The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. There are millions of artists out there perfecting their craft and sharing it with the world thanks to the many advances in technology. As many industries seem to slowly die, many have successfully emerged, generating and unleashing a new wave of creativity and inspiration. PressPausePlay is a documentary featuring pioneers and the many changes and improvements to mainstream industries.
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Jan 12
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Dec 11
TheeBlog Q&A Sessions: Debbie Millman
Today is a very special day for THEE BLOG, this is our ‘500th POST’! and to celebrate this special achievement I am extremely happy and proud to share a celebratory and inspiring interview with one of my favorite Design icons and good friend, the one and only Debbie Millman. It’s been a long and arduous road so far, full of joy, inspiration, hard work and sacrifice but well, well worth it. Thanks to your love and support, this site has grown beyond my wildest expectations and to show my appreciation to you, I invited a true Design and Branding icon for a great interview I am sure you will enjoy and learn from. Thank You!
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Nov 11
A Lovely Tale
I love finding and learning about new ideas and creative projects by artists and designers – specially when they are awesome THEE BLOG readers! :) Ariel Body is a student on the MA Multidiscplinary Design programme at the University of Ulster, Belfast, where she is currently exploring the use of digital manipulation in photography and how this can affect representations of reality. Ariel launched a campaign to fund her project and she needs our help. Check out her project description and video after the jump and visit her Kickstarter page to support her project!
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Sep 11
Space Oddity
Bowie… we have a problem. When it comes to self-promotion, everything goes. At least, that’s the way it should be… right? Hoping to get into the profitable field of children’s illustrations and books, Canadian Illustrator Andrew Kolb created a beautiful self-promotion book inspired and based on the lyrics of David Bowie’s classic ‘Space Oddity’ and posted it online, for the world to enjoy and share. Now, as much as everyone loved the book and the idea, as you can imagine, the music group who owns the rights to Bowie’s song didn’t like it very much and hit Andrew with a C&D letter, forcing him to ‘censor’ every lyrical content and stopping any chance of publishing…
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Jun 11
20,000 Leagues of Awesomeness
More Russian design awesomeness! This time, a wonderfully done student project by Moscow based Designer Ivan Maximov featuring the Jules Verne classic ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’. Don’t you wish all opening credits were this awesome?
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May 11
MAX100: The Book Project
Personal projects should be a goal all of us, whether Designers, Photographers or Illustrators should attempt to achieve at least once during our career. Not only are they a great creative outlet and source of inspiration, but a perfect self-promotion vehicle as well. And today I want to share a fun and interesting KickStarter project by North Carolina based Matt Stevens, who many of you might know from his amazing work for Dunkin’ Donuts. Matt’s goal is to raise enough money to publish a book about ‘…the greatest sneaker of all time’. Check out some photos, story behind the project and links to support his project, as well as a SWEET promo video done by my good friend Adam Boozer / Jewell&Ginnie after the jump!
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May 11
A Love Letter to Script Letters
While moving to a new house recently, and noticing the number of boxes labeled books outnumbered any other boxed category-by far, I realized I might have a ‘problem’. Don’t get me wrong, it is not a bad thing – I think, in fact I believe it is a must for any designer to own a small collection of books, whether it is because of cover design, content, reference, history or simply inspiration. And this book I want to share today might cover all those descriptions and more! Steven Heller and Louise Fili released a new book featuring beautiful lettering from Design’s Golden Age. Check it, love it and get it!
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May 11
Clients From Hell
We’ve all had the pleasure of working with a ’special’ client (if you want to call them that) at some point. Learning to survive these painful or unforgettable situations and avoid them like Syphilis is crucial as you continue to learn and grow as a professional. There’s a strange pattern similarity that characterizes these clients, ranging from behavior, paying ‘methods’ to their precious classic phrases and comments. You know you’ve heard most of them… ‘Make the logo bigger’, ‘I want it modern but professional’, ‘My wife doesn’t like red’ or ‘My accountant said I should make these changes…’ CLIENTS FROM HELL, the book, is a compilation of these gems -and a few worse ones- submitted by anonymous designers based on their horror experiences. Check it!
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Apr 11
Marian Bantjes at The Wolfsonian
Last Friday I had the chance of attending a discreet event hosted by The Wolfsonian + AIGA Miami featuring none other than the amazing Marian Bantjes. As a Designer and Typography lover, I’ve been a huge fan of Marian’s fearless intricate work and have been following her since I first discovered it a few years ago. There’s something magical about the exquisite way her work flows and the way letters and figures interact with each other, making her pieces unique. Marian’s lecture included bits of her background, her inspiration, the process behind her work and of course, her book, ‘I WONDER’ (A must, if you are a designer/typophile). After her inspiring presentation, I had the chance of meeting and chatting with this talented icon about design, her work and amazing book. It was so great to finally meet yet another one of my design heroes (list is getting shorter!) and discover that she is as fun and interesting as her beautiful work.
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Jan 11
Beautiful Illustrations by Benjamin Lacombe
It’s been a crazy and busy week, but hey, it’s Friday! And to help your workday go by smoother, check out these beautiful illustrations by Paris based Benjamin Lacombe. They’re colorful, dark, interesting and simply great!
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Jan 11
The work of Jim Tierney
While reviewing Jason Munn’s work on last week’s post, I remembered how much I also love book cover design and how until today, I have not featured any of the many designers and illustrators I admire. I recently discovered the talented Jim Tierney a NY based designer and illustrator featured on the January issue of HOW Magazine. Check out his work after the jump, specially his superb Jules Verne series!
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