What is an Art Director?
When people ask me what I do, it’s often difficult to describe. I found this interesting article that does a really good job of breaking down exactly what an Art Director does.
In particular, it introduces readers to the principles and techniques of the Art Director, and how those techniques can influence the overall effectiveness of a website. Read article.
Music Festival Coming to Raleigh
The Independent Weekly proudly announces the Hopscotch Music Festival, the Triangle’s biggest music festival yet and a strong addition to the country’s festival circuit. Scheduled for Sept. 9-11, 2010, in downtown Raleigh, with 120 bands in 10 venues over three days, Hopscotch offers fans high-quality local, national and international options in just about every genre imaginable — rock, hip-hop, alt-country, heavy metal, dance, punk, classical, noise, drone, folk and more.
Great Old Spice commercial
This commercial is so funny just thought I would share it.
Stefan Sagmeister shares happy design
Stefan Sagmeister is one of my favorite designers of all-time.
The Durability Experience
CORDURA® has added a new section to their site. The agency was tasked with showcasing how CORDURA fabrics are used in clothing and other items. HM&P developed a simple, interactive solution that allows users to rotate models and click on hot spots to find out detailed information about the fabric being used in the clothing they’re wearing. Smart. Simple. Fun to use.
Awesome Artist
Her name is Susy Oliveira and she does these really cool sculptures using giant origami.
Great Illustrator
From time to time in my search for original art, I come across some pretty cool artists.
Here is one of them – Marc Burckhardt.
Toy Pitches Half-Baked?
I found an interesting article. With boys more interested in cooking than ever, why do toy brands still market almost exclusively to girls?
Behind the Design: Grow A Stache
This is some awesome Gorilla thinking for the Minnesota lottery. It’s to advertise the launch of a new Monopoly-themed scratch game for the Minnesota State Lottery. Clever use of the Monopoly man’s mustache.
