This advice for how to better render is a good set of guidelines. I, like others who have read this and posted, do not agree with the last one, though. ”Always cheat” is a bad way of saying reference what is around you. Underlays and references to scale and style are not cheating, so the wording threw me for a loop. But overall, it’s a good article.
Creative people always find a way to market their creative work. These hand-made greeting cards, by a company in Arizona, are influenced by the work of Joan Miro and Alexander Calder. Using paper, wire, and spools of thread, each one of these cards are hand crafted as unique keepsakes for the recipient. Creativity can offer a wealth of opportunity for those who pursue their passion, and this is a perfect example of that.
I don’t know about this one; designer fire extinguishers? There are some things that are better left untouched, and I believe the fire extinguisher may be one of those things. To redesign the color scheme of one of the most recognized, standard products worldwide would not be a wise venture.
This design reminds me of a story a college instructor once told about being commissioned to design signage for a newly built community of homes. Ignoring the standard of fire engine red for stop signs, my instructor had used the shade of blue assigned to the community’s signage brand for the stop signs. Yeah, you can guess the end result.
Stop signs are red, record buttons are red and fire extinguishers are red; that’s just how it is!
This image is cool for two reasons. For one, the aesthetics. Vivid oranges and yellows, the whimsical patterns and trance-like spiral on the left. Secondly, it is the path of our robotic friend, the Roomba. Taken over the course of 30 minutes, blogger Signaltheorist used long-exposure photography to capture light and motion to create an art form. Nice work.
Adjust your speakers; this is our first video interview at Davison Creators! Sit back and watch as Spencer Nugent conducts a sketch-interview and talks about his thoughts on design, influential people and things that keep him designing!
Spencer Nugent Interview from Industrial Design Sketching on Vimeo.
Spencer Nugent originally hails from Bog Walk, Jamaica, and now resides in San Francisco, California, where he works as a designer for the award-winning firm, ASTRO Studios. He is co-founder of the sketch supersite IDSKETCHING.COM along with John Muhlenkamp, both of whom function as the main contributors to the website. Spencer enjoys the visual arts, photography and science fiction. He has always had a passion for learning new things and teaching and helping others. He is currently engaged to his sweetheart, Jennifer Shaw, and they plan to wed in April.
I found this image to be interesting. It is difficult to see what role Photoshop had in the color saturation and juxtaposition. I have seen a lot of design blogs posting collections of peoples’ things recently, and have noticed a great number of them categorizing by color. Stacks of books, shelves full of knick-knacks, and closets appear to be disregarding the subject of what is being stored, tending only to the color arrangement.
