Discussion Digression

Sorry gang, I'm not going to belly-ache about my job, lack of job or anything in that vein. I really don't see any benefit in one-upping each other about how much their nine to five blows. To be honest, I really don't care.

I want to talk about design.

In class last week I refereed to a webcast I watched about beautiful & sustainable packaging. I tried to find the link to it, no luck so far. Here is the link to the article on Printmag.com:

http://printmag.com/Article/Creativity-and-Commerce-Honorable-Mention-Pangea

Their stuff is smart and it really looks great. I love the look of the molded paper cartons. I've seen it used in other applications and I foresee it as a cure for this country's addiction to over-packaging everything. Eventually Pangea's art department will be a competitor of yours and mine, exciting.

There is a great site by Jacob Cass, he does a ton of "how-to" stuff, and he is a great resource for designers. He has an article in Layers magazine this month about logo design. I would recommend finding the article if this is your first foray into creating an identity. Here is his site: http://justcreativedesign.com/

Photoshop is the greatest program ever. But, people don't work hard at being good at it. I do, but you don't care. You are interested in seeing people who totally shit themselves with their lack of skill and art direction. That's why I recommend one of the best design blogs ever: http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

I found a disaster at the food store this past week, my handy iPhone helped me capture the creepiness.




You all see that, right?