Why typography matters
Obviously… we know that typography matters! BUT… its time the rest of the world figures this out. Did you guys see the Oscars a couple of weeks ago?
Typography resources:
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Headspace App + Design
New obsession: Headspace. Its free for 10 minutes and gives you not only guided meditation, but beautifully designed graphics and animation to boot. Check it out.
Obviously we are going to talk about the web design, UI/UX design, character design and gorgeous vector based animations, but the science of mediation is quite interesting as well. I am pretty impressed with the ability to integrate short and well executed animations into a completely different context. Do you see this happening more and more? We live in a visually fast world – animation has always been a big part of that, but its getting bigger. Instead of sitting down to watch a feature length film, we could potentially see hundreds of 1-5 min. animations per day. Thoughts?
Design Envy – article
Dribble – character design
Backstory of Headspace founder
New Ways of Seeing
Have you ever read the famous art criticism by John Berger, “Ways of Seeing”? Printed in 1972 yet still relevant. If not.. add it to your library stack. .. But also check out this beautifully designed and interactive website for “New Ways of Seeing”. Some interesting videos and ideas… as well as clever and contemporary website design.
Good question: “What does art mean in the age of social media?” … Thoughts?
375,000 Public Domain images
Dress, ca. 1870 British, silk; Length at CB (a): 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm) Length at CB (b): 46 in. (116.8 cm) Length at CB (c): 31 1/2 in. (80 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Catharine Breyer Van Bomel Foundation Fund, 1980 (1980.409.1a–c) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/107620
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Initial letter L on patterned background, 1520 Italian, Woodcut, criblé ground; Sheet: 1 7/8 × 1 11/16 in. (4.8 × 4.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1941 (41.44.1787(6)) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/700386
Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that more than 375,000 images found in the museum’s online collection are now available for free and unrestricted use. The high-resolution images are licensed under Creative Commons, the non-profit organization that facilities the public use of some 1.1 billion digital works.
Check them out here! Met Museum
