Creative review 11 August 2008
My precious, from Andy Rutledge of Design View.
Designers, both humble and powerful, are as likely to fall prey to this sort of corruption as the characters in Tolkien’s story (Lord of the Rings), and for the very same reasons. We have egos, we suffer periodic disappointments, and so in the effort to find or craft an unblemished or highly enjoyable project it is all too easy for a designer to cling too tightly to an idea, regarding it as precious, and equate it with holding tightly to integrity.
Stefan Sagmeister says cutting himself is less painful than designing album covers for Aerosmith, from Nerve.com.
When the American Institute of Graphic Arts enlisted Stefan Sagmeister to create a lecture poster almost a decade ago, the forty-five-year-old Austrian responded by carving the text into his torso.
We shall know them by their favicons, from davidthedesigner.
…everyone who uses the web will use a web browser and will use bookmarks, won’t they? And when they do, that tiny piece of detail that they’ll see every time they visit a site, or scroll through their bookmarks, will be the favicon. And that’s the thing that will – eventually – stick in their minds. Which makes it all the more surprising that they’re often given so little thought.
Insightful Hancock poster design critique, from Armin Vit.
Here, so that the cut words don’t gather too much digital dust, is the full critique of Hancock’s poster, designed by BLT & Associates.
Why You Should Not Blog, from Chris Garrett.
Blogging is not for everyone. There are some good reasons I have seen suggested why you should not blog…
Three good reasons for web designers to use tables, from Aaron Russell.
With the rise of CSS and standards, the mere mention of the word ‘tables’ amongst web designers is likely to bring a reaction as if you just swore to your grandmother.
How to be interesting, from Jonathan Morrow, guest author on Copyblogger.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve paid attention to the things that command attention, both of myself and others, and I’ve made a list of 21 techniques that work.
Great inspiration, on and offline, from Lauren of Creative Curio.
…you all could benefit from a fairly comprehensive list of creative inspiration…
Wine in a can, from The Dieline, via Antonio of AisleOne.
This wine can was winner of the 2006 Swedish packaging design award. It was designed by Jens Andersson and Jonas Forsman and it is notable as an easily recycled single serve can.
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Great list David.
I particularly enjoyed ‘Three good reasons for web designers to use tables’ by Aaron and ‘We shall know them by their favicons’ from davidthedesigner.
Thanks for the content!
Steve
Hey David,
Great selection. Just had the time to read the poster critique and enjoyed it very much. The rest will come later.
Thanks,
Szabi
Oh, I liked that Great inspiration, On and Offline one! Wait a minute… hehe ;) Thanks for the mention, David! How’s the wrist healing up?
I like design critique articles, so I hopped over to read the one on Hancock. I never saw the movie (heard it was so-so, wait for the DVD). It was interesting to read the comments! People can sure be nasty. Probably the reason they felt the way they did was that it was a rather unconventional design/subject. Like Armin noted, it wasn’t Hollywood-ized (except for the silly eagle in the sunglasses, that was a little over the top).
LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post…Vandercook SP15 Letterpress Restored!
Hi David – Thanks loads for the mention – it’s great to be featured with some other fantastic articles. I’ve found it difficult to make time for blogging in recent weeks so it’s nice to have a reminder of the support you get through blogging. Thanks again.
Aaron Russell’s last blog post…Three good reasons for web designers to use tables
Glad you enjoyed these few links. Aaron really knows his stuff when it comes to web design / development, and I’ve been reading the blog of ‘davidthedesigner’ for some time now, pretty much since I started blogging.
Szabi,
It’s not often I come across such a detailed critique online, so it was a pleasure to refer to Armin’s design thoughts.
Lauren,
My hand is healing well, thanks very much for asking. I still can’t make a fist or fully straighten my fingers without feeling pain, but my typing speed is almost back to 100%. Sketching / writing on the other hand (excuse the pun) isn’t so easy.
I agree about the eagle in the poster, and the differing opinion in the comments was also interesting to read.
Aaron,
Don’t mention it buddy. I’ve noticed a dip in your posting frequency, but can completely empathise with other priorities.