Yay, the design I did for HTSB close to 2 years ago if finally up. Why take so long? Well, I’m not going to get into the details but I was working with their chosen developer at the time and he went sour with my client sometime back. All this legal stuff ensued and it got messy. Suffice to say I never got my full pay on this job, but it got to the point where I just wanted to see something up because I think it’s a cute little layout and design. They’re a good client as well, I hate to see them get screwed like that.
As it is, I see some typesetting problems and some of my CSS styles have been altered since I last saw my template go away, but I’ll have to see how I can work with their current developer to try to go in and make some changes. /sigh the business of diplomacy.
A friend sent me an email chain letter about this guy…I thought it was bullshit photoshop work at first until I found out this guy, Liu Bolin in China really does paint people from head-to-toe to camouflage them into the environment. (via DesignBoom)
Basically the idea is that you take this Moleskin sketchbook…pick a theme, and then send it to designated people around the world to let them do whatever they want to the pages. Usually people track the progress of the books somehow, and then it eventually lands back in the hands of the original person. I’ve seen these used in gallery exhibitions, but sometimes they’re just kept as personal collections to be shared in some online gallery on Flikr.
I’m not as well connected as some of the big celebrity designers, but maybe this might be a fun thing to do with friends and family. I know my sister-in-law is quite talented with felt figures herself. Some of my former band-members can either draw or are into design too. We gotta do this! Who’s in?
This contribution above was funny. It’s called “Chinese Whispers”. Get it? Oh SOO true!
Here’s the King again studying some of his favorite plastic toys. Funny how you can buy him all these expensive doo-hickies but he ends up enjoying playing with boxes, cheapy plastic cups, newspapers and plastic bags the most. (yeah, plastic ziplocks. Not safe I know but the little buggah cries and cries every time we try to pull it away)
I like how his lips purse up when he’s intensely studying something. I hope he doesn’t get giant lips like his dad. I guess it works for my wife though so I shouldn’t complain.
So far I’m thrilled with the evening photography classes I’m taking. We’re on our 2nd evening of 5 so far, and already if I never go to another class I think I’ve learned enough value out of the class to make it worth the tuition fee.
On our first evening assignment we were forced to stick to the manual setting on our camera, lock the ISO and shutter settings and just use the aperture dials to get an image that was underexposed, overexposed, and umm…just right.
We were to pick subjects that displayed any one of the following characteristics….shape, texture, lines, color or form. I tell you what I walked a 4 block radius around my neighborhood and discovered how ugly everything looked in the heat of the day. I ended up taking this shot of an old telephone pole the telephone company has been aiming to take down in front of my building the past month. Not an exciting photo, but I’m loving how I now know how to achieve really rich sky colors.
Ever feel like you just can’t get enough product branding on your body? Hmm…I’ve never had that problem, but I DO have an addiction to classic Adidas shoes in recent years. (I think it’s my personal homage to old school rap)
Anyhoo, if you’re really into brands, perhaps you can buy yourself this piece of branding bling, “The most branded object in the world” Looks like it would put a series crink in your neck wearing it though.
I’ll have to spend my entire Friday writing about 4 proposals all day long. Not that I’m complaining, no sirree. Proposals means there’s still business to find out there whether I land them or not, so I’ll gladly sit here all day and pour over the numbers.
When it comes to pricing a project, have you ever wondered how a designer might come up with figures for you when you need something done? A friend of mine pointed out a good article, “Pricing a Project” written up by another designer that is pretty close to the way I handle things as well.
I like how he pointed out the “Graphic Artists Guild” handbook as well. You can’t lose giving that book a looksie over at your local bookstore just to get a feeling for what a good starting point budget might look like.
Check out this awesome Audi installation for the 2009 Festival of Speed. It almost looks like it defies gravity. Apparently done by a guy named Gerry Judah. (cool name)
On that note, Audi’s come a long way in their automobile designs in recent years haven’t they? My dad used to own an Audi some 30 years ago and it was a clunky mess. I remember the weak air con where I’d be gasping for breath in the backseat and the unusual smell of the upholstery….it just smelled foreign.
I’m kinda liking the ways Audi cars looks these days.
Here, while I’m checking out to see if all my WordPress settings and features are ok, here’s a quick design find to wet your appetite. Another installation similar to the one that was up in Montreal only this one is done using a digital projection.
This is cool too. Only problem being that this method probably limits the installation to the width of the projection and there will probably be light issues as well. (via Strukt)
