I was inspired to make this poster after reading about the sixth grader who proposed to save our government millions of dollars by switching to Garamond - one of my favorite fonts, I tried to make a couple of cheesy mid-century inspired posters. The best of them is this Uncle Sam version.
One of our clients asked me if I thought it was effective to reach out to new Twitter followers with a Private Message. I wasn't sure at the time but I've been curious as well. My personal experience has been that the majority of the PMs I receive are automated and impersonal. To me Twitter is such a short lived experience, I usually just reach out to followers publicly to thank them for following.
I'm decorating our imaginary office again! Mike Harpin lettered one of my favorite Albert Camus quotes on this gorgeous poster. Available to purchase here.
I have earned a few fractions of a Bitcoin doing programming work for people here and there and by doing some trading as mentioned in my earlier post.
Dominique Falla creates whimsical 3D typography. Check out these three pieces made with string art, cut paper, and map pins.
This site is great for a little fun on Friday! Internet in Real Time aggregates data from some of the largest sites on the web and presents it as a series of ever-climbing numbers that start when your visit starts. Click over and watch how many Twitter accounts get created and how many tweets are sent in real time. Or watch how many Android and Apple apps are being downloaded.
Bon Voyage is a set of books designed by Jamie Dole to organize his grandma's writings and photos. I think he did a beautiful job and what fantastic family heirloom!
This is my favorite new trick and it is super easy!
Type the phone number how you want to read it. If you use a WYSIWYG editor use the "Link" button. It often looks like a chain or a globe with a chain. Using the pull down menu change the protocol to "other". In the field type tel://+14155551234
This is typography at work! A gorgeous wall for the Design and Communication Awards 06/07 by Melvin Galapon.
Monkeys at Keyboards wants to keep film jobs in California. Why? Films, the companies, and service industries that support them need logos, graphic design, web sites, and social media support.