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Craig Wheeler

Design

Remembering Doyald Young

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSSztlMjZtM Doyald Young is hugely admired around here at Ninthlink. Quite often we skim through his books for research and logo inspiration. I had the honor of having him review my student portfolio after I graduated, and the same day witnessed first hand the astonishing talent he posseses with a pencil. He is a design and type legend and a local San Diego hero. AIGA will be hosting a memorial on March 24th.
March 15, 2011
Culture

Nice Shoes, Einstein

There are some amazing photos over at This Is Not Porn (and it really isn't porn- it's SFW). I'm not an "US" magazine kinda guy, but this is as close as I'd get - and it's still a far, far cry. You could really spend a lot of time over there - and you should. It's like swimming in gold.
February 25, 2011
CultureTips

Stop Sending Me The Yellow Pages!

And they are now listening. Hooray! At least according to the Yellow Pages opt-out website, they seem to be doing something about it. I'm never really excited when I find the Yellow Pages at my doorstep, because it's just an extra trip to the recycle bin for me, and it feels so damn wrong to be throwing away an over-sized booster seat worth of paper. Besides, with a smartphone and computer handy, like most folks these days, there's much easier…
February 2, 2011
CultureDesign

A Lesson in Leadership

This is an amazing and outstandingly entertaining video illustrating leadership and starting a movement. What I like best about it is the display of freedom and joy in fully expressing yourself. Every year, out of the 305 million annual visitors to national parks, the US sees an average of 160 of those visitors die. Unfortunately, these deaths can be attributed to a lack of preparation. Some of these scenarios can be prevented, but people often lack the knowledge of what…
January 18, 2011