Make It Bigger

Thankfully I have not had any clients like this. But I am pretty sure this is spot on for how it actually goes during a similar situation.

How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Bag

Very interesting to show people how to knock off your own product. But as we all may know that even if you buy it from someone else the quality and craftsmanship is not the same.

There ain’t no shortcuts, you gotta do the work.

James Victore telling the utmost truth. Because you cannot take any shortcuts to being a good designer. The path to being a good designer is to design daily. Design daily even when you do not feel like it. Because living according to how you feel is going to really limit your growth as a professional.

The way of living according to you how you feel will limit your growth is because while you don’t feel like doing something, there is someone else who is doing the work. They are working harder then you and they want it more then you.

Stop making excuses and do the work whether its turning out crappy or not. Because eventually it will be better over time.

One of the best Anti Smoking ad’s I’ve ever seen

This is an unbelievable brilliant and powerful anti smoking commercial. The message is clear and gets it across very very well.

Johnny T’s NYC Tourist Tips

This is freaking hilarious and I’ll admit since I’ve been living here in Miami its so easy to spot a tourist. I’m pretty sure you can do the same wherever you live in the world. But overall these tips are helpful and make since for the person whom wants to visit New York.

Aaron Sorkin’s Commencement Speech

Aaron Sorkin hit the nail on the head with this speech.

Everything is a Remix Case Study: The iPhone

After watching this Everything is a remix about the iPhone I was blown away. I definitely learned some things that I did not know before. This will show you how much influence the iPhone has and etc.

Interview with Louise Fili

I really am in love with the playfulness in Louise Fili’s work. The lettering, branding, packaging design and even her studio looks amazing.

Maciej Cegłowski, Pinboard – XOXO Festival (2013)

Very very interesting speech about Thoreau and many other things. I definitely recommend giving this a watch.

Calligraphy Vs Hand-Lettering

I recently finished a complete sketchbook and I decided that. Since before I was somewhat playing around with calligraphy and not really taking it seriously at all. My thoughts were yeah this is pretty cool and that is about as far as I got with pursuing calligraphy.

Then I learned about hand lettering and really became amazed by the whole thought of drawing letters by hand and etc. Really knowing that when you sit and watch something take form how amazing it can be. One of the reasons I became so interested in hand-lettering is my fascination with typography. Typography ranging from graffiti to sign painters.

Calligraphy is definitely something that I’m going to continue doing. Because you may think calligraphy? that its so hard too do. When honestly all it requires is for you to relax, have patience and practice practice practice. The kit that I am using currently is Calligraphy The Easy Way (Complete Kit) I would recommend this for beginners. Inside you have gouache paint, fountain pen, inks, dip pen, brush for lettering. Also you have a book on the history of calligraphy that is a quick read also with the chancery calligraphy font and a sketchpad to practice with.

If your interested I recommend picking this up if you want something simple and not super expensive that will give you a good foundation of calligraphy. I also continually update my instagram with calligraphy projects that I have completed. Now If I can just get a better grasp on flourishes to not feel as if I ruined a project. Below is a video showing me working on a quote.

Have a great weekend everyone.