2021—A Year of Yellow. And Gray.
As 2020 comes to a close (good bye and good riddance), Pantone, the color swatch people, have once again made their forecast for the color (or in this case, colors) that the feel will best reflect the upcoming year.
Beware of Stock Suprises
Anyway, royalty-free stock has gotten a lot more abundant and a lot better quality. And, now that it is online, super fast. But super easy comes with a hidden cost.
I “Heart”…
Before I knew his name, I knew his work. Like a lot of people. I am sure I learned the name when I was studying graphic design in the early 80s. By then, his work had became an integral part of American pop culture. If you do a Google search for Milton Glaser, the results […]
And, the Winner Is…
There is no award for best poster. It is something that I had never really thought about, but, really, if you already present an Oscar for best art direction. Why not one for, well, you know, best poster art direction.
Oh, Venus
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus is one of those iconic pieces of art—a masterpiece that everyone seems to know (and that pretty much everyone seems to like). It has been copied, reprinted, manipulated, revised, and reinvented. It has appeared on paperweights, posters, umbrellas, and tote bags. When he wasn’t busy with Campbell’s soup cans, even Andy […]
My Brief History of Backups
I am always surprised that many of my fellow freelancers do not bother to back up their computers. (Most do, but a lot do not.) I have always been a fan of backing up my files. And although I have not had to rely on it often, when I did, I was really glad to […]
Of Computer Mice (and Men)
I try to make sure my computers and software are kept up to date and not neglected, but even when I think I am doing everything right, something will inevitably go wrong. Sometimes the best-laid plans, well, you know how that goes…. Christmas time for graphic artists can be either slow (as in, nothing is going […]
Street Graffiti
When I first enrolled at the University of Delaware, my major was “Graphic and Advertising Design.” Not exactly the most elegant title, but people pretty much understood what it meant. (Which was I was an art major who actually planned on making a living.) Sometime during my four years at U of D, the name […]
The Future in 3-D
Several years ago, I worked on a magazine for customers (and potential customers) of a company that created software for infrastructure engineers. The editor who hired me is a good friend (proving once again that it is not necessarily what you know, but who you know) and she tried to fill each issue with a […]