DesignerAtPlay

09/29/2017

Book covers from over the years.

06/19/2017

Some interesting thoughts on logos/branding in the digital age.
http://fortune.com/2017/06/16/business-logos-evolution-importance/

No longer just a visual symbol, they’re now icons that people touch—and can get incensed about.

02/27/2017

Design matters, people.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3068535/this-simple-design-change-would-have-saved-the-oscars

The Academy has over 6,000 members, but not a single graphic designer, apparently.

08/15/2016

With so much recent discussion about privilege, and institutionalized racism, this book sounds fascinating -- and very eye-opening. I'm adding it to my "to read" list.
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/what-do-sexism-plagiarism-and-colonialism-have-to-do-with-your-job/

“YOU ARE PRIVILEGED,” begins the introductory essay of Ruben Pater’s The Politics of Design, in big, shouty caps—which seems like a surefire way to turn off the design-curious reader. But shining a light on the role visual communication plays on the global stage is the crux of Pater’s latest volume,

08/05/2016

This documentary sounds fascinating! When I began my career, the graphic design industry was beginning its huge shift to digital. It's interesting that, excepting the timeless principles of design and color theory, almost none of the "practical" skills I learned in school and mastered in my earliest jobs are relevant today. I was a fantastic paste-up artist, my work was very clean, detailed and precise - I learned to be very detail-oriented & focused, because if you needed to make even a small change, it was a very laborious task to make edits. And, there was a lot of math involved. Now, no way would I give up my digital tools of today to return to that painstaking work, but, it was truly "crafted by hand," and I took a pride and satisfaction in the final printed results that I no longer really feel in the quite the same way today - since the software does it all the heavy lifting now. As a designer today, I have so much less of a physical hand in it, it's mainly mental now. But, I can make a global change to a 200 page publication in a matter of milliseconds. Which makes me feel like a god.
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/graphic-design/this-documentary-reveaks-graphic-design-before-computers/

Graphic Means is a film exploring how graphic design used be done in the pre-digital era of Letraset, scalpels and paste-up from 1950-1990.

05/17/2016

A link to the latest issue of Charlotte Biz magazine, with a focus on local Real Estate.
https://issuu.com/greatercharlottebiz/docs/16.03-04_hr_issue_28b09e91d2602e/1

MAR-APR-MAY 2016 Charlotte region's premier business-to-business and business-to-high-end-consumer magazine!

02/29/2016

Happy LEAP Day!

02/24/2016

I recently completed a logo redesign for Delta Environmental in Rochester, NY. Original logo from early 70s needed an update, but client didn't want a complete departure.

02/24/2016

Here's a fun little poster I designed for an upcoming local event.

02/24/2016

Check out the newest issue of CharlotteBiz Magazine!
https://issuu.com/greatercharlottebiz/docs/gcb_16.01-02_hr_issuu/1

January-February 2016 Charlotte region's premier business-to-business and business-to-high-end-consumer magazine!