Author: Isaac

Design

Pawdopt


Designing a solution for pet adopters Project Details Millions of animals are currently in shelters and foster homes awaiting adoption and many families prefer to work with shelters versus pet stores or breeders. This project explores a solution that will help people get matched with the perfect pet while considering factors including breed, gender, age, temperament,

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Journal

The biggest problem in design today.


Most non-designers are intimidated by or dismissive of design, because it’s seen as the role of a special class of “creatives.” Design is just a way of solving problems. Designers, engineers, marketers, product managers, customer support, founders—everybody should be part of the design process. Better work and better products will be the result. INSIDE DESIGN:

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Journal

New Year – Studio Update


The studio is all cleaned up and ready for my next spray series! Spent time over the break to clear out a bunch of old storage and moved my old drafting board in for my stencil work.  I also picked up some new colors from the MTN series and can’t wait to start working with

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Journal

Art 250 re-branding Vango


ArtTWO50 now Vango needed a new identity that encompassed their passion for art, but did not limit them to the primary service they offer. It needed to inspire as well as reflect the meaningful relationships they create with their artists. So we set out to incorporate color and organic typographic elements from the old brand,

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Journal

ARTtwo50 releases new app


Very excited to see the ARTtwo50 team release their new app.  If you haven’t had a chance to see my UI work on it, go to my home page and click the ARTtwo50 thumbnail.  You can see more info and download the app here.  There’s been a lot of buzz and articles, here are just

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Journal

Art keeps you healthy


Read a great article this morning about various studies conducted by the American Journal of Public Health and how there is a connection between creating and and improving health. There always seems to be a ton of these, but I feel there can never be enough attention on the subject.  The impact includes results such

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Inspiration

Welcome to Nueva Arte


Welcome to Nueva Arte. This is a brief hello, saying welcome to anyone who is interested in seeing what I’ve been up to. Please feel free to leave feedback, suggestions or just a note saying hi.   Thanks, Isaac

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Journal

Edward Tufte Seminar San Francisco


I had the opportunity to go to Edward Tufte’s seminar last December. Tufte is considered a pioneer in the field of data visualization. I found his ideas on presenting data visually extremely minimalistic, but interesting and inspiring. Coming from more of a fine art background, I believe designers are responsible for ensuring UI stays beautiful, but Tufte

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