Eurovision took place last week in Europe. Love the kaleidoscope pattern, which was designed by dog design. Marija ŠERIFOVIĆ has won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with her song Molitva.
I got these cool, colorful cards to stay in touch (something I like to do) at SamFlax. They are designed by Jean Orlebeke the founder of Eieio. Check them out. I also want to get organized this week and got some magazine box organizers to organize my magazines/books. My office is a big mess, being that I work from home most of the time, my kids come in and out of my office as they please and do crafts here because they know where mom has all the paper, the markers and all the craft supplies. Before I leave on our long vacation to Europe I would love to leave my house in good shape.
Drawing and illustration is my passion, graphic design is my career. The role of graphic designer is confusing to some people. From explaining what I do to a friend or family to weather my role has any social influence is a hard task. Do I have a social role in society? Am I a just a neutral messenger of the company's message, am I influencing the client to make certain decisions? What exactly is the social role of a graphic designer in the world? I found this essay by Pierre Bernard , co-founder of Grapus and Atelier de Création Graphique, that discusses the social role of a graphic designer in depth. Keep in mind that Grapus was a group of idealist artists and graphic designers which were members of the Communists Party. No, I'm not endorsing the Communist idea, I'm just warning you that I'm aware of their political stand and some of the points he makes in the essay are valuable even in our capitalist consumerist world. Graphus disbanded in January 1991, splitting i...
I was such a pleasure to meet one of my icons last night, Grace Bonney, the blogger and author of designsponge.com and Design * Sponge at Home. Elaine and I enjoyed the drinks and tarts and the photo booth.
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