CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Happy weekend!

— From the desk of Chip Kidd.

— What Motivates Us To Do Great Work?

— Steve Jobs and Paul Rand: The impact of confidence

— 33 Ways To Stay Creative

COVER OF THE WEEK

A beautiful clean and simple cover. The rest of the spine and the interior is just as beautiful.

Design by Headcase Design
Published by Rodale Books
Purchase from Amazon

50 BOOKS / 50 COVERS OF 2010

This past May I had the honor of being on AIGA's 50 Books / 50 Covers jury with Chip Kidd, Barbara Glauber, Kimberly Glyder, and Joseph Sullivan to select the best books and covers of 2010. Our selections are now in the AIGA Design Archives.

Take a look. The 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2010.

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

It's fall y'all! Happy weekends to all.

— The 80th Annual Plaza Art Fair is this weekend in Kansas City.

— Stop your crying. Its free! The new Facebook Timeline. Beautiful and creepy!

— Music Video: Kings of Convenience - Me in You

— Design's Big Moment Is Now.

The photo above was taken at the 1932 art fair.

COVER OF THE WEEK

This is a great bold cover. Simple but well done.

Design by Rodrigo Corral Design
Published by W. W. Norton & Company
Purchase from Amazon

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Happy Happy WEEKEND!

— The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City gets national attention as it opens this weekend.

— Hovering Art Directors. Funny!

— AIGA 365: The best of design in 2011.

— Mad Men season 5 posters by Radio

COVER OF THE WEEK

I love the illustrations and type design. Beautiful!

Design by Jen Wang
Published by Penguin
Purchase from Amazon

JOHN RAUX GOES TO NYC

My friend and artist John Raux is going to New York City to study culture and draw people on an Etch-A-Sketch. His talents are amazing. He needs your help to get to NYC though. Check out his kickstarter project.

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Enjoy opening weekend of the NFL season and take time to remember 9/11!

— The Good Bike project.

— Illustrations by Rachel Ann Lindsay.

— Inspiration from Ira Glass

— I would love to own this box set. Maybe someday.

PROJECT: T-SHIRT DESIGN

I created this illustration and designed this shirt for a small music festival in Ohio. It was a fun little project. Below is the finished shirt design and colors.

COVER OF THE WEEK

This cover is beautifully wrapped in an embossed sleeve and the design is just as beautiful on the inside.

Design by Scott Thomas
Published by Post Press
Purchase from Designing Obama

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Happy First Friday!

— Great new Commonwealth bus shelters & development.

— Draw on paper, view on the computer. The new Inkling.

— Chipotle's stop motion film and how they made it.

— Fond Of Font? Check Out 'Just My Type'