March 18, 2010
From my blog entry on the Digital Space blog
RGB. CMYK. Pixels. Serifs. Running heads. Resolution. Wrap-around. Sometimes designers speak a language for insiders only. This is fine when we’re talking to each other, but what about when we’re talking to our clients? Are we expecting them to break the code?
When presenting to a new client, I try to look at the work I’m showing them with a non-designer’s eye. Designers are communicators by profession, but all too often we forget the basics that need to be communicated to our clients so that we’re all speaking the same language. more at Digital Space>>
March 15, 2010
The creepy/cool animated movie Coraline is not your average animated movie. With its fabulous graphics and retro color palette it’s a graphic designer’s dream. No bubblegum pinks and unicorn, glitter purples here. A selected color palette from the movie looks more like this:
and this:
Hats off to visual designer Tadahiro Uesugi for his amazing and inspiring work. For more color palettes, please see:
Color Palette Goodness
Color Palette Goodness: Met Home
February 22, 2010
From my blog entry on the Digital Space blog
It’s the age of the Internet — e-mail marketing, social networking, blogs. So why would you do printed, direct mail marketing? No one reads that stuff…do they? more at Digital Space>>
February 8, 2010
From my blog entry on the Digital Space blog
One of the things I most enjoy is working with non-profit clients — it’s especially satisfying to do design that makes a difference. We specialize in this type of work and our clients include a range of organizations, from those who work with troubled youth, to those who provide food and services for the disadvantaged, to those that work with the disabled, and more. Each organization has different design needs, but there are some things that are almost always true when working with non-profits… more at Digital Space>>
January 29, 2010
Color inspiration can come from anywhere. In December’s Metropolitan Home (RIP. Sob) there was a feature about an apartment with an amazing color palette. My favorite image is above: gorgeous, unexpected color.
I ran the image through CSS Drive’s Image to Colors Palette Generator and was rewarded with this mouthwatering color palette:
Yum.
For more color palettes, please see:
Color Palette Goodness
