Poor Girl Gourmet
Are you a person who likes to eat fresh healthy foods? Or do you need to eat on a budget? (Don’t we all?) Then head over to Poor Girl Gourmet where she provides recipes for amazing foods at easier to swallow prices. Amy, the author of the blog strongly believes that a recession should not allow us to result to eating bad foods also known as cheap foods. (I won’t name names, *ahem*) So what are you waiting for? The recession isn’t over and may not be for some time. Below is the recipe on my to-try list, Butternut Squash with Maple Cream Sauce. My mouth is watering. So head on over and get some…
BAM series
Hillman Curtis has done it again. A new series for the Brooklyn Academy of Music featuring interesting folks. Visit the website to view more!
The Vignelli Canon
“How often we see design that has no meaning: stripes and swash of color splashed across pages for no reason whatsoever. Well, they are either meaningless or incredibly vulgar or criminal when done on purpose.” Massimo Vignelli on design semantics in his downloadable PDF titled The Vignelli Canon.
Cooper Union
Cooper Union has a fresh new look. Dimensional, colorful and full of new life. Am I a fan of it? Not yet, but maybe it will grow on me. There’s a good overview on The New York Times by Steven Heller pointing Doyle Partners as the creator. “to design a logo that “transcends history, tradition and culture; and to embrace the future.” I’m unsure about the “embrace the future” portion because decades ago the public made some pretty odd predictions about the future which we are now living in and they were, well … wrong. So is this the future of Cooper Union? I agree that the logo works very well, it’s a good design…
A Designer’s Path
I love when an article, book, blog post, podcast focuses on a designer and what they have gone through to get to where they are now. I especially like this article, Drawing Board to Desktop: A Designer’s Path on the New York Times where Michael Bierut remembers the days where his career began. Like a chef, I brought my knives with me. I didn’t begin my career in the way that Mr. Bierut did, but that is how my study in the field of design began. In tenth grade I opted to enroll in the Commercial Art program which was part of the Vo-Tech program in our county that allowed me to pursue a field…
on Government
A very nice quote over on Andy Rutledge’s site, I couldn’t not share it.
smART History
I’m an art enthusiast. I can honestly say I don’t know all my art history, but any mention of art perks my ears up. I’ve even considered pursuing a degree in Art History, the courses at Kutztown University with art history were my favorite. I regret not getting a minor in it and took several courses and then some but just didn’t have the time between working several jobs and working on my Communication Design degree. Well, ome smART people put together a text book website on art and it’s history over at smarthistory.org. Started by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker the site is a free multi-media web-book as a dynamic enhancement or…
Paul Rand
A new site has surfaced dedicated the life and career of Paul Rand. Who is Paul Rand? Shame on you if you’re a designer, but if you’re not a designer he is one of the most well known American graphic designers. He is most known for his corporate logo designs for IBM, ABC, UPS, and many more. Under the link Thoughts on Design you can read articles, view videos, and find information on events and exhibitions having to do with Mr. Rand. A great site for a man with a great career in design.
Design Auction
Design Auction St. Bride is an auction featuring reknowned designers and artists to benefit the St. Bride library in London. Scheduled to take place on March 19 (my sister’s birthday!) at 5pm and the includes works by Paula Scher, Studio 8, Magma, johnson banks and more. The auction is being conducted by Lincoln School of Art & Design (they have a great logo, by the way; see below) and half of the proceeds from the auction will go to the St. Bride library which depends on donations to provide the community with lectures, performances, lessons and activities. The site is still being updated as the pull it all together, but check back for more!
Ampersand – Issue 1
Ampersand, Issue 1 for Winter 2008 is online. It’s an online publication for and by the Kansas City Art Institute. I like the DIY article above, too cute! I never heard of folding a piece of paper in half as “hamburger” style? Can anyone help me out with this one?
