Saturday 11:30am - A Field Guide to Design Inspiration
One of the first good sessions. Jason and Rob were funny and informative. They talked about a great range of topics and I’ll try to do some of them justice here.
Define Inspiration: How does one define inspiration, how does it differ from influence. They talked about the sum total of all our experiences becoming our influence to our inspiration.
Venetian Old Style Typeface: Some discussion about the origins and evolution of a good typeface. They also delved into the physical world of design and told a great story about setting lead type by hand and the experience of measuring and locking the blocks into place.
Business Cards: Jason went through the detailed process of creating some unique business and gave me a few really good ideas.
Birthday Bash: One outlet for their creativity and a great experience has become their yearly birthday bash. The first party was titled Camp Naked Terror and future parties expanded on the Camp and Horror theme. Each year had it’s own web site and promotional materials, complete with a movie style poster.
If you’d like to listen to a podcast of this session it is available here:
SXSW07.INT.2007.03.10.FieldGuideToDesignInspiration.mp3
Moderator: Jason Santa Maria Creative Dir, Happy Cog Studios
Jason Santa Maria Creative Dir, Happy Cog Studios
Cameron Moll cameronmoll.com
Rob Weychert Art Dir, Happy Cog Studios