October 2009
13 posts
When Should You Use Comic Sans →
Hilarious.
-Emily Carr
Tofu or furniture? →
LEED & Graphic Design →
I recently wrote this article on how traditional graphic designers can still apply principles of LEED-CI to their work, since there isn’t yet a certification for their field. It’s the first link on the page; enjoy the reading!
-Emily Carr
China and their follow up to the Olympic Opening...
All China Games opens with dazzling ‘Super Bowl’ display
http://www.stadia-magazine.com/news.php?NewsID=17140
Having lunch 'al desko' again? →
The Kindness of Strangers →
“It’s getting mighty crowded in this social design space. Designers David Stairs and Valerie Casey debate the value of so many players vying to help the world.”
Studio Statistics
Did You Know?
Of the official 24 members of the Lifestyle Studio - 21 are LEED accredited, which equates to 87.5%
Our Male to Female ratio is 9 to 15 or 37.5% male and 62.5% female (CK’s favorite stat!)
Of the official 24 members of the Lifestyle Studio - 13 are currently titled, which equates to 54.2%
Currently the members of our studio are working on over 55 different projects.
So far...
Certification in Graphic Design →
Interesting article talking about certifications within the industry. Not really comparable to LEED, but some good thoughts.
Roger Martin: Business & Design Thinking →
One of my favorite speakers from the AIGA Make/Think conference, he articulated that Design Thinking is the hybrid between Intuitive and Analytical Thinking. Goes like this:
Analytical Thinking Purpose: Prove through induction & deducation Goal: Reliability, consistent outcome
Intuitive Thinking Purpose: To know without explicit reasoning Goal: Validity, outcome that meets the objective
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