As technology advances in 2012, so do our opportunities to be more organized and disciplined in our daily lives, and in this case, our resolutions. Apps compatible with iPhone and Android can to help you keep track of exercise goals, weight loss, alcohol intake, smoking habits, and financial behavior.
THREE, TWO, ONE, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Every year, nearly a million people descend on Times Square in New York City, the Crossroads of the World, the Center of the Universe, to ring in a new year, say goodbye to an old year, brace the weather and embrace each other. If a ball dropping atop the second-tallest building in the...
The television series “Lie to Me” depicts a Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) as the leader of a firm hired by third parties to find “the truth.” In the show, Dr. Lightman uses the Facial Action Coding System, microexpressions, and body language to figure out what people are really thinking and, of course, know when they are lying. Through...
Get ready to use the Internet in a whole new era: the era of custom domains. But let’s start at the beginning.
I’m sure you are all familiar with Groupon, the coupon site that offers outstanding deals on nearly everything. But sometimes, I must admit, I do get a little tired of seeing deals for trips to the salon crowding my inbox and wish that their preference system limited the deals that are shown to me a bit more stringently. Well...
The practical role of design is to communicate a message. Designers are visual communicators, and design is more than aesthetic. We must consider the target audience while still retaining an aesthetic, communicating a visual message, and doing it all to the client's expectations. That can be a lot to handle! This can be further complicated when our target audience...
On Thursday, December 15 noted designer Von Glitschka will be presenting a Webinar for the Graphic Artists Guild titled, How to Be a Hired Gun: Creating Long-Term Client Relationship s.
Winter at the White House is one of the most highly anticipated times of the year for tourists. The tinsel is up and the doors have been opened to tour the most famous house in America, stock full of holiday cheer.
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s SUPERMAN! While his sense of fearlessness and charisma have remained unchanged over the years, the striking features of this superhero have not. From post-war strength to a greasy 90’s mullet (not the proudest of moments), Superman has endured trends and cultural changes since conception in 1938.
Design trends ebb and flow just like fashion, literature, and the seasons. As designers, we have to stay aware of current trends to keep our work fresh and contemporary. We also have to stay aware of the trends to keep our work from being faddish, and strive to be timeless. So use your knowledge of trends wisely, because...
