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Good is dead? Really?

While [the royal] we are at the business of being critical of designers, what is up with Chip Kidd’s website, GoodIsDead.com?

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Course Related, Design History, Editorial, Typography

Illustration: Medieval Book Style

“The Chronicle is probably the most sophisticated printed book published before the year 1500 because of its use of different graphic layouts that integrate text and image in more varied ways than anything that had previously been attempted.” Lesson of the day: location, location, location. 1480’s Nuremberg = 2010’s San Jose

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Design History

Inside Job: Design Solutions & Intrinsic Motivation

Science shows that financial incentives don’t work for creative problems. If good design can’t be had for money, what about for love?

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Design History, Design Theory, Education, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Paper Resources

An exciting and new page has been added to the resources section: Paper! Please keep emailing your clever finds. We love them!

Posted in Course Related, Design History, Drawing, Education, PrePress, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Lloyd Schwartz Bauhaus Primer

This five minute radio excerpt will make Bauhaus more accessible than a Baumhaus.

Posted in Course Related, Design History, Design Theory, Education, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Visual Concepts