February 2012
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WatchThis is Derek (the intern). Pleasure to meet y’all.
I thought I would kick off the begining of my time at Hum Creative with this video of Dana Tanamachi. She has some wicked hand skillz. NO RULER! So crazy.
Please sit back and enjoy some chalk typography.
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Welcome to Hum, Derek!
I am so excited to welcome Derek Van der Griend to the studio! Today was Derek’s first day as a design intern, and I feel so lucky to have his help. He’s super talented. See? Here is some of his recent student work from Cornish College of the Arts:
Derek will be posting occasionally on this blog, sharing some of his favorite design inspiration. So that you can have an image of...
baseline gridz
My notes-to-self for a lecture on baseline grids tomorrow. I’m so tired that I’m gonna post them here. bigger images here
WHY A BASELINE GRID? When you write on ruled paper (like in school), you can write however large or small you’d like, but the rules on the page make sure that all of your lines are orderly. If you write small, your text will sit on every line. If you write...
January 2012
17 posts
Writings on Spec Work
I’m so sad to see today that a company I admire is using the website 99designs.com to refresh their logo & brand. I am strongly against spec work, be it in the form of a contest, crowd-sourcing, or “auditions”. I feel like a broken record every time I tweet about/against it, but there is nothing that makes me, on behalf of the entire design field, feel less respected or...
“You’ll be lucky if you can get this man to work for you.”
– Adianoeta occurs where a word or phrase is used with a clear meaning, yet a second, more subtle, meaning also exists. (via nsfmc)
New on HUM
Over the holidays, I was finally able to get a handful of projects from last year up on the website. (Still need to write descriptions for most if them, but who knows when there will be time for that!) I’ve gotten to work with so many truly inspiring people this year, many of whom are small business owners, and have taught me so much about writing your own job description, making time for...
December 2011
4 posts
She & Him retail display contest
Merge Records “challenged independent record stores across the country to come up with their best A Very She & Him Christmas display.” I’m pretty impressed by Seattle’s own Easy Street Records! check out the rest on the Merge Blog.
HelloGiggles.com on Tumblr: Calling all bloggers! →
hellogiggles:
Dear bloggers and writers, Pressed Juicery is launching a lifestyle site called The Chalkboard, which will go live in January 2012. We’re looking to get fresh points of view, voices, and writers onto the site, so if you know of anyone who would like to get involved or who would be…
EXTRA POSING
This Miranda July photo series for VICE is years old, but new to me. Miranda July has finally charmed me. I apologize for not realizing sooner, ok?
These photos are just too good.
November 2011
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Cave B // The Gorge
Always super impressed by photographers We Are The Rhoads and stylist Tiffany Colors. gorrrrgeous
wearetherhoads:
©We Are The Rhoads
We had a killer time on this shoot. And an amazing team to boot. If you want to see the making of this magic you can check out the BTS video from this shoot made by Joel Clare. And to see the full story of images from this shoot you can go here
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October 2011
11 posts
motion design as live performance
Hello internet, Chelsea here!
(Confession: the last time I wrote a blog entry was when I was 15 on a livejournal. That was eight years ago so apologies if this gets a bit spotty!)
I’ve been so amazed by the recent expansion in live performance art! Motion graphic artists must be SO excited by these advances. I’ve perused the internet for some highlights.
Amon Tobin ‘ISAM’ Live...
Watchoh you know, just Sophia being amazing!
bffproductions:
My first panel. I may have worn makeup but I also wore red TOMS. I can’t everything to all of you. Ya know?
kpliveshere:
HOW THE INTERNET KILLED MASS MARKET MEDIOCRITY
My team put together a panel that was at Advertising Week in New York last week.
I had the privilege to meet Sophia Rossi from HelloGiggles & working with Jane...
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Watchkatrinablair:
damien jurado performing rachel & cali.
way good stuff.
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Introducing Hum Intern, Chelsea Xavier!
I’m so excited to welcome Chelsea Xavier the Hum studio! This intro is quite late, as she’s actually already been here for four weeks. Typing “four weeks” makes me so sad because the semester is only 15 weeks long and I don’t know what I’ll do without her in 10 weeks. Chelsea has been assisting on design projects, giving helpful feedback, acting as House DJ,...
The Concerns of Mindy Kaling
Its kind of a big day for the internet, you guys: Mindy Kaling is back to blogging!! It’s also a big day for people who like to laugh, shop, and frankly just for women in general. I love LOVE that more women are getting attention for being smart and funny. Mindy is amazing, and her blog cracks me right up (as do the image captions in her showroom). SO Stoked to have been able to help with...
September 2011
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August 2011
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