I’m probably a bit late on the band wagon here, as this was posted on Vimeo 4 months ago but this is a very interesting idea, which allows anyone to create comic
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“Graffiti (singular: graffito;) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is sometimes regarded as a form of art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted.”
There are some really gifted Graffiti artists out there today expressing themselves on walls, billboards, seats and pretty much anywhere they can convieniently or not so convieniently access. Whether they are graffic designers expressing themselves outside of the workplace, teens fighting the man or the local community support group commissioning a work of modern art to brighten up the neighbourhood a lot has to be said for this type of Art … when its done right.
Lets face it anyone can sign their name on a corner, shop shutter or gate but can everyone do this;
Smashing Magazine have gathered 40 Stunning and Creative gaffiti Artworks for our enjoyment from which I found ekosystem.org which has some really nice examples of graffiti pictures
I’ve taken one or two myself too and I would be interested to hear what you think so please feel free to post your comments
Well thats how long it is until I hit the road from Rosslare to Roscoff, France on a Motorbike trip for a week, I just thought I’d mark it with a count down
Just read a very interesting post on http://fortysevenmedia.com/blog entitled “A non-profit’s Guide to Websites“, I have to give kudos where kudos are due, not only are these guys extremely gifted at what they do but they also like to give back and practise what they preach.
The article covers 10 key steps in the guide;
Evaluate your current website
Design Usability
The Importance of Great Content
Good Icons and Photography
Blogs
RSS Feeds
The Power of Social Media
SEO – Search Engine Optimisation
Getting Help
Technical Stuff
I think there is are not only points to note for non-profits in this article but also alot of designers out there including myself. Check out the post here
The guys a Campaign Monitor just posted a great article on their redesign process for their own email newsletter. A very interesting and useful article
Before starting the design process, I made the effort to re-read the big pile of design advice we’ve been handing out on this site for the last 4 years
.. It just shows everyone needs to go back to the drawing board every now and then
