For a long time, I thought “sustainable” meant recycled paper, wind farms, solar energy and dollar signs. But now I’ve started thinking of it in another way.
Thank you to those who could make it tonight. Your ideas and feedback are very helpful. To those who couldn’t make it, read below and hopefully this will make you feel like you didn’t miss out.
This summary sheet was given out at tonight’s meeting.
Last week, I listened to Michael Bierut present “My Life as a Font” at a UMBC/AIGA Baltimore event. He worked his way through the alphabet, showcasing a project for each letter and discussing the typeface used. But what I really enjoyed hearing were...
Katie McKenna Daniels is trying to save the planet one sustainable design at a time. As the design director for Vermilion Design in Boulder, Colorado, she created logos for Noodles & Company, Bingham Hill and the CU Art Museum of the University...
I recently got a new iPod and realized there are some good and fun apps out there for design, so I thought I would share some that I came across in my search.
iBlueSky: $9.99Use this app to map your brainstorming. Create a collection of ideas,...
I’ve been wanting a letterpress for a long time. I was checking eBay periodically, but the inexpensive ones need a lot of work and have a platen area (the printing area) not much bigger than a business card. The nicer presses are hundreds of...
The alphabet only has 26 forms, yet each shape can be interpreted in so many ways. Here are several examples of the letter A in serif and san-serif faces.
They all vary in x-height, weight, contrast of line and aperture size. Some possess a...