I really like this simple but elegantly designed site copypastecharacter.com (⌘C ⌘V Character) by Martin Ström and Konst & Teknik, a graphic design office based in Stockholm, Sweden, that deals with “art, technology and things in between”. 

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FITC (Flash in the Can) is one of the largest and longest running events for the design and technology community. The 2009 Toronto event celebrated what it means to “live, think and play outside the lines” this year, with three days packed full of inspiring sessions focused on the art and craft of interactive design and technology.

Interestingly, the “Flash in the Can” name is a reference to Adobe’s Flash software and CAN – taken from Canada. The inaugural festival previously focused strictly on Flash. However, the scope of events has broadened to include motion design, creative inspiration, mobile and gaming technologies as well as other forms of interactive and digital media technologies such as Flex, Air and others.

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I have been featured in Smashing Magazine’s latest article “How To Create A Great Web Design CV and Résumé” by Kat Neville of safetygoat.

Kat devised a CV design challenge/ competition in which ten Web designers had to design the same résumé in only a few hours. Each designer had to translate a fictional character, Steve Stevenson’s work experience, education and interests into their own unique style. A summary of good tips for Web designer résumés is featured at the end of the article. If you’re interested in taking the challenge yourself, visit misterstevenson.com for all the rules each of the designers followed and the chance to add your own entry.

If you are interested in learning about my design methodology, please continue reading below.

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My contribution for Ada Lovelace Day is dedicated to Susan Kare.

Susan Kare, the “Mother of GUI”:

Have you ever used a Macintosh computer? If yes, do you know the key on the bottom left of your keyboard that says  “command”. Can you picture the cloverleaf-like “infinite loop” symbol beside that? Or how about the the “Happy Mac” icon image to the left? Kane designed them.

OK, so you’re not a Mac user. Do you know the fonts Geneva, Chicago and Monaco? Kane created them.

How about Facebook – have you ever received or given a “gift” on Facebook? You know the pixel images that you can send to a friend? Kare designed many of the icons for the Facebook Gifts application.

So, you don’t use a Mac, you haven’t heard of those fonts and you’ve never been on Facebook?! Have you played Solitaire? Kare designed the graphics for the computer game. (more…)

I have been meaning for a while to write a regular feature about logo design. These posts are intended to provide a place for designers to come to for inspiration and to find out more about a variety of different logos. Please feel free to discuss these logo designs. And by all means, please recommend or suggest a logo for future posts.

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The first logo that I have chosen to feature in this series of posts is “I Love New York” by Milton Glaser. What better logo to begin with!

Logo: I Love New York
Designer: Milton Glaser
Typeface used: American Typewriter
Colors used: Black and red
Interesting fact #1: Glaser did the work for this logo pro-bono
Interesting fact #2: The logo is said to be the most frequently imitated design in logo history
Distinguishing features: The logo includes a rebus. Glaser used a red heart symbol (♥) to represent the word “love” in his design. The use of a heart as a symbol for the word “love” has been widely imitated since then. All of the other elements that make up this logo – black capital letters in the “American Typewriter” font – make the red heart symbol stand out even more prominently.

Glaser created the design in 1977 based on Wells Rich Greene’s advertising campaign “I Love New York”, which was developed to promote tourism in New York State. (more…)