I can’t wait to get my hands on the new book Designing for the Greater Good, a book that features hundreds of illustrated examples of the best nonprofit and cause-related marketing and design worldwide. The book showcases work from a variety of sectors including Family and Community, Animal Causes, Health, Human Rights, Environmental Awareness, Spirituality,…
I’m loving the ‘Biodiversity: Respect the Balance!’ poster by Pedro Teixeira (for the IIDA Awards 2010). The poster is composed of a visual mosaic of fish, mammals, and plants to illustrate the importance of balance in our global ecosystem.
Axis Maps recently announced the release of their mapping / art project aptly titled Typographic Maps and I’m swooning. These unique maps accurately depict the streets and highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and physical features of downtown Chicago and Boston using nothing but type.
I Am Not an Artist Fantastically fun and entertaining series of animated gifs about non-stop design workers brought to you by I Am Not An Artist. The loading time to see each animation is slow, but I actually enjoy how the narrative about “design life” unfolds based on this necessary technology time.
The theme for the Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial program – “Why Design Now?” – is just what the doctor ordered. “Inaugurated in 2000, the Triennial program presents the most innovative designs at the center of contemporary culture. The fourth exhibition in the series explores the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields,…
I had a blast at the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival in downtown Cary yesterday. There were tons of outstanding artists selling everything from mixed media and photography – to pottery and jewelry. It had all the trappings to make a designer swoon including an afternoon spent exploring beautiful art/crafts and enjoying delicious (obligatory)…
It can be an overwhelming process to decide what print company to work with as a designer, especially if you are a freelancer. You want to give good advice to your clients about paper choice, color matching, overall quality, and pricing. But how do you know who to use? and how do you know who…
In honor of our first week back to school, I wanted to share the piece titled “Let’s Make Stuff” which I think captures the spirit of today perfectly. It’s part of a solo exhibition of new works by Scott Albrecht titled: SOMETHING MISTAKEN FOR NOTHING. The show features a series of three-dimensional pictographic wooden pieces,…
Lovely print from The Tree House Press for the The Renmen Project that aims to help raise funds for Haiti. Renmen’ is the Haitian word for Love, the bird in the logo is the Hispaniolan Trogon, the national bird of Haiti. Every penny made from art sales will be going to UNICEF’s Haiti Earthquake Children’s…
Great poster created by Mattson Creative for the flood relief in Nashville Tennessee. The poster is available for download with the only stipulation being that the proceeds go to one of the following charities: