The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem
It’s been a long time, but I have run into this. Take note.
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Did the cartoonish Bang! we created in class blow your mind (ha! get it? blow your mind — I kill me…)? If so, here’s a video of how we did it. Watch it at your leisure and learn from its magics.
View ArticleShaping the city: thinking in color, shapes, and layers
Printmaker Paul Catherall shows us step by step how he produced the prints that were commissioned by Transport for London. The video is a short 4.5 minutes, but it speaks volumes on how to think in...
View ArticleTypography and W!nd0w$
We spent a fair amount of time with this week’s typography bootcamp so I thought it only fair that I push out some of those keyboard shortcuts for Windows, as well as a reminder for the Mac. Type...
View ArticleiDon’t use primes
In light of our typography boot camp: You know, if Verizon is going to pour millions of dollars into rolling out their iPhone-killing “Droid” handset, they could have at least hired an ad agency who...
View ArticleMore infographics
27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis Could be handy with Assignment 5. Could be handy for your social studies homework. Either way… And one I found just this morning:...
View ArticleArt Direction and Design
Dan Mall nails it: If I tell my wife that I love her, but say it with a frown on my face, she’ll get mixed signals. If I say it nonchalantly while watching TV, she might not fully believe it. But when...
View ArticleNotes on the final
A few important tidbits to know so you get credit for your final project. The final project (and all its constituent parts) are to be submitted to the server before class begins on December 7th. You...
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