Today I watched a great video of Swami Saraswati, urging people to bring more compassion into their lives. The message is beautiful. I found the video by way of the Compassion talks on TED, which are the work of Karen Armstrong, former Catholic nun and TED Prize winner. She developed the Charter for Compassion, whichContinue reading “Rainbows and Compassion”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Pizzuti
Touch of Grey
Our current assignment in class is to create four different gradation studies with tints of grey. I came across a beautiful blog today via the Flavorpill newsletter and found some images that are fully grayscale but that communicate so much. The site is Ilovethatphoto and here is one of the images with many different shadesContinue reading “Touch of Grey”
First Day of Color Workshop
After our first Color Workshop class I checked out a lot of the links on the course website, and had so much fun playing around on this cool site. I love how this software makes it easier to find five colors that relate to each other in an interesting way. Most of the time, IContinue reading “First Day of Color Workshop”
Dichotomy in the fashion world
It was bad timing for H&M recently, getting caught trashing bags of clothing in the middle of a really bad recession and ridiculously cold winter. Throwing the clothes out in trash bags wasn’t enough for this global retailer – they feel the need to slash the clothing so that they will be less enticing toContinue reading “Dichotomy in the fashion world”
Homage to the Eameses
It’s my first post since the end of my first semester at school, and I’m still figuring out how to transition the blog from the classroom assignment to something new. The fact is, I enjoyed writing this blog so much that I don’t think I’m going to change much at all. I will continue toContinue reading “Homage to the Eameses”
Ed Fella on the art of everyday things
Ed Fella talks about under the radar design in this interview with Little and Company. He shows a scrapbook of his substantial collection of everyday items that fascinate him. He admits that professional designers probably didn’t even design these things, like take-out menus, ticket stubs, etc but he describes them as a vernacular of everydayContinue reading “Ed Fella on the art of everyday things”
New Homes made out of Shipping Containers
The Daily Green has a bunch of really great examples of shipping container architecture. Yes, that means new homes built out of discarded shipping containers… the ones that litter the American landscape in coastal areas, and that progressive artists like Chris Jordan have documented in their work. For many years, people living on the marginsContinue reading “New Homes made out of Shipping Containers”
Most branding design on TV comes from Troika
In case you were wondering who does all the great branding graphics for TV, look no further than Troika Design Group. This large design firm based in Hollywood works with networks such as Fox, CW, TNT, ABC, Oxygen, Starz, Animal Planet, HGTV, E!, Food Network, etc… the list goes on. They do brief motion graphicsContinue reading “Most branding design on TV comes from Troika”
The Designers Accord and sustainable design
The newest trend in design is anything related to sustainability and helping others, which is a very good thing. A few years ago I volunteered with an NGO in Thailand, providing refuge and vocational training to women, and have since volunteered my time to a few organizations in the US. I love helping people, andContinue reading “The Designers Accord and sustainable design”
How cool are these recycled metal sneakers
We know how much we love anything made with found objects or recycled. Here’s a another great example! American artist Gabriel Dishaw recreates his favourite sneaker designs using old circuit boards, copper wire and other bit and pieces. ‘Using found objects from typewriters, adding machines and old computers, I take the items people no longerContinue reading “How cool are these recycled metal sneakers”