Klubbsoda
04/07/2008
Jen Stark does some amazing things with paper, and it’s not the kind of paper you find in your mailbox or toilet. Great style and an incredible amount of patience I reckon, because making paper do what she does with it probably won’t be a 5 minute job ;)
She also has a lot of illustrations, although her paper sculptures are my favourites.
Click the image to visit her website!
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01/07/2008
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25/06/2008
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18/06/2008
A bit geeky, but very true nontheless. This is actually nice typography now that I think about it… nomnomtypography ;)
Click the image to see a few more examples of Atmostheory’s work.
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Ginger Monkey, a website by Tom Lane & friends, has one of the best ornamental designs I’ve seen so far. With a strong sense of typography and a nice balance between design and style, their website is a feast on your eyes. Click on the image to go to their website and have a look at their artwork/designs.
Warning: Visit this website on your own risk. Time will fly by at about twice the speed.
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31/05/2008
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25/05/2008
I like me some orange juice :)
(disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against Jewish people. I just so happen to love orange juice and good jokes)
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A picture taken after a storm in Estonia. Usually after a big storm things look a whole lot less attractive, but in this case you almost start thinking you walked right into a fairy tale :)
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22/05/2008
Teaching the clients
A lot of design- and developercompanies seem to try to educate their clients to make them understand why certain things are done. The problem with saying “I make standards compliant website” is the same as telling a client something along the lines of “if I increase the lineheight, it will look better”.
In both cases the client doesn’t care because they don’t see the difference. It’s something designers and/or developers have learned to see, but for clients and consumers this is rarely the case. Clients/consumers don’t see these difference, but if they’re in a store (or browsing the internet) they almost always pick the one with the right lineheight/compliant code. That’s because although they can’t see it, they do experience that extra bit of quality.
And that’s where a lot of design- and developingcompanies go wrong… they try to educate the client-to-be that they need to have standards compliant websites and proper lineheight in their designs. To be very blunt: who cares?
Designers and developers áre problemsolvers and educators to a certain degree. But most of all, we’re in a business where most clients don’t know and don’t care what you do. They want pretty pictures that will make their company run better, and be more exposed to the public.
A lot of designers/developers are trying to teach the client the wrong thing. Instead of teaching them that they need standards, proper lineheight and that sort of thing, they need to teach their client that it’s all about the experience that consumers will have when they see the endresult.
Is it compliant code that you want to teach the client? Make sure you explain it to them by telling them that a good and good-coded website will result in a better experience.
Is it a 1pt bigger lineheight or a 2% lighter PMS-tint? Make sure you explain it to them by telling them that it’s easier on the eyes (for example) and that a consumer will feel more comfortable with a design like this instead of a design that doesn’t “feel” right.
We’re teaching experience, not technical mumbo-jumbo ;)
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13/05/2008
BLOOM: a video for MTV’s “one dot zero”. Not sure what that means, but the video is so well put together with morphing shapes that turn into text (all 3D renderings against a real-life video), that it’s just a feast to watch.
It’s made by Cam Levin, a Creative Director from London (UK). Take a look at his personal website as well: http://www.camlevin.com
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