D.I.Y. series: Bookbinding II

Another great AIGA SA event from the D.I.Y. Series. The second installment of the Bookbinding Workshops. After learning the basics last time, this time we are going to work on more elaborated books, but not to panic! Anyone can come to this event and equally learn and enjoy. Imparted by Ali Crouch from Lowercase a [...]

Designs for the 20th Century Future

Flying cities… Martian colonies… spaceships… robots… monorails… bubble-topped cars… atomic explosions These have all appeared in both drawings of the future in pulp magazines and serious architectural proposals. These have always been interesting to me as a child and now. Kinda like vision of the future in Minority Report, I thought that was really cool [...]

Design Reads: How To Be a Graphic Designer [Without Losing your Soul]

Maybe not a bible for graphic designers, but definitely a prayers book. This book is sort of spiritual go-to-guide for everyone who is seeking guidance on how to start or continue a career in this [sometimes soulless] profession. For all those of you who ask me, “so, how did you guys did it?”, “what do [...]

“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 [...]

Design Reads: Designers Don’t Read

The moment I saw this book at the bookstore it put a big smile on my face. It was something about the clever cover in where the title is crossed out, it just made perfect sense. This proves even more the premise under which this book was written. Author Austin Howe argues that designers find [...]

Design Reads

It’s really hard to find time to read, but is is imperative for everyone to keep their creative mind fueled up. There are many books that you can keep you entertained and will help you in your quest for creative knowledge. In this section we seek to review good reads that we think you’ll find [...]