tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12969875405320361782026-09-11T09:42:25.775+02:00knowtoneedA_THOUGHT_IN_PROGRESSknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.comBlogger638125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-74790775822649120012019-01-21T15:30:00.000+02:002019-01-21T15:43:05.454+02:00The best resources for Learning Typographywow, Wow, WOW, WOW!, WOW!!!!!!!!
It has been years since I have contributed to this old school blog of mine.
So to kick things off here is an amazing learning resource that I have stumbled across, in particular the typographic section. Have a look at it and be truly impressed and then navigate to some of the other categories on offer and return over and over again to the epic typography knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-84630000944871100262015-03-01T13:52:00.002+02:002015-03-01T13:52:57.468+02:00Design Indaba Wizard: Yoni BlochWith the tech wizardry of Interlude, Israeli musician and co-founder Yoni Bloch has made music videos an interactive experience rather than merely a visual one.
Read further on the Design Indaba site here.knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-18411718746971589212014-09-01T21:49:00.000+02:002014-09-01T21:49:15.556+02:00Avant Garden - Creative CarnivalThe Avant Garden is a creative carnival launching Cape Town’s young, rising talent. This design expo & after-party catersto all tastes: delectable food, art, photography, an expo filled with creative crafts from furniture to fashion, live and electronic performers, a stocked bar, sponsored prizes & a live fashion showcase.
Come open, inspired & ready to play.
Tickets knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-69697104830490507472014-07-01T22:22:00.005+02:002014-07-01T22:22:53.505+02:0036 FREE font resources
Where are the best places to go to download free fonts? We reveal websites where you can find quality typography that won't cost a penny.
There are plenty of places to download fonts on the web. But which of them contain the best free typefaces? There's a lot of noise and clutter on the web, and it's easy to end up falling down the rabbit hole of poorly structured sites and low quality fonts. knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-4604056561386088362014-06-26T14:35:00.000+02:002014-06-26T14:35:00.958+02:00South African Brewer Uses Ads to Declare an All-Out War on Hipsters
We've reached peak hipster. And we've also reached peak anti-hipster. But South Africa's Garagista Beer Co. is barging ahead anyway with a campaign that positions the brand as absolutely not the right choice for the coolest people on earth.
Watch below as a bunch of unkempt cool white people battle each other with records, typewriters and bicycles for a taste of the brewery's limited-edition knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-25921848136624577032014-06-18T16:22:00.002+02:002014-06-18T16:22:15.967+02:00Young Creative South Africa 2014 | A Video Interview with 10 Local Creativesknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-44149219607633919882014-06-18T15:56:00.000+02:002014-06-18T15:56:07.426+02:00OK Go - The Writing's On the Wall - Official Videoknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-33390161499240730232014-06-17T17:14:00.003+02:002014-06-17T17:14:13.891+02:00Google Ventures On 8 Shortcuts For Better, Faster Design Research
GOOGLE VENTURES'S MICHAEL MARGOLIS IS MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN EVER. HIS SECRET? SHORTCUTS.
I’ve been doing design and UX research for almost 24 years. In that time, I’ve learned a lot, and I hope I’ve gotten better at it over the years.
One thing is certain: I’m more productive now than when I first started. I’m not any smarter (just ask my co-workers). I’m not working more hours. So what’s myknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-84185924158240059052014-06-17T17:05:00.004+02:002014-06-17T17:05:53.223+02:00Why Drawing On The iPad Just Got Way Better
THANKS TO APPLE UNLOCKING THE IPAD'S POTENTIAL, FIFTYTHREE'S PENCIL WILL SOON GET EVEN BETTER.
Today, the iPad stylus takes another step away from stupid stick and closer to expressive artistic tool. FiftyThree's Pencil--a wooden stylus made for the impressive iPad sketching app Paper--will soon allow you to vary the width of your line as naturally as drawing with a real knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-74653854679522316012014-05-18T17:59:00.000+02:002014-05-18T17:59:52.533+02:00This is What it Sounds Like When You Put Tree Rings on a Record Player
This is an excerpt from the record Years, created by Bartholomäus Traubeck, which features seven recordings from different Austrian trees including Oak, Maple, Walnut, and Beech. What you are hearing is an Ash tree’s year ring data. Every tree sounds vastly unique due to varying characteristics of the rings, such as strength, thickness and rate of growth.
Keep in mind that the tree rings are knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-34855073137823583092014-05-12T23:34:00.002+02:002014-05-12T23:34:21.206+02:0036 Countries, 600 Days, 125,946 Miles and 1 Perfect Selfie Video
If this doesn't want to make you travel and go and see the world, maybe something else will. Whatever you do just get out there.
knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-91801882030252936122014-04-07T15:39:00.003+02:002014-04-07T15:41:06.277+02:00Typography in ten minutes
This is a bold claim, but I stand behind it: if you learn and follow these five typography rules, you will be a better typographer than 95% of professional writers and 70% of professional designers. (The rest of this book will raise you to the 99th percentile in both categories.)
All it takes is ten minutes—five minutes to read these rules once, then five minutes toknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-87282284480902960532014-04-04T12:52:00.002+02:002014-04-04T12:52:59.644+02:00CPUT GD Alumni Featured: Gabrielle Guy
Book design is a kind of art in and of itself, and nowhere more so than in the case of art publication design. Here, the design choices and intricacies of the printing process itself impart meaning and create another experience for the reader between the book they hold in their hands and the artworks themselves.
Cape Town based graphic designer, Gabrielle Guy, specialises in the layout knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-47340658053824758112014-03-24T17:07:00.000+02:002014-03-24T17:07:09.085+02:00Create a Colorful Geometric Pattern in Photoshop
Patterns are a great way to add additional texture and depth to your designs. Some can appear to be fairly complex, and the thought of making one can be overwhelming. You may find, however, that many aren't as difficult to create as they look. In this tutorial, I will show you an easy way to create colorful, and complex-looking geometric patterns in Photoshop.
For Step by Step instructions knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-78089664733235297462014-03-24T15:08:00.000+02:002014-03-24T15:09:45.307+02:00PAYDAY (feat. Jack Parow & The Kiffness) - Derick Watts & The Sunday Bluesknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-11863504275635733352014-03-13T09:03:00.002+02:002014-03-13T09:03:12.058+02:00Man Beats Robot at Ping-Pong, World Breathes Sigh of Relief)
knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-28715199783396508052014-03-10T21:45:00.005+02:002014-03-10T21:45:39.621+02:00A Travel Film Made from 852 Instagram Shots
Thomas Jullien takes us (almost) around the world in this sub 2-minute video stitched together from 852 Instagram shots. Stops include Paris, NYC and Sydney, among others.
It’s incredibly well done and the amount of work involved in just finding these hundreds of similar photos is mind-boggling.
Found here...
knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-59425091641535385742014-03-10T18:57:00.000+02:002014-03-10T18:57:04.613+02:00Infecting the City - Public Arts festival
Infecting The City 2014 includes 40 distinct artworks, which unfold over the Festival week across Cape Town's CBD. The Programme includes both daytime and evening performances much of which are designed as routes weaving through the City's streets.
10 - 15th March / Cape Town City Center
knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-75809988658065814032014-03-02T12:08:00.003+02:002014-03-02T12:08:47.031+02:00Animated warning on the dangers of taking selfiesknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-61857718031406125362014-02-07T22:40:00.000+02:002014-02-07T22:40:06.940+02:00Art that craves your attention
Aparna Rao:
knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-62902879304643831612014-01-26T22:18:00.003+02:002014-01-26T22:18:34.815+02:00BOXknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-35328581376560748962014-01-15T10:27:00.001+02:002014-01-15T10:27:13.225+02:00You know the feeling!knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-18431166021832913952014-01-13T15:32:00.003+02:002014-01-13T15:32:19.015+02:002014 Greetingsknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-3585276430645675262013-12-20T09:29:00.003+02:002013-12-20T09:29:51.903+02:00Festive Greetings from Chuck Norris (sort of)knowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296987540532036178.post-90431786777449083972013-12-19T16:48:00.000+02:002013-12-19T16:49:14.005+02:00Festive Greetings from Captain Picardknowtoneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553653223280541884noreply@blogger.com0