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 Wednesday, June 24, 2009
A Hot Austin Night
The HOW staff got to explore a bit of Austin's beloved South Congress Ave. last night. We asked the cabbie to drop us off at Uncommon Objects, pretty much my favorite junktique store in the world. I found a great pair of horseshoe cuff links to go with the pink tuxedo shirt I brought to wear to the Keep Austin Weird closing party.
A couple of doors down at Maya Star, I found a pair of funky but totally functional sunglasses. My dog ate my last pair. I'll have to keep these safe.
After drooling over boots that none of us can afford, we found our way to dinner at Enoteca, a fantastic Italian bistro. Their arabbiata sauce is to die for. After, we walked down the street a bit and ended up sitting in the beer garden behind Botticelli's, another cute Italian place. The cocktails were cold and the live music was soothing (just a guy with a guitar and a great voice).
The pre-conference studio tours and workshops began this morning and the conference kicks off tonight with a keynote from Rob Walker, who writes the Consumed column for The New York Times Magazine, and a party in the Resource Center (sponsored by Mohawk).
Hope I'll see you there!Posted by Megan
Events
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:08:59 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Eye-Catching Pillows
I got my yearly eye exam today, and while I was sitting in the chair I thought of these cool eye-chart pillows from Heather Lins Home, which we're featuring in our October issue. There's even a 3D version, complete with 3D glasses!
Posted by Sarah
Gifts and Goodies
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:11:50 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Paper Specs
Just another reason to high tale it down to Austin this week for the HOW Conference: French Paper is giving away funky paper specs at their booth.
Every day we're dropping more fresh lines for designers than Kanye and our colors are richer than Fitty. Stop by the French booth and pick up your specs, they'll keep you cool in the hot Austin sun (and maybe help you catch some z's on the DL, if those slide shows go long!) Can't make it to the HOW Conference? Order French products, paper, and envelopes on-line at http://frenchpaper.com and we'll be throwing a pair of Paper Specs in with each order.
 Posted by Megan
Events
Monday, June 22, 2009 8:24:28 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Logo Lust
This rad logo for a fictional design organization is the product of a hearty layer tennis match between Aaron Draplin and Chris Glass.
via NotCot
Posted by Megan
Designers | Just for Fun
Monday, June 22, 2009 2:46:00 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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The Dangers Of Stock And Photoshop
Uh, yeah, your Photoshoppery isn't obvious at all. (Not!)
From The National Post:
The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on
the cover of Toronto’s latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was
digitally altered to make the photo more "inclusive," which city
officials say is in keeping with a policy to reflect diversity.
A spokesman for the department that publishes the guide listing
recreation activities confirmed the publication was doctored to insert
the face of a different father.
"He superimposed the African-Canadian person onto the family
cluster in the original photo. It was two photographs and one head was
superimposed over the original family photo," said John Gosgnach,
communications director for the social development division.
"The goal was to depict the diversity of Toronto and its residents."
The cover shot caught the eye of a National Post graphics
editor, who ran it through a program called TinEye that detects visual
enhancements to standard art.
via Neatorama
Just for Fun
Monday, June 22, 2009 2:24:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Graphic Designer
Canon Communications, Los Angeles
Canon Communications LLC, a business-to-business media and trade show
company has an immediate need for a graphic designer to produce
promotional material for b2b publications and web products for a busy
in-house design department.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years
designing HTML web and print promotional material. A majority of the
workload consists of creating HTML emails, web banners, animated gif
tile ads and PDF flyers. You will also be designing ads, promotional
mailers and media kit brochures. Responsibilities range from
conceptualization and design, the ability to make focused design
solutions, handle multiple jobs and prepare reliable files on time.
Candidate must have strong sense of responsibility and be a team
player.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, June 22, 2009 1:25:12 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Designing the News
Slate has an interesting article about why reading printed newspapers is still better than reading a digital version on a Kindle. It all comes down to design.
But both versions of the Kindle are missing what makes print newspapers
such a perfect delivery vehicle for news: graphic design. The Kindle
presents news as a list—you're given a list of sections (international,
national, etc.) and, in each section, a list of headlines and a
one-sentence capsule of each story. It's your job to guess, from the
list, which pieces to read. This turns out to be a terrible way to
navigate the news.
Posted by Megan
Industry News | Thought Provoking
Friday, June 19, 2009 5:48:29 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Heading to the HOW Conference?
We're just two working days away from heading to Austin for this year's big HOW Design Conference, so I wanted to share some last-minute info and advice for anyone who's planning to join us (and I hope YOU are!):
• Beat the crowd at the registration desk and pick up your conference badge and materials starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, on the first floor of the Austin Convention Center. Registration is open throughout the event.
• Expect it to be blazin' hot outside and pretty cool inside the meeting space. Dress code ranges from business casual to T-shirts and jeans.
• We'll be tweeting and blogging live during the conference, so stay tuned here for scoop, and follow us on Twitter: @HOWmag. Join the HOW Conference Twibe, and tag your tweets #HOWConf.
• Looking for places to eat and things to do in Austin? There's no shortage of either, so start here.
What's more, there are lots of extra activities on the agenda (official and otherwise) next week, including:
• A lunch group for designers who work for churches and other religious organizations on Thursday
• A lunch group for designers who work in-house on Friday
• A gay bar crawl following the Friday night reception
• A bar crawl on Sixth Street on Tuesday night
• Fun stuff for folks who aren't into bar crawls
• The Designers Marketplace on Thursday evening
• Design History and Practice: Mano a Mano, a bracket-style tournament hosted by Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio on Thursday night
See y'all in Austin. I'll have my boots on!
Events | HOW Magazine
Friday, June 19, 2009 4:00:28 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Interactive Art Director
Eveo Inc., San Francisco, CA
Eveo is a leading provider of rich media communication solutions
focused on the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Equipment
industries. Much of our work is a combination of video, motion
graphics, and 3D animation resulting in elegant, high-end programs that
deliver on our clients’ key messages to both physicians and patients.
We are looking for an exceptionally talented Interactive Art Director with extensive interactive and GUI design experience.
All potential candidates must:
• Be available to work in-house in the San Francisco Bay area, no relocation
• Provide a working link to their portfolio
The
Interactive Art Director’s role is to collaborate with the Creative
Director and Brand team to conceptualize engaging interactive programs.
The Art Director will then work with the production and development
staff to execute those ideas as the program moves through the
development pipeline. The Art Director will also be responsible for
keeping a close eye on visual consistency and brand adherence thought
the programs life span. Posted by Megan
Industry News
Friday, June 19, 2009 1:30:53 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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