First Lulu let you publish your own book or comic book. Now, MagCloud lets you publish your own magazine. In the age of digital pdfs, will anyone willing pay for a printed publication at 20 cents per page?
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DIY Magazine Publishing
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:44pm PDT by ana
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Typophile Type Tee Tournament
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 5:40pm PDT by ana
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Always one to appreciate a good alliteration, time to try your hand at the annual Typophile Type Tee Tournament. Throw down! -
The Subway or No Way
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 3:55am PDT by kirsten
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The New York Times published a sweet and brilliant story by illustrator Christoph Niemann about his two boys and their undying love for the NYC subways. Niemann as usual creates an amazing story through his smart and witty illustrations.
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If only all billboards could look this good…
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 4:41am PDT by kirsten
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Kick-ass type on a billboard by the Gents of Desire for Undefeated Billboard Project in LA.
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Goodbye Florent
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 6:25pm PDT by kirsten
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[Photo from the Florent homepage]
Just had to post this perfect last picture of the restaurant Florent here in NYC. The signage is the perfect encapulation of the closing of this famed meatpacking district restaurant this past weekend due to sky-rocketing rent in Manhattan. During the 23 years it was open, Florent was a haven for artists, designers, celebrities, musicians, drag queens and late-night partiers.
Tibor Kalman and the M&Co crew designed their identity and advertising for years followed by designer and M&Co alum Douglas Riccardi of Memo. Guess NY Magazine will just have to cross off number 10 on their Design Maven walking tour of nyc. -
The 10 Commandments of Web Design
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 1:09pm PDT by ana
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1. Thou shalt not abuse Flash.
2. Thou shalt not hide content.
3. Thou shalt not clutter.
4. Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
5. Thou shalt not name your Web 2.0 company with an unnecessary surplus or dearth of vowels.
6. Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.
7. Thou shalt create immersive experiences.
8. Thou shalt be social.
9. Thou shalt embrace proven technologies.
10. Thou shalt make content king.
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Makin' Fresh Fonts
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 12:50pm PDT by ana
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The folks at Autobahn have designed three Fresh Fonts – Heldentica, Tomatica and Gelvetica – variations of Helvetica using toothpaste, ketchup and hair gel respectively to create the letterforms. Downloads of the faces are available for free. Must have smelled revolting in their studio for awhile after this project.
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Wall-E Posters for your walls
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 12:29pm PDT by ana
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If you haven't had a chance to see Pixar's new film Wall-E, call in sick and go see it today. While you're waiting for the theater to open, check out the limited edition retro-styled posters available at Acme Archives Direct. These are giclee prints on archival paper. Sweet!
PS: The posters were designed by Eric Tan. Thanks to Monoscope for the reminder! -
Inspiration: Painted Rocks and More
Posted: June 26th, 2008, 1:14pm PDT by ana
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[Painted rocks by Geninne]
I admire artists who can find inspiration and personal momentum regardless of mood, weather or time of day. Lovely Paper, Geninne, Maura of Fragmented and Flora of Happy Doodleland all seem to be able to create endlessly.
[Inspired by new-to-her Luma Watercolors, Flora has been assembling drawings using her watercolor experiments as textures with wonderful effect] -
Candy Karaoke
Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:46pm PDT by ana
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[Steve Simmons' take on the Ramones self-titled album]
Irish artists re-imagine legendary album covers in the Candy Karaoke project.
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Vintage Illustrations: Edwin Georgi
Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:28pm PDT by ana
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[Edwin Georgi's first version illustration for the Saturday Evening Post]
Over the last couple of days, Today's Inspiration has been featuring illustrator Edwin Georgi. His work was prominently featured in The Saturday Evening Post and many other publications of the day because of his ability to create striking, vivid illustrations of women. He captured reflected light and shadow with amazing drama. Yesterday's story focussed on one particular illustration that the art director requested Georgi make racier.
[The revised, racier illustration for the same story]
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Squirrel Madness!!!!
Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:32am PDT by kirsten
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Who can resist squirrels dressed up in their Sunday best? Berkley Illustration has these neat little guys plus tons of other animals such as bats, hedgehogs, dolphins and many more. Send them to your friends, family or your blogging buddy (glad you liked them Ana! Happy Birthday!). -
Illustrator: James Jean
Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:26am PDT by kirsten
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James Jean is an award-winning illustrator who's artwork has graced the covers of many DC comic books and his clients include The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Target and Prada. His professional work centers around his gorgeous, elegant and unworldly illustrations, but his sketchbooks of everyday life are just as poignant and striking. Grab a copy of one of his books (if you can find one) if you want a little of Jean's artwork for yourself.
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Canada Type, eh.
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 1:07pm PDT by ana
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[Jupiter font]
Canada Type offers an array of historically-based and original type designs. Enjoy.
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Mobile this, Apple.
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 12:35pm PDT by ana
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Since Apple announced the new 3G iPhone and its "new, improved" connectivity service called MobileMe a few weeks ago, more chatter has surrounded the name and the logo which is replacing the dotMac service. And by chatter, I mean public flogging.
Both the name and the logo for the MobileMe service is probably one of the worst ideas in the history of Apple. The actual service provided better be phenomenal or MobileMe will flop harder than eWorld.
Apple has always charged a premium for its internet/email services compared to available online options but the software has always been pretty elegant so users have been willing to pony up for it. The .Mac service allowed users to access their address book, email account, calendar and bookmarks online as well as synchronize the information between different Macs. It allowed me to add information to my iCal at work and then synchronize it with the data on my home computer. Since the upgrade to the Leopard operating system, Apple hamstrung iCal with a new, albeit wonky, new entry method.
Now, with MobileMe, who knows what will happen? The only news about it so far is the addition of push email a la Blackberry. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to gripe about the horrendous logo. -
Is it time to hack your career?
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 12:23pm PDT by ana
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As the economic downturn looms, are you doing everything you can to make yourself indispensable at work? Are you you helping your company innovate? Life Hack can help. -
Photographer: Nikola Tamindzic
Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 4:47am PDT by kirsten
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Photographer Nikola Tamindzic beautifully captures all the raw, gritty, sweaty sexiness of the streets of NYC. His photography reeks of vibrant other-world sexuality that few photographers can capture. The magazine world has taken notice. Tamindzic has scored clients like Time Out New York Magazine, Black Book, The Village Voice, and Gawker, while the New York Times recently wrote a profile piece about him and his work.
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Getting Crafty with Paper
Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 4:35am PDT by kirsten
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The other day I ran across an impressive library of paper models on Yamaha's site. Of course, there were tons of motorcycle models, but the ones that caught my eye were all the rare animals of the world and rare animals of japan. They have everything from Gorillas to the Japanese River Otter to the Ring-tailed Lemur. -
Earthquake Strips
Posted: June 20th, 2008, 10:12pm PDT by ana
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[One panel from the Panda Panda strip featured on Earthquake Strips]
Earthquake Strips is a series of funny, touching comic strips illustrated by Coco Wang about victims, volunteers and rescuers of the May 12th earthquake in China. Check back daily for new stories. -
Smitten Kitchen: Beautiful, Simple Food Photography
Posted: June 20th, 2008, 11:27am PDT by ana
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Not only does Deb of Smitten Kitchen fill the pages of her blog with wonderful culinary creations but, with every photograph, she seduces with delectable images of pies, barbecue tongs and green beans. Even if you're not a whiz in the kitchen, you must admire her (and her husband's) skill behind the lens. She has even been so kind as to provide information about some of the techniques she uses to photograph and style food.
I think its important that all designers have moderate skill with a camera for comps, research and the skills developed by learning to see light. This is as good a place as any to get started, just don't get too hungry looking at all that delicious food!
