Best of New York, Vinyl Wall Lettering

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

New York Magazine's "Best of New York" issue has just been released and this year, like in the past, the magazine has invited several artists/designers to submit proposals for the special edition of this cover. This year's proposed artists included Brooklyn-based street artist KAWS, book-jacket designer Evan Gaffney, Stefanie Barth and Julie Hirschfeld, from Stiletto NYC, Mother Design, from the ad agency Mother, and magazine and book designer Tom Brown.

Eventually, the Kaws cover got green-lighted.

*~*~*

Construction slated to begin in 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the expenditure of funds from airline passenger ticket taxes to pay for the design and engineering drawings of the first phase of the planned modernization project at Chicago's O'Hare Airport (ORD).

O'Hare Modernization Project includes replacing four runways, decommissioning three runways, and extending two runways. The reconfiguration of the airport is estimated to increase the airport's capacity to over 3800 operations daily and cut delays by 79%, according to Airport-Technology reports.

*~*~*

Anna Holdaway is an interior designer who specializes in creative home decor, and often times uses vinyl lettering, sometimes referred to as wall words, to achieve breathtaking designs for her clients.

Some may be asking, Why add wall words, or wall lettering to the walls our home or apartment? The answer is simple; Wall Words can create an inspiring, calming, or uplifting effect to any room in your home. They also give your home a touch of personality, and can bring your own personal charm into your decorating.

Once you've seen some examples of how wall words can enhance the look and atmosphere of your home, you'll be hooked! You can see examples of Wall Words at vinylwalllettering.com, or vinylcraftlettering.com.

*~*~*

Lord of Design has some amusing clip art for you to grab up. These are all about hand gestures and yes my friends, some of them are crude.

*~*~*

Please do not miss out on the downloads and freebies offered by LollyChops. Everything from tags to stationery and cut out decors are offered for those of you who enjoy paper crafty goodness.

Labels: , , , , , ,

  • Written by:
    • | 9:06 AM | 1 comment(s)!

    Beer for women, PS brushes, design checklists

    Monday, February 23, 2009

    Beer for Women Ad Design Contest

    There are an array of ads out there that are aimed at men as beer drinkers, and a disparaging lack of ads for women. At the Beer Babe, I challenge you to find creative ways to approach the growing ranks of female beer drinkers in the world through media!

    Deadline is March 31, 2009

    *~*~*

    850+ Super Cool Tech Brushes for Photoshop

    Using circuits,linings,wiring or even blueprints could help achieve a better futuristic results but will take time doing all the details needed.

    *~*~*

    Here's a link to a Common Sense SEO Checklist >>

    *~*~*

    Signage and color contrast

    Contrast between the foreground and background is one of the most important factors for the ease of reading. If coloured text is used on a bright background the contrast will be weak, for optimal contrast results is white text against dark colored backgrounds. In signage & wayfinding design color is the combining factor to harmonize the sign with the environment. Color programs will distinguish signs from each other and can offer an indication of the message without having to be able to understand the language of the sign.

    *~*~*

    PSD Fan has a tutorial on designing a "Retro Futurism Space Scene," using a variety of lighting effects and photo manipulation.

    It looks a bit rushed to me in terms of the final image, but the concept and potential is definitely there. It could create a cool backdrop.

    *~*~*

    Here's a list of 99 Graphic Design Resources everyone should know about, you probably do know a lot of them, but it's always great to have one single page you can bookmark and return to later down the road.

    And here is a link to 20 Typefaces To Start A Designer's Career.

    *~*~*

    Spunk United Magazine, you might not be able to read it all, but you'll most likely be inspired but what you see from start to end. Definitely make sure to take time and look through the archives.

    *~*~*

    For the most amazingly, beautiful landscape photography you will ever see, please go to DesignMags Landscape Photography Showcase. The images are just breath-taking. I'd pretty much like to step into all of them for just a minute.

    Labels: , , , , , , ,

  • Written by:
    • | 12:33 PM | 0 comment(s)!

    When it comes to design, size does matter

    Monday, January 26, 2009

    Heading Hierarchy, it's something I've always talked about and known about since I started designing web sites. Heading hierarchy is very important. You'll never see a magazine or newspaper where all the type is written in the same size. It's just not how the mind works. Items bigger or bolder always means something, they have emphasis and that's what tells you more about the rest of what is typed.

    456 Berea Street has an article about this, "Headings, heading hierarchy, and document outlines."

    *~*~*

    CSS Tricks has yet another fascinating trick up their design sleeves. Set Font Size Based On Word Count shows how you can do this using MooTools or JQuery. I'm imagining this will end up spurring a discussion on easier ways to script a changing font-size based on word count using CMS platforms. We'll see what comes from it all.

    *~*~*

    Purple Lemon Designs has some new things to check out if you like paper goods and stationery like I do. There are new rubber stamp designs as well, which are address label stamps with flair.

    *~*~*


    Apartment Therapy has a post today called "BlondeinBrooklyn on a Budget." The photographs accompanying the post are all so great and make you wish you could spruce up a room or two in your own home. But I always wonder what they do with all their stuff. The rooms look so spacious and organized, so where's all their "life clutter," you know what I mean?

    Labels: , , , ,

  • Written by:
    • | 12:43 PM | 0 comment(s)!

    The Strange


    Name: Christy Mannering
    Appreciating and dancing around to all types of music. Movie mania! Reading fiend! Design queen!
    See my complete profile
    Bring it on and BRING ME UP!

    archive

    Be artsy

    The Shops

    Brainsites - the best webdesign directory

    Disclosure Policy