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05/12/2017

New blue discovered in 200 years.

Mas Subramanian , a chemist and Oregon State University professor, became known in 2009 when his lab discovered the first new blue pigment, called YInMn Blue, in 200 years.

04/22/2017

Wonder if this graphic designer got fired?!

Something seems off 🤔

03/21/2017

Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.

01/08/2016

Ever wondered why good designers focus so much on kerning, i.e. adjusting the spacing between characters in a piece of text? These 15 epic images show you why letter-spacing is important not just in logos and graphic design, but also in everyday handwriting. 1. Looking for a massage therapist? 2. Cl…

11/06/2015

And when the "paid work" is finally secured, the client has 90 days to pay the final instalment following the completed work... Whoever made up these rules?

People in other industries don't provide their would-be clients with "spec work" for free. That would be asinine. So, why do advertising agencies continue to do it? It's not a new question.

10/18/2015

Very cute. :-)

http://sadochicken.com/blog/2015/10/16/so-you-want-to-be-an-art-director

Every now and again I’ll have an artist I’m working with come to me and tell me that they’re sick of being productive members of the team and would rather spend their days in meetings.They want to “advance their careers” and become art directors. At this, I usually cry and beg them not to throw thei…

10/14/2015

This is a fun little color test to see how well your eyes differentiate between subtle color variations. Let's see how your eye's stack up against the competition.

09/29/2015

Unless you are typing on an actual typewriter, you no longer have to put two spaces after a period. I love you, fellow middle-aged folks, but please stop. [...]

06/30/2015

Available for freelance contracts. Kindly PM for a quote. :-)

05/31/2014

Sooo...? not many of you enjoyed the 300yr-old post about 'colour' that predated Pentone? For some of you, this may be quite important depending on what you do... BUT for Boogert this was ADVANCED in world that has capitalized way beyond what he etched by hand in 1692.

Today, colours are 'bought' for marketing purposes. There was a man that described his findings so many years ago that a 'company' today flourishes from financially.

We applaud A. Boogert.

(if you don't know what we're talking about, see our very previous post -- VERY interesting)

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