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18 articles Articles posted in Art & Design
Ambigrams
Flip them upside down and they read the same thing! These take me about 5~10 min each to create. Now only if I had a graphic designer who wants to help me clean these up… Want me to create a custom one for you? Write the word or name in the comments below.
Top 40s Music is Awesome
I joke that I have bad taste in music because my favorite genre is “top 40s”. It’s a joke because “top 40s” isn’t a genre, just like “indie music” isn’t a genre, but rather an abbreviation for “independent music”, which by definition means “produced independently from major music labels.” Some people hate on popular music because major music labels have too much control over which songs make the billboards. While this is true, let’s take …
Two Awesome eBooks for Startups
I came across Nathan Barry’s website when I read about Gumroad, the e-commerce solution he used in Mashable’s article, 8 startups to watch in 2013. In his latest book, he made $26,679 in 24 hours selling his newest book, Designing Web Applications. Based on the preview I’ve read so far, it looks amazing, looks like a book I’ll definitely be reading… I was then looking through his blog (which is also awesome), where he mentions …
Fonts and Rail Gems (Resources)
After trying multiple methods of storing resources (bookmarks, documents, etc.), I’ve found that posting it on my blog is the easiest way for me to find it (since Google crawls my blog). It allows me to access this information from literally any computer in the world. So here we go… Design 16 Gorgeous Web Safe Fonts to Use with CSS – I don’t want to know every type of font that’s web safe, just the …
Eating Healthy
You are what you eat, or so they say. That’s true to a certain extent. Much of what you eat is expelled through the A, through your blood, the rest circumvents. For 120 days your red blood cells live, carrying nutrients along the way. And since what you get is what you give, I give my body good today.
Dress Code: Intentional
When you leave your house to be in the presence of company, the dress code should be: Intentional. Communication between two individuals happens through multiple channels simultaneously. The most obvious is verbale communication, but just as important, if not more, are the other channels such as body language, eye contact, and your attire. What you decide to wear in the presence of another is a signaling mechanism that allows you to communicate anything from your …
VoicePic, an Innovative Photo Sharing App
VoicePic is my first international client, and they release their app on the iTunes store today! Would love for you to try out the app and let me know what you think. Thanks for your support! App Store Link: http://bit.ly/Lu8dFe Website: http://voicepic.me/ VoicePic is a brand new photo sharing app, unlike any others you’ve seen. But more importantly, the design is slick and it’s made very well. Rather than adding filters or text captions, Voicepic allows …
LA Tech Companies and Some of Their Investors [Infographic]
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Design Inspirations
These are some design inspirations I came across today. Click on the image to jump the original post/image. Repurposed shoe rack garden. Awesome. I want this iPhone case. I rock my iPhone nude, but I’m not opposed to the idea of a case. Until recently, the BookBook was looking promising, but it was awkward for holding the phone to your ear. The Pad & Quill Little Luxury Bookcase on the other hand, makes it easy …
Best Book for Learning UI/UX Design
In the process of designing EntertainLA.com ver 2 (?) back in the spring of 2010, I taught myself UI/UX design. The book that inspired me to study UI/UX design is also the book I still refer to often and suggest to others. Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience doesn’t simply tell you what to do. Rather, it breaks down UI/UX design for a website into over 100 short chapters, and …
Stoop Talks
This poem is inspired by an actual stoop talk with a friend, late last night: I like conversations that happen on a stoop, Cause you can be alone, or sitting with a group, You can be sober or you can be drunk, But a stoop talk with a friend will get you out of your funk, Cause they can be personal, serious, or fun, Late at night, or under the sun, Facing the world, but …
Biosphere 2, Echolocation, and Sex at Mindshare LA
Biosphere 1 is earth, Biosphere 2 is a fully enclosed man-made environment built on earth to study the connectivity between organisms on our planet. In the early 1990s, 8 scientists (four women and four men), lived in the Biosphere 2 for two full years. I spoke to two of them yesterday. Mindshare LA is my favorite monthly event in Los Angeles. I like to describe it as a mix between TED and Burning Man. The …
Electric Daisy Carnival Trailers 2006-2011
The trailers for Electric Daisy Carnival are getting better and better every year! Electric Daisy Carnival 2011 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2009 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2008 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2007 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2006 Trailer
How To Design and Develop a Website: Content First, Functionality Second, Design Third
I once briefly mentioned the process of Design by Coding, inspired by an article on Quora, “Life Without Photoshop.” Apparently, every part of Quora was designed in code from day 1. The benefits mentioned in the article are as follows: – Consistency and re-usability. – Forces simplicity. – Code structure begets design structure. – Ability to interact with functionality while coding. – Significant reduction in time/money spent. While Photoshop is still great for certain web design …
The Way Things Change and Stay The Same
“Today is the day” says the hard working bee. “What is today?” asks the tall sunflower. “Today is the day, I told myself, I get to fly over the meadow, and enjoy my work, which I diligently do, to provide for my family, and benefit the world.” “You did that yesterday, and the day before.” “and I will do it tomorrow, and the day after.” “Someday, I will be gone, replaced by a house, with …
The Brocial Network, From the Creators of Inebriation [Video]
One thing I love about Facebook is that I don’t have to look for funny videos or articles to entertain me. I have plenty of friends who do that for me. I’m doing my part and passing it on. The following is a trailer for The Brocial Network (The Social Network Parody). Followed by a trailer for Inebriation (Inception Parody), made by the same guys.
The Current System of Education is Destroying Our Creativity
My roommate showed me this video a few weeks ago, and I came across it again today. Finding the compelling need to share this with as many people as possible, I’m sharing it with you now. This video is an animated adaptation of a talk given at RSA (the Royal Society for encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) by Sir Ken Robinson called Changing Education Paradigms. He gives a very compelling argument to why we …
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