Thursday, July 16, 2009

Visually Stunning

These next links are things that have caught my eye for some reason or other.

Here are 33 inspirational Illustrations that are at least for me, graphicly inspiring. They push boundaries of what we think we can do, and take graphic design to a new level.

http://designm.ag/inspiration/illustrations/

This made me laugh. Its only funny if you're a graphic designer though.

http://thehottestgadgets.com/2008/06/24-of-the-hottest-eco-friendly-gadgets-and-green-concepts-00378


This guy is strange, but he really does think about things differently than most people, which I can relate to (And possibly aspire to do more of)

http://variationsonnormal.com/

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Logos

Today Chambers talked about how a company's brand isn't just its logo, colors or identity. Well I love logos! So here are some different logo web sites that show different and interesting topics in logo design.

This site shows different companies logos and explains the intricacies of them.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/designing/30-brilliant-vector-logo-designs-deconstructed/

Here are some basic rules to live by when creating a logo.

http://www.tannersite.com/rules-of-logo-design/

This site shows 10 successful logo redesigns by major companies.

http://www.logodesignlove.com/10-successful-logo-redesigns

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Typefaces

Periodic Table of Typefaces! Very helpful.

http://www.squidspot.com/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces_large.jpg

Variations on type. Wish I had more time to spend on projects like these!

http://inspiredology.com/typography/

Monday, July 13, 2009

Yacht!

The first boat on here is really interesting. I like how it doesn't look like any other yachts. The pearl white makes it stand out, and the smooth curves are beautiful.

http://www.baekdal.com/design/architecture/yacht-concept-design/

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

First Post

Heres my first post.. For my Mass Comm class.

That's all.