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If we knew the history of how a designer arrived at a particular solution, I bet we'd better appreciate a lot more of the work we see...
Hope you are well,
Chuck
Have you seen my InDesign Ideabook?
315 template files in 19 different categories -- Everything from brochures, newsletters, and direct mail to packaging, calendars, and books (one CD works with both Mac and PC). Use two or three files and you'll pay for the entire book and disc...
For Adobe InDesign
For QuarkXPress
The Histomap of Evolution
For its illustrative qualities...
Why is the Department of Transportation killing the "better" highway font?
Why are they killing the "better" font? In short, because they now claim it isn't better.
If you've read this blog for a while you've read about Clearview, the font designed to improve the legibility of highway signage. The font received an interim approval by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2004 for use in some situations. But recently, the FHWA rescinded that approval and many designers (and others) are wondering why.
Here are the details, you decide. Thanks to Jim Green for pointing us to the news.
From The Atlantic Citylab: From America's Sudden U-Turn on Highway Fonts
Clearview is out, Highway Gothic is (back) in. Critics want to know why by Kriston Capps...
The post from the Federal Highway Administration: Keeping drivers safe one road sign at a time, posted by Gregory Nadeau...
The notice of termination...
From The Verge: The feds are killing off Clearview, the new highway sign font
by Jordan Golson...
The author of the blog post is Gregory G. Nadeau, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration...
The Standard Alphabets for Traffic Control Devices (257KB PDF)...
When we first talked about this I pointed you to this NYT article...
And the Clearview website...
Regarding the design of information spaces
While we're talking about Clearview (above), let's look at the work of two of the folks who designed it: Donald Meeker and Chris O'Hara.
If you're unfamiliar with this area of design, it is referred to as "wayfinding." The thesis I linked to below, Designing Navigable Information Spaces by Mark A. Foltz, will give you an in-depth look at the subject.
Example 1...
Example 2 (966KB PDF)...
Example 3...
The Meeker & Associates website...
Designing Navigable Information Spaces by Mark A. Foltz (5.1MB PDF)...
We discussed wayfinding here...
Soooo true...
"Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a dealbreaker." SETH GODIN (From
http://quotesondesign.com/)
Is Sketch a replacement for Photoshop and/or Illustrator?
I'm new to Sketch. I had not heard of it until my son Rob mentioned it the other night and now I'm intrigued. It is billed as a tool for, among other things, designing User Interfaces and is, by all accounts, particularly well suited to exporting the pieces to development for actual coding.
If you haven't played with it, join me, we can compare notes. It is a Mac program that sells for just $99 and seems to have generated an impressive following and lots of add-ons.
About Sketch...
Sketchapp TV...
Sketch App Sources...
Meet illustrators Craig and Karl
Craig Redman and Karl Maier illustrators and designers to be sure. Because I was so influenced by it as a kid, I see a strong 1960s vibe. (In an article in The Design Files, I see where Craig Redman points to Peter Max and Hapshash and the Coloured Coat as creatives he admires-two 1960s stalwarts.
Example 1...
Example 2...
Example 3...
The Craig and Karl website...
An article about the duo...
Examples of work by Peter Max...
An example of work by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat...
From The Design Files: an interview with Craig Redman by Lucy Feagins...
Discover what is new and next
If only you could. Well maybe you can. Product Hunt-a much lauded, 2014 startup-is an up-to-the-minute forum for sharing what's new in Technology, Podcasts, Books, and Games. TechCrunch called it "the Valley's water cooler for discussing new apps and services."
Thanks to Jeff Green for pointing us to it.
The original idea from founder Ryan Hoover...
This is Product Hunt...
From TechCrunch: A article about the site's recent redesign...
Recent posts by Product Hunt's founder Ryan Hoover on Medium.com...
Hang onto your hats information graphic lovers...
You're in for a real treat. Ross Hudgens, the founder of content marketing agency Siege Media, has curated a one-of-a-kind collection of infographics titled, "The 100 Best Infographics".
Lots of folks whip together "Best of" lists, but his really is a list of note. As he tells it, in researching the design of their own work, he and his team amassed a list of links to roughly 300 of what they considered the best-of-the-best information graphics. Then narrowed that list down to 100.
It is an impressive collection, many of which I have not seen before.
Example 1: VERY impressive piece on running...
Example 2...
Example 3: The author calls this one his all time favorite of the 100...
Here's the whole list, sortable by type: The 100 Best Infographics [Interactive] by Ross Hudgens...
Check out this new source of vector maps
I haven't added a new map site to my big list of links on Jumpola.com in quite a while. Cartographer Koen Adams, alerted me to his collection a while back and I'm just getting around to sharing it with you.
Example 1...
Example 2...
Example 3...
The One Stop Map website...
There's a collection of free maps here...
Here's my big list of graphic design links at Jumpola.com...
Hot new fonts...
This looks pretty interesting.
The New Yorker magazine is premiering a new original series on Amazon Prime...
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