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Commanding Design

Stop, Think, Go, Do!

We are conditioned to respond to the controlling missives we receive, and not inconsequentially, by the illustrative and typographic appearance of those missives.

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Authors: Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic

Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Environmental Design, Interactive Design, Layouts, Pattern & Palette, Professional Development

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Defining a Brand

Case Study

PROJECT: World Trade Centers Association global positioning and branding update CLIENT: World Trade Centers Association INTENDED AUDIENCE: primary, local WTC leadership; secondary, international business/world trade community CREDITS: creative director, Christopher Liechty; art director, Jeff Johnson; designers, Hiedi Blackwelder, Nick Redd, David Dick, Jane Clayson The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) called on Meyer & Liechty, Inc.

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Author: Jenn + Ken Visocky O'Grady

Topics: Branding Identity, Design Reference, Profiles

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Painting without a Brush

Painting Timelapse

Amy Shackleton works entirely without a paintbrush.

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Topics: Color, Handmade, Random

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Poster Of The Week: Jesse Tise

Designer: Jesse Tise Client: Self Size: 9 x 12 inches Printing Process: Digital / Silkscreen Number of Inks: 4-color process / Three One of the most exciting illustrators/artists I have come across is the enchanting mix of sophisticated whimsy in Jesse Tisse's work.

Topics: Color, Handmade, Profiles, Self-Promotion

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Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film

A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier.

Topics: Studio Secrets, Type

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Get a Business Mentor: Christine Godlewski, Genius Creative

"If you are thinking about going freelance, you are probably already a qualified designer.

Topics: Professional Development, Self-Promotion

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Well-Designed Goes Beyond Pretty: Aesthetic Considerations

Great design can be pretty.

Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Packaging, Pattern & Palette, Product Design

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Dylan Poster: Selected by Andrea Rauch

Milton Glaser's "Dylan" poster was perhaps the most influential graphic object of my formative years, the early '70s, when I just got out of school.

Topics: Color, Pattern & Palette, Profiles, Self-Promotion

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When In Doubt, Make Your Own: Where are magazines headed?

When clients, deadlines, and conventions begin to chafe, or there's no apparent place to speak with an alternative voice, there's nothing quite like starting your own publication for the like-minded.

Topics: Interactive Design, Managing Design, Professional Development, Self-Promotion

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Absolut Vodka Bottle: Carlsson and Broman, 1977

Derided as resembling a plasma bottle by early critics, the Absolut Vodka bottle achieved commercial success and design recognition soon after its introduction to America in 1979.

Topics: Branding Identity, Design Reference, Product Design

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Creating Interactive Portfolios and Websites: The Components of a Great Portfolio

For many design jobs, websites are the first place an art director will view a designer's work; the designer then needs to follow up with a print portfolio and live presentation.

Topics: Color, Interactive Design, Professional Development, Self-Promotion, Type

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Ten Reasons Design Project Schedules Fail: Planning

Every design project brings its own unique challenges.

Topics: Managing Design, Professional Development, Random