I keep buying books about design, as you all know, but where I’ve deviated from my previous trajectory is now I’m buying books that you read as opposed to just looking at. This is why they’re all on my coffee table. I want to actually read them.
I’ve been working on a post for a while about what it’s like to learn responsive web design as a formally trained print designer. Once I finish writing, I’ll share it here. I haven’t done much writing on this blog, but a lot of what I’ve been reading has inspired me to voice what I’ve learned over the last five years (I’m starting my timeline with freshman year at RISD, which is when I officially switched from fine art to graphic design.)
Next Tuesday, September 17, marks my one year anniversary of working at Lookout as the Brand Designer. It’s been a fast year of learning!
And now I’m going to drink my RISD mug tea and read more of Ethan Marcotte‘s book Responsive Web Design.
This three dimensional painting, Vertical Landscape, by Eiko Ojala is part of a series of illustrations in this style. His work is featured in all sorts of books and magazines. I love the dimensionality. See more.
Just a few projects I found on Design;Defined.
This colorful package design by Martyna Wędzicka. (see more work)
And this little clay piece by Andrea Manzati. (see more work)
I haven’t forgotten about writing and posting, I promise. I was on vacation, and I’ve been really busy at work with some upcoming big projects. I’ve got a whole list of things bookmarked that I want to share, including some of the pictures I took while I was gone, which I’ll post soon! In the mean time, enjoy this:
Bit of a flashback to a year ago, when I was making stickers for my degree project. The initial intent was to make vinyl weatherproof die cut stickers, but, due to time constraints, that will be iteration two. Iteration one is now complete.
Starting with the final then showing you all my sketches and mocks. Waiting for the second run of prints, which will actually be die cut, and not laser print (thankfully).
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mocking up the size before sending to the printers
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Then I had to cut them all out because the printers said they couldn’t cut any smaller than 2″ squares on their laser print machine rush job prints. Super excited for the die cut versions!
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