From Around the Design-o-Sphere II
Michael Blowhard at 2Blowhards.com examines the new graphics language and blogs about some of the new conventions and cliches that the computer era has created for graphic design.
This Wall Street Journal story via post-gazzette.com addresses the growing trend in men starring in mainstream cosmetics ads in Asia. Not sure if GDs in the western hemisphere need to be too concerned -- yet.
Web consultant Brian Eisenberg offers up five crucial, yet commonly overlooked, Web design elements to help a site "feel right" and convert visitors.
Connecticut judge orders Gillette to pull "unsubstantiated and inaccurate" ads that depict M3Power razors raising hair up and away from the skin. This begs the age-old question once again. What should a designer do if he or she is creating misleading visuals?
Steve Heller offers some insight on design entrepreneurship on graphics.com. For those of you who don't want to deal with clients any more, this may the route to take.
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