Seth Godin a marketing thinker and doer. I know lots of people who think or do, but far fewer who are accomplished at both. I'm certain you know him—he's written some of the best-selling marketing books of the digital generation—but what the online world is all abuzz about is his latest project: ChangeThis. If you don't know Seth Godin, it's my pleasure to introduce you. His blog...
Another Godin brainchild: ChangeThis...
Great idea. Spike your next presentation with The New Yorker sense of humor. You can also license these smart, funny cartoons for newsletters, Websites, and other print and electronic marketing materials.
Tom Richmond, best known for his work for Mad Magazine, characterizes himself as a “humorous illustrator”—you'll see what he means.
And one of his portfolio pages...
An unusual but striking color combination.
The proverb says “Rivers need a spring.” As a designer, to get a vision for where I'm headed, it sometimes helps to be reminded of where the craft originated. To that end, I hope I am the first to introduce you to Octavo—an organization dedicated to creating digital facsimiles of the world’s rarest books and manuscripts. It was founded by John Warnock, a name you may recognize as one of the founders of Adobe Systems. Study a masterwork such as The Grammar of Ornament by Welsh architect and interior designer Owen Jones and you'll be wading the headwater.
Ever wish you could recall Web pages (yours, your client's, your prospect's, and any other) as they appeared four or five years ago? You can—whether you have a practical interest or simple curiosity, the Wayback Machine has recorded over 10 billion pages (multiple copies of the entire publicly available Web) since it began archiving in 1996. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when Adobe.com was touting Photoshop 4.0 and cnet.com was recommending a bargain, $2000 133-MHz Pentium computer
The name plate is a nice example of melding two- and three-dimensional elements.
Like the neutral atmosphere of a fine art gallery, a black and white Web environment makes the introduction of color that much more dramatic.
RichFX offers ways to visualize products on the Web: you can turn the pages of a virtual catalog and/or rotate, zoom in on, change the colors of, and even design individual products.
Someone obviously was jumping on the kitchen floor when Von Glitschka's soufflé was rising. This guy is not only a top-notch illustrator, his Web is among the best designed, most functional I've seen. Take a close look at all that's happening—it is a good lesson in interface design. I especially like the “Annoy-O-Matic” and “Fun With Toast” under the “Animate” button.
Von Glitschka offers some of the “teach by example” lessons he shared with a digital illustration class at a local college. He explains, “I quickly realized the way my students learned best was when I demonstrated a process. I literally showed them how to go about doing a creative task and commented on it. This led me into developing numerous step by steps...”
If you have ever attempted to design a set of icons, you are certain to appreciate the talents of those who specialize in it.
