random thoughts & images

Loving the name of this wine #cleverbranding #packaging

Matthew Bogarts Tumblr: The Brave and the Bold

matthewbogart:

I recently posted a link on Facebook to this petition regarding the redesign of Merida from “Brave” that Disney is reportedly doing to include her in the Disney Princess line and I got this response.

> “I don’t get the hoopla over this. Apart from wearing a different outfit and being…

Rockmelt Blog: Introducing Rockmelt for Web

rockmelt:

We love the web. It is the greatest collection of information and fun in the history of humanity. What started as a destination for academics to exchange papers, has now permeated into every aspect of our lives–delivering news, information, entertainment, communication, collaboration, and so…

Creative Something: How to move towards creative work today

creativesomething:

If you dream of being a full-time artist, or a musician, or getting paid to be a poet, or to make your living by writing a novel: there has never been a better time in the history to make that happen than now.

Harvard Education Specialist Tony Wagner touches on why in his New York Times piece,

That is one awkward looking “M”… Almost Neutraface, but with a weird horizontal scaling.

Cameron Moll / Designer, Speaker, Author: Constraint Engenders Creativity

cameronmoll:

Seasoned designers know that constraint engenders creativity, rather than inhibit it. Following is one example. There are countless more.

In my research for an upcoming presentation, I stumbled on an account describing the evolution of the iconic Coca-Cola glass bottle. In the early part of the…

At Ramsey Post Office – See on Path.

Cameron Moll / Designer, Speaker, Author: The “post-full-comp” era

cameronmoll:

Daniel Mall, continuing the post-PSD conversation I mentioned in yesterday’s post:

To be fair, I don’t think we’re in a post-PSD era, but I do think we’re moving towards a post-“full-comp” era. I can’t envision a project where I don’t use Photoshop. Photoshop isn’t the problem. It’s a great…