Monthly Archives: November 2009

Eric May

Nov 30th,
2009

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Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Kent State VCD community was deeply saddened to learn that Professor Eric May has passed away.

Eric’s passion for typography and letterpress, along with his quiet humor and positive attitude, were legendary among Kent State VCD alumni. As a former student of his, I feel truly blessed to have known and been taught by Eric. He will be missed.

For those who would like to send a condolence card, please address it to Eric’s children: Tom, Liz and Kate, at 456 Port Drive, Akron, Ohio, 44319.

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Perfect beauty

Nov 30th,
2009

Adrien Donot, a graphic designer from Paris, shows us in this video that we shouldn’t judge ourselves based on models – because it’s easy to turn an already pretty person into ‘perfection’ with Photoshop.

(As a sidenote, I’m not quite sure why he flattens his layers so much…?..)

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Rich Gemmell illustration

Nov 30th,
2009

post3richcutawaypostReally gorgeous illustration work from Rich Gemmell makes coming back from Thanksgiving a little bit more enjoyable. I love the muted palettes and drawn details in the little camper. See more of his amazing work here.

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Inappropriate uses for an uncooked turkey

Nov 26th,
2009

An intimate Thanksgiving celebration by Last Call Cleveland and Jim Tews.

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Happy Thanksgiving gang

Nov 26th,
2009

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanks to everyone who has read us this year and submitted posts :)

Cards via someecards.com.

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Nov 25th,
2009

WGSDCMy friend Kyle sent this to me and I thought I’d share. Priceless.

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Empty L.A.

Nov 25th,
2009

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Matt Logue shows us what Los Angeles would look like with no people.

See all of the photos and buy the book at www.emptyLA.com.

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How do you build a chocolate brand?

Nov 24th,
2009

A short movie about the brand and design development for a San Francisco chocolate company, TCHO by Edenspiekermann.

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Does an Illustrator Need a “Style”?

Nov 24th,
2009

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Nate Williams had put together a nicely thought-out, cohesive guide/open discussion about this oft-debated topic. What do you guys think?  Nate also shares some polls he’s conducted on illustration mundo about this. Feel free to check out his post and discuss.

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National Geographic Viewer’s Choice

Nov 24th,
2009

n13_00000013n06_00000006n16_00000016n19_00000019n20_00000020National Geographic’s International Photography contest deadline has come and gone, but there is still time to vote for a Viewer’s Choice winner. The pictures are just breathtaking and it blows me away places like this are real and moments like this happen and are even caught on film. See more of the contenders and vote for your favorite here. You can also read about 25 of the moments captured here.

via Nice Fucking Graphics

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