September 18 (09) 13:11 pm
Would you like to spend a full hour one on one with me for free? Would you like to pick my brain and find out what I’ve learned by being editor of ND, judging multiple design award shows and having reviewed over 150k portfolios in the past 15 yrs?
No problem! Let’s do it! Grab a tall fav drink and set some quality time aside to get loads of insights as to why your talent is primordial, how to use, exploit, present it and cash on it. Definitely aiming to empower and inspire rather than show. There are no ‘visual’ examples provided.
Make it an even better experience download and print the .pdf to follow and add your personal notes as we go along. Now, how do we go about doing this?
Head on to and pick the Online the Brand is You video (1 hour) of the session I did at FITC Toronto ’09, and we’re all set. Would luv to hear your comments or questions.
Poster designed by Joshua Davis
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Caught into the moment during my session.
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Photo by Lillian Xia
September 14 (09) 09:21 am
dn&co work “with visionary international developers, funds and architects that have a healthy irreverence for the industry standard, providing them with branding and production across all media.”
Now that’s the attitude that can raise the bar.
July 19 (09) 11:41 am
Ten Things I Have Learned — Miton Glaser.
- “You can only work for people that you like”
- “If you have a choice, never have a job”
- “Some people are toxic, avoid them”
- “Professionalism is not enough or
- The good is the enemy of the great”
- “Less is not necessarily more”
- “Style is not to be trusted”
- “How you live changes your brain”
- “Doubt is better than certainty”
- “On aging”
- “Tell the truth”
July 17 (09) 09:44 am
Feeling like you have the whole world on your shoulders (hands)? Braving being assaulted by life new complexities? Trying to make sense of it all and keep doing no matter what? Well, as I like to say: “Never underestimate the power of ONE!”
She just nailed it! Pepa Prieto.
July 16 (09) 08:45 am
“Design is intelligence made visible” — Sir Terence Conran. If you’re interested in discovering the journey and quest for excellence of this remarkable thinker-designer, read (or download the 50 Years In Design book.
July 6 (09) 17:00 pm
Introducing a new kind of agency who happens to be just my kind of agency. Zerofee, is an ethical design agency! Period! They “create visual identity and design for print and digital media, but not for irresponsible brands or companies.”
Now if they design as good as they write, then they are IT. The ultimate deal for honest clients. Let’s see what they’ve done and what they’ve been involved with.
First just the Create Not Hate is a catchy slogan but so are the visuals. What are they? Well since the project addresses gang crime.. Check it out, these are kaleidoscopes built out of weapons.. so that youth gets the message of creativity over violence!
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Next, well this one I wish to import right here — right now.
Zerofee did the rebranding, signage and marketing collagerals for TRAID who operates over 900 textile recycling banks across the UK.
Read how they operate and see first hand, how a vested organization walks da talk.
Ethical conduct is the quintessential quality we seek. It is one we abide by and will never compromise, so no surprise, we LUV Zerofee.
July 2 (09) 11:03 am
Validation is a fable about the magic of free parking (well not exactly that right – would be too boring) that has been written, directed and composed by Kurt Kuenne. This narrative short has been showered by soo many awards, guess recognizing the true impact.. of having true values.
What’s in a smile? The power of change.
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via Kiddy Gavrila
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DuckDuckGo?
What a strange name for an independent Internet privacy company. Contrary to G/ who records every instance of their services useage with DDG, no recording of your data, EVER!!!
We use it everyday.
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Obsidian
This private (free) app I use daily for taking notes or writing. Back up to the cloud for multi-devices access. Runs locally.
Deep and complex.
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I paint abstract with pretty colours ~ I play with mobile apps to create unique generative art.
Look 'Ma no AI.
feed your eyes
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Communication Arts 24-25—calls for entries.
Interactive — October 25/24
Illustration — Jan 10/25
Photography — March 7/25
Design — May 2/25
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The Smashing Conferences explore real-life projects, workflows and hands-on insights.
SmashingConf - Antwerp
Upcoming: Oct 28-31/24
SmashingConf - Workshops
Online: check dates.
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AIGA call for submissions
AIGA’s competitions celebrate exemplary design and demonstrate the power of effective design.
50 Books | 50 Covers: February 26 / 24
365: AIGA Year in Design February 26 / 24
Alt Summit 2024.
It is a conference and a community of thousands of women influencers and entrepreneurs in creative fields.
Upcoming: March 17-20 / 24
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YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.
Rocking it since 2001.
/ Highlighted talents
They LUV design! #13
Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.
Previously: #12 - #11 - #10 - #9 - #8 - #7 - #6 - #5 - #4 - #3 - #2 - #1
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They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.
Previously: #1 - #2
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1
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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.
/ About us?
A little (www) Story. In 1995, JF and I started a little project — Netdiver mag.
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Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .
Over 50 articles.
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Driven by vision.
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Best Of The Year (BOTY)
Netdiver Best of the Year is a yearly compilation of projects / talents who made a lasting impression the previous year.
/ 2016 edition
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Netdiver Vintage edition
What was new in design worldwide—sort of a very unofficial record of web history as captured from {1998 - 2007}.
Over 2.3k+ projects.
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Walk down memory lane: hand-coded news in design from 1998-2008.
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