Designing a business
Last week I attended the JWE, which stands for Jewish Women Entrepreneurs. It is a fabulous organization that was set up to support women who either are in startup or growth modes in their business. I met women in all stages of business and it was amazing to hear their stories. What I found most […]
How can you successfully use gradients in your next design
Hello Monday! Today I decided I was in the mood of starting off with a business tip…Gotta change things up right? Else, it will get super boring. There are lot of tips I can share… Which One? Which one should I choose? Eeny, Meeny…OK will just pick one. Have you ever heard of Trello? […]
It’s Chanukah…How does that affect your design?
Hello Monday! Today I will deviate from our custom of showcasing a designer. Instead we will explore a time period: Which One? Greek of course…because its Chanukah!! The Greeks are the first to develop and extensively use a series of moldings to delineate the outlines of buildings. Check this out…and get inspired by the patterns […]
It Glitters and it’s the Gold Glamour Trend!
Hello Monday. Muriel Cooper (1925-1994) was a pioneering book designer, digital designer, researcher, and educator. She was the longtime art director of the MIT Press, instilling a Bauhaus-influenced design style into its many publications. She moved on to become founder of MIT’s Visible Language Workshop, and later became a co-founder of the MIT Media […]
Stare worthy designs
Hello Monday. Today we will start with Erik Nitsche (1908-1988). He left an unmistakable mark on the world of design in his approximately 60 year career. Leaving almost no field untouched, he worked as an art director, book designer, illustrator, typographer, graphic designer, photographer, advertiser, and packaging designer. His graphic design work included magazine covers, […]
Shhh…we found some design freebies for you!
Hello Monday. This week we will learn a little bit about Saul Bass. Saul Bass was born on May 8, 1920, in the Bronx, New York, United States, to Eastern European Jewish immigrant parents. Bell, Kleenex, AT&T? These were all designed by Bass. The interesting thing is that even though he designed many iconic […]
Help–I can’t think of an idea!
Let’s talk about Paula Scher. She is a Jewish Graphic Designer that is a partner at Pentagram. developing identities, packaging and signage for a variety of major clients including The New York Times Magazine,Bloomberg, Target, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Madison Square Park, Tiffany & Co. and Citibank Here are some things she has designed. You […]
3 simple ways to better design
Hello Monday. Ever heard of Paul Rand? Oh and if you haven’t, it would be really, really worthwhile to find out about him. He is responsible for many design icons including the IBM logo, the old UPS logo, the Westinghouse logo. Oh, and his real name is Peretz Rosenbaum (He recently died) 3 simple ways […]
Hebrew Typography Part 1
Hello Monday…oops I mean Tuesday. This email, was supposed to go out yesterday…but we were busy learning and networking at The JWE Conference in Connecticut (do not worry, we will talk all about our experiences in a future blog post!) OK you want to design in Hebrew (or do some Hebrew design) whichever way you […]
Did you have enough room on the airplane?
Monday is here… Did you know….In typography, a serif is a small line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol. Serifs originated in the Latin alphabet words carved into stone. The Roman letter outlines were first painted onto stone, and the stone carvers followed the brush marks which flared at stroke ends and corners, creating […]
