The American Package Museum

The American Package Museum collects an enormous collection of vintage packaging of the American Ian House.
Curator Ian House describes the Museum: The primary objective of this website is to preserve and display specimens of American package design from the early decades of the 20th Century. The secondary objective is to establish a community for those interested in such an endeavor. It is my hope that this website will eventually develop into a significant archive of corporate heritage and branding.

Photography - How to Make a Light Tent

The following tutorial on constructing an Inexpensive Light Tent was Submitted by Jeffrey Bail

Laser Die Cut

This package was done by LaserExcel for Starbucks

Lasercraft

Laser cutting offers you:
- Clean, detailed cutting in most non-metallic materials.
- An ability to cut anything you can draw!
- Low set-up charges with no minimum runs.
- Fast turnaround.
- Wide range of materials.

Typical materials and applications:
Plywood – from 0.8 to 12mm thick. Bookmarks, jigsaws, clocks and clock figures.
MDF – from 2 to 15mm thick. Toys, puzzles and craft items.
Cardboard – up to triple wall board. Bespoke packaging.
Fabrics – natural and man-made fibres.
Acrylic – up to 12mm thick (with polished edges).
Paper – up to any weight and finish.
Polypropylene – up to 2mm thick.

Two companies that sell the equipment are:
LaserSharp® Digital Converting technology advances the die cutting process by eliminating the need to produce tooling to die cut a part.

The Preco FlexPro® CNC laser cutting system provides the speed of galvanometer processing with all the versatility of an XY motion system.

January 27 & 28, 2009
Sheraton Sand Key Resort
Clearwater Beach, FL

Practical, Applicable Package Design For Sustainability

This Workshop provides insights into the basic building blocks of responsible, "sustainable" package design for the environment.

• Instruction on all package materials, structures, and processes
• Direction on how to launch sustainable package design projects
• Direct access to resources necessary for a basic understanding of a "systems thinking" approach

Poster design - James Widener

Poster designed by James Widener in support of Barack Obama.
Here is the link where to get them http://snuffhouse.bigcartel.com/

VOTE!

AIGA invited designers from across the United States to create nonpartisan posters that inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote for a presidential candidate in the 2008 general elections. 24 posters were chosen to be professionally printed and distributed throughout the United States. These posters have been hung in the windows of storefronts, restaurants, dormitories, laundromats and elsewhere around the country. You too can participate in getting out the vote by joining AIGA Orlando on October 23rd to see these posters on exhibit and take some home to distribute around our city to spread the message. Our local Obama and McCain campaign groups will also be on hand to hand out literature.

For more information about the AIGA Orlando event.

Student Ideas - Erick Zelaya

My name is Erick Zelaya, I am a 19 year old student currently enrolled at Full Sail University. I have taken many years of traditional art classes but I have recently been jumping into digital art paintings since I entered Full Sail. I'm relatively new to using Photoshop but all my traditional training seems to carry over to the digital field.

http://erickzelaya.deviantart.com/

http://www.conceptart.org/

http://massiveblack.com/

But is it evolution?

Reading This Will Change Your Brain
A leading neuroscientist says processing digital information can rewire your circuits. But is it evolution?
By Jeneen Interlandi | NEWSWEEK Published Oct 14, 2008

"The findings, to be published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, suggest that Internet use enhances the brain's capacity to be stimulated, and that Internet reading activates more brain regions than printed words. The research adds to previous studies that have shown that the tech-savvy among us possess greater working memory (meaning they can store and retrieve more bits of information in the short term), are more adept at perceptual learning (that is, adjusting their perception of the world in response to changing information), and have better motor skills."

Movie Posters - Ernst Lubitsch

Poster Gallery
"The Lubitsch Touch" has become the key phrase used to describe the unique style and cinematic trademarks of director Ernst Lubitsch. But what exactly is "The Lubitsch Touch?"

According to Scott Marks, film professor at Columbia College in Chicago, "The Lubitsch Touch" was a phrase concocted by studio PR men eager to turn a great director, Ernst Lubitsch, into a brand name. As Marks points out, "the label adhered, and to this day, critics still bandy it about, ever hoping to unlock the mysteries of its meaning."

Here are just a few of the "definitions" provided by film historians and critics attempting to shed some light on the meaning of the fabled "Touch"

Student Ideas - Scott Wade

My name is Scott Wade from the small town Port Carbond Pennsylvania. I’ve been interested in art since I can remember and started taking my art seriously about 4 years ago. Mostly traditional work until recently when I arrived at Full Sail. Recently my new passion is digital art through Photoshop and Photography.
I’m inspired by everything I see, everywhere I go. If you look you can find inspiration all around you. Never stop creating, and never stop growing as an artist!

www.fuelyourcreativity.com

www.designflavr.com

www.designfeedr.com

Issuu is like Scribd's hotter cousin

Posted by Josh Lowensohn

One of my favorite document sharing services is Scribd. However, there's another document sharing service that has been around since early 2006, and boy if it doesn't have some good things going for it. It's called Issuu (pronounced "issue") and it's all about documents. In this case, it's only the ones in PDF format. Users can put together compilations of content and share them as they would photos or videos on other hosting services. Read more...

Hoefler & Frere-Jones - Type Foundry

Since 1989, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones have helped some of the world's foremost publications, corporations, and institutions develop their unique voice through typography. Their body of work includes some of the world's most famous designs, typefaces marked by both high performance and high style.

In 2004, The Hoefler Type Foundry entered its sixteenth year as Hoefler & Frere-Jones. H&FJ continues to work with brand leaders in every sector, developing original typefaces and licensing fonts from its library of nearly 1,000 designs, and it publishes fonts exclusively through its New York sales office and its web site at typography.com.

Comicstrip Art Gallery

Click! on the artist name to see the scan.Many scans are from reduced photocopies or pieced together scans so a lot of the subtle nature of the art work is lost and edges may be cropped.

Jessica Hische - Illustrator

02.25.08

Jessica Hische

Staff: Me, my computer and about a dozen, half-filled sketchbooks.

Education: BFA in graphic design, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia.

Cultural Influences: Popsicle-stick jokes, terribly wonderful action movies, hearty meals, trashy celebrity news, my friends, Victorian and other vintage type, paper, books on tape.

Environment: I work from my loft apartment, which is constantly under construction, at a desk covered with half-filled cups of coffee, candy wrappers and random knick-knacks. I’m surrounded by technology, life ephemera and thoughtfully gifted art that is mostly taped and tacked to the walls.

Philosophy: “I ain’t got time to bleed” —Jesse Ventura, Predator

“Cover for a quick tips book about integrating a cat into your life. The interior was also designed and illustrated by me.” Alethea Morrison, creative director; Storey Books, client

Parochial High Schools. “One of several illustrations for the ‘Best Private High Schools’ showing one of the first things people associate with private schools (particularly parochial): uniforms.” Grace Saunders, art director; Cincinnati magazine, client

“Hand-lettering for an article about water-related summer activities in Boston.” Emily Reid Kehe, art director; Boston Globe Magazine, client

“Endpapers for a tutoring service’s promotional brochure. The brochure was designed and illustrated by me at Louise Fili Ltd. All type is hand-lettered.” Louise Fili, art director; Bespoke Education, client

All Girls Private Schools. “One of several illustrations for an article titled ‘Best Private High Schools’ explaining the varieties of private schools and which work for each kind of student.” Grace Saunders, art director; Cincinnati magazine, client

Eight Maids-a-Milking. “One of twelve cards (each representing a different day of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’) sent as a self-promo. Printed offset in a limited run of 250.”

“For the cover of Broker Dealer Journal about small companies quickly becoming large and successful. All type is hand-lettered.” Helen Steiman, art director; Qualified Media, client

“An editorial illustration for Wired magazine’s ‘Posts’ section about a high-end dog hotel offering spa treatments and individual suites.” Christy Sheppard, art director