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Helvetica Film

January 12, 2008, 08:03pm No comments

I just got finished watching Helvetica, a documentary about the typeface. I wish I could write something informative to you about the film, but I’m feeling kinda out-of-it so to speak (hung over). What I liked about the film was being able to connect the names of famous designers to a profile. The film interviews […]

Don’t Try To Be Original, Just Try To Be Good

January 7, 2008, 10:08pm No comments

“Don’t Try To Be Original, Just Try To Be Good” -Paul Rand

A Quote From Paul Rand

January 7, 2008, 08:46pm No comments

A quote from Paul Rand, taken from Paul-Rand.com:
“Business has a strong tendency to wait for a few brave pioneers to produce or underwrite original work, then rush to climb on the bandwagon. The bandwagon, of course, may not even be going in the right direction. The attention and admiration evoked by the high calibre of […]

Having Style

December 17, 2007, 09:36pm No comments

Having style. That’s something I’ve been wanting to talk about for awhile. Something I’ve wanted to get off my chest and out into the open. So what if you know Photoshop? So what if you can name off cool fonts? So what if you know the anatomy of a spread? The thing that I believe […]

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