Today i found something rare: more than a few of the illustrations of my hero T.S. Sullivant in one place. His work (at least for me) has been very hard to find. The extreme, but believable amplification of shape that marks his caricature in my opinion has never been beaten. (The previous sentence veers close to being twaddle, but that is always a danger when using words to describe visual art. Those two worlds don’t wholly overlap.) It takes an amazing amount of understanding to condense the human or animal form into such a compact package.
Sullivant’s illustrations were usually accompanied with captions that were supposed to be funny. Sometimes they are, but most of the verbal humor doesn’t transmit from 100 years ago. But the humor of the drawing has kept fresh. These illustrations are a delight to behold.
If found this via Filboid Studge, a nifty blog on historical illustration & animation, found via Drawn! A great blog with frequently updated links to and brief write-ups of all manner of illustrational things, found via Portland Studio’s new Blog.
This little video has been out for a while, but it certainly worth seeing especially if you care about design. While nothing i’ve worked on has gone nearly so wrong, i can empathize with the pain of a good design being killed (or at least maimed) by the forced addition of little extras.
Supposedly created by some of Microsoft’s designers, this video parodies the design process that the iPod packaging might go through if Microsoft was suddenly entrusted with a redesign. Microsoft redesigns iPod packaging presented by Google Video.
Continue reading ‘Design gone Wrong’
One of the advantages of being a Graphic Designer, is that the fruit of your labor is tanglible & easily observable. A Designer’s portfolio is generally considered more interesting than samples of an accountant’s work.
However, the accessibility of our craft is a two edged sword. Because anybody can look at, for instance, a book cover, & instantly form an opinion, clients often believe that their gut reaction is as valuable (or more so) that the designer’s.
To address this belief, we need to consider something so natural & automatic, that most people don’t ever give it a thought: seeing. Continue reading ‘Seeing they do not Percieve’
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