Posted by Andrew Davies
For those of you unfortunate enough to miss the Geekend Unconference on Sunday, you missed out on some of the most informative and engaging sessions of the entire conference. Hopefully other participants will share what they got from the many sessions but here’s a recap of one of the break out sessions I personally found extremely useful.
It was spawned from a topic brought up by Bradley and Jesse from Rails Machine in relation to some issues they were having transitioning from being producers (some times the only ones) to managers. Having recently gone through that same transition myself, I was very interested in hearing what others had to say about it. The wealth of opinions, questions, advice and horror stories floating around our session made me feel a little better about not having it all sorted out and I thought it evolved into a wonderful example of crowd-sourcing for insight.
Some of the take-aways were:
1. Remember you’re managing people, not projects.
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Posted by Andrew Davies
Our friends Nick, Stacy and John at Meddin Studios took some time out of their hectic construction schedule to hold a ribbon cutting yesterday. Some of Savannah’s production-centric Who’s Who were there to support this new venture.
Furniture and equipment still needs to be moved in but the excitement in the air about all that potential was palpable. We’re of course excited because of the gaggle of toys they’re bringing to the area: grip trucks, edit suites, 5.1 dolby sound suites, asset management and knowledge sharing…but wait there’s more!
Posted by James Donaldson
Check out the cool* and free font by the minimalists at Antrepo Design Product. They have crafted a font that is a little industrial, little vintage, little condensed, and little bold. My favorite is the square version, but with 4 styles you can pick your own. The font works on both Windows and Mac, and is only free while it is in beta, so get it now.
» Download Now
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Posted by James Donaldson
Just in time for Geekend here in Savannah, check out the “I Be Au Sm“ T-Shirt over at Threadless by designer Lawrence Villanueva. NES. Xbox 360. Aliens. Robots. USB. Test tubes. Protractors. If it’s geeky, you can bet you’ll find it hidden on the front. Enjoy, and see you at Geekend.
»Check out the Shirt
»Check out Geekend
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Posted by James Donaldson
Last week the creative team over at Ellusionist released something simple and beautiful. A deck of cards that is the product of three top designers who have been working late into the night for the past 5 years. The deck is called Arcane, and it is the first in Ellusionist’s new line of Signature playing cards. I’m no magician, but I have always loved the artwork featured on playing cards and the changes that have been made to them over the centuries. What has always impressed me about Ellusionist is how much attention to detail is placed on the design as well as the execution of a final product. Their site features discussions and videos showcasing how closely they work with printers to get every last drop of perfection from them.
I was lucky enough to get an interview with one of the artists that brought us the Arcane deck, Jason Brumbalow.
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Tags: arcane, arcane deck, brubalow, Designer, interview, James, James Donaldson, jason brubalow, magic, playing cards, print
Categories: Art, Graphic Design
Posted by James Donaldson
With Halloween fast approaching, I thought everyone would really enjoy the work of Tom Whalen. He has recently revamped several classic horror movie posters, mixing vintage elements with modern techniques. To see more of what he can do, check out his portfolio.
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Posted by Andrew Davies
So last night is still ringing in my ears, but in a good way. Not only does it warm the heart to see how the city I’ve chosen to call home awards and encourages innovation, but 2 of our friends, Music Intelligence and Structured Green won in their respective categories; Small Business and Sustainability. I’d say that was a good night. Much thanks goes out to Brynn, Fitz and advisory board for putting on another stellar ceremony. Congrats to all the winners and can’t wait till next year.
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Posted by James Donaldson
By using as many dark colors on our standard monitors as possible we can reduce energy consumption by 20%, and while this may not be noticeable for a single user it can really add up when dealing with numerous computer terminals. According to Stephen at Stephen’s Lighthouse:
“White and bright colors (especially in backgrounds) can use up to 20% more power than black or dark colors. Unfortunately, e-mail and word processors tend to use white backgrounds, so your workstation uses considerable power while you are in these programs, which you are during much of the day. Because black-on-white is the most familiar (it’s just like the newspaper), selecting alternate combinations may not be appealing. However, you can change your desktop background to something efficient. You can change your background by selecting Start, Settings, Control Panel, Display, and Appearance tab. The ‘Item’ field should say ‘Desktop’. Under color, select one of the colors at the right that has a rating below 65W and then click ‘OK.’”
So I have made some simple dark wallpapers using a retro wood theme that may reduce your energy footprint. There are fullscreen, widescreen and iphone sizes - and each has a version with the EcoStatement and one without. There are also some darker versions that are black and white. Enjoy.
WIDESCREEN
» Standard
» Blank
» Dark
FULLSCREEN
» Standard
» Blank
iPHONE
» Standard
» Blank
» Dark
Tags: Designer, desktop, eco, ecowallpaper, energy, green, James, James Donaldson, Paragon, paragon design group, royal, saver, wallpaper
Categories: Blogging, Graphic Design, Just for fun, Sustainability
