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design blog roundup 2012
i suddenly felt compelled to direct you through this overwhelming myriad of design tumblrs. so here’s a compilation of well-curated blogs i came across in the past year that you should probably follow. or else.
articulate design blogs
http://galitl.tumblr.com/
http://www.design-think.co.uk/
http://blog.frankchimero.com/architecture
http://miss-design.tumblr.com/
http://archiphile.tumblr.com/graphic design
http://littlebigdetails.com/
http://tokimoki.tumblr.com/
http://vizualize.tumblr.com/
http://ultrazapping.tumblr.com/
http://magazinspiration.tumblr.com/
http://magazinewall.tumblr.com/typography
http://typeworship.com/
http://typeaux.tumblr.com/general inspirational goodness
http://typetoy.tumblr.com/
http://superbruut.com/
http://exp.lore.com/
http://thewaythingscouldbe.com/
http://andren.tumblr.com/
http://meatbox.tumblr.com/
http://thenewblack.goffgough.com/
http://christopheraritter.tumblr.com/
http://prettyclever.tumblr.com/projects
http://citizensforoptimism.tumblr.com/
http://500albumcovers.tumblr.com/
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Yesterday, I got to see the opening of CSULB’s BFA Graphic Design show “20 FOLD”. Aside from seeing great individual work and impressive craftsmanship, I enjoyed looking at the social campaigns that they worked on in teams. I love seeing proposals of design in a social context. Be sure to check it out if you’re in the area!
& congrats and thanks to Nellie for inviting me!
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Let’s face it, graphic designers are cliché-mongers.
Yet don’t be insulted (or embarrassed)––this is not as damning as it sounds. It is, however, the essential paradox. Although most designers’ goal is to create work that is here and now, the majority of graphic communication is grounded in the tried and true. In A Dictionary of Visual Language, Philip Thompson explained that classic or “hackneyed” pieces of imagery “persist because they contain an essential truth that appeals to our collective sense of myth and form.” The world understands these images at a glance. People don’t necessarily relish learning a new language every time they open a magazine, read an advertisement or see a billboard. Yet neither do they want to be bored by what they read or see.
…To use the word cliché in a critique about a work of art of graphic design is indeed the sharpest barb. Yet visual clichés are also mnemonics, entry points and way-finders––both necessary and invaluable. The job of the contemporary designer is to somehow manipulate clichés by recasting their archetypal meaning. Mediocre designers use clichés without alteration, but clever designers invest timeworn veneers with new levels of meaning. Since graphic design is, in large part, a recycling of common imagery, then designers should squeeze out uncommon solutions.
New thoughts, after all, rise from discarded old ones. Every designer builds on an existing premise or problem. And the majority of design solutions derive from worn-out expressions. At best, these expressions are made totally new; at worst, they are derivative and formulaic. Although some designers would prefer to always answer the muse within, graphic design is the art of meeting challenges from without. “Today’s archetype was yesterday’s art form, day before yesterday’s cliché, and the day before that, it was the last word,” wrote Howard Gossage, an advertising executive. Only time determines the viability of a common design solution. So understanding how designers throughout history have solved basic conceptual problems validates the rationale that graphic design is a collection of familiar visual idioms and accents made new.
(excerpt from Icons of Graphic Design by Steven Heller & Mirko Ilíc)
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We eat irony for breakfast.
Mr. Keedy
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a design i made for the CalArts 2011 T-Shirt show. teehee.
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i sewed this thing in 3 hours and i think it came out pretty darn well. :)
i might have just won the nerdiest costume award.happy halloween, you guyz.
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(via typelife)
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I have been getting my Mad Men on, currently i’m on season 3. I mean why did it take me so long to see this show? I am a fan.
Mad Men fan posters from South African design studio Radio.
I love these.
(via fyeahgraphicdesign)
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Andrew Kolb´s Space Oddity children´s book
“Have you ever listened to a song and your mind’s eye is immediately filled with visuals? David Bowie’s classic space epic is one such song for me. Every lyric paints such a vivid picture that I figured ‘Oh hey, I guess I’ll make that into a children’s book!’ Yes, I talk like this. Although I haven’t heard from Mr. Bowie (yet), why wait to share the full book?”
(via fuckyeahbookarts)
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Punched Out Wedding Invitation by Christine & Ian. Very cool.(via ampersand-magazine)
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Amazing typographic graphic design by American designer Luke Williams. Really liking his work, big emphasis on typography and hand lettering, which I really admire. Something I don’t have the skills to do in my own work unfortunately!
Especially loving the ‘Design takes root’ image, great idea and really well done. Looks awesome!
Check out the rest of his work on his website; www.lukelukeluke.com/
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Slovakia Map by LouLou - LouLouAndTummie.com
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