Whew!! Now that the week from hell has turned into the Long-Awaited-Vacation, I’m back to posting! And just in time for a Thanksgiving-themed edition of Weekly Reader. Enjoy, and Guten Appetit! For the Feast: If you’re like my family, then a plain ol’ turkey just won’t do. Grandma never fails to serve up a delicious blend […]
Entries from November 2008
Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: A Cornucopia of Link Love
November 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Design Life
Flickr and an Update to the Portfolio Page
November 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Well, today I set up my Flickr page. This is actually my second attempt at Flickr: the first time I used it was for sharing photos while living in Germany. While that worked great for family and friends, I didn’t keep it up once I moved back. So now my second attempt is going to […]
Tags: Design · New Work · Updates
Currently Reading: Designer’s Review of Books
November 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I thought about waiting to post this on the next Weekly Reader, but thought “what the heck? I may as well post it now.” So I am. Designer’s Review of Books is currently cropping up all over the design blogs that I read and for good reason. Andy Polaine noticed a general lack in blogs […]
Tags: Design Life · Inspiration
Jen Alger Portfolio Updates
November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
My good friend, Jen, just let me know that she finished updating her Portfolio Blog this week. Jen’s awesome to collaborate with: we partnered on a lot of projects while working together (including the below project for Hallmark that I posted about several months ago). In any case, she’s now a full-time mom, but still […]
Tags: Design · Inspiration
Trend Watch: 3D is Back
November 21st, 2008 · No Comments
With the debut of Disney’s Bolt tomorrow, 3D movies are seeing a return to the Silver Screen. Although technically, the trend started this past summer, Bolt marks the beginning of Disney’s digital 3D releases for its animated films. A while back, I read an article in Variety stating that Pixar was planning to do the […]
Tags: Animation · Inspiration
Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: Eye Candy
November 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Although the sites are all fairly well-known, I thought I’d take a different approach this week and instead share several blogs rather than fun things that turned up in my reader. Of course, the blogrolls to the right have just a handful of the many I’m currently reading, but the ones I’m sharing below stand […]
Tags: Inspiration
AIGA Meet the Jurors: Impressions
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Well, Randy posted a comment today on my first post about this event announcing that the photos were up on our flickr page. His questions reminded me that I had originally intended a follow-up post with more info on the event, so I thought I’d answer his questions here. Unfortunately, since it’s been a while […]
Tags: Design Life · Inspiration
Alvin Ailey on Tour
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
This past weekend, through my job, I was able to see a touring performance of Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater. I must admit that I was a little hesitant about going. Don’t get me wrong: I love dance (both watching and performing), but am just not that into modern dance. Ballet? Beautiful. Tap? Absolutely love […]
Tags: Design Life · Inspiration
Life in Technicolor: Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Tour
November 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Last week, after 3 albums and numerous missed opportunities, I finally had the pleasure of seeing Coldplay in concert. Talk about being well-worth the wait! While some may not care for their music, I think most critics are in agreement that Viva La Vida is one of (if not the) best of their albums to […]
Tags: Design Life
Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: Schmorgasborg of Design Links
November 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’m all mixed up on my day’s tonight. I started to write another post before it hit me that it was Wednesday already! Eep. So I scoured my shared items for some goodies to share. Once again, this week’s don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason, but hopefully are fun nonetheless. Excellent Light Doodles […]
Tags: Animation · Book Design · Fashion · Illustration · Inspiration · Typography
