This is not an art gallery

Posted by Dustin Britt on February 3, 2012 Share

Art, in my opinion, is the expression of an individual. Branding, again in my opinion, is expression on behalf of another. The distinction is subtle, but monumentally important.

Image from @cubagallery

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"Couldn't have said it better myself. I have had this conversation with many clients and non-clients. Our work is supposed to be more objective than subjective."

- Joseph Szala

Zoom in / Zoom out

Posted by John Bowles on January 30, 2012 Share

The importance of designing at 3x and 1x.

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"Ah yes. "Context + focus" makes all the difference. It's fundamental to all information design. For example: http://mbostock.github.com/protovis/ex/zoom.html"

- James Lytle

A Letter to the Post Office

Posted by Jason on January 26, 2012 Share

May I suggest a few things...

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"I agree with you, Jason. But unlike UPS and Fedex, USPS has to deal with providing a service that is accessible. This means having locations all over the country, and..."

- Alvin Diec

Just A Painting

Posted by John Bowles on January 23, 2012 Share

Can you really appreciate the Sistine Chapel from a photo?

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"the sistine ceiling is something like 62 metres from where you view it. its almost impossible to make out what the early frescoes are of!!! you are an idiot!!!"

- baldasare castiglione

Street Fashion

Posted by John Bowles on January 16, 2012 Share

If you've ever wondered what it looks like to fall in love with your job, watch this.

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"Oh yeah. Express yourself."

- Pattie Acevedo

Hat tip to Gmail Redesign

Posted by Jason on January 11, 2012 Share

If design is for people, then redesign has to be for people too.

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"I've had the 'new look' since November and I LOVE it! I saw people tweeting about the 'new look' this past week and thought, "Did I miss something? Did they..."

- C_Rocka

The Year of Heritage Web Formats

Posted by Alvin Diec on December 29, 2011 Share

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"With the advent of data limits on mobile plans / isp's, I'm looking at all text/emoji everything in 2k12. #2k12 #dotbiz"

- Travis Ekmark

Christmas Ornament Face-Off!

Posted by Blake Howard on December 20, 2011 Share

The Holidays should be fun. Not loaded down with to-do lists, multiple trips to Ross, and frantic traffic jams. Unfortunately, this is usually the reality. Luckily for us Alana, designer extraordinaire and gatherer of people, freshened up our holiday spirit with a create-your-own Christmas Ornament contest here at the office.

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"[...] but at the first handshake. Great ideas are sold through relationships & trust. 3. Spontaneous creativity needs to be scheduled on the calendar or it won't happen. 4. Fields..."

- 11 Things I Learned in 2011 | Branding Blog | Thoughts From A Brand Identity House | Matchstic

Pixar’s Brands

Posted by John Bowles on December 12, 2011 Share

Thoughts on the Pixar movie brands.

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"Really like all the little badges in the mix. Thanks for pointing this out! I will most definitely pay more attention when I'm watching a movie like this with my..."

- C_Rocka

A Praise to the New Xbox (and Consistency)

Posted by Alana on December 8, 2011 Share

Finally. I no longer have to avoid garish and unconsidered layouts, to shield my eyes from the never-ending bubbly-shiny everything, and to forgive myself for interacting with a bottomless palette of grays and greens paired together simply to play a video game on my Xbox.

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"I STILL USE MY ZUNE."

- Nick