March 2011
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Turn your Doodles into Cool Fabric Designs
I decided to take a break from home and work to enjoy the neighborhood. Leaving all the books behind I grabbed some scrap paper, my Faber Castell Brush tip artist pens and a circle drafting template. A stroll through the neighborhood lead me straight to the coffee shop and that is where the creativity exploded into full color.
After I finished my beverages and my doodles, I took a look at all...
February 2011
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Sketching: the Visual Thinking Power Tool
Mike Rohde
When you feel inadequate in your sketching, pause and reconsider your perspective. Don’t worry how well you draw. Instead, think of your sketching as visual thinking, which works regardless of your drawing quality. Ugly gets the job done just fine.
Great reading on the value of sketching. If there is anything worth being dogmatic about...
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Quick Grub for Hard Working Designers
Sometimes life calls for a break from glowing screens. Tender mouse hands need a little danger. So, go toil a little over the oven… for about 10-15 minutes. Yes, that’s right, a good meal that takes longer to eat than to fix. That’s an important ratio to stick to during the work week. Ironically, this comes on Valentine’s day, so maybe this can be a...
January 2011
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome
Neil Pasricha:
You will never be as young as you are right now.
Quin shared this video with me last night. Sometimes it doesn’t take very long for the fresh start of new year to wear off. Suddenly, hopefulness fades and everything once again seems like a giant mountain to climb. Watch this whenever that happens.
View it on Ted or You Tube.
November 2010
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Paintings Inspired by Typography and a Good Book
Have you ever wondered where you get inspiration? What do you do with it? I get creative! Inspiration can come from anywhere, in this case, a good book. I always capture my inspirations on paper first, in my sketch book. I had several key words in mind, along with some imagery I’d imagined from the book.
First, I scanned in my new sketches, to prepare them to use for my paintings. After I...
October 2010
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Fresh from the Oven: My Albus Logo
We recently finished this logo for non-profit My Albus, a California based start-up specializing in albinism awareness and education.
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Welcome to the Black Doily Blog!
This is where we will pile up our thoughts: some contrived, some on a whim.
What can you look forward to?
Mostly, posts here will cover topics like design, technology and culture. Some will stray: Food. Good books. Film and music.
Over all, we want to publish content our current clients, possible clients, and others in our field will find interesting, useful...