I Am Not An Artist

16 June 2011   //     0 comments   //   caught my eye, design

I’ve spent the better part of this morning staring at and playing with this site. I Am Not An Artist is a big ole page of animated gifs, or, as it says on the site, “An Animated GIF Paranoia about Nonstop Design Workers.”

Commissioned by ELISAVA School of Design in Barcelona, and designed by Soon in Tokyo, the base 56 animated gifs were directed by Johnny Kelly and Matthew Cooper. But the fun part is you can add your own animation to the tapestry with their handy, built-in, GIF Generator. Go have fun!

I love it when someone takes “old technology” and makes it look new, don’t you?

(Thanks for the tip, Photojojo!)

Should I Work For Free?

03 June 2011   //     3 comments   //   design, information

Having a hard time deciding if you should do that project for free? Now you can consult this extremely handy flowchart from the oh so great Jessica Hische.

When I first visited I thought it was just going to be another well-designed, funny infographic. Which would have been great too. But as it turns out, it’s actually really helpful. Much to my surprise, Jessica agrees that there are times you should work for free. And the chart explains exactly when and why. Very smart.

Check it out here.

(Thanks for the heads up, Liquid Treat.)