Matt Owens Co-Founder Athletics, Creator of the flash design playground Volume One Professionally Combining Design By Margaret Penney Matt Owen Matt Owens is the creator of Brooklyn, NY-based flash design playground, Volumeone (www.volumeone.com), a multi-disciplinary approach to the creation of visual solutions for print, motion and digital media. He is also a founding member of Athletics, (www.athleticsnyc.com) a multi-disciplinary...
Everyone knows the Blue Man Group. They are the sensational stage act with a fifteen-year run. Founded by three blue-painted extroverts performing on the streets of New York City, Blue Man Group now delivers their multi-sensory experience in NYC, Vegas, Boston, Chicago, and even Berlin (now that’s art). There are nearly 60 blue men performing today. "Our...
From Michael’s “Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena“ What to observe. Above, the tiles are moving left and right in alternating rows. In the ‘half-shifted condition’, the ‘mortar lines’ (the horizontal lines between the tiles) appear to slope alternately upward and downward. This gives the impression that the tiles are wedge-shaped. As seen when the tiles align or make up...
It’s not hard to persuade a designer that color matters. But persuading Fortune 500 companies? You might be surprised. Color consultant Leatrice Eiseman has carved out a major career in helping companies "make correct choices in colors that sell." "Color trends should never replace the inherent ability of a designer to create color combinations, but simply provide a...
