Graphic Soul http://graphicsoul.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en 50 Inspirational Quotes on the Art & Science of Design http://graphicsoul.com/50-inspirational-quotes-on-the-art-science-of-design/ http://graphicsoul.com/50-inspirational-quotes-on-the-art-science-of-design/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:35:21 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=333

A couple of my favorites from this list are:

“The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire and persistence.” -Milton Glazer

“Design is intelligence made visible.” - Don Newgren

Enjoy the rest here.

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A List Apart has a really great article on aesthetics- that you should check out here.

]]> http://graphicsoul.com/in-defense-of-eye-candy/feed/ Graffiti for the whole family. http://graphicsoul.com/graffiti-for-the-whole-family/ http://graphicsoul.com/graffiti-for-the-whole-family/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:46:44 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=327

The teenager in me, does not approve… while my inner middle aged guy thinks this is pretty neat.

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Pretty effing amazing… Try it yourself by visiting PlugIntoTheSmartGrid.com, which also won site of the month on TheFWA.

via SwissMiss

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The “choking hazard” printed on the box for these, refers to performance anxiety.

]]> http://graphicsoul.com/david-merrill-siftables-the-toy-blocks-that-think/feed/ KERN for the iPhone http://graphicsoul.com/kern-for-the-iphone/ http://graphicsoul.com/kern-for-the-iphone/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:33:45 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=320

Quite simple, but probably the most polished game I’ve seen on the iPhone…

KERN definitely puts your designer eyeballing skills to the test.

Read about it here.

Download it here.

]]> http://graphicsoul.com/kern-for-the-iphone/feed/ WhatTheFont for the iPhone http://graphicsoul.com/whatthefont-for-the-iphone/ http://graphicsoul.com/whatthefont-for-the-iphone/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:31:29 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=317

I’ve been using WhatTheFont as a web resource for identifying fonts for years, so I’m pretty stoked that they’ve now released an iPhone version… awesome for out and about use.

Get it here.

]]> http://graphicsoul.com/whatthefont-for-the-iphone/feed/ movie website designs: examples and current practices http://graphicsoul.com/movie-website-designs-examples-and-current-practices/ http://graphicsoul.com/movie-website-designs-examples-and-current-practices/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:56:48 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=315

It’s such a rarity to see something written about film website design, though I had hoped this article would be more insightful.

In any case, it was pretty cool for me to see a few projects listed that I worked on.

VIew it here.

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check out AdobeUIGripes.

]]> http://graphicsoul.com/blog-about-adobe-user-interface-issues/feed/ Microsoft ganked the walrus. http://graphicsoul.com/microsoft-ganked-the-walrus/ http://graphicsoul.com/microsoft-ganked-the-walrus/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:31:29 +0000 Robin K. http://graphicsoul.com/?p=307 One of my favorite shorts of the last year, seems to have heavily influenced a new set of ads created by JWT for Microsoft.

Here’s the original:

and here are the two MS spots:

via YouThoughtWeWouldntNotice - a site I highly recommend checking out/subscribing to.

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