What do you think about this Facebook prototype design made by Australian art director and designer Fred Nerby? I think the use of grids and large visual tiles looks good. Facebook’s usual high-density content stream might take a back seat over clean white/empty space – which may not be a bad thing.
[via] Behance
I remember seeing Vgrafiks.com way before 2008 serving as Russell Vergara’s portfolio site before it grew into a full-fledge design studio together with co-founder Christian Chan, both UK-educated and experience designers.
Vgrafiks has already worked with established companies like Abenson, Maybank, Starbucks and Unilever, just to name some. If you have used Tisyu, then you’ve probably encountered their work already.
Nan Santamaria also shares that Vgrafiks serves free lunch at their Tomas Morato office and have fridays off to do whatever they like. Nice perks that will surely entice top talents and *ehem* hungry clients.
Check out some of their nice branding and typography works below.
I haven’t kept tabs if this is fresh news since January but squares and colors now adorn the front page. The site looks good as the spots it’s showcasing and the content is just perfect in the mix of the colorful, sharp photos. The site is not quite finished as there are still some disabled links, but I’m pretty sure it’s a work in progress.
With everything going mobile these days, it’s nice to see the site take a responsive design approach. It scales and adapts quite nicely on my Galaxy Nexus (if you disregard the squished wordings on the images) The web-font Open Sans couldn’t have been a better choice.
I just don’t know about the long domain name. Maybe MoreFun.Ph would work as an alternative short domain?
It’s about realizing that creativity is not just an opportunity - it's a responsibility. - The Behance Manifesto
Hot Toys just has licenses every conceivable collection ranging from Marvel and DC characters like Batman and the Avengers to movie icons like The Terminator, The Predator even the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The sculpt details are just very detailed and life-like, plus the accessories included are very movie accurate. You could see some of my featured collections over at Techolo.
My favorites are the Robocop, Iron Man and Batman series. If they had the license to Back to the Future, I’d probably eat it all up. Good thing they don’t.
The logo is an old work I’ve done for community site geared for Hot Toys collectors, aficionados and enthusiasts. I’m not a collector but we do have lots of Hot Toys here c/o my avid collector/brother. Name it and he probably has it.
If you’re a fan of these characters as we both are, or even a collector yourself, feel free to check out Hot Toys Philippines and talk with adults who still love toys. It’s Hot and it’s a Toy. What more could you want?
Wirify is a bookmarklet that lets you turn any web page into a wireframe in one click.It’s lightweight and works in many modern browsers. Check out the site to see how it works.
Bounce is a free web-based app that lets designers, developers, project managers, you, me and everyone to capture websites, add notes and share feedbacks. The web app became an instant hit when it was launched last June 2010. We all obviously want free and useful stuff :) Rich? check out the premium version of Bounce at NotableApp. Thanks Zurb!
DesignCrowd is a new crowd sourcing startup that aims to help graphic designers all over the world monetize their creations. The idea is similar to other crowd sourcing sites on the web but DesignCrowd has an interesting guarantee for the pitcher. Designers get paid as soon as they participate on an open project.
If you are searching for freelance projects, you can find it there too. If you have dealt with non-paying clients in the past (fortunately for me, I haven’t yet) another advantage is their escrow account which protects you, the designer. This is similar with other sites like RentaCoder where a 3rd-party mediates the payment between the client and the provider assuring that both abide to the agreement.
If you are a newbie designer, these crowd-sourcing websites can help spread your talent and jumpstart your career. Try joining in on different projects and pitching your work. Read the descriptions and try to follow the guidelines set by the client. But remember, express your creativity uniquely. don’t try to copy designs, create your own.
If you are a seasoned pro, these sites also solidifies your brand as a designer by broadening your client-base and portfolio. Showcase your previous work so clients can see your style and experience. They’re more likely to choose you if your past work is similar to what they need.
I like the idea of DesignCrowd simply because it respects our time and our effort as designers by rewarding our hard work and participation on every project, whether it gets picked or not. No work is wasted.
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Wikipedia defines crowd-sourcing as:
a neologism for the act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing them to a group (crowd) of people or community in the form of an open call.
It is essentially a community-generated output (design) that involves any one interested in participating and joining a specific project. Think of it like an ad agency pitching for a company account. The only difference would be the sheer number of people pitching multiple ideas and the fact that the pitch is already a near finished work.
If you want to try out your luck amongst other talented and professionals designers around the world check out some of these design crowd-sourcing websites after the jump.
Being a part-time web instructor before, I advise my students to post their works online and to go the free route. I encourage them to make their collections of designs as mobile as possible since the subject required them to create a project with a client of their choice (pro-bono or paid)
Dynamic. Fun. Fresh.
Words that can describe the hip and chic look of Islands Group, makers of the famous Island Souvenirs. I own a couple of Island souvenir and like their shirts. The designs are creatively crafted and skillfully screenprinted (even those intricate details are clearly embossed), far from those shirts usually seen on local souvenir stores.
