6 Steps To Creating A Knockout Online Portfolio

6 Steps To Creating A Knockout Online Portfolio

Some good tips on creating a simple, yet effective portfolio site. Thanks to a professor.

Design Books

These are some design books I'm saving up to buy soon:

Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Timothy Samara Permalink: http://amzn.com/1592531253

Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung (German and English Edition) by Josef Muller-Brockmann Permalink: http://amzn.com/3721201450

The Typographic Grid by Hans Rudolf Bosshard Permalink: http://amzn.com/3721203402

Wim Crouwel Alphabets by Kees Broos Permalink: http://amzn.com/9063690371

The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst Permalink: http://amzn.com/0881792063

Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton Permalink: http://amzn.com/1568989695

The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher Permalink: http://amzn.com/0714834491

Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style, 1920-1965 by Richard Hollis Permalink: http://amzn.com/0300106769

Designing Type by Karen Cheng Permalink: http://amzn.com/0300111509

A Type Primer by John Kane Permalink: http://amzn.com/013099071X

Graphic Design Thinking (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton Permalink: http://amzn.com/1568989792

The Grid System

“ The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer can look for a solution appropriate to his personal style. But one must learn how to use the grid; it is an art that requires practice. ”
Josef Müller-Brockmann

http://www.thegridsystem.org/

Baby Doritos - 2011 'Crash The Superbowl' Entry

Baby Doritos - 2011 'Crash The Superbowl' Entry from Brian Thuok on Vimeo.

Check out this entry for Baby Doritos by Brian Thuok

Adobe Muse

"Design and publish HTML websites without writing code."
 

"Create websites as easily as you create layouts for print. You can design and publish original HTML pages to the latest web standards without writing code. Now in beta, Muse makes it a snap to produce unique, professional websites."

I've been hearing a lot about Muse lately. I think it is definitely revolutionary and useful for designers with little or no experience working with html/css. This is a big step in the right direction for artists looking to design websites for themselves and potential clients. Now graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and fine artists can create their own sites without hiring web developers to code their designs. Whether or not it will dominate the web and take over other popular web developing programs (Dreamweaver) is still questionable.

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/muse-code-name-feature-tour/meet-muse-and-the-people-behind-it/

Letterforms 101

This quarter I am taking a letterform class. I am learning about the classic fonts, such as Garamond, Helvetica, Bodoni and so on. Typography really intrigues me and I find myself wanting to learn more about it. In doing so, I stumbled upon a really well-organized article on it. Anyone looking to explore type design should take a look at this: Describing Letterforms

Fonts

After looking through my bookmarks again, I found re-discovered a site with a list of 104 free fonts for designers. It has some really nice, clean, and popular fonts for graphic/web designers. Really, the fonts are for anyone with an interest in typography. These are just the free ones, but there are plenty more out there if you have extra cash to spend. I highly suggest checking this site out.

104 Free Fonts