Debbie Millman Journal 11

Eddie Opara: Observer Media: Design Observer – Not sure if you listen to NPR but this seems like a design version of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. I happen to like that show but haven't had the time to listen lately. It could also bee viewed as an audio only hallmark.

Debbie is the president of AIGA and partner and president of the designs division of sterling brands. So she has some street cred.

I like that I an here some perspectives and short backgrounds on the designers and how they got where they are today. All in all it's pretty simple.

GOOD Journal 10

GOOD Home Page - GOOD – Tad showed us their work last week. They really have a great way of explaining things through the use of info graphics. The main reason for the need is the demand by the readers to have a visual analog to the data discussed in the article. I guess the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is even more true in that instance.

My only concern with info graphics is how long are we from just reading and periodical in comic book form. The aesthetic of many of their info graphics only make me cringe more because they seem a little playful and I know that's not bad but I want a stone cold news source I don't want hugs and kisses I don't want pretty pictures I want solid writing. It has been my experience that info graphics have also been a stopgap when the content is short or crap, nothing worse than an info graphic two times the size of the article or Nazi's are worse and famine.

Design Paradoxes Journal 8 pt2

Ten Graphic Design Paradoxes: Observatory: Design Observer – This was pretty great as I read down the list I've heard or felt some of these things. I know I feel like I got the shit end of a project but in retrospect I've got some good stuff. And of course on the minds of many is the urge to get an internship, I can't afford the pay cut and I haven't seen anyone I would really like to work for.

So the one that does worry me and I hope future clients don't see is "I'm a professional: I know best" because I have done work before and found the requests were pretty bad and you know what I go along with it as well as I can trying to edge in something good looking. Worse come to worse I can claim the experience on the resume and drop it from the portfolio.

Into the Futura Journal 8 part1

Type Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry: Observatory: Design Observer – Well it's futura a simple font that if you aren't paying attention seems to be an easy choice. It's funny I'm more afraid of using Univers or Helvetica more than Futura and that might be because I'm not a fan of futura. I do how ever have a soft spot for Myriad Pro, the more I use it and examine it the more I like it. It doesn't have the selection of Univers of Helvetica but it's more fun and less blocky.

So here are two of the reasons I like it, the lowercase i's and r's. In roman myriad is better then helvetica and nearly ties it with Univers what can I say I prefer something closer to a mono weight stroke and round dots on my i's.

Thirty Conversations on Design

Thirty Conversations on Design – So it's very intriguing what they chose I think I would go with distribution and production or maybe energy. Sure we can change how we get places but I think the biggest change can be effected by how we get the things we use the most.

Sure Education, Water and Transportation are very big but they are all smaller pieces to the bigger problems. Then again maybe these guys know a thing or two more about problems than I do.

Signs Journal Entry 7

Signs, a set on Flickr.

Here are a few pictures I took of examples of signs, typography and logos. Tried to get a good variety. I wish it hadn't taken me this long to get them online but at least they are here now!

Type Animation: To The Moon

So here it is, don't worry I'll be putting up the rest of my blog posts later.

Untitled from M. Rezaiekhaligh on Vimeo.