My name is Andy Law, I'm a 25 year old graphic designer from San Jose, CA. I love this stuff and Ill bet you do too. Want to find out how I got into design?
// March 2nd, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Entertainment, Featured Articles, Video
The new music video from okgo is sure to go viral. Their use of abstract objects to create long drawn out sequences flowing to their new music is sweet and noteworthy. This is not the first time the band has focused on the design of their video rather than the music itself. Still pretty amazing. Check out the video after the jump!
// February 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Blog, Entertainment, Featured Articles
Check out this creative T-Shirt Wars video from Rhett and Link. More than 220 individually designed t-shirts were created for this video. You can even purchase the very same shirts they wore in this video or design your own. Just click the jump link and check out the video!
// February 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Blog, Branding, Featured Articles
While I’m a fan of shameless self promotion, ALDB (Andy Law Design Blog) was to be a temporary name until I had time to re-brand the blog (6 months later). Without further ado welcome to CREATIVE SWELL! CS will be a place for design inspiration, creative community and tutorials. We are driven by our readers so please tell us what you want…more contests?! interviews?! articles?! Tell us after the jump by leaving a comment.
// February 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Branding, Cool Site, Entertainment, Featured Articles, Gear, Interview
My friend and client – Brandon Moyles – has launched a new wave in the surf industry, Envirosurfer.com! His new site is geared toward the environmentally conscious surfer, but, no matter how many waves you surf in a year this is gear everyone can wear(I will be). Brandon kindly answered a few of my interview questions surrounding Envirosufer’s creation, products and charity work. Be sure to check them out and read Brandon’s full interview after the jump.
// January 29th, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Blog, Entertainment, Featured Articles
This is a great intro video that will be seen by millions and millions of people during this years FIFA World Cup in South Africa(beginning June 9th and lasting for 4 weeks). The motion graphics are amazing and this video uses some of the latest effects, rendered with simple fly out shapes and great audio. If you like African themed into videos (kind of a niche market), you will love this one! Concept and creation by BIZQUIT DESIGN, click more to see the video! (more…)
// January 27th, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Blog, Branding, Entertainment, Featured Articles, Gear, Tech
Well after years of speculation, mystery, rumors, gossip, trademarks, false domain registry and consumer brouhaha the Apple i…i…iPad is here! What, the heck? The iPad?!?! Oh well I guess we will just have to get over that one. This little plastic, chrome and glass device is going to change the world one more time and its not going to take years like the iPod. I could talk about features and functionality until my fingers are bleeding and your eyes develop cataracts but lets save us all time and pain with the official Apple iPad video(HD of course!). See the video and more photos after the jump.
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// January 26th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Article, Blog, Branding, Entertainment, Featured Articles
The Olympics are just around the corner so we thought we would share with our readers the past 10 years in Olympic Logo Design. It is very interesting to see how design styles have changed over the last decade and how each country uses color, style and typography in their designs. If you’d like to read more on Olympic design check out our posting of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Medal Design. Check them out after the jump.
// January 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Featured Articles
Informational graphics or “info-graphics” for short is the next wave in the graphic design space. Info-graphics is the design and layout of information using visual cues and tools. While info-grahics are not new by any means designers are beginning to specialize in this particular field. These types of graphics can be found in magazines, on websites and even t-shirts. I have assembled 16 examples ranging from information on population densities in the United States to macbook’s highest price points by country. This is the future of information.
// January 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Article, Featured Articles
I love using Adobe Photoshop, not quite as much as Illustrator but it’s a close second like Canada or generic cereal. The tools, effects, patters and styles of PS allow me to create artwork (…if you can call it that) as I please without fear of permanent mistakes (I dedicate a lot of space on my HD to saving PS and AI files). Here is a small sampling of my work that I do for a local church’s youth group. See the posters after the jump.
// January 5th, 2010 // 6 Comments » // Article, Featured Articles
I recently had the privilege of interviewing one of my favorite graphic designers – Andrea Austoni of Cute Little Factory. I employed Andrea to create a set of camping icons a few months back and was very impressed by his professionalism and creativity. Its not every day you are able to find a designer that can take your ideas and re-create them as perfect little illustrations. Andrea currently works as a freelance graphic designer specializing in icon design and illustration in Krakow, Poland. He was gracious enough to let me interview him for this blog. Andrea offers some unique perspectives on design, the culture surrounding design and how he gets inspired by the world around him in this interview. Please read the full transcript after the jump.
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