From Around the Design-o-Sphere XXI
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."


Graphic art at the Zoobar.
MArteLive and GRA - Genuine Roman Art, presents Friday, 13
October, at 7.00
pm, at the new Zoobar, Via Bencivenga 1 (Rome). Personal
exhibit of graphic
art by Valerio Spinelli, winner of MarteGraLive 2006
competition.
more info on www.genuineromanart.com
Genuine Roman Art: a new way to create art, in search of an original artistic graphic dimension, the most modern technical expression.