Eye candy for a “total design geek”
This lunch blog is a little later than lunch hour because I keep getting distracted by articles.
While scoping out design firms I’d be interested in working for, I thought about the kind of design I want to be doing and who I want to do it for. To that end, here’s a collection of websites (I’ll probably add some more later) that speak to the kinds of visual languages — and variety of visual languages — that influence me or that I would like to pursue in my work where appropriate. It’s also the kind of high calibre design I want to see out of myself sooner rather than later. If I can find myself in a studio that designs with this modern aesthetic, I’d be most happy. I’ve already identified a few. So without further ado…
electric pulp who did InCase (see below)
InCase (screen shot from electric pulp)
I was having an iChat conversation with a friend when I came upon a site with a similar aesthetic and layout to Wired, to which I reacted with: “i love love love love love wide, griddy 3-column things with boxes and large Georgia!!!” After which Alex said, “youre a total design geek”.