Archive for June, 2006
illustration at its best
mr. eduardo recife rocks:
http://www.misprintedtype.com/

80´s music videos
a huge ressource for music videos of the 80´s, they are linked to youtube
http://www.freephotosandvideos.com/

tagging deluxe: zoomirphic calligraphy
“Developed in Turkey, India, and Iran in the 15th century, “zoomorphic calligraphy” is “not a matter of script metamorphosing into living forms which are also readable letters, but of using script to delineate such forms.”"
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/06/zoomorphic-calligraphy.html
via boingboing

online configurable fashion from nike
you can configure your shoes and your bags online:
http://nikeid.nike.com/nikeid/index.jhtml?ref=global_home

find colors for a design from a photo
nice tips for picking colors from a given photo in your layout
http://www.creativepro.com/img/story/050203_BAcolor.pdf

images, free to use from flickr
flickr images that are free to use in your designs:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/collageimages/pool/

augmented reality: ikea
how augmented reality makes life easier:

huge resource: the computer graphic society
many articles and information on the topic of computer graphics, character and motion design:
http://www.cgsociety.org/

find the right font
linotype offers a keyword search for fonts:
http://www.linotype.com/keyword/70s.html
the whole application is here:
http://www.linotype.com/5/fontfinder.html
a lot of free fonts you can find here:

connotation: help from the web
with the “assoziations-blaster” you can find connotations for specific words, which might help in various design processes:
http://www.assoziations-blaster.de/
this site is also helpful in connection with color, it allows to connect colors with moods and words:
http://www.metacolor.de/farben/gruen.htm
the whole site is a good base on color theory












