What conferences should we (a crack team of Instructional Designers) attend? What conferences (tech, ed, design, etc) have you been to that knocked your socks off?
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posted by madred
on Aug 29, 2011 -
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Who designed the dress Shalom Harlow is wearing in
this NSFW picture?
posted by Trurl
on Aug 23, 2011 -
4 answers
I've been on the graphic/web design path for the last 10 years. I am burnt out. When I look into the future of my field, it's dreary due to outsourcing and automation. It also seems like older designers are almost non-existent (except for the very accomplished, established ones) and that it's more the younger generation's game.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 18, 2011 -
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I'm looking for posters to hang on my walls, and I would like to find some online with social justice quotes and themes. I'd prefer if the posters were just quotes in nice font, but I'm having trouble finding such a thing.
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posted by kingfishers catch fire
on Aug 16, 2011 -
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I just read
this bio on Wired of Leo Fender and I was struck by the last line: "He never learned how to play the guitar." What other inventors, designers, or other people heavily involved in a specific product or industry never used their own products? I'm thinking of auto designers that didn't know how to drive, illiterate linguists, anything like that.
posted by backseatpilot
on Aug 10, 2011 -
28 answers
What are the canonical authors / works on design thinking and what books / other resources would you recommend as an intro to design thinking for a social science and policy wonk?
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posted by Apropos of Something
on Aug 8, 2011 -
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I design websites for a living, as a freelancer. I have a really good friend who I'm thinking of asking to partner up with me and do sales. What do I need to know? How much commission is common for selling website packages?
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posted by circular
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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Where's the best place for UX/UI/IA/ID people to work in New York City? I'm an interaction designer/user experience person at an agency in NYC looking for something new. Khoi Vinh's essay,
The End of Client Services, has me thinking that it's time to step away from agency life.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 2, 2011 -
7 answers
Are there any good books/free online courses/tutorials for learning the basics of graphic design for web sites in particular?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Jul 31, 2011 -
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I'm having trouble choosing which font(s) to use -- for example, for a flyer or poster. I don't have a graphic design background or much experience with it, but sometimes I have to design simple pieces for my job. Are there any introductory online resources that can help me learn more so that no one will point and laugh when they see a flyer I made? I'll be looking at
this thread and
this thread, too. My main fear is that I'll put something together and someone will point and laugh and say, "Oh no, you used THAT font?"
posted by trillian
on Jul 30, 2011 -
17 answers
[Type-nerd filter] What's a more "old-world"/traditional typeface: Frutiger or Gill Sans? Or something else along the same lines? Must have Black/Extra Black/Ultra faces.
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posted by TangoCharlie
on Jul 29, 2011 -
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Help me find a drawing of a male and a female body, that highlights the parts that are considered safe for non-intimates to touch. I stumbled across it years ago online, but am struggling now to find it again.
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posted by Susan PG
on Jul 28, 2011 -
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I'm a solo UI designer for an ad agency & I'm looking for good website or blogs that'll inspire me to make cool & effective user interfaces. Individual websites are cool & all ,but what I'm really looking for are sites like
TheFWA or
SmashingMagazine that curate cool designs.
Bonus points for sites that look at e-commerce websites.
Fellow web designers: Where do you get inspiration?
posted by cuando
on Jul 20, 2011 -
6 answers
Looking for thoughtful essays and/or screeds on the evils of "crowd-sourced" design contests, or design by committee in general?
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posted by coolhappysteve
on Jul 19, 2011 -
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I'm needing some film poster design work done; does anyone have suggestions for crowdsourcing? I used to see ads for a service where you paid a flat fee and got a large number of submissions from various designers (maybe $250 for 100 submissions or something?), then could purchase one of the designs for another amount. Does anyone else remember seeing that service advertise on Facebook? I can't find it now.
posted by michaeldunaway
on Jul 14, 2011 -
6 answers
Design client used my work after telling me I didn't get the job. I'd just like to get paid!
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posted by MaddyRex
on Jul 5, 2011 -
18 answers
Hi Librarians and other tech-savvy folk! My sister is a new librarian in a cooporate setting. She looking for a way to make Pintrest users love an integrated library system.
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posted by afton
on Jul 5, 2011 -
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Have you ever seen an online archive with an unbelievable design for users? A large archival online collection that's easy to navigate, tells you exactly what you want to know, and loads easily? Can you tell me what it is?
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posted by melodykramer
on Jun 28, 2011 -
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Is there a name for the text design style of the wall art in
this picture (particularly the vertical text column)? I've seen it used in certain retro-style ads, on some websites, and on the wall in the picture I just linked.
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posted by stavrosthewonderchicken
on Jun 25, 2011 -
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I (think I) am capable with HTML and CSS, but I've been asked to create an interactive, flowchart-based website and I'm not sure where to turn. (Similar to the specs described
here - No one answered this question.) --- What do I need to learn to make this happen? Any tips or suggestions would be welcome.
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posted by brackish.line
on Jun 24, 2011 -
6 answers
Can anyone recommend a good graphic design forum? Somewhere I can submit works-in-progress and get constructive feedback?
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posted by hamandcheese
on Jun 20, 2011 -
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I'm looking for a font which I can legally @font-face that's very thick, but not entirely geometric and formal and serious. Think the font Impact — tall, skinny, and heavy — but a little bit more rounded and playful. If I could find a font where the corners are
very slightly rounded that would be the best.
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posted by Rory Marinich
on Jun 15, 2011 -
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I work in a small landscape architecture company (3 employees). Much of my work is done at the computer. I would like to present my employer with some options to incorporate work-from-home opportunities. Can you point to me resources and/or success stories to help me make a case?
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posted by Kronur
on Jun 14, 2011 -
6 answers
How does merchandising (if that's the right term) work in brand-name chain stores, given the infinite permutations in store layout?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Jun 13, 2011 -
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How did basic design work (say, for advertising posters) happen in the analog days? Can I still do it that way today?
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posted by bubukaba
on Jun 8, 2011 -
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I am looking for design inspiration for the recipe search engine that I'm working on. Specifically, how do I jazz up the recipe pages with graphics when I cannot use the original recipe text or dish photos? It has to be something generic to food/cooking.
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posted by Foci for Analysis
on Jun 4, 2011 -
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Decorating: We bought an old 1920's American Four-square style home. It is beautiful, well-built, in great condition. The problem is that myself and my girlfriend cannot seem to decide on color schemes that fit with dark wood trim, and I'm talking really dark, original woodwork. Any ideas?
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posted by MMALR
on Jun 3, 2011 -
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How do I find freelance web designers who will create a website for me similar to these ones:
www.the-weeknd.com
www.caldecottmusic.com
Also, how much does it typically cost to hire someone to do this??
posted by mememix
on May 30, 2011 -
2 answers
I work with a lot of teams who do concept development stuff for the web and for general interactive design. I'm always having to find visual references for our discussions and our present system of sharing is clunky and requires us to print stuff out all the time so that we can talk about stuff we like or don't like. This is pretty crazily wasteful as well as the fact that trying to convince graphic designers to get enthusiastic about a reference when they can't help fixating on the icky presentation format is getting annoying.
So, is there an easy and really nice looking app or programme for the Mac that allows you to save and illustrate pictures, web pages, articles and video in a browsable way? Ideally it would be something that was ipad compatible, if only because then it will have to be easily browsable in a visually attractive way. It would also be awesome if it allowed you to collaborate, so we could all contribute to a single place that would be awesome.
posted by rudhraigh
on May 23, 2011 -
9 answers
I have passion for a non-profit idea, but I can't do this myself. Help me get started and ask for help in the best way possible.
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posted by halseyaa
on May 17, 2011 -
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I am looking for examples of fashion designers/artists who found a second career (if at least temporarily) as textile designers. They do not have to have been successful for very long as textile designers. My focus is on textiles created after 1990.
I have so far identified Todd Oldham (who recently designed furniture for La-Z-Boy), and Rifat Ozbek with his new line of pillows. It is especially interesting if these designers continue to work within their same aesthetic.
It would also be interesting to hear about other examples of designers who found success in textile design after moving away from an earlier career focus.
Thanks for your help.
posted by upplepop
on May 9, 2011 -
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Indesign Gurus! Is there a way for two separate documents to have different style sheets with the same names but different attributes? So that when I bring in tagged text, the styles "translate" into the new version?
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on May 6, 2011 -
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I will be teaching a high school class about game design to 9th and 10th graders in New York City starting next Tuesday. Looking for some suggestions for a wide range of interesting and conversation-provoking (free) online games I can have the kids play in-class.
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posted by chasing
on May 5, 2011 -
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Who was the 1970's-era alternative house design author and builder who was killed when a house of his own design collapsed?
posted by Jackson
on May 2, 2011 -
3 answers
