This post is for all art-direction / design / creative students out there. Last week we put together a list of some great resources and articles on the topic of Typography. This week we invite you to create your own font book as an added value to your portfolio.
Here are 40 of the best sites, resources, tools & tutorials we found to help you understanding typography basics in print or web designs. You are welcome to add to the list or vote on which one is #1 in your opinion in the comments section below. Here goes:
The more you learn, the more your realize how much there is to learn. That’s true lo life, and it’s certainly true to design and art direction. We’ve decided to put together my ultimate list of websites / blogs / rss feeds I believe every designer / art director should visit regularly. You are welcome to add to the list, or vote on which one is #1 in your opinion. Here goes:
In these step-by-step instructions and video tutorials, you’ll learn how to setup a WordPress blog in just a few hours – from buying a domain name (URL), setting up a hosting server, email forwards, WordPress installation and configuration, installing important plugins, SEO, and a few additional tutorials on how to be an amazing blogger.
Dan Pink, the author of A Whole New Mind, was recently on TED with an 18-minutes version of his book. He talked about creativity and motivation in the workplace. Very interesting stuff.
I was YouTubbing (is that a verb?) for ads done by Mullen today, and came across this great video for advertising college students (featuring Mullen’s young stars):
After reading Daniel Pink’s amazing book A Whole New Mind, and then watched the DVD (55 minutes, basically him going over all of the main ideas in the book), I had SO MANY thoughts…
The Roadtrip Nation “epidemic” started in 2001 with “The Open Road” movie but it didn’t really tip until 2004 when PBS decided to make it a series.
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity (at TED conference):
Many colleges and universities nowadays offer free courses online in the form of podcasts, lectures, tutorials and full-blown online classes. Here is a collection of links for onlne courses that might be relevant to advertising & communication:
Here’s a great list of universities and advertising portfolio schools which offer BA, MA, or Portfolio in Advertusing:
= B.A. or B.S.
= B.F.A
= M.A
= M.F.A
= Portfolio
= Ph.D.
Sources:
American Association of Advertising Agencies
http://www2.aaaa.org/careers/development/Pages/other.aspx
AdAge Creativity – 2008 Guide to Ad & Design Schools
http://mediakit.adage.com/guidetoschools.phpp
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