This blog post on Technologizer.com is hilarious. Who hasn’t experienced one of these “Greatest Error Messages of all time?” The winner is pretty predictable, but the photos that showcase where it’s taken place are awesome.
Thanks to Slashdot and, um, Harry McCracken, for the post. Here’s a link.
Yeah, you probably heard. Or, perhaps you were one of the poor folks who got to learn all about CS3 at PhotoshopWorld 3 weeks ago here in Las Vegas like our designer, Charles, who was at Mandalay Bay for the pseudo-in-depth training. Apparently, every one of the instructors was having a hard time adjusting to going back to CS3, since they’re all beta testers for CS4. The buzz of PhotoshopWorld was CS4, and no one could talk about it. Ironic, I guess. I’m sure they have their reasons. Either way, the new version is now shipping, and I’m eager to dive in. I’ll post a review when my new copy arrives in a few weeks.
Here’s the link to all the details at Adobe.com
Thanks to Victor, our Las Vegas AIGA Advisory Board Director, for helping to bring the China Design Expedition experience to Las Vegas on the 3rd of October. Join us at the newly renovated 5th Street School to listen and learn from Bennett Peji, District Branding Consultant, AIGA Fellow and National AIGA Board Member, Cristina Montoya, AIGA San Diego & Stacey Szabo, AIGA San Diego.
Here’s a link to the event details. See you there!
Hey, sorry if you missed it, but last night’s AIGA Nuclear Font Lab was a kick in the pants. We joined dozens of creatives, (both AIGA members and non-members, students and professionals) from the Las Vegas area in listening and learning from legendary alphebetician Chank Diesel, from font mega-house, Chank.com. The event took place in none other than the Las Vegas Atomic Testing Museum, and was appropriately titled Chank’s Nuclear Font Lab. Check out the photos of the event HERE. Special thanks to Chank and his lovely wife; Christy and Joy from Mohawk Paper, and of course, Krystal and the rest of the AIGA Board Members who make killer events like this possible.
In 2008 at Black Diamond Digital, we’ve been designing a lot more apparel than in years past. Currently, we have dozens of shirts for sale at the Cannery Casinos through our partners at TransAction Holdings. We also have BDDI-designed shirts in Colorado with Outdoor Depot, in Massachusets with the University of Nantucket, and we’re waiting to reveal the most fun ones yet, nationwide, with Fuego Star (stay tuned!).
Jake (Brother and BDDI New Media VP) and I visited our parents in Wyoming last week, and my mom busted out a box of our childhood shirts. It really came full circle when I saw that she held onto my first screen printed designs, and a few just for fun. Enjoy!
I was 13 when I sold my first shirts at one of my Dad’s Photo Conventions. Luckily, I’m a much better Illustrator and Designer at 32 than I was at 13. Here’s the back. It’s dated, but decent, I think.
I introduced “insanity” in 8th grade (I think). I sold hoodies and t-shirts to my friends so I could buy hair band tapes, skateboards, Vans and Chuck Taylors. I even had a brochure and some stickers that I made in Aldus PageMaker 4 in the Library, because we didn’t have a computer at home. In fact, nobody really cared if you used a Mac or a PC in those days. The fonts were such a headache back then, and the internet was actually just a network for researching (read:plagiarizing) homework.
I recycled the “i for and i” design in college as a lino-cut print in printmaking class. Looks better in color. As you can see in the “blob” wraparound below it, I sucked at registration, so I used one-color designs most of the time.
Finally, we can see that the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree in our family. Here’s a design my dad did in the 60s for Brush Poppers Motorcycle shop in Morrisson, Illinois. These sell at Lucky Brand right now for about $60! (this one’s a little ratty, so it might go for $40 – just kidding!)
Finally, here are a few shirts from which we pulled inspiration from over the years. These are like an autobiography. Part embarrassing, part cool as hell! You’ll see my first Denver Bronco shirt, my first Lollapalooza shirt (Rage still rules!) and Jake’s first Vision Street Wear shirt, and a Lucero skate shirt from ’86! Old School!
Finally, a tribute. None of this would be possible without my awesome parents, John and Gayle Ludens. Two hard working middle-class Americans who busted their asses for their kids. Thanks Mom and Dad!
