I received this invite to a friend’s birthday brunch today. Here’s an easy way to improve user experience: Adding not only the date, but also the day of the event. June 9th is nearly a month away and I had no idea what day that falls on. Many people plan schedules based on the day. …
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I’ve began a new project and personal goal, which consists of hand-lettering a vocabulary word every day for a year. The goal is to improve my lettering skills while simultaneously learning 365 new words. I was inspired by a project called The Daily Artifact, which was a personal challenge by Corey Fuller, a friend and …
“Typography is to literature as musical performance is to composition: An essential act of interpretation, full of endless opportunities for insight or obtuseness.”―Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
…should reconsider their new logo design. Arby’s recently updated their logo for the first time in almost four decades. A logo is a company’s identity and what helps a company distinguish itself from other brands. A logo should be memorable, distinctive, and appropriate to the company’s purpose and target audience. The new logo has several issues: …
The Peculiarium is perhaps one of the most awesomely bizarre convenience stores I’ve seen. The place if full of unique decor and props–everything from bigfoot to alien autopsies. I talked to the person working (who was very friendly) and she said that most of them are homemade. Since opening and using homemade props, they now …
First, I’ve finally moved my blog to wordpress. I’ll be working on more changes in the future. For my first post on the new blog, I’ve decided to share one of my favorite images of all time. Enjoy!
Don’t Give Up. Sometimes people are just wrong. Taken from James Robert Watson’s design blog: “Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.” -Drillers who Edwin Drake tried to enlist in 1859 “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication.” …
