Daily Post. 12. Alex Prager.

Thanks to Janna for the link to this photographer.

Yes, this is a photographer, not design, but inspiration can come from anywhere, right? This is Alex Prager. She was born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles, CA. I love her work. It's very retro but all of her work has been done in the past four years. Proof that retro is still relevant. I love retro because it is so much simpler than anything now-a-days. I had lunch at Cracker Barrel with my family and my brother-in-law's family and the entire restaurant is full of this same sort of retro style, but they are all old signs. The epitome of what I hope my design can achieve, that simple, beautiful feeling of her work.

SOURCES: ALEX PRAGER.

Daily Post. 11. Christmas Presents.

Quick photos of my christmas presents for my brother, father, and mother. Butcher paper, twine, and typewriter paper. The font is League Gothic. The idea was simple yet nonsensical. The packages are wrapped in butcher paper tied with twine. The cards are printed on typewriter paper my mother bought when she was in college. The writings on the cards are simple and some of them don't really even make sense.

Daily Post. 10. Helvetica Man.

I never knew that the Department of Transportation(DOT) called upon AIGA to create the set of directional icons we see everywhere. DOT called upon AIGA to create a universal set of directional/informational icons once they realized that there was a need for them. They compiled a list of images that had been used all across the globe from everywhere from airports to local cities. AIGA selected a team of 5 lead designers to head this project. Once finished they had created a set of 34 icons with 16 more added later. This was one of the first projects that got the Presidential Design Award.

SOURCES: IDSGN, AIGA.

Daily Post. 09. Magazines.

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.

If you know a little about me, you may know that I love interactive design. That's why I love website design, and this new project. This project excites me more than anything that I've seen in a while. It's a wonderful concept, a digital update to the magazine. The possibilities are endless, and just the simple idea that it is interactive excites me enough. I love packaging design and identity design but the design interactive design is my top favorite now-a-days. Creating something that the human can interact with, play with, alter, change, have a say in.

SOURCES: VIMEO, BONNIER, DESIGNALOGUE.

Website. Layout. Quick update.

This is just a quick update of what i'm working on. I'm sure you can tell from earlier posts what I've been thinking about for inspiration. This is the first stage, created this today. Will hopefully still like it tomorrow.