• interaction design pattern library
• advertising/design goodness
• how much to charge for design?

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i went to the bookstore just yesterday to pick up this book, “caffeine for the creative mind” by stephan mumaw and wendy lee oldfield. the book was not at the design section (as i had initially thought), but it was under self-help, together with a couple of books on creativity and innovation. being a person who sometimes buys books coz the covers look really, really nice (i’m still resisting on the gorgeous covers of penguin books), this was one of those books that i just had to get.

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wow… just stumbled upon bannerblog (was sent a link to a banner from my alma mater) and the first banner on the root page had me interacting with it for a good five minutes (i gotta get the coffee beans out!!).

set up by two aussie creatives, the site serves more as a repository and gallery for the bits of online advertising that you might not have seen (coz we all know how cluttered the web can be…) and it is a good place to get some inspiration even for non-interactive type creatives.

i’m definitely bookmarking the site for future reference!

the second singapore design festival will be held in nov 07 and looking at their events page, there seems to be quite a few interesting exhibitions and workshops happening.

i’ll probably check out some of the festivities then. =)

just for the start of the week…

• 80 classic and beautiful typefaces - great reference
• would you buy these cards? let the design conspiracy know!
• ‘this way to the web, print designers!’
• the world’s BEST design software!
• super glow techniques for photoshop

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i’m back… managed to surface from the haze of work and lethargy to write. the past month, i’ve not had much time to sit down and think about the stuff i’ve read elsewhere in the web so no postings.

i found this link while surfing the web and it is something that have been crossing my mind since i’ve started work. it is an article by the design institute of australia (DIA) talking about having a career in design, its pros and cons.

no matter whether you are an experienced designer or a student of design that’s just starting out in the industry… there must have been times when you’ve asked yourself ‘do i really want to be a designer? what makes me a designer? what makes a good designer? am i cut out to be one?’

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have not been posting as regularly as i had hoped but i will endeavour to do so nonetheless…

as such, i have decided to do a little research and look around for any blogs talking about design, specific to asia/SEA. i realised that alot of designers whose blogs that i manage to find and read are from aussie or uk or us… that is why i decided to start this compilation.

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amidst the web surfing that i’ve been doing, just stumbled upon this today… the folks over at freelanceswitch.com (a great resource for freelancers all over the world) has just come up with a pretty cool inspiration gallery called ‘fave up‘.

in there you can find namecards, logos and websites that will make you go ‘damn.. i wish had that namecard/did that logo/designed the website’ and best of all, you can also submit a design, that you have seen or designed, for the world to see.

right now the site is a bit bare but already i have some faves amongst the faves:

• ordered list - love that diecut and the green colour.
• turbomilk - milk carton cartoon and the font.
• good creative - i’m a sucker for text/graphics/watever that wraps around.

permalinks soon… there seems to be something wrong with their server.