Where Design is Going, and How to Be There

http://www.aiga.org/where-design-is-going-and-how-to-be-there/

by Cheryl Heller.

Portfolios

39 brilliant design portfolios to inspire you
from Creative Bloq

Font of the Day

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

AIGA

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS

Case Studies:

New Case Study:
Inneract Project: Bringing Design to the Community

What We Eat and Why It Matters

Be Careful What You Cut

for other case studies see under WHY DESIGN?
http://www.aiga.org/design-for-good/

Hopefully you will also have a Case Study to be featured at the end of your course.

Fashion & Apps

When it comes to fashion, shouldn't there be an app for that?

Graphic Design

Shawn Barry shows us some of his achievements:

Typography and Design .

Choosing Fonts

Creating Visual Tension

Creative Design Variations

On the edge of graphic design, Design Lecture: Anthony Burrill

The Diane Rehm Show

Today in class we mentioned Diane Rehm and listened to part of her program. For those who were absent, but also for those who were present and would like to have a direct link to her show, here is the direct link:

http://thedianerehmshow.org

we also scrolled through Wikipedia for an immediate reference to her, here it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Rehm


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