10 Principles For Good Design

I recommend these for designers. Principles are essential for good design. Srsly.
TEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD DESIGN

Around Town: Jägerfest 2009

I actually offered to make the poster for this, and it was discussed briefly, but I didn't hear back. And I'll admit I felt a fleeting stab of bitterness when I saw this, but I must concede it's beautiful. I definitely wouldn't have thought this up.

And that, my friends, is the definition of Good Design.

The Swiss Style

I love the Swiss Style. I related with it before I knew what it was. Due to a happy accident I was assigned to do a presentation for a chapter in my History of Graphic Design book (for my class with the same name) and the chapter was simple "The International Typographic System", otherwise known as the Swiss Style).

Anyway, I got a heads up from swissmiss on my twitter this morning. There's a great article over at Smashing Magazine all about this modern, minimalist graphic design style. Please do check it out.

Good Design is...

This morning in my Layout class we discussed what we thought "good design" is, so I thought this was appropriate.

FRANK CHIMERO