this is a blog comprised of design ideas and web technologies var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9754850-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @webdesignthing)http://design.webdesignthing.com/<p>I’ve worked on this logo way to long and I’m having a hard time deciding between the two options.  I came up with a new variation today and was wondering if its too subtle and intricate.  i like the colorful logo better but the simplicity of the original one really works well.</p> <p>Hit the picture to see a detailed image</p> <p>If you want to leave a comment go to the discussion on the615 b-list <a title="615 discussion" href="http://groups.google.com/group/b-the615/browse_thread/thread/57606b7101c44514" target="_blank">[link]</a></p> <p><a title="logo option 1" href="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/madalene-houchin-bc1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/madalene-houchin-bc2tmb.jpg"/></a></p> <p><a title="logo option 2" href="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/madalene-houchin-bc2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/madalene-houchin-bc1tmb.jpg"/></a></p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/623957480http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/623957480Sun, 23 May 2010 00:23:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1p4nxueEL1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>3D modeler, scientist, and engineer - Gregoire “The Frenchster Genius”</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/561094021http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/561094021Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:35:57 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1oa3bsPfK1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1oa3bsPfK1qzl7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I had a VERY interesting creative opportunity this evening - see for yourselves, but unfortunately I can’t elaborate.</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/560097192http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/560097192Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:35:35 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1jkiigpch1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have the feeling one gets when they are 10 years old on Christmas day. Toys!</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/553607064http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/553607064Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:31:07 -0400<object width="400" height="247"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IebhiHs5Cxs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IebhiHs5Cxs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="247" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Yep, i flipped this humpty dumpty assortment of stock piled genius that displays tid bits from my life over the past two years.  Be careful, its something like opening a can of 10 year old sardines, but on the other hand gives you that warm fuzzy feeling similar to the one you get when you think about jumping from the top of a 7 story building onto an inviting trampoline two lots over. Nothing but the real thing baby.</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/485016055http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/485016055Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:31:50 -0400<p><a title="see the full size" href="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/champ-imparo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzuirkyTAx1qzhjum.jpg" width="480"/></a></p> <p>I did a revamp on <a title="redpepper" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/redpepper">redpepper’s</a> figure leader, Champ, so that I could use him specifically for our 2010 planned growth campaign. </p> <p>He’s the perfect blend between the height of science and religion.  And as Tim said, “Thats the body that I want to have, not a body like a bulky body builder, but one like a model”.</p> <p>Be well guarded, but if you must view Champ in <a title="see the full size" href="http://webdesignthing.com/images/design-blog/champ-imparo.jpg" target="_blank">full detail</a>.</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/472766384http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/472766384Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:35:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqwedjKPoe1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sitemaps and user experience sketches don’t have to resemble a boring graph of meshed information and links. They can be creative too.</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/202718003http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/202718003Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:39:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqn4h90yQT1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just received my first issue of GD USA. I couldn’t be more excited.</p> <p>My workmate Franco Scaramuzza introduced me to GD USA. Its a monthly news and information magazine for and about the professional design community including graphic design firms, corporate and publishing inhouse departments, advertising agencies, institutions and non-profits, and other creative businesses and organizations.</p> <p>If you are a creative professional this publication is free (no strings attached) - Sign up here -http://gdusa.com/subscriptions/freesub.php</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/198421365http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/198421365Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:27:00 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kql29pO1CQ1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>acrylic - graphite by Carl Schulz</p> <p>8x11</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/197469644http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/197469644Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:44:13 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kql1cv26z51qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Using a camera is 100% of how you see through it.  You can have a EOS-1Ds Mark III and still take boring photos.  Well, sometimes its about what your camera sees through.  Like a pair of blue blockers or an empty bottle of heineken. </p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/197457473http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/197457473Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:24:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqjnfufyyx1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ha, this is so fulfilling.  The feeling of turning your day in day out craft into art, or an artistic statement for that matter, merges the two into a self fulfilling and insightful view into my talents and skillset.  Design and Development. Could you say “develosign” .</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/196843477http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/196843477Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:26:18 -0400<a href="http://cpluv.com">A design website worth checking out</a>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187881930http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187881930Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:20:06 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpx9am9FvS1qzl7yvo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A background I have created from a motif I have worked with recently.  How do the colors make you feel?</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187067166http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187067166Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:13:34 -0400<p>I like these two concepts - they are complementary to each other in idea and color - I like that both are ornate and have a sense of cleanliness and elegance.  I like the operation of symmetry in both logos - the red logo has an organic shape, a design that can be found at the garden of versailles - and the green logo with an architecturaly structured symbol, a shape found in ceiling structures and supports of buildings, yet shares the color and form of an organic object.  I think that these qualities and elements accurately define a Landscape Architect.</p> <p><img src="http://webdesignthing.com/backup_projects/design-blog/rla/logo3-madalene-houchin.gif" height="553" width="459"/></p> <p><img src="http://webdesignthing.com/backup_projects/design-blog/rla/logo7-madalene-houchin.gif" width="440"/></p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187059309http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/187059309Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:02:06 -0400<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nd9elb" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/nd9elb</a></p> <p><img alt="geraldine fubiz.net" src="http://www.fubiz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/geraldine0.jpg" width="480"/></p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/178771484http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/178771484Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:16:00 -0400“testing out yfrog - also - thought it would be cool to show the finished logo for clark acoustics <a href="http://yfrog.com/3sndmj" target="_blank">http://yfrog.com/3sndmj</a>”<br/><br/> - <em><p><img src="http://img136.yfrog.com/img136/2338/ndm.jpg" alt="clark acoustics" width="480"/></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/carlsdesigns/status/3733072374" target="_blank">carlsdesigns</a></p></em>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/178767819http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/178767819Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:09:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp0sysXXXU1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>tinfoil pattern</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/172739514http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/172739514Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:37:40 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp0stlNsiu1qzl7yvo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>this patter is made from a photo I took of tin foil - motifs created from small detail areas of the photograph</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/172737305http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/172737305Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:34:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koxxqcF9271qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Logo comps for Clark Acoustics - revisions for the bottom logo coming soon.</p>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/171390455http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/171390455Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:27:45 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koxxkwBBIG1qzl7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/171388458http://design.webdesignthing.com/post/171388458Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:24:32 -0400