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I am a professor, graphic designer, and illustrator living in Alabama. See more of my work at www.margaretpoplin.com.

I would like to go watch this movie now. 

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The Story Behind The Famous FedEx Logo, And Why It Works

The following is an excerpt from The Laws of Subtraction by Matthew May (McGraw-Hill).My ten-year-old daughter points out the logo on a FedEx truck every time she sees one. She’s done that without fail ever since she learned to sound out letters. But she doesn’t do that with any other logo. What’s special about the FedEx logo isn’t the vibrant colors or the bold lettering. It’s the white arrow between the E and the x.“There’s the white arrow that no one on my gymnastics team knows about,” she’ll say.The FedEx logo is legendary among designers.

Pretty cool stuff for designers. 

Ferradine: Would You Consider A Reblog?

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I need your help. I need you to take a moment and read, a moment, just a moment.

I wrote a book, called Spell/Sword. It’s a bugnuts fantasy novel, jam packed with ridiculous. I’m self-publishing - which means I need as much help as can get to spread the word,…

Thanks to everyone who is reblogging!

Buy a book, support an artist. :)

Another watercolor commission from a local-area publication. It’s nice to take a break and make a quick painting with actual watercolors when most of my days are spent on the computer teaching the basics of Adobe Illustrator to my students. It’s for an article called “Barn Again”. I rather enjoyed their pun even if the subject can be a bit dry to illustrate. 

Another watercolor commission from a local-area publication. It’s nice to take a break and make a quick painting with actual watercolors when most of my days are spent on the computer teaching the basics of Adobe Illustrator to my students. It’s for an article called “Barn Again”. I rather enjoyed their pun even if the subject can be a bit dry to illustrate. 

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Artist Appreciation: Phil Noto’s Hank Pym’s Photo Archive. 

This is one of my favorite projects by an artist. Not only is each of his works beautifully detailed, but Noto also seems to turn these fictional superheroes into real life people. I love the use of actual dates in order to show us a glimpse into the real lives of these characters. I feel like I would see this “photographs” in old issues of TIME Magazine or something. Fantastic.

Previous Phil Noto posts: Havok and Polaris, Betsy Braddock (1983), and Winter Storm (1978).

I love this so much

He’s so great at making them real. 

Oh wow, these are so lovely.

I want a coffee table book of this.

Lovely. I agree: would love to have a whole book of these on my coffee table. No story necessary. Paging Marvel - can’t you guys plleeeeeezze make this happen?

I was not prepared for how this would make me feel: it’s not just incredibly cool, it’s surprisingly emotional.

I wish I had thought of this. Damn. Beautiful series though.

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FRENDEN: The Yiynova MSP19U Cintiq Alternative Swings for the Fences

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With the release of their second generation budget Cintiq alternative, Yiynova gets it right

Yiynova took on Wacom’s tablet display monopoly last year with their release of the DP10 and MSP19. I reviewed those units and they left me wanting.

The Yiynova used Waltop digitizers…

Wow, this is going to hurt Wacom right in the pocketbook. Maybe we can get approval for these at school? Much more reasonably priced alternative to the Cintiq. 77% cheaper!