Business Design Result - Research II

David Carson

is considered by many to be one of the world’s most influential graphic designers. He describes himself as a “hands-on” designer and has a unique, intuition-driven way of creating everything from magazines to TV commercials. In addition to various awards and achievements for his graphic design and typography work, Carson has also written books on design, including The End of Print (with Lewis Blackwell), Trek: David Carson, Recent Werk, and the soon-to-be-released The Rules of Graphic Design.

Graphis magazine referred to Carson as a “Master of Typography.” I.D. magazine included Carson in their list of “America’s most innovative designers.” In Newsweek magazine, a feature article said of Carson: “…he changed the public face of graphic design.” Emigre, a graphic design journal that ran for 21 years up until 2005, devoted an entire issue to Carson. His long list of clients includes American Express, AT&T, Atlantic Records, Budweiser, CNN, Levi’s, MTV, Sony, Toyota, Warner Bros., and Xerox, to name just a few.

Carson travels throughout the United States and the world, speaking at seminars and conferences on topics of graphic design and typography. He also enjoys surfing and at one time was a professional surfer.

http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/

Communication Arts Magazine

Founded in 1959, Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers—everyone involved in visual communication. Whether in print or online, CA's editorials, feature articles and the annual competitions it sponsors provide new ideas and information, while promoting the highest professional standards for the field. Now in its 53rd year, CA continues to showcase the current best—from industry veterans to tomorrow's innovators—in design, advertising, illustration, photography, interactive media and typography.

http://www.commarts.com/

Business Design Result - V-Mailing Concept

Develop: a concept for a v-mailing. It is to be from you to either one person or several people you really care about. Design a moment. Make it matter. Create a real connection.


The person I choose to send my V-mail is my Grandmother, she was in a car accident few years back and starts to develop alzheimer's as she's getting old. Some of my most vivid memories of her was playing cards games with her when she came over to take care of me while my mother is busy with something. I was thinking I would design a deck of card, which will also serve as a deck of flash cards that helps her with her memories.

Business Design Result - Research I

Stefan Sagmeister
born in 1962, bregenz, austria. stefan sagmeister studied graphic design at the university of applied arts in vienna. in 1987 he moved to new york to attended pratt institute on a fulbright scholarship. he then returned to austria in 1990 for community service as an alternative to obligatory military conscription. at the age 29, he attained a job with leo burnett hong kong. In 1993 he returned to new york to work for the hungarian graphic designer tibor kalman at M&Co. when the studio closed the same year, sagmeister opened his own office ‘sagmeister inc’. in 1994 he was nominated for a grammy award for his album cover - 'h. p. zinker mountains of madness’. in the following years he designed album packaging for artists such as david byrne, lou reed and the rolling stones. In 1996 sagmeister began developed posters for AIGA
-american institue of graphic arts- he took a ‘year out’ in 1999, closing his studio
to commercial work and concentrating on his own experimental projects. in 2001 released the book ‘made you look (another self-indulgent design monograph)’. in 2005 he won a grammy award as art director of the ‘once in a lifetime’ talking heads boxed set packaging. currently among many projects sagmeister continues his work on ‘20 things in my life I have learned so far.’ a series of typographic pieces inspired by the work of his grandfather that he began in 2004.


http://www.sagmeister.com

Emigre Magazine

Emigre, Inc. is a digital type foundry, publisher and distributor of graphic design related software and printed materials based in Northern California. Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the Macintosh, Emigre was one of the first independent type foundries to establish itself centered on personal computer technology. Emigre holds exclusive license to over 300 original typeface designs created by a roster of contemporary designers. Emigre's full line of typefaces, ornaments and illustrations is available in Type 1 PostScript and TrueType for both the Macintosh and PC.

Emigre is also the publisher of the critically acclaimed design journal Emigre magazine which was published between 1984 and 2005.

http://www.emigre.com/