Wednesday, September 17, 2008

On Artbeats.com: Article on Type Basics

Chris and Trish Meyer | 09/17- 08:10 PM

Things your mother didn’t tell you about creating nice text.

Every month, we write a Tips N Tricks article for our friends at Artbeats.com. This month we wrote a basic introduction to using text - including a few simple rules of typography that many miss, plus a more subjective discussion about choosing the right fonts for a job. (This is obviously a companion for the piece on Font Resources that we just posted here on PVC.)

Click here to download a PDF of “Type Basics” from Artbeats.com.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Adobe CS4 Just Around the Corner

Richard Harrington | 09/14- 09:57 PM

Want to find out everything new in Adobe Creative Suite 4? Trust me… there’s some really cool things coming. Adobe has an invitation out to view their Web broadcast on September 23rd. But you do need to go to the sign-up page at www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant.

By the way… I am going to be releasing something very special on the 23rd as well as a “thank you” to all my viewers. Be sure to stick around and keep an eye out. 

Monday, September 08, 2008

Font Resources

Chris and Trish Meyer | 09/08- 09:44 AM

A compendium of resources for finding, buying, using, and being inspired by fonts.

We love fonts. We rank font selection right up there with choice of music and color scheme when it comes time to design a spot. Therefore, we’ve amassed quite a large font library over the years. Which then begs the obvious questions:

• Where do you get your fonts?
• How do you keep them organized?
• What are some good design resources to inspire the use of fonts?

We’d like to share with you a few tools, links and lists we’ve found to be handy over the years.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Photoshop for Video – Making Selections: Channels

Richard Harrington | 09/07- 08:11 PM

Learn how to make quick and accurate selections with channels.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

TED Talk: The Power and Beauty of Organic Design

Chris Meyer | 08/31- 10:49 AM

Ross Lovegrove shares his passion for designing objects inspired by the simplicity and complexity of nature.

The annual TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) conference is a place where Big Thinkers gather annually to inspire and be inspired. I’ve been going through their online archive of talks for my own amusement and education, and sharing with you ones I found to be particularly interesting and relevant.

This week I’d like to share a talk by “Captain Organic” Ross Lovegrove of Studio X in Notting Hill, England. He is the celebrated designer of objects such as the iMac, Ty Nant water bottle, and Go chair. Ross is a proponent of what he calls “fat free” design that draws inspiration from natural forms - not just organic blobs in the name of nature, but shapes, processes, and sensibilities derived from the inner logic of natural objects. Although this talk is focused primarily on industrial design, those who are designing logos, 3D objects, or who just want to be inspired about someone deeply passionate about his field should enjoy it.

This talk is part of TED’s series Design Like You Give A Damn. Some who commented on the talk found Ross to be impractical at best and arrogant at worst; I found his laser-like focus on his ideals to be energizing.

Friday, August 29, 2008

After Effects Tips - Installment 2

Trish Meyer | 08/29- 10:46 AM

Learn something new everyday…

Here is a second installment of random tips for working more productively with Adobe After Effects CS3, including the best place to find Help information (surprise: It’s not the Help file installed on your hard drive alongside After Effects...). Please feel free to add your own questions and alternative solutions in the Comments field at the end.

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