Tutorial masterpost!

http://norisus.tumblr.com/post/41310512490/a-tutorial-masterpost

Minimalism

This is a minimalist movie poster for Tron, I think it's a very interesting style but you need to be previously familiar with the subject matter to understand it sometimes

Gestalt

This picture is a great representation of the gestalt principle and proximity. All the individual dots convey the shape of a house

Graphic transitions

This one is a nice example of sequential work while also conveying emotion

Pixelation

This one personally caught my eye because of my interest in video games and the difficulty of using pixelated images in a design

Evolution of a logo

It's important to learn from the past, and even more so to see how much something has changed since it's conception

intricacy

This one blew me away with the complexity of the design and the technical skill that would have to go into making something like this

Simplistic typography

This one is cool because it conveys the definition of the word through the alteration of one letter

Thinking in terms of 3D

This picture made me think about how graphic design can be applied even to a 3D object

Going From Creative to professional

Definitely a relevant topic to our prospective career field

http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/dec/4/creative-2-professional/

Design Trends for 2014

Tips for making a poster

http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/how-design-poster-10-pro-tips-7133634

This site has ten helpful tips to keep in mind while creating a poster.

Left-brain exercises

This article has 17 exercises to help think more creatively.

http://www.graphicdesignblender.com/left-brain-exercises-for-creative-people

7 steps to finish a project

This article shows good start to finish instructions when working on a design project.

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/steps-designers-complete-project/

Pantone advent calender

This is such a cool idea! I can't lie, I got really excited when I saw it
http://thedsgnblog.com/post/69318452207/pantone-advent-calendar

100 ideas that changed graphic design

This article i found very interesting. It pretty much explains how graphic design is what it is today.

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/08/100-ideas-that-changed-graphic-design/ 

Design Inspiration

http://www.youthedesigner.com

This website has great inspiration for design.

Bad Designs

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/horribly-designed-objects-that-will-make-you-want-to-punc

This post was funny, it's about terribly designed items.

Design

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/design

This website had really great ideas and design elements.

Art Installations

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/art-installations-you-want-to-live-in

This post on buzz feed is so cool. It shows a bunch of really interesting art installations. I'd like to see some of them in person.

Logo Design 101

http://www.creativebloq.com/design/10-steps-perfect-logo-7112864

This post give helpful tips on how to design successful logos.

Rack cards

This article has some very successful rack card designs that we can learn from.

http://www.andysowards.com/blog/2012/20-fresh-rack-card-print-design-inspirations/ 

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/learn/start/illustrator.html

How many do you need to post?

Lindsey Hund-PERFECT

Kristen Kimiecik-3

Lexi Belardinelli-PERFECT

Jake Gerard-9 Come on man!

James Messler- 1

Zack Masterson-1

Danielle Granieri-5

Lauren Abbott-PERFECT

Chelsee Brockwell-PERFECT

Alexa Sparcio-PERFECT

Keagan Brown-4

Issaka Amado-4

Make sure these are done by next Tuesday! 

http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/32-amazing-inspirational-pieces-of-graphic-artwork

Logo Design

http://logofaves.com

This site can be inspirational if your stuck on what to do for the logo project. I thought it was helpful to see people's favorite logos.

Lita Albuquerque

She is a really interesting installation artist

http://litaalbuquerque.com

combing the use of illustrator and photoshop

http://www.webwasp.co.uk/lessons/photoshop/26-Illustrator/illustrator-photoshop.htm

http://www.onextrapixel.com/2009/06/01/10-great-tips-to-help-you-kick-start-your-logo-design/

3D

Even though all of these examples are done in the third dimension with paper, they are all very cool, unique examples of design work.

The Value of Creating Digital Vs. Traditional Art

“You can create something digitally that would be impossible to create by hand. Conversely, you can create something by hand that you cannot replicate digitally.”

I recently stumbled upon this blog piece that finally highlights the painstaking tension between handmade and digital art. As graphic design artists our talent is a double edged sword. We are two faced, where one side reflects our analog, robotic like semi-pofessionalism in computer programs and the click of a mouse and where the other side reflects our ability to hold a pencil in our hand and use that tool as a catalyst for creativity. But is the overuse of and codependence on computers detrimental to our art-making or instead the hubris which gives it inspiration? Can computer and tradition even live happily every after together? Read up on the article--it's definitely an effective shift of paradigm. 

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/paint-or-paint-app-value-of-creating-digital-vs-traditional-art/

Spotlight on: Dana Tanamachi

She's the artist who took the road less traveled. This is a designer who utilizes a unique medium--perhaps a little old-school but still giving her the upper hand from her competition. She creates the perfect signage for businesses, events, you name it. Be sure to check out her work and to glean more about the medium that's slowly becoming the talk of the art world. Whole Foods has also hired some pretty incredible chalkboard artists to give their stores a little more pizzazz. Chalkboard art's ultimate fate is unknown, perhaps rivaled only by technology but few statistics mark it's demise anytime soon.

Logo Design

This article has four important characteristics to create a good logo.

http://www.inc.com/ss/4-characteristics-of-great-logo-design

This artists is so cool

http://www.haque.co.uk/haunt.php

Logo Thief

This website lets the world know about certain designers who are stealing other peoples designs. 

http://www.logothief.com

Designing Logo Tips

http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/10-tips-for-designing-logos-that-dont-suck/

This website has some helpful tips for designing logos, which could help with our current project.

Farmers Markets

This website has some pretty cool farmers market promos from around the world.

StockLogos

http://stocklogos.com/

Ithaca Farmers Market

http://amrys.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/ithaca-farmers-market/

Graffiti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv-Do30-P8A

Sick Paintings

http://dailyartcocktail.com/beautiful-drawings-of-girls/

Two Lighter Fun

http://oddetorium.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-can-be-done-with-two-lighters.html

Snowboarding Rocks

For all  you shredders out there

http://thedeseretkid.com

Stories behind a logo

http://www.fastcompany.com/3017840/dialed/why-great-logo-design-is-only-as-good-as-the-story-behind-it

coloring

http://www.printmag.com/color/

This site gives tips on coloring your work.

understanding light and shadow

This is an website of clips of Light and Shadow use.


http://philipbloom.net/2013/07/19/a-documentary-about-the-art-of-lighting-light-shadow/

helping tutorial on light and shawdow tecniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWv0Tp9L1E

Understanding abstract art

http://www.artsicle.com/blog/understanding-abstract-art

http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2013/01/17/10-habits-to-help-you-master-graphic-design/

Contour

http://www.pinterest.com/eastozdesign/art-sketches-contour-drawings-with-pencil-pen-and-/

Personally, I had some struggles when it came to doing the contour line drawing of my fruit. I found these great examples on Pinterest that really helped me see how I could make mine work better.

HOW Design Live Conference

If this conference wasn't during finals week, I definitely would have gone to it.

http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/74927/149480/?&

Top 5 Apps for Artists

If you are ever bored and looking for something to do, this website lists the top 5 apps for artists. I have not tried any yet, but they are definitely worth taking a look at.

 http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/illustration/5-best-drawing-painting-ipad-apps/ 

How to Use Instagram to Showcase your Design.

It's all about social media. Instagram is as much as a professional networking tool as it is an image sharing app. Graphic designers have turned to Instagram as a outlet for showcasing their designs someplace other than the web, with a audience on a much bigger and larger scale than online portfolio websites. This article has really come in handy for all my seniors leaving this place come next spring. I think it's a truly helpful read.

http://www.thedesignrange.com/2013/07/23/how-to-use-instagram-to-showcase-your-designs/

A Magical Land called Behance.net

Behance is one of the greatest resources any wanna-be graphic design professional has at his or her fingertips. Anyone who wants to be creative has access to be inspired by thousands of online portfolios. Behance is an online platform and community that is integrated that serves as a santucary for artists and designers to showcase their professional work for potential clients and simply for the creative world to see. 

Welcome to your second home:

http://www.behance.net

Famous graphic design quotes

These are some interesting inspirational quotes by graphic designers in this article.

http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2013/09/16/10-famous-design-quotes/

One of them is, “It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.”
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                 — Paula Scher

http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/pro-guide-logo-design-21221

Need help with Pictograms?

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/08/100-ideas-that-changed-graphic-design/

100 designs that changed the game.. Really cool animal hand pics at bottom of the.page

Grass tutorial

Awesome tutorial to make grass!
http://vimeo.com/78183651

Skintones!!!!

As an artist who uses photoshop as a medium for drawings and artwork skintones has always been a problem for me. I'm so glad I found out about pantone (awesome stuff) and they have a whole swatch set of skintones!

http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone.aspx?pg=21046

blog

http://www.dexigner.com
This design blog is really interesting. I has many good ideas and inspiration.

Art Movements

This is a neat little website that shows a bunch of examples of art style and techniques!

http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/art_movements.htm

Spot vs. Process Color Recognizing the Differences

TaTake some time on the Pantone Site :)

Behance

This website is a way for artists to showcase and discover creative work.

http://www.behance.net

Useful Tips

Featured artists from this website give advice on how to improve color and composition, produce better inked work and smarter digital techniques. It gives a brief description of each, and even tells one how to come up with better concepts to help create your next artwork. 

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/illustration/illustration-tips-ink-scanning-cleaning-up/

Styles of Art

I thought that this was a really cool way to look at the different styles of art. Although it doesn't include all the ones we have to use for our roughs, it was nice it see one idea in so many different ways.

Visuals

To get a better idea of what exactly constitutes the different visuals and how they should be represented I found a simple collage of the different expressions within drawing a piece of fruit. I'm a visual learner so this helped me to familiarize myself with these concepts fairly quickly.

Skin

I recently logged onto Mohawk's website to get a taste of what big art projects their paper was used for and how successful it printed. Mark Mcarty's Skin is the perfect candidate. The exhibit was called Skin: Mark McCarty Photographs, and was at the Opalka Gallery of the Sage Colleges in Albany, New York from October 30 to December 11, 2011. The images were meant to be seen at least life-size, exposing every unique imperfection, pore, scar and follicle of the subject. The final production was printed by Benchemark Printing in Schenectady on Mohawk Navajo, an "Inxwell" paper described as a "super-bright, super-smooth surface that allows super-detailed photo reproduction." 

The Logo Design Process

        Designing a logo is a long process as we all know, this article shows the process from start to finish.

                      http://justcreative.com/2009/02/04/the-logo-design-process-from-start-to-finish/

Nonobjective Art

                                            Here is a few example of non-objective art.