What is simplicity? Is it a lack of detail? A withholding of information? Is it childish? Is it uncultured? Unintelligent? Unsophisticated? I suppose one might think so, but this is wholly inaccurate. Simplicity is perhaps best defined as the minimal amount of elements and information necessary to accomplish a goal or convey a message. [...]
Efficiency is at the heart of all proper design. Its full execution is both complex and simple, as it requires excellence and perfection in a variety of aspects to a design while retaining one single consistent message. Efficient design is accomplished through the maximum output and consideration of the many facets of a design, [...]
Color must be respected, but never feared. Surprisingly, many designers do in fact fear it. And why? Because color is bold, outlandish, and impossible to hide. It is a reflection of the insecurities of the designer himself. And because of this reality, many designers will escape to subtle hues, black and white vagueness, and non-declarative [...]
Here are a few concept images for my recent August trip to Colombia. Enjoy.
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in [...]
I wonder what it really means to be "presidential"? It seems like a vague term that is frequently invoked. Is 'presidential' one's ability to give a good speech? To walk straight, smile, and say "God bless America?" If so, every convention speech I've seen in my life has been presidential, including this year's speeches by [...]
