Special Bike Paints Chinese Calligraphy Like A Giant Dot Matrix Printer
Just Because: Tricycle Calligraphy 水书法器 from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. By Anna Brillon Inspired by the beautiful handwork of Chinese calligraphers, Nicholas Hanna decided to bring water calligraphy to sidewalk pavements on a whole new level. Using an ordinary bike with a cart attached full of supplies, he created his Water Calligraphy Bike, which […]
Creatives: Your Opinion Matters
This was posted in my LinkedIn Group and I received permission to pass this along to all of you from Linda Jackson Partner, Clear Edge Inc Your opinions matter! Major digital print equipment manufacturer seeks input from creatives to help with marketing strategy. Take a 10 minute survey – Win a year of Communication Arts […]
QR Code World Record Attempt
By Roger Smolski Hackerspace Charlotte is painting what they hope will be a world record QR Code on the roof of scrap metal recycler Southern Resources building located in the NoDa district of Charlotte, NC (video below). They hope to finish and have their world record certified by Guinness World Records in a couple of […]
Infographic: A (Hectic) Day In The Life Of A Graphic Designer
MT-Soft.com.ar posted this infographic along with the text below, and asked the question – what are you thinking while viewing this illustration. So here it goes. The day in the life of a Graphic Designer is intertwined with Traffic & Production, who are also being referred to as project managers in the text. I think […]
20 Articles on Pricing Your Design Services
Eric Miller put together a list of 20 articles to help designers with providing quotes for their work. He writes… Determining the design rate for your graphic design projects can be one of the trickiest aspects of the business. Many variables contribute to the difficulty of this process. For example, it is not always […]
Ralph Lauren Steps Up Game With Customized QR Codes
U.S. lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren upped the QR code ante with customized bar codes to lure consumers into its store locations. The new bar code, complete with the brand’s polo player logo, is in Ralph Lauren store windows. The point was to entice affluent men into stores and allow them to engage with the brand through a chance […]
Ad Made From 18,000 Pieces of Beach Trash
As the saying goes – one person’s trash is another’s treasure – though Beach Trash in general is just bad manners! ++++++++++++++++++ Billboard touts conservation film series by Tim Nudd Strewn across beaches, it’s ugly as sin. Gathered up and presented on a billboard, it cleans up quite nicely. BBDO San Francisco this month constructed […]
Graph Expo Recap: An Opportunity to Reach Those Who Couldn't Attend
Despite the enormous amount of attendees last week in Chicago, there are people and companies out there who arent on social media and didnt make it to the the show. We have held off sending out our September newsletter to provide an opportunity for the Exhibitors to get their products and services in front of […]
Why we are excited for Graph Expo – Part 2
So we had some fun thanks to Ryan at M-Bossed by making a video for his blog, but before we head off to Chicago I wanted to expand on the excitement list… 1. The Exhibitors Armed with my new digital camcorder I will be prowling Graph Expo row by row looking to share your […]
International Freelancers Day 2011: FREE Online Conference Sept 23
I attended this online conference last year, and immediately registered for this one as soon as I received the invite today. If you freelance in any way shape or form, I guarantee it’s worth checking out at least a few of the sessions if you cant watch them all. International Freelancers Academy is hosting […]
Video: Where Augmented Reality and Architecture Collide
WOW. This is not only a well produced video, but all I can imagine now is people walking into their office and seeing their schedule and messages etc on the WALLS. How far off is this technology for general use I suppose is the real question, but for now I am happy to dream about […]
T-Shirt (mis)Spells Trouble for Wet Seal
Where to even start. I have never heard of Wet Seal until this article. The company name itself makes me cringe, but there is a designer and a production team out there who should be cringing a bit more. Regardless of the claim that the company was “aware” of the typo and figured people, er single women, […]
