DESIGN CHATTER
Avengers: Then and Now
May 22, 2020
We’re all familiar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point! the blockbuster movies have swept records away over the past 10 years. However, if you weren’t a fan of the original comics before the movies, you may not be aware of what the original comic characters looked like! Artist John Black has created the Avengers: Endgame poster using the original comic drawings, and it’s really cool! It’s incredible to see how things have changed over the years between how they were thought of originally to now,
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What’s Your Color Character?
May 20, 2020
This quiz is so neat! While we’ve posted before about how important it is to know the meanings of colors, and the results that they can give you in graphic design, turns out they can have resonate with people too, not just design! The coolest part of this quiz is that it isn’t a Facebook quiz that ultimately sells your data and doesn’t really mean anything: these results are backed by science. Created by data-driven agency Ayzenberg and Soulmates.AI chief scientist Dr.
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Adobe MAX for Everyone
May 15, 2020
Have you always wanted to go to Adobe MAX, but couldn’t swing the costs? We know it can’t be just us! Well, this year is your year: Adobe MAX 2020 is online this year, and free for everyone! This conference is one of the crown jewels in creative industry events, and this opportunity is pretty amazing. We know we have our calendars set for October 19-21 this year, do you? Registration opens later this summer!
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The Great Indoors
May 13, 2020
You’d think a travel photographer would be kind of out of luck during a quarantine, wouldn’t you? Well, Erin Sullivan, a.k.a. Erin Outdoors has found a way around it, while following all the rules. By thinking outside the box and using items found around her home, she’s created some magical “outdoor” photos of the most beautiful places that don’t exist! Our favorite part is scrolling through her posts and seeing what went into creating these amazing photos that aren’t quite what they seem.
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I’m Lovin’ It…From a Distance
May 08, 2020
We all knew it was coming, but this seems to be one of the first things to make it official: the outside world is changing to reflect the new way of life in the “coronavirus era.” A McDonald’s in the Netherlands has renovated to maximize the safety of their workers and their customers in the time of social distancing and increased sanitizing. While the location doesn’t intend to reopen for business until June, this will be an interesting development to keep our eyes on.
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Take a Trip
May 06, 2020
We need a vacation. You probably do too. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards just yet. But AirBnB has some fun designs to fool your coworkers that you have jetted off to the mountains, or the beach, or a medieval French village. While you can pretend to work on your tan, it has the bonus of hiding the pile of laundry you just haven’t quite gotten to yet. Isolating has been so rough,
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