idn extra 08 : typographic posters

04/22/2013 by alaundre

IdN Extra 08: Typo/graphic Posters – Data Typography, Graphics, and its Application in Creative Poster Design Type design and typography is one of the key elements of a basic poster design. On the one hand, headline type needs to be legible to communicate the message of the poster; but how do you balance it with the rest of the elements of a poster? Graphics, photos, information, illustrations… indeed, there is a lot to be considered in a poster than one […]

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idn: character design issue

03/11/2013 by alaundre

IdN v19n6: Character Design Issue — Character Building A good story, in any medium, is only as interesting as the characters in it. How do you invent a fictional being with which the whole world can identify? If we knew the answer we’d be millionaires, but there are plenty of people out there trying hard to come up with the next Mickey Mouse or Homer Simpson. We talk to some of them about the difficulties and satisfactions of this challenge […]

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idn vol.19 no.5 : Interactive Design issue

12/31/2012 by alaundre

Interactive Design Issue Redefining the term “user-friendly” Design usually has one of two goals, often both: to be aesthetically pleasing to a viewer and to “sell” whatever brought it into being, be that an actual product, a brand, an identity or an idea. Interaction design lives or dies through recipients’ responses to it. If as result of seeing it, the viewer cannot or does not want to “inter-act” with it, then the design quite clearly hasn’t worked. As one practitioner […]

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gallery magazine vol.17

11/29/2012 by alaundre

– my local bookstore is slow getting new editions of these every month…   choisgallery.com

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idn volume 19 no.4

10/01/2012 by alaundre

I am lousy with designing patterns, so this is somewhat of interest to me: IdN v19n4: Shapes-in-Pattern — Shaping Their Own Patterns Patterns are easy, right? Just come up with a nice little design, then copy-and-paste it ad infinitum. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. We decided to reduce the parameters even further – and asked seven creatives who utilise mainly shapes to achieve their desired effect, how the tight discipline involved both constrains and liberates them. It […]

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gallery Vol. 16

09/17/2012 by alaundre

gallery : the world’s best graphics volume 16

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idn volume 19, no. 3

07/23/2012 by alaundre

– The Line Issue IdN v19n3: The Line Issue — Artist on the Front Line A line is so much more than just the distance between two dots. It is the fundamental building-block that every artist employs – even if, like Jackson Pollock, they are simply dribbling paint onto a horizontal canvas. It is a signifier of innate talent: the critics speak of “bold” lines and “subtle” lines. One would be hard-pressed to think of any work of art that […]

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gallery vol. 15

06/27/2012 by alaundre

gallery : the world’s best graphics just noticed it’s from Feb 2012. i thought i picked up a more recent one //

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idn volume 19 no.2

05/27/2012 by alaundre

Sexual Graphics – Visual Orgasm Issue We’re pretty sure we’ve already got your attention just with the use of that word “sexual” because nothing arouses so much interest or is capable of stirring up so much controversy. With the help of 11 top-flight practitioners who have flirted with the bare-all approach, we examine the pros and cons of using sex to spice up your portfolio – and present some eye-popping examples of their work to help you make up your […]

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idn volume 19 no.1

04/22/2012 by alaundre

IdN v19n1: Invitation Design — RSVP Whether it happens to be what they specialize in, or something that they are only called upon to undertake from time to time, almost all designers enjoy putting together the collateral for a meaningful private event. The freedom from the often suffocating demands of a commercial brief are part of the attraction, as is the satisfaction that comes from giving immediate pleasure to people and being temporarily welcomed into their world. In this issue, […]

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