Art Direction

Working on some art direction for Inksie. I like to write out thoughts before moving to the computer. Hand-drawn type is also fun. (Click for a larger, better view.)

Print Shop

From a shoot at a print shop. More here.

Website Work

I’ve been working on some design concepts. Busy, busy.

Compact Logo

I worked on a logo with Dave LaChasse tonight. Check her out:

Compact is a pithy short-form blog with a focus on literature and the arts. We’ll plan and design the site next.

Layouts & Compositions

I had a chance to sketch some layouts for the Daily Diptych project. I’m not especially excited about any of the compositions, but they’re slowly moving in the right direction.

Functionality is undergoing some changes: focus is on the diptychs, and navigation must be robust. I would like to build in keyboard functionality so left and right arrows navigate forward and backward through the diptychs. I think that requires JavaScript and AJAX – things I have little knowledge in.

Forge on!

Daily Diptych logo study

Photographer Maggie Hudson and I have been working on a logo for our project, Daily Diptych. Here are a few of my recent logo sketches:

Basic Maths Review

I just wrote a review on Khoi Vinh and Allan Cole’s WordPress theme Basic Maths. Check it out over at the Inksie Journal of Design and Culture.

I’ve contacted Vinh and Cole, who seem to be willing to talk about it. We hope to open up a conversation about the role of design in blogging. Vinh, the Design Director for the New York Times’ online edition, has some really great things to say. I will post links to future conversations and articles.