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devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Great Branding! Wright Brothers Oyster & Fish Bar | Identity Designed http://goo.gl/oxIa #
Great tunes! omg best album ever: http://kurtlorenz.bandcamp.com/album/the-general-analysis-of-nature-ep #
The Chart of Fantasy Art, 2009 | Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy http://goo.gl/bJai #
Getting my geek on… New #TRON Legacy Billboard | The Disney Blog http://goo.gl/AcXm #

Design Something Every Day 29/365

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:52:17 +0000

For this entry into my Design Something Every Day project I created a digital doodle for one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The book pulls back the curtain of civilized society and explores the darker superstitious and bestial side of human nature. It is truly a must read.

Lord of the Flies has had a very deep influence on the culture, with references and allusions in works as diverse as LOST, Survivor, the Simpson’s. Two major film versions of the book have been produced, the fair Harry Hook 1990 version and the far superior 1963 Peter Brook classic. You can watch the Brook’s film on YouTube, if you haven’t seen this disturbing film, please do, it is well worth it.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Web Design Boot Camp starts Sep 1st at @creativeLIVE! Sign-up for FREE: http://bit.ly/webbootcamp #
12 Logo Design Mistakes To Avoid http://goo.gl/fUDM #
My god, it’s full of stars… great large jpegs from 2001 Stanley Kubrick — Deserving of Worship http://pineapples101.blogspot.com/ #
I hate it when this happens: I Was Bitten By A Chupacabra — Video — KIRO Seattle http://goo.gl/9OuV #chupacabra #fortean #
Star Wars as a Silent Movie… « How to be a Retronaut http://goo.gl/4QUm #
However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light. — Stanley Kubrick #
What if historic events had Facebook updates…? « How to be a Retronaut http://goo.gl/EVRR #
It’s like a Man Men computer geek mash up. IBM System Photography http://goo.gl/I7zp #
Hotels that Never Were at Walt Disney World (The “World” According to Jack) http://goo.gl/1P6Q #
Death to Humans! Visions of the Apocalypse in Movies and Literature: Scientific American http://goo.gl/VsWj #
Now this is a cool & useful promo item! Dayfold’s Little Black Book | David Airey, graphic designer http://goo.gl/62gD #
RT @periodicvideos: For those @periodicvideos fans who have quirky sense of fun — and a decent broadband connection! http://twurl.nl/msh5po #

Design Something Every Day… Dude 28/365

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:47 +0000

A little thing I made for an upcoming event at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. It’s based on The Big Lebowski of course. The Dude abides.…

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To follow this little bit up, here’s one of my favorite scenes from The Big Lebowski.

2001: A Design Something Every Day Odyssey

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:26:46 +0000

I am a big fan of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), so you can imagine my excitement when I saw this post of great promotional pictures from 2001: A Space Odyssey on the blog Stanley Kubrick — Deserving of Worship. A nice sentiment for one of the greatest film makers we’ve ever seen.

Kubrick was great filmmaker and a real artist. His films have been completely digested by the culture and have become a sort of visual short hand.. the monolith, Dr. Strangelove, Alex & his droogs… These archetypal images have burned them selves in or collective consciousness like ghosted images on an old CRT monitor. The great Margaret Cho is aware of Kubrick’s iconic power (see here). His lasting influence is the true mark of a genius and consummate craftsman.

In that vein I designed this desktop wall paper for my computer as apart of my Design Something Every Day Project.

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Here’s a few great Kubrick links and resources:

Stanley Kubrick: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Ed. By Gene D. Phillips

This book includes the amazing interview with Eric Nordern originally published in Playboy (September 1968). It has one of my all time favorite quotes, something of a mantra for me:

The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death — however mutable man may be able to make them — our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.” — Stanley Kubrick

Some good Kubrick resources:

The Kubrick Site — an Amazing collection for all things Kubrick
The Official Warner Brothers Site for his films.
Kubricks IMDB Site

Finally the trailer to 2001: A Space Odyssey, what inspired this post to begin with.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Free #tiki music! Humu Kon Tiki » Blog Archive » Swank Vinyl Exotica I & II, Now Free http://goo.gl/TXuP #
Great collection of Book Cover Archive http://www.abudnitz.com/covers/ via @HOWbrand #
Just discovered a new function on my iPod Touch. Apparently in can play music as well as apps! #
Cool Site: CriticalPast.com: Search over 57000 videos and 7 million photos http://www.criticalpast.com/ #
John Nack on Adobe : Video: “Little Red Riding Hood” told through infographics http://goo.gl/M35I #
33 PSD to HTML Service Provider to Consider | blueblots.com http://bit.ly/bqq8xD #
This is a very clever way to sell X-Ray machines. A great marketing idea “Pin-up Calendar 2010″ Case study. http://goo.gl/xbhw #
Grooving to the awesome tunes of [Slagsmålsklubben] http://www.smk.just.nu/ via @smksweden #
Amazing footage of a camera on the Shuttle’s booster rocket as it returns to Earth after launching. http://goo.gl/dqwR #
Just put up my Amazon Associates store. Yippee! #
If the Star Wars Death Star Presentation was done using PowerPoint http://goo.gl/lz6a #
Somethings make you go …ewwww! A creepy illustration request that @Vonster received. Makes me scared to check my email! #
17 Very Useful Free Online Typography Tools | Dzine Blog http://goo.gl/BUVj #
More cool work from Michael Paukner Whole World Blind | Flickr — Photo Sharing! http://goo.gl/gSiH #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Every dog has his day and some times you get lucky, http://bit.ly/9XBDX9 Amazing video collection of pedestrian’s close calls. #
RT @Designrfix: A Guide How To launch A New Design Blog http://bit.ly/bCglDS #
File under: Good to know. RT @Designraid: 117+ Websites To Submit Your Design News: http://su.pr/2cEXD8 #
New Sounds of Exotica: Tiki Classics Get Shaken, Stirred, and Perfected by the Masterful WAITIKI 7 | Got Music Talent! http://goo.gl/JJp9 #
The King at the Smithsonian… un hun.… National Portrait Gallery | Echoes of #Elvis http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/elvis/ #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Cool technique for the #photoshop tool box! Change Colors In Photoshop With The Hue Blend Mode http://goo.gl/SABL #
mmmm.… beer Collection of Wonderful Vintage Beer Advertisements and Posters | The Inspiration Blog http://goo.gl/sYfE #
Tiki Architecture: #Tiki in the US Air Force http://goo.gl/veBp #
So many exploding planets in our future.… http://goo.gl/0SaC #
Very cool. RT @ALittleBitWeird: Stop Sign Beautification http://bit.ly/bc2hP4 ~Carly #
A nice collection. Free High Resolution Textures — Lost and Taken — Grab Bag: 40 Random FreeTextures http://bit.ly/cz3wMQ #
Cool animation, have a nice end of the world! Asteroid Impact On the Earth http://goo.gl/sgsQ #
Neat! RT @avinashkaushik: The USBTypewriter: A new & groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence: http://zqi.me/cYfTnG #
RT @FlyerGoodness: yogi bears 3D’s real double awkward entendre tagline http://ow.ly/2lHXL #
Nice Tiki Bar RT @TikiTalkBlog: Groovy tiki room at the Beachcomber restaurant on the Malibu peir. http://ow.ly/2maOk #
Good stuff. RT @petapixel: Photo tampering throughout history: http://j.mp/9t0eA #
Funny faux-retro ads for modern companies Maximidia | Ads of the World http://goo.gl/adDX #
Too cute. Mila’s Daydreams http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/ #
Stop Motion Video: A Short Love Story by Carlos Lascano | The Inspiration Blog http://goo.gl/Gg7G #

Adobe InDesign (really) Quick Tips

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:36:54 +0000

It’s amazing how long you can use a program, feel like you know it, then suddenly discover a simple little shortcut or technique that will save you a massive amount of time. It’s a mixture of “ah-ha, that’s awesome!” and a little dash of “man, why didn’t I know that, I’m such an idiot.”

This just happened to me, I was listening to Episode 73 of the Martini Hour with Deke McClelland and Colleen Wheeler and they became embroiled in a discussion about how to get out of the text-editing mode inside PhotoShop via a keyboard shortcut. When you are typing or editing text and you want to access other tools you can’t make them active through the traditional keyboard short cuts, because if you hit the letter for the keyboard shortcut you’ll only add that letter or if you try to hit return/enter on the main keyboard it will just create a new line like in a word processor. There is, however, a keyboard short cut for it in PhotoShop: either the enter key on the number pad or hit CTRL + Enter (PC) / CMD + Return (Mac). Colleen thought it was the ESC key at first, Deke said her confusion was because she was so used to using that shortcut in InDesign to do the same thing and she just expected it to work in the same way in PhotoShop.

That was a light bulb moment for me. I never knew that shortcut in InDesign! That is a huge time saver and I wanted to pass it along. When you are typing or editing text within a text box in InDesign and you want to switch to a different tool via a keyboard short cut, all you have to do is hit the ESC key, then you are switched to the direct selection tool with the text box you were typing in selected. It’s pretty handy tip I learned when I least expected it. By the way if you hit ESC in PhotoShop you’ll lose all of your text edits, so don’t get confused.

Here’s the shortcuts sans my ah-ha moment:

Escape text editing within InDesign:

ESC

Escape text editing within PhotoShop:

CMD + Return (Mac)
CRTL + Enter (PC)
Enter on the Number keypad

Design Something Every Day 25 of 365

devlin@devlindonnelly.com (Devlin Donnelly) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:00:09 +0000

A little electronic ad for an upcoming event at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.

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