September 2006 Archives
Freelance graphic designers always look for ideas that will help them stand out in a highly competitive market. While some turn to specialization, others have begun to hone their copywriting skills. Graphics.com offers three profiles of individuals who have found success as designers/copywriters.
Rather than letting fear control us, we need to look at how—by taking risks and embracing fear—we can develop our creativity and through design help brands successfully move into the future. Jonathan Ford explains ...
Steve Heller interviews Gary Hustwit about his new film Helvetica, a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. The film will debut in 2007 to correspond with the typeface's 50th birthday.
In Britain, nostalgic 30-45 year olds are the driving force behind the return of popular 1970s food products. "'One of the factors which unites a lot of these brands is that they had extremely iconic advertising at the time,' said Tom Blackett, group deputy chairman of the branding consultancy Interbrand."
In December 2005 design blog BeADesignGroup.com announced "STEP Off", a collaboration with STEP inside design to create in public the cover for the March/April 2006 STEP Design 100 annual.
This year STEP offers another exciting opportunity for public participation in the STEP Design 100:
2007 STEP Design 100 Readers Choice Award
I'm from Connecticut. I live in Connecticut, so I've been paying close attention to the internationally publicized race between incumbent Senator Joseph Lieberman and new Democratic challenger Ned Lamont.
The latest campaign faux pas to reach the press and blogs concerns the use of soothing stock footage in a new Lieberman ad.
