list of designers

Use this list to look through some of the designers and select one to present. 
Add to YOUR blog any information and images that inspire YOU!

Graphics:

Saul Bass

Milton Glaser

Bradbury Thompson

Herbert Bayer

Jan Tschichold

Herbert Matter

Josef Muller-Brockmann

Paul Rand

Massimo Vignelli
Deborah Sussman

Paul Scher

April Grieman

Armin Hoffman

Wolfgang Wiengart

Steven Heller

Stefan Sagmeister

Chip Kidd

Neville Brody

Michael Rock

Alexi Brodovitch

Bruce Mau

Bruno Munari

Illustrators:

Gary Taxali
Sam Weber
Melinda Beck
Calif Brown
Chris Buzelli
Edel Rodriguez
Tomer Hanuka
John Hendrix
Rod Hunt
Bill Mayer
Christoph Nieman
Emiliano Ponzi
Yuko Shimizu
Marc Burkhardt
Sara Fanelli
Red Nose Studio
Nate Williams
Alan Cober
Jim McMullan
Marshall Arisman
Mark English
C. F. Payne
Brad Holland

Walt Disney
Milton Glaser

Norman Rockwell

Alphonse Mucha

Vivienne Flesher

Lester Beall

Kyle Cooper

Animators:
Brad Bird
Don Bluth
Tim Burton
Mike Judge
John Lasseter
Bill Plympton
Will Vinton

Industrial Design:

Henry Dreyfuss

Dieter Rams

Raymond Loewy

Harley Earle

James Dyson

Jonathan Ive

David Kelley

Wendell Castle

Eva Zeisel

Russel Wright

Harry Bertoia

Tom Dixon

Michael Graves

James Dyson

Ross Lovegrove

Karim Rashid

Achille Castiglioni

Furniture, crafts, and other media:

Peter Behrens

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

William Morris

Frank Lloyd Wright

The Shakers

Greene and Greene (American Arts and Crafts furniture)

Sam Maloof

Phillippe Stark

Le Corbusier

Frank Gehry

Eero Saarinen

Ron Arad

Jasper Morrison

Naoto Fukasawa

Fashion:

Ann Demeulemeester

Martin Margiela

Dries van Noten

Christian Louboutin

Christian Lacroix

Christian Dior

Coco Chanel

Jil Sander

Hugo Boss

Behnaz Sarafpour

Donatella Versace

Gianni Versace

Giorgio Armani

Miuccia Prada

Rei Kawakubo

Issey Miyake

Junya Watanabe

Yohji Yamamoto

Manolo Blahnik

Jason Wu

Phillip Lim

Lulu Guinness

Stella McCartney

Alexander McQueen

Vivienne Westwood

Paul Smith

Thom Browne

Tom Ford

Marc Jacobs

Donna Karan

Derek Lam

Cynthia Rowley

Kate Spade

John Varvatos

Vera Wang

Photographers:

Edward Weston

Mario Testino

Alfred Stieglitz

Edward Steichen

Sebastiao Salgado

Man Ray

Irving Penn

Martin Parr

Robert Mapplethorpe

Steve McCurry

Annie Leibovitz

Neil Leifer

Dorothea Lange

David LaChapelle

Lewis Hine

Andreas Gursky

Walker Evans

William Eggleston

Robert Doisneau

Patrick Demarchelier

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Cecil Beaton

Brassaii

Richard Avedon

Bruce Weber

Diane Arbus

working on your concept statement

Concept Statement

A concise, memorable statement that tries to capture the "essence" of a product, particularly its uniqueness. . . . . . . . .

A project could, for example, be targeted at professionals but the graphic designer, lacking this information, may give it a "playful" look. . . . . . . . . . 

It is important that the statement really uses the core attributes and does not add anything new. . . . . . . . .

A concept statement, is a statement that directs how your design is going to look. After someone reads your concept statement they should be able visualize what you stated, the mood, tone, images and typography. . . . . . . . . .

When you read your statement it should immediately give you and the READER visuals. . . . . . . . .When you are done designing you should be able to read your statement and people should be able to see why you made the choices you did and how they relate to the statement. . . . . . . . . 

If you were re-branding something you wouldn't look for a statement that conveys the current mood of the company but want you want it to be like in the future.

a successful concept statement doesn't state the purpose of what you are going to design. it doesn't use any words like... I will, I want, This project. . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . . . . .only words that evoke a mood or feeling. it is a short story. It can start with a definition, a quote or a comparison and then elaborated.

Before you start developing your concept your should have completed an associated word list, selected key words and defined them, written a to suggest list (design and business objectives). These will help you with your concept statement. . . . . . . . .

Read more here!

answers to some of your InDesign questions

INDESIGN QUESTIONS - from Ali

First, don’t let InDesign win.

Second, if you’re not first, you’re last.

What happens if

/when you print your document, nothing shows up? Or if you ‘preview’ (shift+w)

nothing shows up on your page?

First, check your layers. A lot of you have been placing your images on the

“Tschihold grid” layer, rather than “layer 1”. So to avoid a lot of

rearranging, select all (click and drag your mouse over all of the objects, or

click each individually while holding shift), copy (edit: copy), paste in

place on layer 1 (edit: paste in place). You can view your layers on your

layers tab on the right hand side.

/you have objects you want in front or in back of others?

click the object: right hand click: arrange: send to back/front

/you want a photo to have a transparent background?

Open the photo in Photoshop. On the right hand side under ‘layers’ you should

see a thumbnail version of your image with the word ‘background’. Double click

the lock button: click ‘ok’ to the pop up window. This will unlock the object

and let you erase things. Now, using your eraser tool, erase the areas you

want transparent.

Once you’re done: file: save as: format PNG. If you don’t save as a PNG, you

will have a white background and all of your erasing will be for nothing.

/as much as your clicking an object, it won’t grab it?

You have your object locked. The reason you would lock your object is so it

stays in one place and you can move others around it. To lock an object:

select the object: object tab: lock. To unlock: object tab: unlock all on

spread.

/you want to export as a PDF/JPG?

Simply go to file: format Adobe PDF (print). Remember, choose high quality

print preset when you’re ready to print, smallest file size for emailing.

/when you preview your file, images look pixelated despite the high

resolution?

Because InDesign is running a lot of information at once, it cuts corners

where it can, aka your photos. It will automatically decrease your resolution

so the program can run faster/doesn’t lag. To see how your file will actually

print, right click: display performance: high quality display. If your image

/I want to group images together so they stay together?

Then you’re going to group them! Select all of your images (either click and

drag your mouse, or select individually by holding down shift): option tab:

group. To ungroup, select the grouping: object tab: ungroup. Easy peasy.

/you want to work on your InDesign document on a school computer v. your

laptop?

When you trade computers, you lose all of your links to your InDesign

document. To keep these links/photos and all of your fonts in one place,

you’ll need to package the document. File: Package: Package: Continue: Save As

Package: OK. As long as you copy this entire folder to the next computer

you’re working on, you shouldn’t have problems with broken links or missing

fonts.

Make sure your files are linked.

Make sure you’re using Helvetica or Georgia.

Make sure you’re using the grid.

Make sure it’s 18x24 or 24x18.

Make sure you’re asking questions.

Make sure you’re using good craft.

Make sure you Google what you don’t know.

Linda SamsonTalleur: ltalleur@ku.edu

Ann Hossler: ann.hossler@ku.edu

Tom Huang: tomahawk@ku.edu

Ali Fisher: alimfish@gmail.com

thank you Ali !

You'd think we were in love with Dieter Rams

A Deiter Rams interview

Well, this really is the video I wanted to show the first day of class. It shows more of Ram's work side-by-side with Apple products. And he is charming to listen to!

tips for freshman

A fun article encouraging you to get out there and do new things now instead of waiting to your last year :  Take the time to explore the entire campus and city. You'll be surprised to find hidden treasures like little cafes, parks, rooftops, movie theatres, corner restaurants and shy streets that can be great getaways.


36 tips for college freshman

Dieter Rams Video

We looked at Dieter Rams 10 Principals of Good Design, now you can hear him speak about his theories - in English, too!

Dieter Rams video

48 hour Blitz

48 hour Blitz

Here is the video completed by Ali's group during the Blitz: 

water worth


Check out the other fabulous videos here:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/48-Hour-Blitz/10682661