February 2008
Dos and don'ts of vector illustration →
January 2008
Animator vs. Animation MUST SEE →
Rain Rain →
February 2nd is Free Pretzel Day →
GUM2 Mag →
Or visit the company website http://www.gumweb.com/
The race to fashion week →
“Ian Stevenson is an unlikely eco-warrior but the London based artist has created a unique form of recycling. His latest project uses everyday discarded objects such as fridges, skips, and cardboard boxes as the canvases for a series of curious characters. Ian Stevenson?s dark wit and beautifully simplistic drawings have made him one of the most interesting and exciting illustrators working...
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There Will Be Blood
I recently witnessed one “helluva” movie. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia), There Will Be Blood ranks in the top three of my favorite 2007 movie’s. Daniel Day Lewis ferociously stars as the main character in the movie. His performance reminds me of his depiction of Bill the Butcher from Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, but that’s not...
Typeface, Purchase
Lately I’ve been looking at type foundries mainly due to the fact that I have to redesign something for a client. This provides a double-edged sword: work and play. I’m like a kid in candy store when I visit these sites. Alas I cannot afford the the majority of these typefaces (a single typeface family can reach $600). The price of a typeface family depends on the designer,...
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Ghostly Text - whooo!
I’ve always been quite impartial to reading long articles online. While print is continually getting its butt kicked in by the Internet and the accompanying hardware, print still remains the king of readability. As an avid hunter/gatherer of the Internet I’ve noticed that several people have been displaying their article text in a subdued gray color. At first I found this as...