Category Archives: design

Illustration Class

Another site for me to check out when I have more time (in that future space where I’m going to have much more free time than I do now ;) ).From the site:Illustrative Designer. I view illustration and design as equal partners in the creative process. The tutorials on this site are geared to equip the creative in their pursuit of artistic excellence.

HOWTO: Build the best paper airplane

Haven’t tried it, so can’t attest, but would be fun to try …LinkAnd in case that link goes away, the Google video.

Visualizing Basic Algebra

This is interesting, and might come in handy for Julian (although there’s only a few examples and at least one of them has a mistake). Link

What Makes a Great Logo

Guidelines for making a logo. Might be worth it for its first section alone, which describes how a logo should be grounded in basic design principles (and then briefly describes those principles).

Color Sites

These sites could come in handy when trying to design a website or a room:ColorBlenderThis free online tool lets you select a base color; then it automatically creates a palette of six matching colors. It’s a great way to get quick color inspiration.ColourLoversThis site lets you peruse interesting color combinations that others post…. You can browse, create and rate colors and palettes.Color Scheme Generator 2This handy web tool takes your base color and creates color schemes based on one of five color-matching methods – including Contrast, Triad and Analogic.