When I start a new graphic design project, I’m always looking for how to effectively create a compelling context using images and typography to convey my client’s message to their audience to illicit the desired response: buy the service or product, or attend the event. This is, in my opinion our charge as graphic designers.…More
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Macworld 2010 | Will I Attend 2011?
I made it to the second and third (final) days of Macworld 2010’s Expo here in San Francisco, and found myself feeling a bit melancholy upon seeing the sparseness of the crowd. I arrived just after 11:30 am, which meant I missed Guy Kawasaki’s talk, to my chagrin. The complete expo was in the North…More
Noted: Why We Should Teach Design Early | Blog | design mind
“Designers, through training and experience, develop a different lens through which to see the world. They move through spaces, environments, and systems, making observations and developing insights about what works well and what doesn’t. They then use those observations and insights to create innovative solutions for everyday problems. If design is the crossroads of beauty…More
Noted: The Value Of Intuition In Design Thinking
Very nice perspective from Nathan Sinsabaugh at Kristian Andersen + Associates. For full article, click the link just below: The Role of Intuition in Design Thanks to Diana Howard for making me aware of this article.More
Noted: A Compelling Ad Campaign
Let’s hope this doesn’t come to fruition. Very nice and compelling campaign. Climate Rescue Weblog: World leaders apologise for climate failure in Copenhagen airport ads From Greenpeace’s weblog. Click the link below to see the full campaign. Climate Rescue Weblog: World leaders apologise for climate failure in Copenhagen airport ads Posted using ShareThisMore
2010 Calendar Cover Design For Mick Guzman Photography
I just designed the cover for Mick Guzman Photography’s 2010 Brooklyn Bridge Calendar. Two design directions were presented with three variations for design #2. The third variation was chosen as the final design. Final Design (Third variation of design two) Second variation of design two. Design Two Design One © 2009 Ayana Baltrip Balagas and…More
La Mission
I had the great pleasure of seeing Peter and Benjamin Bratt’s latest movie and collaboration, La Mission this past Saturday, 7 November 2009 at the American Indian Film Festival (See link at the end of this post). I highly recommend that you see this film wherever it is playing. The film actually premiered at this…More
Architect David Adjaye: A Star Whose Time Is Now
I just finished reading Fast Company Magazine’s article on David Adjaye, a London-based architect. He’s quite good designing Denver, Colorado’s Museum of Contemporary Art, and this fall, the Moscow School of Management complex he designed opens. In addition, he has designed the homes of noted actors like Ewan McGregor. Now he’s slated to design the…More
Expressive Sentence Exercise Was A Great Success
The MMSP 125 students assembled in teams of 2-4 and had to typographically design/illustrate their given sentence. Part of this exercise required the students to collaborate and reach a consensus on the design and design parameters. The concepts that evolved were quite good. The students shared that the collaborative process went smooth in some instances,…More
Noted: MIT’s Next Lab Course/Project
I inadvertently stumbled upon MIT’s Next Lab project’s web site as I was trying to correct an incorrect link a friend sent. What an interesting project. Their mission partly states: “. . . believing that the global dissemination of knowledge will rapidly bring well-being to those who need it most. . .The Next Lab project…More
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