Archive for July, 2009

12 for 12k + Eye Care for Kids

21, Jul 2009

The 12 for 12k Challenge is sponsoring Eye Care for Kids this month. As a teacher and fellow visually impaired being, this cause is near and dear to me. Consider for a moment, how terribly frustrating and uncomfortable it is to be a child whose parents cannot afford to provide them with the glasses they [...]

Burton’s Direction Redesigns
A Wicked Wonderland

20, Jul 2009

Calling all Disney fans, Lewis Carroll enthusiasts and Johnny Depp fanatics: set your calendars. On Friday, March 5th, 2010, Disney, under the direction of the quasi-creepy Tim Burton, will release it’s newest version of Alice in Wonderland. This time, however, audiences will see a more mature Alice. In this rendition, written by Linda Woolverton, “Alice, [...]

The Maestro Behind a Creative Opera

20, Jul 2009

A few weeks back, while navigating through the Twitterverse, I was fortunate enough to come in contact with Manda Szewczyk (pronounced “chef-chick”), the design machine behind Creative Opera Design Blog, a blog teeming with resources, tips, tricks and inspiration for creative professionals and enthusiasts alike. Manda, who has over 10 years of design experience, having [...]

The Fuel Brand Network

13, Jul 2009

I am happy to announce that I have contributed my first post to The Fuel Brand Network’s FuelYourWriting.com.
“The Fuel Brand Network is a group of editorial sites dedicated to creative development.” [Source: www.fuelbrandnetwork.com/] The entire network is currently comprised of 10 areas of interest: Apps, Blogging, Branding, Coding, Creativity, Illustration, Interface, Photography, Ventures [...]

Color Inspiration: A Picture Walk

8, Jul 2009

In the fall of 2005, I was a senior at FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, majoring in public relations. During that semester, I was fortunate enough to take a course called Publications, Editing and Design, which began my fascination with all things graphic design. One of the required texts was the Pantone [...]

12 Creatives to Follow Today

2, Jul 2009

Add these ten to the previous 20, from 10 Design Tweeters to Follow and 10 More (Design-lovin’) Tweeters to Follow. And as always, thanks to these guys and gals for engaging fellow designers and contributing quality design tweets via the Twitterverse.
1. @designwashere: Design Was Here
2. @eunmac: Iain McDonald (Founder of Amnesia Razorfish and the [...]


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