Earlier this morning I was mentioned on the Charles Apple blog. Charles must be an early riser because I was unaware of this until 9:30 a.m. when my Communications Law professor, Dr. James Tidwell, congratulated me. So caught off guard, I had no idea what he was talking about until I did my daily visit to Mr. Apple’s blog. Since then I’ve received a number of congratulatory words from both students and professors.
To clear things up: Charles Apple asked for submissions for this post. He did not choose me, nor did I get nominated for something. He essentially offered free advertising and myself and 30 others took him up on the offer. Not to diminish the awesomeness of Charles’ mention, though, because the publicity for a Midwestern college student such as myself is extremely helpful.
The second reason for this post (the fortune part) is that I was offered and officially accepted the job of Managing Editor of The Daily Eastern News (Eastern Illinois’ student newspaper). I will take the position in the Fall under editor in chief Tyler Angelo.
Note: The Charles Apple post (probably) didn’t influence Tyler’s choice and yes, my ego is as the picture shows.
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This weblog’s existence can be credited to Bryan Murley, my Multimedia Journalism professor at Eastern Illinois University. I say this because a weblog is a requirement of that class. As such, we (the students of the class) have a few requirements for our blogs. One of which is a final project entitled “Adopt-a-multimedia Journalism” where we choose a journalist in the field that is currently creating new media work (videos, Flash, Soundslides, etc.) and then we have to write a critique of their work. That said, I have chosen Amanda Cox of the New York Times and her work is amazing, so there will be inspirational value within. Avoid or flock to these posts as you see fit.
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Filed under: Adopt-a-multimedia Journalist, Graphic, Inspiration, Newspapers, School, Web, Web Design , Adopt-a-multimedia Journalist, Assignments, Beauty, Class, Graphics, Inspire, Interactives, Personal, School, Web
I loved Gary Hustwit’s “Helvetica.” The way Hustwit interweaved the history of modernism and graphic design into a discussion about a single typeface was purely brilliant. His new film, “Objectified” sounds like it is all I hoped it would be. Plus, who doesn’t want another film where people just talk about straight design?
As with Helvetica, what is said about the chosen arena of (industrial) design can really apply to all design fields. Discussions of utility, objectivity, and efficiency come up regardless of whether or not you work on paper or in steel. The film is really about design thinking and the creativity designers bring to whatever problem they are solving.
via ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen » Blog Archive » Objectified – San Francisco Premier.
Filed under: General, Graphic, Misc. , Movie, Objectified
Well, at least someone is trying something different. Hopefully the Monitor publishes the results of this experiment. My guess: No one will care.
Beginning this Sunday, we are going to begin reversing that trend a bit. From now on, each Sunday edition of The Monitor will prominently feature one or more “Print Edition Exclusive” stories that are of major impact, importance and interest to Valley readers.
via Monitor introduces Sunday ‘Print Edition Exclusives’ | monitor, print, edition – Now – TheMonitor.com.
Filed under: Newspapers, Print, State of the Industry, Web , Experimentation, Newspapers, Print, Web
This post by James White is really inspiring and I think some of his word choices really sum up the predicament a lot of designers (including myself) find themselves in. Read it.
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As it may or may not be known, I work for a community college in the Rockford area (Rock Valley College) as a freelancer. I was a former student employee during my time there and our relationship slowly evolved into one where I was kept on as a graphic designer when they needed.
As such, we have an extremely trusting relationship and I am given plenty of creative freedom (which I appreciate to no end). So, whenever I’m given a project (usually events for clubs), I take the freedom and really give these little projects my everything. Often these projects have themes and I use these themes as a jumping off point, but beyond that, my designs are rarely regulated.
Currently, I am working on the identity and advertising for Rock Valley’s annual May Fest celebration — a week-long year-end event — and the theme is the circus.
I took inspiration from some old circus posters, but I also discovered a similarity between those and Russian propaganda advertisements, so there’s a bit of that in there as well. Ultimately, I think it’s shaping up quite well. I’ll be adding some more texture and refining details before it’s finished and there’s a lot of detail that cannot be seen from this JPEG, but I’ll wait to post the finished product until after I’m finished and Rock Valley has printed them.
Leave a comment. Let me know what you think.
Filed under: My Work , Advertising, Graphics, Projects, Rock Valley College
With these blog posts, I hope to inspire both sides of the design community. One post may consist of news pages with tons of beautifully executed text with the next featuring a vector graphic with nothing but a title off in expansive white space. Whatever I find inspires me and what I hope will inspire you. The work may not be current — in fact, it may be from years ago — but it will be nonetheless inspirational.
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From Scott Hansen’s blog. He is the king of posting vintage/retro inspiration and his love for 1960s and 70s has given me a better appreciation for art within that era. I agree whole heartedly with his point on this particular photo. Film grain adds so much more to an image than the digital grain our modern cameras.
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