Saturday, April 26, 2014

Bauhaus

Let's start from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

and continue with the following:

Icons - Free Stuff - Posters - etc.


Nasty Icons
http://nastyicons.com
to download...

free: Retro Vectors + Tutorial
http://retrovectors.com

Logo Builder
http://www.inkydeals.com/deal/logozilla-2/?ap_id=216216

Logo Remix:
http://logoremix.tumblr.com

Inky free [I did not check it out]
https://www.facebook.com/InkyDeals?v=app_360966883957762&app_data=entry_id%3D48060950%26gaReferrerOverride%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252F


Inky Deals: The Super Premium Infographics Bundle with an Extended Royalty License:
http://www.inkydeals.com/deal/the-super-premium-infographics-set-2/?ap_id=216216

COLOR TRENDS
https://www.pinterest.com/sorchaleanai/colour-trends/

Free Vector Files:
http://webmaster-deals.com/free-deals/

Over ### for Webdesigners:
http://webmaster-deals.com/?utm_source=Facebook

The Top 25 Cosmetic Brand Logos
http://stocklogos.com/topic/top-25-cosmetic-brand-logos

Famous Company Logos
http://stocklogos.com/topic/famous-company-logos-non-matching-products

Why Do Canadian Municipality Logos Suck?
http://stocklogos.com/topic/why-do-canadian-municipality-logos-suck

The Power of Archetypes in Design and Branding
http://www.graphics.com/article/power-archetypes-design-and-branding
and
http://stocklogos.com/topic/archetypes-branding

Drawing Logo Design Inspiration from Heraldry
http://stocklogos.com/topic/drawing-logo-design-inspiration-heraldry

Hand-lettered Country Identities:
http://stocklogos.com/topic/hand-lettered-country-identities

Mateusz Witczak: handlettered logotypes
http://stocklogos.com/topic/beautiful-handlettered-logotypes-mateusz-witczak

When Pokemon meets NBA Logos:
http://stocklogos.com/topic/when-pokémon-meets-nba-logos

Snag 145 new free 3D plant models from Xfrog:
http://xfrog.com/category/samples.html

40 Posters to Celebrate Paris:
http://www.graphics.com/article/40-posters-celebrating-paris

Design Fundamentals: Mixing Typefaces Effectively
http://www.graphics.com/article/design-fundamentals-mixing-typefaces-effectively

Game of Thrones house logos redesigned:
http://stocklogos.com/topic/game-thrones-house-logos-redesigned

Designer Pens down 25 things to remember
http://stocklogos.com/topic/designer-pens-down-25-things-remember

When Space Agency Logos Collide
http://stocklogos.com/topic/when-space-agency-logos-collide

The Academy Awards / Oscars reveals new logo
http://stocklogos.com/topic/academy-awards-oscars-reveals-new-logo

Unity _ Game Development:
http://unity3d.com/unity/
free basic download:
http://unity3d.com/unity/download

glyphr Studio: free html5 based font editor
http://www.glyphrstudio.com

Designing Patterns for Decoration, Fashion and Graphics:
http://www.graphics.com/article/designing-patterns-decoration-fashion-and-graphics

In Search of Design Inspiration
http://stocklogos.com/topic/search-design-inspiration


Interesting sites:

250+ free books from the Getty Museum:
http://stocklogos.com/topic/250-free-art-books-getty-museum



RSQ
http://rsq.com

Edgy Cute: Disney Poison
http://www.graphics.com/article-old/edgycute-disney-poison


Sunday, April 13, 2014

Design Thinking....

What does a Graphic Designer Do? The Industry Revealed
https://www.udemy.com/blog/what-does-a-graphic-designer-do-2/


Six Thinking Hats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats

Exercise:
Choose a Course and explain why.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Mood Board & JOBS

Gain Efficiency with Mood Boards by Joel Steidl:
http://atendesigngroup.com/blog/gain-efficiency-mood-boards

An article from Creative Bloq.com: 
http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/mood-boards-812470

AIGA DESIGN JOBS
http://designjobs.aiga.org


  1. mood board
    Web definitions
    1. A mood board is a type of collage that may consist of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition of the choice of the mood board creator. Designers and others use mood boards to develop their design concepts and to communicate to other members of the design team.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_board 

Monday, March 24, 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Movies

At times students ask me for English movies. I will upload here the ones I have watched. Before watching, please click on the title and read the review on Rotten Tomatoes:

some funny comedies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHkcYCRjr2Y

Nowhere to land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udk2XpNyxLI

Last Man Standing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3pZzaLP8A

Earth Days:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBVGzf-fFl0&index=26&list=PLEE54950D026DAC24

Crash! [from James Ballard's story]
Crash! (1971) by J. G. Ballard - YouTube
and the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMaoC23vCU


Audiobook: Philip K. Dick's Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_HAcxsvpg

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, from Philip K. Dick's novel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HKmcojLcfg

Mark Lester's Class of 1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AszQnGzbpKY

The Day After (1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUEINQCKLHc