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Milton Glaser’s SVA: A Legacy of Graphic Design

Dru — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:56:40 +0000

This clip documents Milton’s most recent show at SVA, which is a 50-year retrospective of nearly 100 works he created for the school. His work is inspiring, and would LOVE to meet this guy and have him look at my work… knowing I would probably be torn apart, it would be so awesome to learn from a man like this. Anyway, pretty kewl stuff.

FYI: This is the guy who designed the I ♥ NY campaign, and designed grocery stores thru-out America.

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Philippe Starck: Why Design?

Dru — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:10:01 +0000

Designer Philippe Starck — with no pretty slides to show — spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question “Why design?” Listen carefully for one perfect mantra for all of us, genius or not.

Color Theory Diagram

Dru — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:07:06 +0000

Thought I would share this little ditty. Always was an Ansel Adam’s Zone Theory, and primarily a Black & White system for talking about lightness and darkness in an image. So color for me has always been a bit of mystery. A mystery that always seems to show it’s face when I see how others seem to experience color. Understanding basic theory of how color’s relate is important to me right now, and a fascinating process too. Found this chart, and thought it was informative, as well as a pretty simple design that goes a bit deeper into the relationships.

Interesting Green Promo

Dru — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:15:56 +0000

An old friend shared me this one on Facebook, and thought it was an interesting piece of “green advertising.” Always been drawn to, and thought provoking design that can actually change the world… and I thought I should say that I am interested in knowing how this would be deemed to work successfully – financially – actively. But definately like this theme and green feel for the whole look and feel – liked it enough to post it here for your review.

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Golan Levin Makes Art that Looks Back at You

Dru — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:26 +0000

Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools — robotics, new software, cognitive research — to make artworks that surprise and delight. Watch as sounds become shapes, bodies create paintings, and a curious eye looks back at the curious viewer. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 15:33)