Ampersand ID Chart (via onpaperwings)
F/X & Design
A reservoir for my first love, visual effects. I also intend to add here content of design, graphic design and typographical nature.
And maybe sometimes more personal content.
And maybe sometimes more personal content.
Tyler Thompson Redesigns The Boarding Pass
I was heading back from New York where I had met up with fellow designer Dustin Curtis. If you are not aware of Dustin’s take on American Airlines, go read this. Anyway, I was inspired by Dustin and his attitude towards shittily designed things, to say the least. I was bored so I started rummaging through my stuff trying to find something to read when I grabbed my boarding pass.
Jessica Hische’s list.
i just thought it was funny.Personally, I never went through those early stages. Garamond has been my shiz all life and it probably always will be. But this is funny, anyway. Hoefler & Frere-Jones FTW.
Crazy how none of these “stone age jottings” looks anything like any of the major scripts today. Not sayin’ I’m a calligrapher…
New Scientist: Earliest seeds of communication? Abstract cave signs from 146 sites in France, covering 25,000 years of prehistory from 35,000 to 10,000 years ago.
via libraryland, archivedigger, aminotes
karenh:(via finelinedesign)
i don’t even know… but i approve. koko would be futura.
RSS Bankruptcy: I am declaring RSS bankruptcy in my Webdesign folder. I am throwing all of them out and starting again. The plan is to have around 10 sites there. What sites/rss feeds do you recommend with?
“ Two fonts walk into a bar. Bartender says “We don’t serve your type here.” So they called the serif
Alphabet evolution - typography of sorts. The animated gif had to be downsized to fit into the tumblr mold. Do make sure to watch this one in it’s full glory by clicking it and view the original.
Few CSS tricks you may not know
- CSS font shorthand rule
- Two classes together
- CSS border default value
- CSS document for printing
- Image replacement technique
- CSS box model hack alternative
- Centre aligning a block element
- Vertically aligning with CSS
- CSS positioning within a container
- Background colour running to the screen bottom
10 Simple Tips for Launching a Website
- Have scalable web server resources
- Get all of your social media accounts beforehand
- Have content ready to publish for at least a month
- Drop hints about the upcoming launch to build anticipation
- Plan your tasks for at least a month after the site launch
- Triple-check the technical details before going live
- Launch on schedule
- Contact your friends and family about the site launch
- Provide easy ways of contacting you
- Show site visitors a roadmap of what’s to come
Eric Alba's Blog: my quick & groggy reply to our #VFX careers pronounced dead by @dstripinis.
David Stripinis - prophet or great career motivator?
Maybe it’s because I woke up with a cold and I’m feeling punchy but that last sentence is just dumb. Maybe he was…
The difference between arial and helvetica.
A Look at Pixar and LucasFilm’s Renderfarm.
Older vids & pics but worth a 2nd look. #vfx #cgi
