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This day is dedicated to? Focus on finding concept clarity. Expansion of drafted storyboards for a project.

Silence.

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via: Alan Houser

RIP / Hillman Curtis

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I’m crying like a baby.. oh no. Hillman was an inspiration, a mentor and such a good and kind person. Very secluded and protective of his intimacy – I met him twice – second time w/ his little beloved son.

Soft-spoken – he has made a profound impact on my life. If you have not yet read MTIV Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer – suggest you do. Just re-read what he wrote in the copy he gave me.

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For those not knowing him, he was a pioneering new media designer, former design director for Macromedia and eponymous partner of the digital and film agency in New York City.

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He has designed a much acclaimed / criticized website for Adobe just previous the web standards started to gain terrain.

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When he started filmaking – I supported him wholeheartedly and we had on and off discussions about the concept.. etc.

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His last video explaining his parcours and a glimpse of his ghastly look.. A look that I know all too well.. when I went through the pain of loosing my little ‘bro.

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Hillman Curtis, a Pioneer in Web Design, Dies at 51 by Paul Vitello

Hillman Curtis called himself a serial self-reinventor.

He once explained his penchant for reinventing himself in an interview. “I originally went to school for creative writing and film,” he said. “I then spent 10 years pursuing music, and, after failing at that, I did various random jobs. I got into design out of desperation — I didn’t want to wait tables or pound nails.”

“The reason for designing new media is simple — to subtly and quietly change the world.”

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Hillman Curtis 1961-2012 by Gabe de Urioste

My experience with my hero. Yesterday, my cinema hero and mentor, Hillman Curtis, died after a long battle with colon cancer.
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Hillman Curtis, 1961-2012 by Observatory: Design Observer

Nothing had prepared me for coming face to face with him, and as we set up for the taping, I had to adjust my frenetic energy to connect with his serene and gentle manner. He was certainly not what I expected. — Debbie Millman

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RIP Hillman Curtis by Oliver Lindberg

.net: What advice can you give to new designers?

HC: Everyone’s path is different, and I realise that as I interview other designers. I realise that their relation to the craft is unique. All I can say is design with care, don’t avoid things like grids (grids are important), and examine the tradition of graphic design.

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His last interview published April 11. Interview with Design Legend Hillman Curtis by Jens Loeffler.

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Touching au-revoir on his FB profile.

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Above picture courtesy of: Richard Charlesworth

quote by Katharine Green: This proves it… he always could FLY!

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That is one of his stories – and we had talked about the ‘ending‘..

My gosh. You will be missed my dear.

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Addendum: RIP / Arnaud Mercier. Another loss for the design community – past September.

Check out the animated calendar snipped from the brand new Ryan Fitzgibbon website (redesigned over last w/e). Inspiration all year round!

He is a graphic designer and began his career as an intern at People Design before moving to San Francisco in 2009, where he spent the ensuing 2.5 years as a communication designer at IDEO and as co-chair of communications for AIGA San Francisco.

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Each month contains a quote from some of his favorite creative people. Never get comfortable. Reinvent yourself. — Michael Vanderbyl.

Creative Retreat week — publishing hiatus.

Will spend the full week head over heels in master files collated for multiple projects. Will work on a product line logo. Photography tests from Fujifilm x10 / iPad / Photoshop. Explore further the ‘C’ concept. Finish the HappyKamper project. Finish sifting photo archives.

Add pretty colours to on-going 5 x 2.5 and 3 x 3 canvases.

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Netdiver Mag publishing — to resume April 2.

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Meanwhile — Feed you eyes.

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illustration: Pencil Mountains by Brent Coudmann

In response to the "What have you enterprised as a personal project lately?" question asked to Featured by group on FB, a designer that I admire, Gregor Žakelj head of VBG answered this:

This was our new years gift to clients. It’s the tangible connection between a designer’s world and the world around the designer. We wanted to show how we see things in pixels…

Here it is the Pixel ruler.

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(Suggest you read copy on project page – inspiring)

Are perceptions shifting how we relate to others? Clients? Brands? Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information.

So what do you think? Does or not?

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To help illustrate my point (and available for purchase) showing the Monsters, Inc. minimalist poster by Wonchan Lee.

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Showing The Incredibles minimalist poster by Wonchan Lee.

Kelli personally sends in a news. Unassuming and oh so very humble – she didn’t ask for anything.. just that I look. Was quite busy then. Told her I would get back to her.. till now.

16 silly-happy-jaw-dropping-inspiring minutes. Ever.

I certainly don’t say this lightly.

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Her website is another jaw-dropping concept using Google map.

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First featured her awesome Paper Record Player project.

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And the pretty cool Tiny colorful buildings she draws.

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She gave this talk at TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 TEDxTalk.

Disruptive Wonder for a Change by Kelli Anderson

She believes that the world is full of order that doesn’t necessarily deserve our respect.. inspires us to change the world around us by rejecting normal order, messing things up, and causing millions of teeny-tiny disruptions to whatever is sitting in front of you.

Read more about it on her blog.

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS.

Spend your best 16 min ever.