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Skeleton Graphic – with words

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Came across this cool graphic of a skeleton which reminded me a lot of an assignment we had in Type Class where we had to construct a portrait of an artist using their song lyrics. Anyway, this is a great reference for anyone learning the bones in the body!!

Typogram of a skeleton, using the names of the bones to make the skeleton.

via Aimee via Aaron Kuehn

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September 14th, 2015 at 9:54 pm

The Meanings of Logos – According to a 5 year old

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Adam Ladd is an identity designer who decided to ask his 5-year-old about different logos. She recognizes some and others she deduces the meaning of based on what she sees. Very clever. I will have to try this with some kids I know!

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February 11th, 2012 at 9:51 am

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Stamping with Lego

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I have always kind of been obsessed with Legos. I have plans to create a stop motion animation video with them someday and once tried to draw one, but I didn’t get very far with that. I recently came across a cool art project with Legos that involved a lot less effort/knowledge than the aforementioned tasks. This involves lego pieces and ink, basically using the Lego pieces as stamps! There were some very cool patterns created and I can’t wait to get some ink and start playing around with what you can create!

Perhaps even the stop motion and stamping techniques can be combined?

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December 19th, 2011 at 12:01 am

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Papercuts

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Peter Callesen shows of some impressive cutting and folding skills in his “A4 Papercuts” collection.

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November 2nd, 2011 at 7:08 pm

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Boston Map

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This poster by Ork Posters of the Boston neighborhoods is pretty cool! I always get confused as to what is actually a part of Boston and what isn’t. This is helpful and interesting to look at all at the same time!

A poster of Boston neighborhoods.

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October 12th, 2011 at 9:25 am

Adobe “Muse” – New Web Design Tool

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I will be starting my 2nd course in the Graphic Design Certificate program at SMFA next week; the class is Web Design. I’m really looking forward to the class!

I came across an article which talks about a new project at Adobe, code-named Muse. It is essentially Illustrator but for websites. It allows you to manipulate objects, draw boxes, etc. At first, I imagined something similar to the “Design” view in Dreamweaver. But, it appears that the program has the ability to provide animation and interactivity, which is becoming somewhat expected in the world of the web these days.

I think I’ll be downloading the Beta tonight and trying it out.

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September 1st, 2011 at 10:21 am

Minimalist Business Card

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Oh my gosh, I love this business card by Boris Smus! I might just have to borrow this concept.

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August 18th, 2011 at 10:31 pm

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Word Search Wrapping Paper

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How many rolls of wrapping paper do you have? If you’re anything like my mom you’ve got containers full of wrapping paper. There’s one for baby showers, 3 for birthdays, and 10+ for Christmas (plus the secret “From: Santa” stash that is kept somewhere different).

But with the Word Puzzle wrapping paper you can keep one roll of wrapping paper for every occasion.

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May 10th, 2011 at 6:41 pm

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Elements of Design

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Paper Leaf has created a quick reference sheet for design elements. It’s made to be used as a poster or a desktop background. Click on the link above to see download options.

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May 5th, 2011 at 3:16 pm

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Flyer Goodness

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I came across this great blog while I was searching for some inspiration for a project for my graphic design class. Flyer Goodness explain that…

Flyer Goodness is a flyer design blog dedicated to highlighting disposable art — masterpieces that are thrown in the garbage, rained on, and plastered over in less than a week.

Some of my favorites are below. (The images link to the post that includes that poster.)

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May 2nd, 2011 at 12:06 pm

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