Ever wonder what typeface a website is using? Too lazy to look at the source code? Well, the WhatFont Bookmarklet is here to help—it tells you what font is being used on text you hover over. Very helpful.
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These are some insightful and thought-provoking lessons from Wieden+Kennedy’s Executive Creative Director, John C Jay: 10 Lessons for young designers.
1: Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.
2: Work harder than anyone else and you will always [...]
I suggest if you have time, read this article from IDEO. Who knows, it just may help you in the future—or now. It is a quick read that will give you insight:
IDEO: Good Stories Make Good Brands.
Here’s 4 Tips and 7 Examples
People trade experiences and ideals through narrative; brands can (and should) be part of [...]
Drafting. Heard of it? Drafting or slipstreaming is a common practice in stock car or better known as NASCAR racing. According to NASCAR drafting is the practice of two or more cars running nose to tail to create more speed for the group. The lead car displaces the air in front of it, creates [...]
As art students, you will come to a point when you will need to start your online portfolio (a website, silly). It all starts with obtaining a domain (the name/URL of your website) and hosting. In today’s post I will address obtaining a domain. I have been working with websites for quite some time, and [...]
Keep your money, songs should be heard for free. The radio is free isn’t it? Don’t be so quick with that credit card to spend one whole dollar on a song you will probably get sick of by tomorrow. There are tons of free online radio services that provide a great source of music for [...]
As a first term student, I’m constantly trying to find new ways to be involved around Art Center and make friends outside of my department. I’ve always enjoyed doing yoga, so I figured I’d start taking part in the free classes offered on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2 at that funny little building (Sinclair Pavilion) [...]
In this day and age, many of us buy our items online. It may be a book, a movie, those pair of jeans you’ve been eying for the past month–or many other things. So you go shopping at your favorite online shop and you think you are getting a great deal, until you add your [...]