Design Education BLOG
“…the capabilities we once disdained or thought
frivolous – the metaphorically “right brain” qualities
of inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness, and meaning – increasingly will determine
who flourishes and who flounders.”
3D Drawing
We’re excited to see the elements of gesture and dimension introduced to the computer art-making process. Minute 5 shows high school design students working with the application.
View Post »Obama Logo Design (2 Parts)
Creative director Sol Sender tells the story of conception and birth of the Obama 08 logo, including the strategy behind it, developmental concepts and finalist designs for the identity not chosen by the campaign. Sender, now a strategist with design agency VSA Partners in Chicago, was creative director and principal of his own design firm, [...]
View Post »Interview with Steven Heller, Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones
Television interview about typeface design, with Steven Heller, Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones
View Post »Designing Minds Featuring Stefan Sagmeister
World-renowned graphic artist Stefan Sagmeister is respected for his maverick approach and gritty, handmade style. Once called “the Johnny Depp of the design world,” he blends sexuality, tenacity, and wit to create work that pushes boundaries and never fails to intrigue. Although today he’s best known as an innovative interactive artist, his early career predates [...]
View Post »Documentary on Graphic Designer David Carson
This video documentary featuring David Carson was created by Hillman Curtis as part of a series of films about people in the graphic design industry. Hillman Curtis is the principal and chief creative officer of hillmancurtis.com, Inc, a digital design firm in New York City, whose expert and innovative design solutions have garnered him and [...]
View Post »An Interview with Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser (born June 26, 1929) is a graphic designer, best known for the I Love New York logo,[1] his “Bob Dylan” poster, the “DC bullet” logo used by DC Comics from 1977 to 2005, and the “Brooklyn Brewery” logo. He also founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968.
View Post »James Victore Talks About His Graphic Design
Interview with graphic designer James Victore. Part of a series by Hillman Curtis.
View Post »Interview with Graphic Designer Wim Crouwel
Interview with Dutch graphic designer and typographer Wim Crouwel at Galerie Anatome in Paris, 02/2007. Wim Crouwel, born in 1928 in Groningen, Netherlands, is a Dutch graphic designer and typographer. He is known for his posters and exhibition design for the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Crouwel has designed several font sets, of which the New [...]
View Post »Paul Rand Talks About Graphic Design
A short film by Preston McLanahan interviewing Paul Rand, the great American Modernist designer. Filmed in 1996, shortly before his death he talks about his process, art, aesthetics, and design in general. A very inspirational video and soon to be released on DVD.
View Post »David Carson Talks About Graphic Design
Dave Carson talks about graphic design and the secret to his own success: his own eye and audience awareness. David Carson is an American graphic designer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun. Carson was perhaps the most [...]
View Post »Stefan Sagmeister Talks About Graphic Design
This video contains an interview with Stefan Sagmeister made by french graphic design magazine “Etapes” in 2003 at Graphic Design Europe (Berlin). Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a graphic designer and typographer currently based in New York City. He has his own design firm, Sagmeister Inc. He has designed album covers for [...]
View Post »National Portfolio Day: Hartford, November 8, 9
The National Portfolio Day Association will be holding an open portfolio review at the Hartford Art School Saturday and Sunday November 8 and 9. Hartford Art School, University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT 06117 http://www.hartfordartschool.org The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978, solely for the organization and planning of National [...]
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