Today's Google Doodle is an homage to Saul Bass!
Bass was an American graphic designer best known for his work with filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese. Seen the opening credits for "Psycho!"? That's him.
Go check it out and enjoy!
I've got a couple of new projects in the works. One for my dad's company and another for a friend who is starting up a new project. Once some of the information is a little more public I'll share the work on here.
My friend's project has quite a bit of opportunity for awesome design. I hope I'm up to the challenge... she's already talked with some more artistic friends who will likely draft up an official logo that I'll then digitize and make into a brand. I can't wait to see where it goes.
This collection really speaks to my alternative-process side. Check out some really cool photos and an even cooler process from Peter Hoffman.
Newburyport is a really great town. Plenty of shopping, restaurants, and just a nice place to walk around. It reminds me a lot of Portsmouth, NH, but with sales tax ;-)
It seems like the Chevron design is getting pretty popular (again?). I wonder what that's all about. I like how it looks in most minimalist designs, but I'm wondering if I need to avoid it... I haven't run into a project that it would call for something like that, but I can't help but wonder how long it's going to last.
Like I said, I like the look. I just wonder what it is about it that's bring it back around.
I've added a new section to the site where I'm going to post my designs for our wedding next fall. You can find it under the Graphic Design category, or head right to dlheidemann.com/wedding
All the details can be found on that page, but basically I'm trying to get a unified look for all of the aspects of our wedding without creating a "theme"... if that makes any sense.
Critique is welcome. There are a handful of things I'm already planning on changing but just haven't found the time for yet. Everything is still very much in a "work in progress" state, so don't rip them apart just yet ;-)
Some photos from my walk around Portsmouth last night are in the Gallery!
As someone who shoots an APS-C camera, I'm really excited to hear this. Of course you can stick most pro lenses on most non-pro bodies, but you then run into the crop magnification and such. Canon it's 1.6x, I believe Nikon and Sony are 1.5x.
The price tag on this camera is likely to be pretty steep... which is my only hang up. Engadget is speculating over $2,000 USD.
This lens should be nothing short of a weapon of the night!
Went for a photo walk last night in Portsmouth around sunset. Hopefully posting some shots later today.
So there I was on my lunch break enjoying a nice Snapple Half & Half Iced Tea & Lemonade. Suddenly my eye catches it...
The eternal foe of the graphic designer...
Low resolution!
The interesting part is that the Snapple logo was perfectly crisp and all the lettering across the top and bottom looked great. The nutrition facts looked like they should too. The graphics behind the logo were where the problem was.
Here's a few photos I grabbed on my phone. I tried to shoot the problem areas next to areas that looked normal.
So I have to ask: What the hell, Snapple?! Can we chalk this up to something as simple as a proofing error? Or is this the work of some renegade graphic designer?! Have I won something? DID I FIND THE GOLDEN TICKET LOW RES BOTTLE?!
