http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive Graphic Designer Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:52:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The guys over at The Denver Egotist were nice enough to feature me in their local talent series, Helping Denver Suck Less. In little more than a year, The Egotist has become THE blog for all things advertising and design in the Denver region, and most importantly, has fostered a growing ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=102 My recommendations for 2008 -- 10 Dos and Don'ts for design success in the coming year. 1. Taste the Rainbow Many of us make a habit of sticking with just a few trusted colors and palettes, and in turn, our design solutions all start feeling the same. Don't limit your color explorations ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=86 As designers, we would be remiss to not investigate the views and beliefs of other designers; in fact, the inherent nature of communication design itself, its present-day subjectivity, necessitates that we at the very least familiarize ourselves with the many different ideas and practices that permeate our profession. Just as a ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=82 Illustration from the cover of Pentagram's 2008 Typography Calendar. Human beings have been tracking the passage of time for more than 6,000 years. From the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Mayans, up to present-day, we have continued to refine systems that enable us to organize the passage of days, months, and years. ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=67 There's a new trend in wine that has nothing to do with the grapes, but it may have the biggest effect on consumer experience in years. The cork -- used to plug up bottles of wine for almost 2,000 years - may be on it's way out, and the ramifications ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=6 In my search for a job (still ongoing...), I've literally traveled coast to coast, visiting some of the best design studios in the country. From Duffy & Partners to Go Welsh, I've been fortunate enough to meet some of the brightest minds in the profession, and see the places behind ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=23 From time to time on twenty5ive I'll be pulling out projects of mine that haven't made it onto jimhargreaves.com. The first is from a research project I developed on the subject of one and two-color design, and my resulting discoveries about the absurdity of color ink costs. This poster, a one-color ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=50 Archive Type, a wonderful type foundry specializing in historic reproductions, has recently released the beautiful Archive Thermo. Thermo is a deliciously simple Art Deco typeface based on specimens originally found in a 1930s American Typefounders Catalog. A "clean cut, sans serif with geometric proportions" and the "elegance of a human touch," ... http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=58   http://jimhargreaves.com/twenty5ive/?p=17