This piece from The New York Times is incredible. It took me several hours over the course of a few days (It came out on Thursday) to read and interact with all of it. Multi-chapter writing, parallax, photography, video, sound bites, animated maps — it’s gorgeous. John Branch and his team did a great job of portraying a terrifying, awful story in a way that really makes someone think. This sort of long-form reporting could have happened in print, but NYT made a great use of web and multimedia resources to really do everything possible. The video at the end is fantastically done also.  Additionally, this post from The Atlantic Wire discusses why this kind of storytelling is the future of online journalism and this post from The Atlantic discusses why it isn’t. I can see both sides, but I think I agree with the “against” side a bit more. I can’t wait to see more things like this, though, that’s for sure.
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This piece from The New York Times is incredible. It took me several hours over the course of a few days (It came out on Thursday) to read and interact with all of it. Multi-chapter writing, parallax, photography, video, sound bites, animated maps — it’s gorgeous. John Branch and his team did a great job of portraying a terrifying, awful story in a way that really makes someone think. This sort of long-form reporting could have happened in print, but NYT made a great use of web and multimedia resources to really do everything possible. The video at the end is fantastically done also. 

Additionally, this post from The Atlantic Wire discusses why this kind of storytelling is the future of online journalism and this post from The Atlantic discusses why it isn’t. I can see both sides, but I think I agree with the “against” side a bit more. I can’t wait to see more things like this, though, that’s for sure.

I love the concept behind #govote, a Tumblr blog that features non-partisan images by artists around the country to encourage others to find their polling locations and cast their ballots today. Here’s my quick contribution. So — go vote!  Above: Mark Pernice & Kathleen Fitzgerald
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I love the concept behind #govote, a Tumblr blog that features non-partisan images by artists around the country to encourage others to find their polling locations and cast their ballots today. Here’s my quick contribution. So — go vote! 

Above: Mark Pernice & Kathleen Fitzgerald

Source: govotenov6

"Brainstorming: Turning on ‘that’ switch"

A few words on the company blog from two weeks ago. This one’s about a few of my new favorite ways to map out my ideas when brainstorming.

Helvetica is the jeans, and Univers the dinner jacket. Helvetica is here to stay.
Adrian Frutiger

"Game on, designers"

A few words on the company blog from last week. This one’s about my new (but late) discovery that is Dribbble. 

I caught this article on Adweek earlier this week (and again today on The Daily What and on CoCreate, reminding me that I meant to post this before now) discussing a project by designer Meg Jannott to brand all 44 United States presidents on her blog.  Anyone who has read this blog should know about my love for patriotic design*, so naturally you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that a million kittens were born out of my happiness when I saw Jannott’s project. Each of her quick design studies explores a president, offering a brand to the ones who didn’t have Adobe Illustrator at their fingertips. Jannott pairs historic imagery with iconography and typography to capture the essence of each Commander in Chief, sometimes adding in nicknames and subtle nuances and clues to their personalities — my favorite of which being the tiny teddy bear snuck into Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘R.’ Jannott is up to 40, and I can’t wait to see what she pulls together for the last four… or maybe five? Time will tell.   *This goes right along with the Election Day Advent Calendar I bought on Kickstarter a few months back, which has resulted in an office-wide competition for who can correctly answer questions from the U.S. naturalization test on the calendar each day. Nerd alert.
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I caught this article on Adweek earlier this week (and again today on The Daily What and on CoCreate, reminding me that I meant to post this before now) discussing a project by designer Meg Jannott to brand all 44 United States presidents on her blog. 

Anyone who has read this blog should know about my love for patriotic design*, so naturally you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that a million kittens were born out of my happiness when I saw Jannott’s project. Each of her quick design studies explores a president, offering a brand to the ones who didn’t have Adobe Illustrator at their fingertips. Jannott pairs historic imagery with iconography and typography to capture the essence of each Commander in Chief, sometimes adding in nicknames and subtle nuances and clues to their personalities — my favorite of which being the tiny teddy bear snuck into Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘R.’ Jannott is up to 40, and I can’t wait to see what she pulls together for the last four… or maybe five? Time will tell.  

*This goes right along with the Election Day Advent Calendar I bought on Kickstarter a few months back, which has resulted in an office-wide competition for who can correctly answer questions from the U.S. naturalization test on the calendar each day. Nerd alert.

No, this is not a planet. It is a soap bubble. Yes, really. My mom forwarded me this awesome post from 2008 on Creative Review (whose use of Dala Floda as their logo is pretty nifty, if you ask me). Apparently Sony hired Jason Tozer to photograph planets, I mean bubbles, using Sony’s then-new Alpha 350 digital camera. All of the shots are totally gorgeous, though, and worth posting about again even if 2008 was really four years ago — if you believe what these candidates are saying, that is. (Thanks for the find, Mom!)  Meanwhile, in recent news, some amateur astronomer sleuths discovered a new planet with four suns. Let’s hope their neighbors weren’t blowing bubbles at night…
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No, this is not a planet. It is a soap bubble. Yes, really.

My mom forwarded me this awesome post from 2008 on Creative Review (whose use of Dala Floda as their logo is pretty nifty, if you ask me). Apparently Sony hired Jason Tozer to photograph planets, I mean bubbles, using Sony’s then-new Alpha 350 digital camera. All of the shots are totally gorgeous, though, and worth posting about again even if 2008 was really four years ago — if you believe what these candidates are saying, that is. (Thanks for the find, Mom!) 

Meanwhile, in recent news, some amateur astronomer sleuths discovered a new planet with four suns. Let’s hope their neighbors weren’t blowing bubbles at night…

Source: creativereview.co.uk

Hiatus canceled

My dear readers, this has been a very busy fall indeed and I have neglected the *& blog too much. In due time, you will see what has been keeping me so busy, but that doesn’t excuse my behavior. For this, I am so very sorry and, with that, I promise to resume posts! I have great plans and ideas coming your way, and please send me any ideas for posts you may have. 

//susannah

P.S. In my time away, I have discovered Dribbble. Follow me!

There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.
Milton Glaser

Freelancing can be fun, but it can be really hard too, especially when you have crazy clients. And trust me, any one who has done freelance work of any genre has had their fair share of crazy clients. (Just spend 10 minutes on Clients from Hell if you don’t believe me.) This social experiment by Don’t Get Screwed Over, titled “What it feels like to be a freelancer,” was featured on Quipsologies this week. The video exhibits how freelancing can go wrong very quickly if you don’t have a signed contract outlining expectations first. 

“Getting screwed over sucks, whether it’s due to a miscommunication, an intentional slight, or just bad luck. That’s why we wanted to create a site to help prevent people from getting screwed,” the site says. 

Don’t Get Screwed Over is a project by TechCrunch hackathon winner Docracy, a digital inventory stocked with legal tips and open-source legal agreements about everything from freelance and startups to real estate and employment, an amazing resource for freelancers and beyond.

Source: underconsideration.com