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Today Curtis Jinkins-
“This is my website. There are many like it. But this one is mine.”
So goes the headline at Curtis Jinkins’s website. Curtis’s website is fairly standard: links to work on the left-hand side, and a lot of white space. What’s unique and nice to see is the repeating logo and background images; they make you look twice at what you’re viewing. It’s a small but subtle touch that adds a bit of dimension to the site.
Curtis’s work also reflects a unique... (more)

Today Filmkonst Magazine-
Filmkonst (filmk) March 1998
Simple but beautiful cover for the now defunct Swedish magazine Filmkonst.
(via things to look at)
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Also available for your viewing pleasure: Icographic Journal, Classic Film Stills,
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Yesterday Impressive: Printmaking, Letterpress & Graphic Design-
Impressive / 240 Pages / Published by Gestalten
Finally got my hands on a copy of Impressive. The book explores the interplay between current trends in graphic design and traditional handiwork such as letterpress printing, hand-cut linotype, chiselled woodblocks, and embossing. In addition to a rich selection of invitations, business cards, stationery, posters, and other material printed by hand, it offers personal insights from designers who are using old-fashioned techniques to create cutting... (more)

New Prints by Jessica Hische!-
Attention all type fans: Brooklyn based designer and Grain Edit favorite, Jessica Hische has some new prints for sale at her shop! Taken from the first six sets of the Daily Drop Cap project, these individual letterpress prints display the various lettering styles we’ve come to love.
For the true collectors out there, Jessica is offering special sets of all 26 letters of the alphabet…plus a CAKE! Yes, it’s true -- a cake! Check out the entire collection at her shop and be sur... (more)

Paul Tebbott-
Paul Tebbott, a designer and illustrator based in the UK, has a very nicely curated portfolio. Aside from having flat-out awesome work, it’s nice to see a consistency and thoughtfulness within his group of work.
I love the quiet minimalism and soft color palette, as well as the smartness contained in each piece. Everything works together nicely, but also functions well on its own.
Check out Paul’s Poster shop, as well as his musical project, Horizon Fire.
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Trey Anastasio Concert Poster-
Trey Anastasio & Classic Tab at the House of Blues | 18″ x 24″ Print
For this week’s poster pick A. Micah Smith (@amicahsmith for the twitter peeps) serves up a slice of 80s retro-ness. Forget the 1980s, he’s taking back to the 1780s. The illustration features a character with all the proper colonial trimmings marinated in a tasty tan background glaze. If it catches your fancy, you can pick up a copy right here.
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Laurent Nivalle Photography: Le Mans Classic 2010-
The Le Mans Classic is a biennial vintage sports car event held near the town of Le Mans, France. Art director & photographer Laurent Nivalle has captured this experience in awesome detail. You can see his complete collection of images here.
If this gets you excited, I also recommend Saul Bass’s opening titles for the the 1966 film Grand Prix.
(via the almighty Form Fifty Five)
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Josh Keyes-
Sprout (2005)
Remarkably eerie, yet beautiful painting by Portland based artist Josh Keyes. Keyes depicts a multi-faceted landscape where the creatures are left to adapt to new and often unsustainable environments.
Keyes’ work foretells what may happen to our planet’s creatures in the future, and conjures up many feelings, ranging from fear and helplessness to wonder and awe. To see more of his work, visit his website.
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Judging The Best of Newspaper Design- I'm in Syracuse assisting with the judging of the Society for News Design’s Best of Newspaper Design competition through Monday. There’s comprehensive live blog coverage, as well as Twittering and Flickring....... (more)

New York Times Sells First Front-Page Display Ad- The New York Times will sell display ads on its front page and, in fact, already has, as you can see in the above image of Monday’s front page. The Times would not disclose the rates it charges for...... (more)

Save NewsPageDesigner- NewsPageDesigner, the venerable newspaper design portfolio site, is in need of new servers and programming to redesign the site from the ground up. And they need to do it soon so they don't lose the thousands of portfolios that are...... (more)

Election Front Pages- Here are the front pages from the top U.S. papers this morning. I’ll add some smaller papers and international ones as they reflect the results in Thursday’s editions. Update: I’ve added a few more pages, including some international pages....... (more)

Chicago Tribune Redesign- The Chicago Tribune launched its long-awaited redesign today. A bunch more pages after the jump. The SND site has a look into the project in slideshow and video form, and Poynter has a Q&A with Design Director Jonathon Berlin....... (more)

SND Vegas Backchannel- The aforementioned SND Vegas workshop begins Sunday, and I've hacked together a page that collects some of the online conversations generated by the workshop. Content from blogs, Twitter, Flickr, etc., should show up on the page in a timely...... (more)

Sarah Who?- The Society for News Design annual workshop is about to kickoff in Las Vegas, and the online polling stations are open for members to vote for officers. But before you discharge that most sacred duty, the Concerned Union of Designers...... (more)

Sleight of Eye- Having spent many hours “fixing” photographs for clients, Riechers bemoans the practice of using Photoshop in place of creative photo art direction.... (more)

Babel Revisited- What language are you? Ralph Caplan considers how languageswithin design disciplines and among cultural groupscan unite and divide.... (more)

The Steady Hand of Vanessa Marzaroli- Willis explores the strange delight of the Cinematic Orchestra’s “Lilac Wine” video and its designer/director, Vanessa Marzaroli.... (more)

Aspiring designers from diverse backgrounds awarded Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships- Through the support of generous individuals, organizations and corporations, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year will be awarded to 26 creative, socially engaged students studying art and design in U.S. colleges and universities.... (more)

Generation X-Wear: An Interview with Douglas Coupland- Known for his cultural commentary, Douglas Coupland trained as a sculptor and designer. Heller inquires about the novelist’s latest frontier: fashion.... (more)

AIGA national board welcomes new directors- Beginning today, five newly elected members join the board of directors of AIGA, the professional association for design. As the new directors assume their roles, AIGA formally recognizes those completing their volunteer service to the board.... (more)

Measuring Up: 5 Reasons to Hone Your Verbal and Written Skills- Do visual communicators need writing skills? Yes, according to a recent survey of hiring managers. Recruiter and author Roz Goldfarb counts the reasons why.... (more)

Chapter Spotlight: AIGA Idaho- AIGA Idaho has experienced a lot of momentum in the two years since becoming the 60th official AIGA chapter. This will be another great year of speaker events, educational gatherings, student events and fun gatherings. As a vibrant and unique region, Idaho is not only an amazing state to live in, but a wonderful place to be creative.... (more)

Yesterday PHP Login Form Part 1 [Video Tutorial]-
For our second free weekly helping from the Think Vitamin Membership video library we Jim looks at how to create the perfect login form using PHP.
Don’t forget to check out the video library for free videos as well as learning more about our new membership service.
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Yesterday Around the Web: CSS3 Animations, Agile + UX, Processed Identity-
Hey there!
It’s Wednesday, so this mid-week roundup is devoted to all things business and development.
Some links are newsworthy, some retweeted across Twitter, and others just meet our "awesomeness" requirement, and regardless we hope you'll enjoy them. Without further delay:
Start Experimenting With CSS3 Animations (via@leemunroe)
Arggggh! Subterfuge. Why Design Contests Are Bad (via Core77)
Open Source Your Career (via Stefan Koopmanschap)
Agile + UX, Remembering What ... (more)

3 days PHP Basics: Installation [Video Tutorial]-
It’s Wednesday and time for our first free weekly helping from the Think Vitamin Membership video library.
Today Jim looks at getting started with the popular programming language PHP. In this 8 minute video he shows you how to install PHP and write your first lines of PHP code.
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Recurring Billing For Web Apps-
Increasingly web application developers and entrepreneurs are turning to the “Software As A Service” (SaaS) model to monetize their products.
Together with this growth has come the need for reliable recurring billing systems and in turn a number of enterprising folks have built said solutions and fittingly used the SaaS model to monetize their efforts.
In this article we will look at how these services work, why you’d want to use them, the various options avail... (more)

Around the Web: Inspiredology, Avatars in Motion, & Quite Strong-
Hey there!
It’s Monday, so this roundup is devoted to all things web design (ux, photo, illustration, art, graphics, CSS, jQuery, tutorials, and more). Some links are newsworthy, some retweeted across Twitter, and others just meet our "awesomeness" requirement, and regardless we hope you'll enjoy them. Without further delay:
Ever wonder what avatar development looks like when it gets really really good? Tiny Speck’s Glitch released a perfect & highly fun vid... (more)

Exception Handling in PHP5-
This article follows on from my earlier posts, introducing OOP in PHP, taking a closer look at OOP concepts in PHP, and also covering the various magic methods on offer in PHP 5. We’ll now move on to look at exceptions, which is how PHP 5 handles errors in an object-oriented way.
What are Exceptions?
Exceptions are the PHP 5 way of flagging up an unexpected event. They contain an information message, and can be extended just like any other object. Exceptions are thrown... (more)

Around the Web: Forrst's App Contest, inForums, Cow Clicker-
Hey there!
It's very late on Friday night!(woo-hoo!), so this roundup is devoted to all things “awesome.”
Some links are newsworthy, some retweeted across Twitter, and others just meet our "awesomeness" requirement, and regardless we hope you'll enjoy them. Without further delay:
Design Informer’s Jad Limcaco releases inForums
Cow Clicker is a Facebook game about Facebook games. It’s partly a satire, and partly a playable theory of... (more)

CSS3 Transitions Part 1 [Video Tutorial]-
It’s Friday and time for our second free weekly helping from the Think Vitamin Membership video library. Today we move our attention to CSS3 Transitions.
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