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Moving the Blog

2008-10-13T23:02:00.001-04:00

Hello,

Well I have finally finished round one of the new blog design: The Cap'm Hope to see you there. Cheers.

-MP

FontFeed

2008-09-22T22:23:00.004-04:00

This is a few weeks old, however The FontFeed has just been relaunched. FontFeed "is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typography techniques, and inspirational examples of digital type at work in the real world." This resource is maintained by Yves Peters and Erik Spiekermann, as well as others. Enjoy.

P.S. I officially own thecapm.com, so I will be designing a new layout in wordpress soon-ish. I'm super excited. I'll keep you posted. Cheers.

-MP

Jason Santa Maria

2008-09-16T12:12:00.003-04:00

It's been a few days since my last post, sorry. Super busy gearing up for the Germany trip. I've been meaning to post a blog about Jason Santa Maria's work for a while. I love the simplicity of his layout. Enjoy.

-MP

FFFor Real...

2008-09-08T19:24:00.002-04:00

Wow! I've been way too busy these days, I starting to neglect my new postings. The thing is, it's only going to get worse until I get back from Germany. I've been meaning to post this site for a while, it's quite an amazing resource. FFF is great way to keep up on new design, and a hell of a way to kill some time. Enjoy!

-MP

Our Type, is a fine type.

2008-08-30T17:31:00.003-04:00

Alright, today has been intense to say the least. I've managed to change ALL of my websites over to a new web host, as well as change the domains and other house cleaning items. Along the way I manage to delete my portfolio website, arg. Thus I had to re-create all the text content on my site. Alright enough about work, work, work. While I was cleaning out old emails, I stumbled across Our Type, and amazing type studio in Europe. If the typography doesn't amaze you, the Flash based site sure as hell will. I'm glad I came across these guys again. Enjoy.

-MP

Compfight- Making Flickr Searching Easy

2008-08-24T13:15:00.004-04:00

One of the routine roadblocks in planning a graphic design project is finding a substantial amount of images or graphics on the subject matter. Flickr has created a huge resource bank for images and ideas. However, navigating through all the posts can be difficult. Compfight does a good job of sorting results into an array of images, for you to review. It cuts through all the layers of links, and makes research a little more bearable, giving you more time to plan and design. I'm glad I stumbled upon it. Enjoy.

-MP

Good. Clean. Lit. Series

2008-08-22T00:19:00.005-04:00

I'm starting a blog series title "Good. Clean. Lit." I hope to present some inspirational design literature, that can be downloaded as PDF. I've begun creating a personal resource folder that contains these files. The first PDF in the series is from AREA 17, a studio based in NYC and Paris. This booklet puts geometric shapes and Avant Garde to good use. PDF file can be downloaded here. Enjoy.

-MP

Shaz Madani

2008-08-19T23:46:00.005-04:00

Saw this portfolio on the Serif. Lovely collection of work. I really like the man vs mouse pieces he has. Enjoy. Also, just found out I have a category 1 hurricane coming my way, should be interesting.

-MP

Cheat Sheet

2008-08-09T22:49:00.005-04:00

So I constantly get values and conversions mixed up when I'm designing. With this, it makes it a little easier to adjust and reference common paper dimensions. I'm currently using it as my wallpaper. Email me if you want a copy of it. Cheers.

-MP

Destructed Magazine

2008-08-09T12:34:00.003-04:00

Destructed is a pdf quaterly magazine, it allows artists to design based around a central topic.

"The purpose of destructed is to enable the interplay of all participants of the Destructed project, to make available a place for interaction.Participants are not exclusively banded together by the actual output, or act, rather remain in a continuous state of collaboration. Destructed is a doorway designed to get away from it all. It serves our desire to seek, let take part in and unite friends and others who take pleasure in the creative process It is a non-profit platform to showcase works of artists with attitude an dedication." -Destructed Bio

Heathrow Re-image Campaign

2008-08-06T22:05:00.003-04:00

Creative Review covered the new British Airways series of ads that try to undo the damage Terminal 5 suffered in its launch earlier this year. I really like BBH London's direct focus of the campaign, confronting the core issues right off the bat.

-MP

Experimenta NZ

2008-08-04T23:20:00.004-04:00

I've probably ranted and raved about this studio from New Zealand before, but I thought it was worth mentioning that they updated the work on their website. I really like what they do, keeping the projects very clean and in order. Now if there was only a way to get an A4 poster from them without paying an arm and a leg to ship it. Cheers.

-MP

Freebies and Junk

2008-08-03T13:18:00.004-04:00

It's a lovely Sunday in FLA. Here's something I've been passing the time with. Also, this blog is a great source for freebies. I check it often for things to add to my library. To top off today's post, Kuler is a Flash app that let's you create color themes and export them to swatches. Enjoy!

-MP

IKEA 2009

2008-08-02T14:19:00.004-04:00

Sweet! I got an email about the new IKEA catalog. I'm loving a lot of the new products they are offering. I hope to the print copy in the mail, I'm never disappointed with the layout. Cheers.

-MP

Books and Blogs, What could be better?

2008-07-29T10:22:00.002-04:00

Yeah! I finally got my grid/ccs book from Amazon! It only took about 2 and a half weeks. Totally worth the wait though, it comes with some nice grids in Quark and Adobe ID file formats. I highly recommend picking up some aid to help with laying a grid. Also, I stumbled across a great example of grid based web design. This site looks clean enough to eat off of. I should have some more work up by the weekend. I'm working on a With Mit poster, things are coming together nicely. Until then. Cheers.

-MP

Bunch and RSS

2008-07-23T00:21:00.003-04:00

So I've been messing around with getting my RSS feed thingy to work. I think it's up, just need to add a button to the actual page, rather then in the browser window. Anyone know how to do that? Also I adjusted my portfolio web page with a few more themes, like same sizes and layouts for my pictures, and a few other CSS adjustments. Some people remarked how it acts up in IE. Let me know if it gives you problems. Cheers.

-MP

ELDETE Logo

2008-07-19T14:43:00.003-04:00

Happy Saturday,

I worked on this logo project a little this week. ELDETE will be using this for their digital image watermark online. I'm hoping to incorporate one of the two designs into an overall company identity. Enjoy!

Iconic Design

2008-07-17T10:12:00.003-04:00

I'm a big fan of information design and iconic art. Here is some stand-up work done by John Grimwade. Enjoy!

-MP

Stunning Work

2008-07-16T13:14:00.002-04:00

Wow. Corinna’s work is absolutely stunning. It's a shame you can't reference images in from Flash. Make sure you check out her Kremlin piece. A definite inspiration for me. Enjoy.

Corrina Radcliffe

NYC TYPE

2008-07-15T09:02:00.002-04:00

Good Morning. So I spent a little while last night adding a photo collection to my portfolio website. In May I went to NYC for the first time. It was amazing! One thing I started to notice was the almost universal use of sans serif typefaces on all the signage in the city. Even the private signs were mostly set in Helvetica, or something very similar. These where taken throughout my three day stay in New York.

-MP

Website Up an Running!

2008-07-07T09:39:00.001-04:00

Alright! I finally got my website up and running. I still have more work to post on it, but overall I’m pleased with how it turned out. I used Indexhibit as my template. I’m a big fan of their application. Check it out! With Mit Design

Cheers,
-MP

What did you do with your check?

2008-06-29T19:39:00.003-04:00

Hey Hey,

So I just received my first shipment of "Economic Stimulus Check" bumper stickers, they look pretty sweet. I'm starting to sell them online at etsy.com. If you don't want to use that method, you can always just send me an email: withmitdeisgn{at}gmail.com Just 2 bucks! Check it out!

-MP

Bad Bag from Blanka

2008-06-27T09:03:00.001-04:00

Morgen,
I ran into this in the AM. I love this pattern on the bag. Blanka is also a great source for reprints of some sweet posters. Also, I added a few links that I visit often, almost every day. Check them out. Later!

-MP

2008-06-26T11:11:00.000-04:00

Man! I'm beat. Last night Modest Mouse came to town, it was a very good show. It's good to see old friends, and know that they are enjoying life. I came across this lovley resource for FREE, high quality fonts. I'm currently designing my portfolio site text in Delicious . If all goes as planned, I should have the site finished by late this weekend.

-MP

Hello! Project

2008-06-24T12:04:00.000-04:00

I stumbled upon this site, while looking through a designer’s portfolio. It’s a pretty cool concept for a project. Make sure to look at the replies. I also like the neat/clean web layout. Check it out! here

-MP