Typography Art

Typography art, when done right, is always so intriguing. I maybe have been too intimidated to attempted this technique yet.  Nevertheless, I have always envied this talent.  I wonder about the thought process, the carefully chosen words, the subjects, the models, the typeface. It all plays an important role, that make these pieces outstanding, again, [...]

C O D E O R G A N

Ever wonder how your favorite web page sounds? Well is a weird thing to think about, but the creators of CODEORGAN made this weird concept come to life. By creating a program that analyzes the  content on a web page and transforming it to beautiful music.

Flatstock 24 SXSW

The Decoder Ring Design Concern – Flatstock BBQ Sauce Poster : by Christian Helms It is that time of the year again for the always fun South by Southwest a.k.a. SXSW. And if you don’t have enough money for badges, bracelets, tickets, or whatever it is you think you might need to have a good [...]

Effective Logo Design

What is a logo? To understand what a logo is, we first must understand what the main purpose of logos is. The design process must aim to make the logo immediately recognizable, inspiring trust, admiration, loyalty and an implied superiority. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand or economic entity, and its [...]

“We sell – or else.”

‘My dear, nothing in this world is worth buying’. David Ogilvy couldn’t disagree more. ‘Confessions of an Advertising Man’ by David Ogilvy is a MUST read for everyone on advertising, design or just business for that matter. In this book he talks about his beginnings as a door to door sales man to how he [...]

Vintage Mexican Ads

Mejor, Mejora, Mejoral! 1954 (Pain Reliever) Every time I go to my grandpa’s house I find something that I hadn’t seen before. This time, in one of many bookcases, I found an immense collection of Mexican Reader’s Digest (Selecciones). With Issues that date between 1954 to 1980, his collection of magazines is one of the [...]