Design Resources

PSDTUTS (Photoshop + design tutorials)
www.psdtuts.com

VectorTuts (illustrator + design tutorials)
www.vectortuts.com

NetTuts
www.nettuts.com

VideoCopilot.net (AE tutorials)
www.videocopilot.net

Group Crits - Tuesday 10/14

We will be having Group Crits from 9-11:30 on Tuesday. We will meet in our room at 9am and proceed to the atrium/cafe lounge from there.

Electroland

Check out these guys interactive/environmental work. Really great stuff! In particular note the airport project in Florida at electroland.net

GE OLEDs: Think e-wallpaper and e-mini blinds!

GE to make changes to lighting business by 2010: Posted by Engadget, Article on CNN

Phase 1 Review - 10/7

Phase 1 Review, tomorrow 10/7. Be ready at 9am to start. Review order is as follows.

9:00 - 9:30 Columbus
9:30 - 10:00 Louisville

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 10:45 Cincinnati
10:45 - 11:15 Dayton
11:15 - 11:45 Indianapolis

CLEAR has the best gosh-darned branding!

The TSA could learn a lot about graphics and what it takes to create a comprehensive branding package. Check out what the private organization CLEAR has assembled at CVG. It takes more than the carefully placed DHS seal and randomly scattered Diamond Lane signage to make people feel at ease.

Prohibited Items Brochure

Will people take the time to read this? Do they know it is available?

3-1-1

Is this graphic effective? Is there a clearer, better way to convey this information to passengers?

No Sketching or Mini Sluggers

Thought our SDF team would enjoy this post. Seems that sketching isn't the only thing banned. Folks down south have a lot of bats to deal with too. Check this blog for the rant. Team SDF, will have a lot of graphics and pictograms in their potential proposals about what you can't do. Seriously.

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