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I just added a ton of new cards to my etsy today! Check em out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CoolStuffIWant?section_id=12963025

kinckley:

chachipistachis:

aub-burrito:

tumblueberry:

nakaoakira:

Adobe Creative Suite Toolbar Shortcut Wallpapers

Slighty different for PC users, but good job!

Though I don’t have a mac most of these still pertain to me, and hopefully help out my fellow artists!

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This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. 

File under design

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Tips on success in the creative industry

absolumentmoderne:

Agree and disagree with these. Least favorite: “Be Yourself.” Most favorite: “Get dirty” and “Go small and stay home.” 

I also love the “Get dirty” advice:

“Sure, use your hands, get off the computer, etc., but I love anthropologist Mary Douglas’ idea of dirt being ‘matter out of place.’ I think ideas can be like this, too. Design is a vessel that holds other things, so explore other fields, and import their insights into your practice. Read a book on astronomy, look at conceptual art, appreciate the vernacular. Insight comes from the outside.”

– Frank Chimero

The second design I made for the This Star Won’t Go Out T-shirt Contest.

I actually spent a lot of time designing the star lettering font by hand (got to use my beloved light table) before creating digital vector versions I could arrange more easily. I also did like the effect of the variety of the hand drawn stars so I may upload some of the rough work later.

aliasspace:

topherlooks:

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar:

Why the size?
We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes.

Why a vertical format?
When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally. You tend to hold a wallet or purse vertically when searching for notes. The majority of people hand over notes vertically when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.

Why different colors?
It’s one of the strongest ways graphically to distinguish one note from another.

Why these designs?
We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. We also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in America but visitors as well. Each note uses a black and white image depicting a particular aspect of American history and culture. They are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.

$1 – The first African American president
$5 – The five biggest native American tribes
$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
$20 – 20th Century America
$50 – The 50 States of America
$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt. During this time he led the congress to pass more important legislations than most presidents pass in their entire term. This helped fight the economic crises at the time of the great depression. Ever since, every new president has been judged on how well they have done during the first 100 days of their term.

Love these.

Cool Design!