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Entries Tagged as 'Design'

To Whom It May Concern:

August 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

With a background in Architectural Design, I am currently looking to expand my design expertise and start a career in the marketing and advertising fields.  I believe that my background in Architecture uniquely qualifies me for a position with Red Beret Design…As a Project Designer for an Architecture firm, I have had the opportunity to [...]

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Tags: Communications · Design · Working World

The New and Improved Beaver Lodge 1504 website

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

This weekend’s activities included the re-launch of the Beaver Lodge Local 1504 website, so now Kaferine de Nerve and Orange Sabrina and Mr. Dependable will all be able to blog and otherwise update the site. Like Crone Report, the beaver lodge site is built in wordpress. I did a quickie theme customization; the Kubrick theme [...]

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Tags: Beaver Lodge Local 1504 · Design · Geek stuff

The unintended perk for patients

February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

An article about ending perks that pharmaceutical companies grant to doctors in the form of swag and cushy conferences included this quote: “I would often grab samples off the shelf because I thought I was doing patients a favor,” Krumholz said in a telephone interview. “I was naive. I didn’t realize this was a very [...]

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Tags: Design · Health · Migraines · News

Hallelujah

February 1st, 2009 · No Comments

This illustrated article in the NY Times is just so beautiful. It expresses the hope and joy people feel about the new administration. The very notion of using the term “hope and joy” in a political context strikes me as odd. On a personal level, I love and admire the illustrations. One of my creative [...]

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Tags: Communications · Design · News · Politics

Yoda was wrong

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Design is not a process of trial and error; it’s a process of try and better. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Design

What a waste

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments

At the MOMA store, you can get a “charming” necklace cast in sterling silver and “hand-etched by artisans in Kathmandu”…that resembles a crumbled-up taxicab receipt. According to I.D. Magazine, this is a statement encouraging us “to be diligent and not allow personal resources to go to waste. Apparently this $250 trinket is supposed to remind [...]

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Tags: Design

Maybe “brilliant” isn’t the right word

November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hello? Hello, I need a brilliant designer with moderate rates who has two hours to spare between now and Monday to design a logo. Sorry, I take a lot longer than two hours to design a logo. Click. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Design · Working World

Vote for the CroneBus!

October 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

The City of Durham is conducting a survey to see which of these bus designs you like the best. Mr. D. thinks they should be more concerned about things like, oh, bus shelters and service frequency, but as a designer, I’m concerned that the five options don’t really give citizens enough of a choice of [...]

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Tags: Design · Durham, NC

A lovely way to end the week

October 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

After a mere year of mulling over ideas, followed by the better part of a week in front fussing around in sketchbooks, CS3, wordpress and textwrangler, I finally have a *custom theme* for my blog. Hope you like it. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Design · Geek stuff