p.s. – wow, what awesome affirmation for you to see your designs now being studied by students a few years under you. You’re making quite an impact!

p.s. – wow, what awesome affirmation for you to see your designs now being studied by students a few years under you. You’re making quite an impact!

Yup, here in Raleigh, NC to be specific. Pretty progressive area with a nice art scene and good job market, esp. in these times. Spent a good bit of time working in kitchens after design school, learning from some great chefs and having an awesome time. Now its to the office, bright and early to design collegiate tees. It’s fun work, but fairly basic and sometimes I feel as though my hands are tied by design and production restrictions. I hope to be in a position similar to yours one day; working hard and toiling for a dream and company all my own. Your site serves as an inspiration for that goal, and hopefully one day I’ll be posting my own pictures of worldly travel. Amsterdam, anyone? I am rambling, Peace Jacob NYC Holler!

Been following your work/site for a while…medium sized fan. I really do enjoy the discussions that take place in the comments section of your articles; I think they are enriching to the design community as a whole. Funny when a commenter like Douchebag shows up and inspires people like me who tend not to comment much to do so.

Keep doing what you do, you seem to be an interesting, well rounded guy whom we could all stand to learn a few things from. If ever I’m on the big island, love to share a pint or ten!

Aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!

As for the project, it looks like fun, which is very much needed for first year students to keep on going and get inspired. I’m pretty sure that some of them were wishing and working hard right then so that the next year students would have their logos on their sets. These are the things that keeps a struggling designer going no matter what. I’m a designer myself, not a great one I might add, every time I read Jacob’s articles and see his “shits”, I actually get really inspired and motivated to work harder to become “someone” someday, so that people would quote me and stuff.

Man, it’s been quite sometime since I’ve been this pissed. F off David, find a rock, hide under it, you’re nothing more than a shame to your country and culture.

Twisty,
Yeah only a PDF copy unfortunately. I can’t stand reading a magazine online – there is something about the tangible form that makes the experience so much better (and easier). Thanks for your congrats also.

Stacey,
This project was an external project that was to be completed outside of class hours – the other basics, etc. are taught in class. I believe it is a good project that allows you to look at the process from another perspective and get a bit hands on.

I’m a design student in the US and I am kind of stunned to see this kind of project assigned in a students first year in a design program. Shouldn’t the focus in the first year be on learning sophisticated typography, and understanding the basic elements of design? To me this project seems like it would fit much better in a 3D design class. Focusing on the logo design process seems ridiculous to throw at a freshman when they haven’t even learned how to set type well.

I know you’re just a student at the university and not faculty or anything, I just wanted to throw in my two cents.

He has no website, no portfolios, no affiliations, NO CREDIBILITY.

LOSER

I’m glad you had your whinge and got that out of your system, and got yourself a little bit of attention before went back to your elite designer life. If you hate Australian designers so much why did you bother reading this?

Good job Jacob on having your shit australian design featured in an american magazine.

i have one gripe however, when i went to subscribe to photoshop uers mag and layers mag last year i read the fine print and found out that in australia i would be emailed a pdf only- no hard copy!
I hope this has changed/is changing soon.

I think it is great that you allowed this guys response on your bog. He is only making himself look ignorant. He must be really searching for a way to make himself feel good by trying to tear into others.

david carlington = SAD ;(

or in the US we call them Douche Bags

Keep up the good work man…

It doesn’t matter if our own culture had an art influence or not. Its not like you based your designs off your own culture. If that was true, all my designs would be Pop Art. The importance is that you understand why your own design works. Most likely you applied your personal style and other influences from past art movements.

I do agree there is a lot of design sheep out there that rip designs and don’t know what makes great design. I was one of them, until I wanted to learn and went to design school. However, this isn’t knew. There always designers and artists that did the same thing. Also, if everyone was amazing graphic design, I wouldn’t have job security .

You go Jacob!

I enjoyed the post Jacob, nothing wrong with doing something a little different every now and then.

I think this project is a great way to show the visual process a designer goes through with these designs in question. I also think that many people unfamiliar with the processes would find these mobiles to be educational.

I think it’s great, and offer congratulations to the student’s efforts with these mobiles. I hope they have learnt valuable lessons for years to come as they slowly work towards their future career.

you inspired me now to make an installation to my room

Good job Jacob!