Type as design

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One of the personal projects I’ve wanted to do for a while is a typography-based poster. Playing around with the idea that communication is a two-way street (communicator and recipient), it seemed like it would be a good candidate for a typographic attempt.

TwoWayStreetPosterJust in case the words aren’t legible at this size, the road and dividing lines are made up of the repeating five words: ideas, imagery, thoughts, opinions, and feelings, which I thought comprises the majority of what we try to communicate, both verbally and non-verbally. The use of the different fonts (over 100) drives home the idea that there are more than one opinion, more than one idea, thought, etc.StreetDetail

I’ll probably keep polishing this, then see what it looks like in a large-format printout. It may look good on the office wall.

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Coffee shop shelves

Categories:  Painting of the Day, doodles

Hanging out at Starbucks, trying to catch the interesting colors on the sale cabinet.

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iPhone painting of the day

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I may have to start a new feature on these iPhone paintings. I’m ridiculously impressed with the quality and the user experience of the new “Brushes” application. It’s perfect for those times you’re in a boring meeting and would much rather be finger painting.

Today’s project:

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So I drank the Kool-Aid

Categories:  life, webtastic
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Over the weekend I finally got off the fence as far as the decision to get an iPhone is concerned. I know, I’m not exactly an early adopter when it comes to spending money.

I’ve had this for two days now, and while I’m obviously still getting to know the technology, I can see that this little gadget is going to quickly become an integral part of my life.

Not only is it my primary phone, but from here I can create client invoices, surf the web, rent movies, paint a picture and make dinner reservations.

You can even hook it up to your blog. Right now, even though I’m surrounded by “real” computers, I’m typing this on my iPhone.

Why?

Because now, I can.

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Yosemite is a tough act to follow

Categories:  doodles, office life
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Spend some time in a place as beautiful as Yosemite, it really puts a more-dull-than-usual light on cubicle life. My staff meeting notes from today…
YosemitePen
…became a lunch time for-fun illustration.
YosemiteSketch

I need to get back there soon.

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