Wednesday’s Design & Marketing Inspirations – 13

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February 23, 2011
Filed under: Design & Marketing Inspiration, graphic design
Unicorn Drunk Driving from Smashing Magazine

Good design? Why not?

Two articles from Smashing Magazine that I shared with my design team this week:

Five and a Half Habits of Highly Effective Designers
Filled with references and links out to other resources, this article is a quick read on the surface but has some pretty significant undertones that are good reminders of setting customer expectations and our role as designers in communicating effectively with those who sign our paychecks.

Examining The Design Process: Clichés and Idea Generation
The debate of design genius vs design process rages on. Is good design a result of strokes of genius or is there an actual process that can be methodically used to arrive at good design? This is a well thought out examination of how the designer should and can use the process of graphic design. And besides, who doesn’t love a unicorn illustration to drive home the point of bad design?

How were you inspired this week? Leave your inspirations in the comments.

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About Casey Valiant

Casey Valiant is the Creative Director and third generation of AmeriStamp Sign-A-Rama. He graduated from Purdue University with a Computer Graphics Technology degree in 1999. He spent 3 years modeling in Salt Lake City (haha, 3D modeling for flight sim trainers for the US Navy) before moving to Texas to work with an international student ministry on the campus of Texas A&M. His wife, Kristi, is an award winning picture book author and illustrator. Whenever the occasion presents itself, Casey rides hippos bareback. You can follow him on Twitter and facebook

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