What goes on inside a designer’s head? Do creative people walk around and see the world through another dimension? Some creative types would have you believe that it’s a special gifting. In this video, 5 …
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Design
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Ideas and more ideas
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Ideas change the world. Ideas are dangerous. Ideas have power. Well, actually, none of the above. An idea is just that: an idea. That is until someone acts on it. Then it can be dangerous, …
Inspiring packaging design
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Packaging is something we see everywhere. Too often, every square inch is filled with text. Other packaging lifts up the product and inspires. I found this list of 30 amazing packaging designs on designer-daily.com:
In many …
The writing on the wall
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Brainstorming? Outlining ideas? I love this idea for literally putting the writing on the wall. No more limiting white boards (not to mention that those are often expensive and rather ugly).
I’ve been through creative …
Scandinavian Design
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009One way I would characterize myself is: a Swedish Designer, transplanted into the mid-south of the U.S.
Scandinavian Design is sometimes used almost as a marketing ploy, as if a design is automatically better just because …
Subtitles and Closed Captioning
Saturday, August 8th, 2009Watched Slumdog Millionaire recently on a small TV from across the room. It’s a good movie and it really deserves a bigger screen, but this particular day I was watching it in widescreen on a …
Logo: to change or not to change
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Some companies seem to belong to the logo-of-the-month club and feel the need to change their visual identity with amazing frequency. Then there is the odd company that keeps hanging on to a clearly outdated …
Clogs and design
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Clogs were a fashion item in the US in the 1970’s, but for anyone growing up in Sweden, especially in Skåne, it was never so much about fashion, as practical, everyday wear, for men and …
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