.com/">Jeff Andrews Design</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W75YzWKKa2Yvh1y5dqeofh9VSNa73jrwHr9RnxvYGK24m3RTwUklvmO8AhYxVfhT7VcWdzp4ATdb6qJKe-DV6oT3mpilV9fYTH7YIGrZ_Cc_JKHOn2VWo6DPaNGNP36hQPQzLg/s1600-h/Logo+Design+Roundup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W75YzWKKa2Yvh1y5dqeofh9VSNa73jrwHr9RnxvYGK24m3RTwUklvmO8AhYxVfhT7VcWdzp4ATdb6qJKe-DV6oT3mpilV9fYTH7YIGrZ_Cc_JKHOn2VWo6DPaNGNP36hQPQzLg/s400/Logo+Design+Roundup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301022931967690642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild6EDWlfsorNHgWOa71HRFUxrDn-oc_iAv6sQaIZAX_HLUAmAsf3wtYh7FNx-azw-8VymtTzDkCzMpibbPwiTguoIQ7Y-rl6kuQnkw6jtMa019AmVLMZUEV5_R-IXzeDwyroCQA/s1600-h/Logo+Design+Roundup+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild6EDWlfsorNHgWOa71HRFUxrDn-oc_iAv6sQaIZAX_HLUAmAsf3wtYh7FNx-azw-8VymtTzDkCzMpibbPwiTguoIQ7Y-rl6kuQnkw6jtMa019AmVLMZUEV5_R-IXzeDwyroCQA/s400/Logo+Design+Roundup+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301022934516633570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">From the website: This is the fourth part in a series showcasing a collection of logos and brand marks, self submitted by a bunch of designers and creative folk in many creative areas. These designers use the logos to sell, promote, brand and market their various skills.<br /><blockquote></blockquote></span><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8s4q6g"><br />Logo Design Roundup Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8xxzjb">Logo Design Roundup Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/bvvxsj">Logo Design Roundup Part 3</a><br /><br />Special thanks to <a href="http://www.imjustcreative.com/">Graham Smith<br /></a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-60270549922293005382009-02-03T14:00:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:17:30.630-08:00Forbes Magazine: Graphic Design is a Snooty BusinessA disappointing turn of events today as a recent article published in Forbes Magazine comes to light. Dated February 16th, 2009, it's entitled <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Creativity of Crowds,</span> and states, "CrowdSpring aims to slash the cost of graphic design work--and democratize a snooty business."<br /><br />The article proves to be poorly researched and irresponsible, and in my opinion serves as little more than an advertisement for Crowdspring. Crowdspring, in simplest terms, is a contest site. Would be designers can post an image (logo, stationery, website design) in the hopes of winning a prize. No guarantees however. Crowdspring's own user agreement clearly states:<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">We have no control over and do not guarantee the quality, safety or legality of Creative Services, the truth or accuracy of project listings or member information, the qualifications, background, or abilities of members, the ability of creatives to deliver Creative Services, or that members will complete a transaction.</blockquote><br /><br />This type of business plan, would be considered spec work. Spec work is clearly defined on the <a href="http://www.no-spec.com/">NO!SPEC</a> website as "Any work done on a speculative basis. In other words, any requested work for which a fair and reasonable fee has not been agreed upon, preferably in writing. In a nutshell, spec requires the designer to invest time and resources with <span style="font-weight: bold;">no guarantee of payment</span>."<br /><br />To say that this is dangerous business model would be an understatement. The most obvious reason is that, as a consumer looking to benefit from this model and get some design work on the cheap, you're most likely trusting your design work to someone with very little actual design experience, and no guarantee that the design you choose is original. In fact, the article even states:<br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"The beauty of our site is that it doesn't matter if you have a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design or if you're a grandma in Tennessee with a bunch of free time and <span class="tickerlinx"><b>Adobe<orgid idsrc="nasdaq" value="ADBE"></orgid> </b></span> Illustrator," says Samson. "If the client likes the grandma's work better, then she's going to get the job."</blockquote>Keep your fingers crossed that Grandma hasn't swiped that design from the most recent Design Annual, or from Ladies Home Journal for that matter. Some would argue that you're not guaranteed originality even from the most seasoned veteran designer. My reply to that argument is that, "In that event you have a face to place to the blame." As clearly stated in the quote above, Crowdspring will take no blame if this were to occur. Scary.<br /><br />My friends<a href="http://www.designers-who-blog.com/"> Cat Morley</a> and <a href="http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/">Jeff Fisher</a> and designer <a href="http://www.sterlingbrands.com/design/design_matters.php">Debbie Millman</a> have reported having been contacted to contribute to this article, but despite numerous attempts to connect with the author, nothing became of it. It would seem that an opposing point of view wasn't really necessary to post this advertisement.<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">Jeff Fisher said: "A couple weeks ago Cat Morley emailed me with a request from Forbes magazine for someone to discuss NO!SPEC and the crowdsourcing (spec work in disguise) of a certain company. I contacted the reporter and set up a phone interview time with him. I never heard from him at the appointed time. I emailed him the next morning. He said he'd been tied up at the appointment time and he'd call me immediately - and I never received a call. I also gave him the contact info for Sean Adams and Debbie Millman of AIGA as possible sources for the article. He said he appreciated the information as he had tried to call the AIGA office the day before. Debbie emailed the reporter to let him know she was available - and never heard from him."<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Additional insight can be found at the following links:<br /><br />Brian Yerkes - <a href="http://www.brianyerkes.com/why-crowdspring-owners-should-be-ashamed-of-their-business/">Why CrowdSpring Owners Should Be Ashamed of Their Business</a><br />David Airey - <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/forbes-calls-designers-snooty/">Forbes calls designers snooty</a><br />Steve Douglas -<a href="http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/design-snooty-business-forbes/"> Design is a 'snooty' business: Forbes</a><br />Steph Doyle's - <a href="http://stephdelineated.blogspot.com/2009/02/forbes-promotes-graphic-design-kitsch.html">Forbes Promotes Graphic Design Kitsch</a><br />NO!SPEC - <a href="http://www.no-spec.com/archives/forbes-says-designers-are-snooty/">Forbes Says Designers are Snooty</a><br />AIGA - <a href="http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work">Position on Spec Work</a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-82746975114338288282009-02-01T15:56:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:18:16.106-08:00Watch the '09 Super Bowl Ads Right HereI found a great widget on Hulu.com where you can add the <a href="http://www.hulu.com/superbowl">Super Bowl Commercials</a> right to your blog or website. They'll be updating and adding commercials continuously throughout the game. Pretty sweet! <br /><br /><center><object width="210" height="700"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/superbowl/embed/sb09"></param><param name="flashVars" value="layout=Vertical4Thumbs&watchOnHulu=true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/superbowl/embed/sb09" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="layout=Vertical4Thumbs&watchOnHulu=true" width="210" height="700"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9881421.post-53650639171745451842009-01-28T19:57:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:18:33.091-08:00New Site Launch: Card ObserverThe guys over at <a href="http://webdesignledger.com/">Web Design Ledger</a> have launched a <a href="http://cardobserver.com/">new site</a> that showcases only the best and most beautiful business card designs.<br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"We do this for a couple of reasons: to shine the spotlight on the talented designers who create these beautiful cards, and to inspire you."</span><br /><br /></blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-pkVlLgPBlLfJSJVLztKe0Es3j2BOA2GubzeSPOhsj3LxgPyNQjhxr6hcUz_OAT45Pfzw9btf1btP2sFO8ygoGwvBxhGBU2njwItsmfZAAuPVkMf6-mfNERuymw6-EWR0H9QQw/s1600-h/Card+Observer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-pkVlLgPBlLfJSJVLztKe0Es3j2BOA2GubzeSPOhsj3LxgPyNQjhxr6hcUz_OAT45Pfzw9btf1btP2sFO8ygoGwvBxhGBU2njwItsmfZAAuPVkMf6-mfNERuymw6-EWR0H9QQw/s400/Card+Observer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296574746498347122" border="0" /></a><a href="http://cardobserver.com/">http://cardobserver.com/<br /></a><br />A few more great links for business card design can be found <a href="http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/2009/01/all-the-business-card-inspiration-you-will-ever-need/">here</a>. If you're a fan of business card design, or, you're just looking for some inspiration. These are some great sites to explore.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="jeffandrewsdesign";</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0