Monthly Archives: December 2009

..:::Infinit Colours – Choose your Element !:::.. The web site as art form

Posted on December 12, 2009 by gmsdesigns

I really admire these kinds of sites and am in awe of those who create them. Having said that I think that for mainstream use they are almost impossible to navigate and positively overwhelming for the casual user. Again kudos for … Continue reading →

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A fun and interesting use of typography in a print ad

Posted on December 6, 2009 by gmsdesigns

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Before & After’s creative director John McWade’s conversations with subscribers — Before & After | Design Talk

Posted on December 4, 2009 by gmsdesigns

Before & After’s creative director John McWade’s conversations with subscribers — Before & After | Design Talk. An Interesting piece by Design Talk’s John McWade regarding the new Winter Olympics Logo from a design perspective.

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One in 8 Million – New York Characters in Sound and Images – The New York Times

Posted on December 4, 2009 by gmsdesigns

One in 8 Million – New York Characters in Sound and Images – The New York Times. This is an amazing video piece on a number of levels. The images and production values are haunting. The story articulated by the … Continue reading →

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Point, Shoot, Retouch and Label? – NYTimes.com

Posted on December 3, 2009 by gmsdesigns

An interesting piece in today’s New York Times concerning PhotoShop and the retouching business coming under fire. Be sure and watch the video too. Point, Shoot, Retouch and Label? – NYTimes.com.

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The end of critical reasoning…

Posted on December 2, 2009 by gmsdesigns

Rod Dreher: You have your opinion; they have theirs | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Columnists: Rod Dreher. This is a great piece by an admittedly conservative leaning journalist. Of particular interest is the notion that … Continue reading →

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Shine | The Trailers…Need some freelance inspiration see this.

Posted on December 1, 2009 by gmsdesigns

Shine | The Trailers. This is a very powerful video piece, soon to be a full length feature based upon the real life stories of folks who for a variety of reasons bailed out of jobs in the 9 -5 … Continue reading →

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Adobe stuff that I use everyday
- The MacDaddy of color selection and swatch creation from who else – Adobe There is nothing better or cheaper (read Free)
Blogroll
- Creativcourtney One of the most eco friendly and green designers you’ll ever meet. Always a pleasure to read her posts.
- Escape form Cubicle Nation by Pam Slim If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your cubicle or your job in the corporate world this is a must read. Full of inspiration and good advice.
- Logobird – Logo designers extraordinaire and all around good guys Duane Kinsey is a extraordinary logo designer and his high degree of integrity and eithics is just icing on the cake.
- Must see site for print designers who produce folded materials – Fold Factory from Trish Witkowski The Fold Factory
- Preston Lee's Graphic Design Blender Preston is a veritable storehouse of information for freelance designers. A must read at least three times a week
- Seth Godin's Blog One of the biggies
- The Freelance Feed brought to you by Grace Smith the go to site for all things related to freelance graphic design
- The Inkwell- Lindsay Berger Media Maven
- The Wealthy Freelancer – Ed Gandia Ed and his colleagues have written the go to inspirational book for Freelancers of all types – A must read!
- WEBASSIST The Dreamweaver extension people
- WordPress Planet
Designers woth knowing
- A gmsdesigns website (my own) The home of gmsdesigns
- Creativcourtney One of the most eco friendly and green designers you’ll ever meet. Always a pleasure to read her posts.
- Logobird – Logo designers extraordinaire and all around good guys Duane Kinsey is a extraordinary logo designer and his high degree of integrity and eithics is just icing on the cake.
Reading that matters
- Escape form Cubicle Nation by Pam Slim If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your cubicle or your job in the corporate world this is a must read. Full of inspiration and good advice.
- Logobird – Logo designers extraordinaire and all around good guys Duane Kinsey is a extraordinary logo designer and his high degree of integrity and eithics is just icing on the cake.
- Preston Lee's Graphic Design Blender Preston is a veritable storehouse of information for freelance designers. A must read at least three times a week
- The Freelance Feed brought to you by Grace Smith the go to site for all things related to freelance graphic design
- The New York Times Just the best print or online newspaper on the planet
- The Wealthy Freelancer – Ed Gandia Ed and his colleagues have written the go to inspirational book for Freelancers of all types – A must read!
Really Great Software
- Chris Pearson's Masterpiece Software for WordPress quite possibly the best piece of software ever written
- File Transfer like you didn't think was possible I have been using the free version which is more than adequate for a small business and just love it. The integration with iPad and IPhone is awesome.
- If you design anything that folds you need this Trish Witkowski’s gift to all print designers
- If you Tweet from your iPad or i Phone then you really should be using Osfoora The best third party iPad Twitter add on out there and it gets better all the time
- Must see site for print designers who produce folded materials – Fold Factory from Trish Witkowski The Fold Factory
- WEBASSIST The Dreamweaver extension people
Social Media Software
- If you Tweet from your iPad or i Phone then you really should be using Osfoora The best third party iPad Twitter add on out there and it gets better all the time
SocMedia Guru
- If you Tweet from your iPad or i Phone then you really should be using Osfoora The best third party iPad Twitter add on out there and it gets better all the time
- The Inkwell- Lindsay Berger Media Maven
- The Wealthy Freelancer – Ed Gandia Ed and his colleagues have written the go to inspirational book for Freelancers of all types – A must read!
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..:::Infinit Colours – Choose your Element !:::.. The web site as art form

A fun and interesting use of typography in a print ad

Before & After’s creative director John McWade’s conversations with subscribers — Before & After | Design Talk

One in 8 Million – New York Characters in Sound and Images – The New York Times

Point, Shoot, Retouch and Label? – NYTimes.com

The end of critical reasoning…

Shine | The Trailers…Need some freelance inspiration see this.

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