ya gotta tune into zefrank

the show with zefrank

'ugly, designers, myspace, ugly, ugly song, mushy peas, momma, happy birthday becky'

Posters from California Institute of the Arts, Graphic Design Program

EARTHQUAKES & AFTERSHOCKS

The Earthquakes and Aftershocks exhibition is comprised of a selection of 64 silk-screened posters from the archives of California Institute of the Arts, Graphic Design Program, covering a period of 20 years. These striking specimens represent a small sampling of over 1000 unique posters, created by the Program students that reside in a permanent archive housed at CalArts.

Live a More Positive Life

9 Great Ways to Live a More Positive Life

I like finding ways to improve my life and bring more positivity into it. Although I´m just at the beginning of that journey I´ve already found some useful ideas for doing just that. Maybe they can help you too to have more fun, improve your relationships, your business, your health and your life. I hope so.

Paper To Do Lists...

Web Worker Daily – Blog Archive Six More Reasons to Use a Paper To Do List

You’d think the proliferation of webware might make paper to do lists obsolete. For some people, though, no electronic task list can replace the joys of paper and pen. In my almost six months writing for Web Worker Daily, I’ve come across many appealing web-based to do list managers — Gubb and Remember the Milk are two especially nice options — but none that can overcome my commitment to paper to do lists.

Never stop learning...

listeningtowords

Find, listen, and discuss free lectures from around the web.

What to do in college to be successful in your career � Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk

What to do in college to be successful in your career from Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk

For those of you about to start another year at school, here’s a list of things to keep in mind: Twenty things to do in college to set yourself up for a great job when you graduate.

Talent Isn’t Everything

Talent Isn’t Everything

Here’s a common myth: To be a successful creative professional, all you need is talent. It’s a nice myth to believe in. “Talent” suggests a divine or evolutionary genetic gift, so if you’re blessed with the talent gene, you’re special and can be a cool creative person. If not, you’re destined to be an accountant.

After working three years at MetaDesign and since starting my new position at Dubberly Design Office, I’ve noticed this myth of talent has very little to do with the success of a junior designer. Instead, I have found that those who survive and last more than six months practice these seven habits...

Top 10 Portfolio Mistakes

HOWdesign.com - Job Bank - Career Advice

Top 10 Portfolio Faux Pas
by The Creative Group

A well-crafted portfolio can open doors to new jobs and clients. But if you submit a sub-par book, you'll likely find 'no entry' signs at just about every door you knock on. Following are some mistakes that can drive hiring managers a little crazy, especially when they need to find a talented designer quickly. These 10 portfolio faux pas can cause employers to pass on your book and move onto the next one. Avoid these errors, and you'll have an immediate advantage over the competition.

(Thanks for the link Matt H!)

Time Magazine’s Design 100

The Design 100 | TIME

Good design is everywhere these days. Great design—the objects, places and ideas that fuse functionality and aesthetics and then push the boundaries a step further to capture the imagination—is more elusive. Take a look at the standouts.

Doodle Blog

Michael Showalter

I always wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles Schulz or The New Yorker guys, but I never had the patience to draw the same thing twice. Instead, I just doodled in class and didn't pay attention and got crappy grades and pissed off my teachers. These are all doodles from my Filofax. Much of the words refer to appointments and stuff like that.

Good Interview with cartoonist Chris Ware

P.O.V. - Tintin and I . On Cartooning . Chris Ware | PBS

Chris Ware is the author of the award-winning book, Jimmy Corrigan — The Smartest Kid on Earth. He talks about the difficulty of drawing cartoons, and why Tintin never caught on in America.

Scrapblog

Scrapblog // Create a world for your pictures.

1. Create multimedia scrapblogs. It's drag and drop easy!
2. Share your creation with friends, family or the world.
3. KEEP or give your creations as photo books, DVD's, etc.

QUICKCOMIC.COM

Excuse the caps, but that's the way they do things...

QUICKCOMIC.COM

QUICKCOMIC IS POWERED BY VISITORS LIKE YOU. VISIT THE 'CREATE' SECTION TO MAKE COMICS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU LOVE AND THE THINGS YOU HATE, AND SHARE THEM WITH YOUR PALS OR POST THEM ON YOUR BLOG. VIEW THE COMICS CREATED BY YOUR PEERS IN THE 'GALLERY' SECTION; USE THE DROPDOWNS TO SORT THROUGH THEM. COME BACK OFTEN TO SEE THE LATEST QUICKCOMICS!

2007 Webby Award Nominees

Webby Awards:

2007 Webby Nominees Announced. Vote for Your Favorites.

The Nominees and Official Honorees for the 11th Annual Webby Awards have been announced. See them all and vote for your favorite Nominees in the People's Voice until April, 27th

An Amazing Senior Degree Project

Nick Sherman > Senior Degree Project > Introduction

As an alternative to tools currently in use, I proposed to develop a prototype of a new dynamic tool for navigating the universe of typography, which will inherently connect the user with more appropriate typefaces for their needs.

Be sure to check out the other sections of his site - http://www.nicksherman.com/

Putting Your Best Blog Forward

creativepro.com - Putting Your Best Blog Forward

Blogs and podcasts aren't just for blowhards who like to hear themselves talk. Done properly, they can bring potential customers to Web sites -- including your own. Here's how to create them.

A Peek into the Design Process...

On Five: Designs on Dassin

Good design should speak for itself, like a joke. If you have to explain why it works, then it probably doesn’t. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be interesting to see how things come together. In that spirit, designer Eric Skillman offers us a peek behind the curtain at the Criterion Collection art department...

Design Business Blog

BoDo: Business of Design online

BoDo blogs about the business of design including: starting your own design business (online or off); marketing; dealing with clients; working with printers, photographers, copywriters and other surrounding industries; pretty much anything to help a design business grow.

motion design research blog

motion design

This is a research blog on the subject of Motion Design. It serves as a means to discuss, share and develop ideas that will be used for a feature length documentary film.

Monument to Design Plagiarism

Plagiarize This!

A new museum near Cologne houses a collection of the most egregious examples of counterfeit goods

On Apr. 1, a new museum of counterfeit goods opens in the German city of Solingen, near Cologne. The Museum Plagiarius, housed in a converted railway building, will permanently exhibit 300 original products together with seemingly identical rip-offs.

How to stifle your creativity in 10 easy steps - lifehack.org

nuff said... How to stifle your creativity in 10 easy steps - lifehack.org

Podcast interview with Adrian Shaughnessy

wodcast.org : Adrian Shaughnessy

Adrian Shaughnessy is a designer, writer and editor. His current agency, This is Real Art, brings the roster format to the design agency world, and amongst his current books, How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul tops the design bestsellers lists. This discussion covers globalisation, shared design experiences and the future of visual design in the digital music era. It took place in Glasgow, March 2007.