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The Provocative and Prescient Work of Archie Boston Jr.

Eye on Design

In 1967, the Boston brothers launched Boston & Boston, one of the first Black-owned creative agencies in the country. After he married, Boston took a position at the ad agency Botsford-Ketchum for eight years, while simultaneously starting his own firm, Archie Boston Graphic Design. individually and collectively.”.

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Top 10 Pink Logos: A Guide to the Best Pink Brands

Inkbot Design

Designer George Bartell designed the original Barbie logo in 1959, just a year after the first Barbie doll hit the market. The change came from market research that revealed that pink is the preferred colour among young girls and would help the brand stand out on store shelves.

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The waves of research practice

UX Collective

Its grounding frames are consolidated sets of user needs that extend into organizational composition and the market landscape. Except for vendors with volume plays and specialists in special markets, the value to be gained here is decreasing as the wave diffuses into the background of our work. Interaction was a “higher order” (cf.

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A creative’s guide on starting a company

UX Collective

I was an inexperienced creative director at R/GA , one of the most respected digital agencies. I was tempted to stay but I did leave R/GA and joined AKQA , an agency that was not well known at the time. I ended up staying close to 11 years, an eternity by today’s standard, particularly in the US job market. Shed your ego.”

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Where did this interaction come from??—?a brief history of interaction design

UX Collective

was released for electronic art, new media art, and visual design communities. The second was in 2005 , when the Arduino — an open-source electronic platform (microcontroller) developed at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea in Italy?—?came In 2009, the term Arduino is found in 1.9 Build the design community you believe in.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

Of course you are—you’re a graphic designer! Big Type from industry favourites Counter-Print is a celebration of typography-led design and identity work. Featuring interviews with top agencies such as PORTO ROCHA and detailed descriptions of many of the projects, Big Type is your new go-to for type-based inspiration.

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35 Famous Graphic Designers You Need To Know

Shillington

We don’t know many—if any other—famous graphic designers whose work was kick started at a housewarming party. But back in 2009, Dana Tanamachi’s impromptu chalk installation at a party in Brooklyn led to a Google commission, a resurgence in the chalk lettering trend and Tanamachi’s flourishing career. Dana Tanamachi.