Posted in International, design, society, tagged Gerald Holtom, peace symbol on April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to believe the widely recognized peace symbol is 50 years old today, but downright scary to think that the Vietnam war protests were 40 years ago.
I was the right age to march in one of those protests, although our march emphasized support for the troops and the nation (”Color us red, white, and blue”), [...]
Posted in design, tagged design on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Sure enough, in the course of trying out new templates and features, I succeeded in deleting my last post, “We interrupt this program,” in which I warned that I’d be trying out new templates and features and might therefore be doing such things for a while. As I recall, I also said something about being [...]
Posted in design, sports, tagged Avalanche, graphics, hockey, logo, Rapids, soccer, sports on October 12, 2006 | No Comments »
I’ve been chatting online today with my favorite Colorado Rapids soccer fan (my son), and he tells me that a new team logo is in the works.
The unofficial official new look is basically maroon. I was reminded immediately of the Colorado Avalanche hockey team colors, and apparently that’s the intent. Same owner, or something like [...]
Posted in design, tagged design on January 22, 2003 | No Comments »
Why choose one blog template over another? One good reason: This one is readable. So many of those offered use very wide columns for the entries, or a color combination that’s hard on the eyes, or reverse type, or worst of all, ALL of the above. As a semi-retired publications designer, I give most of [...]
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