Okay … for all creatives involved in visual communications, our First Friday creative tidbits this issue includes : * World class typography projects * What makes an enticing poster? * 7 Predictions for the Creative Community * Gent: Scheppende Stad * Hand-drawn Monograms * and several others.
Okay … First Friday creative tidbits this issue includes : * World class typography projects * What makes an enticing poster? * 7 Predictions for the Creative Community * Gent: Scheppende Stad * Hand-drawn Monograms * and several others.
7 Predictions for the Creative Community
At the start of every year, it’s fun to think about what’s next. However, for the creative professional community, considering the future is not just a casual exercise. It’s a necessity.
The creative industries are rapidly changing, as is the way we manage our own creative careers.
Full story : the99percent.com
Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration
Over the course of 45 years in the film business, Francis Ford Coppola has refined a singular code of ethics that govern his filmmaking.
There are three rules: 1) Write and direct original screenplays, 2) make them with the most modern technology available, and 3) self-finance them. Full story : the99percent.com
Gent: Scheppende Stad
This campaign image for the city of Ghent — created by the folks at www.coming-soon.be — shows some awesome creative work along with top quality construction
Also see Gent: Scheppende Stad (behind the scenes) http://www.behance.net/gallery/Gent-Scheppende-Stad-%28behind-the-scenes%29/605365 Full story : www.coming-soon
Hand-drawn Monograms
Robert Westwood’s Portfolio shows us this block-buster body of work — looking like a whole lot of killer pen and ink.
Robert is into Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Graphic Design — from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full story : Robert Westwood
World class typography projects
This small collection of Mats Ottdal’s personal and professional projects based on illustrative typography is a real eye-opener.
Mats’ work in branding, Package Design and Typography is stunning. He’s from Oslo, Norway Full story : Mats Ottdal
What makes an enticing poster?
Graphic designer Milton Glaser explores this idea and the process of graphic design in his short, but spot on, TED talk.
Glaser opens his talk with a creative exploration of the famous renaissance painting, a portrait of Piero della Francesca, taking this old subject, breaking it down, and redefining it. Watch Glaser’s TED Talk below; you are guaranteed a new perspective, and a laugh…. THEN Inspired by the archive talk from Milton Glaser, TED shares these fresh motivational posters from ReadyMade. Taking a cue from the poster art of the last Great Depression, the magazine asked five artists to make a simple image that would inspire us to do good things. Full story : www.huffingtonpost.com
Don’t forget … we encourage you to share your discoveries in the creative world of art, typography, graphics, illustration, photography, sculpture, signs, signing, logos, business graphics and visual communications. Just discuss it in the Design Cafe, or pop out an email to DTG
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