It’s Friday, and that means that it’s time for some links to things that I love (or have strong feelings about) from the internet! Minimally Minimal talked to Dieter Rams. Is this pretty fantastic? Yes. Would that be the coolest thing? Yes. If you were wondering how Transformers are made, now you know. I want …
Month: April 2013
The biggest gathering at Kendall College of Art and Design is Halloween. There’s a costume contest, there’s food, everyone comes to it. On most other days of the year, the school is empty. The dialogue and personality class at Kendall College of Art and Design is solving community and student life issues the same way …
This Creative Mornings talk articulates some opinions that I’ve had for a while about copyright laws, and why they need to be changed.The Digital Public Library of America just went live, and it seems like it’s a fantastic resource for researching…things. It’s also making me consider information, how we access and view it, and how that’s changing.Damn …
Last weekend I went to Design For Good, which was hosted by AIGA West Michigan at Grid 70. The basis of the event was this: For one weekend, designers and copywriters and web developers get together and use their skills to help out a local nonprofit. Seems great, right? I worked with the Greater Grand …
SiTE:LAB Workflow happened on Friday night at the old public museum, 54 Jefferson. It was fantastic. It was awesome. I am so happy that I was able to be a part of it. The Chairmania exhibit that my Collaborative Projects class worked on went really well. We worked hard on it, and it was so …
Anger is sometimes a good thing. Anger gets you fired up, gives you something in the world to change. This article made me angry. The gist of it is “The mystical creative monkey is a necessary evil in your business. Treat them just well enough to get a bare minimum of innovation out of them.” By “Creative …
A bit of advice from Oflow. The best part of Oflow (App Store) is the look. It’s clean, it’s easy to understand, and it’s easy to use. There aren’t a million functions crammed into one app, and it’s easy to get to the part that you want.The premise of the Oflow app is to make the user …
On March 27, Sir Ken Robinson spoke at Grand Valley State University as a part of their community reading project, where students and faculty were encouraged to read his book, The Element. Robinson started by talking about his own experience with education, saying that he went to college at a time when college led straight …
I am going to here! FLdub, in Chicago. Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, ILL,16-OAKPA,3-4 I missed two posts this week. It’s finals time, and I have a big project that’s nearing the due date. I’m hoping to get at least one post up next week, but posting may be irregular until the beginning …