Musings of the compulsively creative

Insights, inspiration, rants and ramblings.

Nov 19/12

10 things we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving

'Tis the season to be thankful. With Thanksgiving just around the corner and the end of the year approaching, we at Traina Design are ruminating on things to be grateful for. ... ...

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Nov 19/12

10 things we're thankful for this Thanksgiving

'Tis the season to be thankful. With Thanksgiving just around the corner and the end of the year approaching, we at Traina Design are ruminating on things to be grateful for. ... ...

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Oct 24/12

Jump-start your typographic skill-set

If you deal with type on a day to day basis (whether working as a designer, a marketing professional, or a copywriter) it's important to have a clear understanding of typography and have a decent grasp ...

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Oct 11/12

Overview of a film: Design & Thinking

As a fairly new San Diegan, I wanted to tap into the San Diego Design scene and experience the offerings of a local design event. When I heard there was a viewing of a design centric ...

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Oct 11/12

Overview of a film: Design & Thinking

As a fairly new San Diegan, I wanted to tap into the San Diego Design scene and experience the offerings of a local design event. When I heard there was a viewing of a design centric ...

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Font Fatigue: Getting Out of a Font Funk

It happens to the best designers font fatigue. We’ve coined this term to describe what happens when a designer defaults to using the same tired typefaces in their designs. ... ...

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Oct 04/12

Throwback Thursday: Vinyl Nostalgia

As the old man of the shop, it falls on me to introduce our "Throwback Thursday" blog posts — notes on design things past and how they may impact our current visual world. ... ...

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Sep 18/12

A Brave New Ion World

It's a rare and thrilling opportunity to work with innovative clients, particularly when they develop technologies that yield disease-curing, hunger-stopping and world-changing potential. Ion Torrent, a Life Technologies Company, is one such client that ...

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Locus Development Business Cards

It's always fun when a client comes to us requesting a "unique" business card. There are so many options to consider, from plastic, wood or even metal surfaces, to metallic inks, letterpress or custom die-cuts.

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May 29/12

Staring at tide pools

Just came back from a sunset photoshoot at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach. We cancelled this shoot on Thursday because of cloudy conditions, and today our patience was rewarded with a perfect, golden San Diego dusk. ...

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