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October 16, 2012

Swing States Swinging

Very cool infographic by Mike Bostock, Shan Carter and Amanda Cox over at The New York Times that looks at how swing states have swung over the last 60 years. Things like that make me want to be a designer … (Thanks to colleague Janet Frick for the link.)

Good Work/Graphic Design/Journalism

August 13, 2012

Typography and Superheroes

I will admit, there’s a typography geek inside of me. When I see some great kerning, it makes me smile … and so did this set of Helvetica letters colored like superheroes designed by René Mambembé. I may need to order a Magneto and Oddjob …

Graphic Design

August 6, 2012

Infografing the 100 Meter

The New York Times has one of the most amazing infographics up I’ve ever seen comparing the speeds of more than 100 Olympic 100 meter races. This? THIS IS WHY THE INTERNET ROCKS. There’s no way to do that on a printed page. Hats off to Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts. (And “infografing” is totally a word. Now.)

Graphic Design

May 3, 2012

OOOOOhhhhhh – Graphics Geeks Can Celebrate!

The New York Times has a new blog over on Tumblr – and it looks at the “chartsnthings” they create for different data driven stories. How did I not know this existed?

Graphic Design/Journalism

December 22, 2011

Winter Break Project for Students

Over at the NPPA Visual Student blog, Brian McDermott has posted the last of a three part series on Designing a Better Portfolio Website. Part one looked at understanding your audience and building a better structure. Part two looked at finding inspiration and developing a basic understanding of the coding that underlies all sites. Part three looks at the design...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Photojournalism

December 20, 2011

I Want a Balloon

And not just some little mylar thing, a big, red, helium filled balloon that carries a camera on an intravalometer. Why? Because my next big hobby could be grassroots mapping. It’s a process that lets you map an area on your own. Because I, in my mind, apparently have too much time on my hands …

Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Tech Talk

December 5, 2011

Portfolio Website Advice

Over at the NPPA’s Visual Student blog, Brian McDermott has a great post up (the first of three) on building your online presence. Great advice, make sure you’re tuning in to this series – a great winter break project. I need to go look into the Google Keyword Tool now …

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Graphic Design/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 29, 2011

Behind the Icons

Nice piece by Steve Silberman at NeuroTribes about Susan Kare who designed the original Macintosh icons back in the early 1980s. She has a book coming out that looks at all of the icons she has designed over the years … I am oddly fascinated by this. Love this line: Instead of thinking of each image as a tiny illustration...

Graphic Design

October 7, 2011

The Myths Behind Apple’s Apple

CNN has a neat piece up that delves into the myths surrounding Apple’s apple logo. I had heard some of these, but not all. Totally geeky read if you’re a graphics guy or fanboy.

Graphic Design/Tech Talk

August 12, 2011

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Really, I’m not saying anything about this at all. Nope. Okay, maybe one thing: It’s important to know your market. Also, REALLY?

Ethics & Legal/Graphic Design/Photojournalism

Category: Graphic Design

Swing States Swinging

Typography and Superheroes

Infografing the 100 Meter

OOOOOhhhhhh – Graphics Geeks Can Celebrate!

Winter Break Project for Students

I Want a Balloon

Portfolio Website Advice

Behind the Icons

The Myths Behind Apple’s Apple

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