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The Sketchbook Project 2018

The moment I heard about the Sketchbook Project, I had to get involved. Since 2006, The Brooklyn Art Library has done a phenomenal job bringing together over 70,000 artists from around the world and is almost entirely crowded sourced.

How does it work?

Buy a sketchbook. I would recommend digitizing. It’s amazing that they provide this service. Afterward, you receive a unique URL and can always go visit your sketchbook again via web. You also get to see have many people have viewed it.

They have specific themes that are suggested. However, they will not toss your book in the East River if go your own direction. Sketch, collage, write, whatever floats your boat.

Submit by the due date. Now the really cool part happens. Your sketchbook, along with thousands of other submissions go on tour with The Brooklyn Library. This year they have a 3-city tour. If you can’t make a date, they have a vast online library. You can find my book, Los Amantes within the collection.
 

July 27-29 / Toronto, ON

The Distillery Historic District
July 27 2018: 5:00 — 9:00pm
July 28 2018: 12:00 — 4:00pm
July 29 2018: 12:00 — 4:00pm
 


 

August 3- 5 / Chicago, IL

Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue – Chicago, IL 60615
August 3 2018: 5:00 — 9:00pm
August 4 2018: 12:00 — 4:00pm
August 5 2018: 12:00 — 4:00pm
 


 

September 21-23 / Atlanta, GA

Ponce City Market
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE – Atlanta, GA 30308
September 21 2018: 5:00 — 9:00pm
September 22 2018: 12:00 — 4:00pm
September 23 2018: 12:00 — 4:00am
 

 

Post-Tour

After your book goes on tour, it returns to the Brooklyn Art Library, home of the permanent exhibition space in the heart of Williamsburg. Learn more about The Brooklyn Art Library, then get involved!
 

10 Commandments of Visual Communication

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The 10 Commandments of Visual Communication
Courtesy of: Designmantic.com

The 10 Commandments of Visual Communication are a continuation of an infographic series featuring the works of Evan Brown. His designs follow many of the principles he outlines.

Color

The color layout is unique because Evan has taken an opportunity to be playful with his color palette. The trip-around-the-color-wheel approach in this 10 Commandments series unifies and brands the design collection.

Order

Without order and continuity in design, there is chaos. Using the column grid layout choice demands a sense of order and is easy for a user to follow.

Line

The line is where all illustration begins. Lines are fascinating because of the simplicity of what they are, meets the intensity of the human emotions they evoke. Horizontal lines represent a sense of calm, stability and mimic nature’s edge of the horizon. While diagonal lines work to give you a sense of movement and energy. In this design, Evan has used vertical lines. Unlike the mellow horizontal line, vertical lines give you a natural sense of standing up, standing high. This creates a sense of alertness and strength.

Thanks again to Designmantic for allowing these to be shareable on all websites via embed. I’ll continue to share more. They are beautiful and brilliant.

The Website Design Process

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stop rewind design explains understanding the website design process
 

Often times clients say they have put off creating or updating their website presence because it seems overwhelming and expensive. Most people who come to us have no idea what to expect from the website design process. I would like to alleviate those fears by sharing an infographic I have created.

The website design process is broken into six phases.

If you are working with a company or developer who follows these practices, congratulations! You are in good hands. Contact us for a free evaluation.

1. Discovery

The discovery phase is all about a getting to know you and your business. Who are customers? What is your goal? How will we define success? What are the best communication strategies for you?

2. Planning

Here we will establish a timeline, outline a visual sitemap of your website, present wireframe page layouts and plan a deliverable strategy for your website content and images.

3. Design

Based on your sitemap and wireframe feedback, we present a series of design comps for you. This gives you a sense of the overall look and feel of your website pre-development.

4. Development

Once you have approved your design, we begin our development phase. This is the unique build or web development of your brand new site design.

5. Launch

After running testing and optimization through various browsers and devices, we set up your proper website hosting options. Now your site is launched, ready to share with the world!

6. Maintenance

Much like a car or a home, a long-term plan to maintain the health of your website is essential. Leave it to the professionals to provide security updates, backups, and content management.
 
 
 
website design process

The 10 Commandments of Typography

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[INFOGRAPHIC]: The 10 Commandments of Typography
Courtesy of: Designmantic.com

Evan Brown over at Designmantic produced a beautiful series of infographics outlining common design principles. This infographic on typography illustrates all the need-to-knows regarding best practices.

I am very happy to have stumbled upon these visual masterpieces that have left me thinking…exactly, thank you, and “I could not have illustrated any better myself.” We will continue to share Evan’s amazing infographics. They are truly stunning, inspiring, thoughtful and most of all, informative!

Top 10 Lorem Ipsum Generators

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Top Lorem Ipsum's to Funk Up you Web Copy
Web designers know that Lorem Ipsum is the industry standard way of pre-populating your web project with placeholder text. It’s Latin gobbly-gook that gives you and your client a general idea of where web copy will go within a layout.

It’s formal and it does a great job. But, what if you want to funk up your placeholder copy a bit? Enter the works of alternative Lorem Ipsum generators. They can be fun; they can be weird. Consider the vibe of your project and the personality of your client, and then shake up things up a bit. You can also just share them with your other nerdy design friends.

 

1. 90’s Ipsum

Oh, the 90’s. The follow-up decade to the decadent 80’s, a major sea change rippled into both the music and the culture. Here’s a fun way to flashback to a time spent untethered to technology, and showing love to your friends through mix-tapes instead of emoji’s.

90's Ipsum

 

2. Cat Ipsum

Cat people, rejoice! This Lorem Ipsum is a cute glimpse into the day in the life of your fabulous feline. As the creators of Cat Ipsum would say, “Litter your copy with more kitty.” After all, they are the masters of all that they survey.

cat ipsum

3. Hillbilly Ipsum

You can almost hear the Deliverance soundtrack cue up when visiting the bizarre world of this Ipsum. Sometimes you gotta keep it creepy, and this one will do the trick.

hillbilly ipsum

4. Bob Ross Ipsum

Fun fact: Bob Ross rose to the ranks of a Master Sargent during an 18-year career in the U.S. Air Force. After discovering a love for painting, he jumped into a wormhole that erased all former aggression and became the calming star of The Joy of Painting.

bob ross ipsum

5. Hodor Ipsum

Winter is coming! If you are a Game of Thrones fan, you may know what to expect out of this Ipsum. “The Door”, one of the best and most heartbreaking GOT episodes ever.

hodor ipsum

6. Sagan Ipsum

Dive into cosmo speak with this verbal nebula. Beautiful lines taken out of Carl Sagan’s best-selling book Cosmos, take a trip into your outer-conscious-awareness and awaken your deepest unearthly contemplations.

sagan ipsum

7. Hipster Ipsum

I’m pretty sure nobody self-identifies as a hipster. But, if you are currently snug in your high-waist skinny jeans and sipping on some homemade cold brew, this one will hit close to home.

8. TV Ipsum

Catchy theme songs and laugh track sitcoms go hand in hand, don’t they? Drive yourself mad by getting one of these golden-age-of-television tunes stuck in your head. “Believe it or not I’m walking on air for a 3-hour tour, a 3-hour tour…”

tv ipsum

9. Pirate Ipsum

What is a pirate’s favorite instrument? Guit-ARR! Oh, that was silly. What is not silly is the amazing web and visual design elements put into creating the Pirate Ipsum website. If you happen to be going through a pirate faze, or really appreciate great design, you must check this one out.

pirate ipsum

10. DeLorean Ipsum

This Back to the Future-inspired Ipsum really lit my flux capacitor. It’s a GitHub project that generates sample text from the actual Back to the Future movie script. Get your 80’s nostalgia on with McFly, Doc, and the rest of the gang.

delorean ipsum

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Specializing in web and visual design and direction, I love to elevate a design presence. Contact me for a free project consultation, I can provide you with thoughtful and exciting design solutions. My goal is to exceed your expectations.

Email: carrie@StopRewindDesign
Telephone: 512.750.8906

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