In response to last weeks Work in progress report I managed to get myself beautifully side tracked this morning and faffed so much I have not done my email either! Last week I asked people if they ever used blog categories to track back and read the back story of …
Wendy Hale Davis has been keeping journals since her teens. During her adult years her journals have developed to mix between diary and visual journal. Along the way she has developed visual and illustration skills while also learning book binding because “all of my journals fell apart by the time …
I think I may go a little silly with this toy/tool Pattern Cooler is an online pattern editor which creates seamless patterns. Apart from it being a good design inspiration source you can browse from thousands of pre-coloured patterns and recolour them and the results can be used on blogs, …
I have another work in progress report. I am quietly astounded at this as since we went to Sydney last weekend I have been very busy doing things like washing clothes etc in the evening! That said here is my latest block. Only one block done, but another for my …
Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product is an extremely interesting exhibit for anyone who is interested in samples and the origin of the sample book. The exhibit and associated site from the collections of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Smithsonian Institution Libraries examines sampling formats but in many ways the …
FontStruct is a Flash-based interface which allows you to build and construct fonts. It is one of those web based design tools that is intuitive and fun to use. FontStruct generates high-quality TrueType fonts, which can be used on any Mac or Windows application which means you can use it …
As I mentioned on Friday, Jerry is recording a CD and we have had a few days in Sydney. Since both Design 08 and Sydney Biennale is on I was not short of places to visitor things to see. Between visits to Berkelouw Books which by far got most of …
