Nomad Ink

New work. The studio was asked to create this flyer for a friend’s basketball event earlier this month. Had an interesting time creating this one, because for the first time ever, for us anyway, the image was built entirely using AI.

Prompts were used to key in the visuals, a little trial and error was implemented to achieve the aesthetic we were going for, and out of the 10 or so images that we generated, this one was our clear favorite. As we looked at it more, the energy reminded us a bit of the painting “The Sugar Shack” by Ernie Barnes. We know this image well because of another image it inspired. As big fans of 90s hiphop (Tyler in particular), the Camp Lo “Uptown Saturday Night” album features a similar image on the cover. Once we showed it to our friend (aka the client), he said that the image also reminded him of that painting, so we were all in synch (which is often the best way for a client and designer to be for a fruitful outcome). The title typography from that album was also referenced for the flyer, again, as an homage to something important that came before and lending some cultural reference and relevance.

The flyer was distributed digitally, loads of people came out, and it was an incredible event! The format was also equally special, with 3 unique modalities all running in parallel. 5v5, 1v1 & 2v2, as well as a jump shooting contest put on by

The tech industry needs more designers — are hybrid designer-developers the answer? The growing need for tech designers is driving the industry to seek out multi-disciplinary talent and leading to more inclusive hiring practices. Highlighting this trend, John Maeda, former design partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has published a new report on what companies are looking f...

Hello design community. Designer Jennifer Sterling has fallen under a troublesome round of health problems, and she needs our help. Please see if you can find a way to donate a small contribution to her health fund. https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-jennifer-sterling or if you don't know her work, you can check it out here: http://www.jennifersterlingdesign.com/

Let's help her get better!

Click here to support Jennifer Sterling Emergency Fund by Susan Brinkley You might know Jennifer as an artist, a creative peer, a graphic designer who has donated time and talent to important causes. Some of us know her as a friend who would rather give help than receive it. But sometimes even the most giving spirits have to accept a helping hand. Our friend Jennifer...

This photo was taken earlier in the year during a branding/template creation session. To ensure consistency across graphic materials, a strong brand guideline and functional pattern library is necessary.

Link to full project: http://bit.ly/2g4c7sV

Some Nomad Ink work.

New possibilities made real through motion tracking & image capture. http://charmedlabs.com/default/pixy-cmucam5/

Pixy Kickstarter Video This is the same video that we used for our Kickstarter campaign in August, 2013

Some daily inspiration for the graphic designers out there: http://fromyourdesks.com/2011/04/08/paul-sahre/

Paul Sahre. “The Office of Paul Sahre or (O.O.P.S.) occupies the 3rd floor of a run down four story walk up on 6th avenue and 14th street in Manhattan. The office is in a busy, nondescript seam between Chelsea...

Useful tool for designers (or anyone else) looking for icons: thenounproject.com

London designers! Fraser Muggeridge studio is hiring a full-time designer. Great opportunity. http://pleasedonotbend.co.uk/information/

Fraser Muggeridge studio: Information We have an opportunity for a full-time designer, salary dependant on experience.Please apply with a CV, pdf portfolio / or website link to [email protected]

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The NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Learn about the The New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual—designed in 1970 by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda—and purchase a 10x10" reissue.

Thoughts on branding, trust, and the advertorial. http://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/volkswagen-and-the-decline-of-trust/

Volkswagen and the Decline of Trust So Volkswagen created a clever software algorithm that could understand when a diesel engine was being tested and would falsify the data. And seemingly this is standard practice in the car industry. At the same time as Volkswagen was spewing out noxious fumes at 40 times more than its advertised lim…

2015 Brand New Conference looks awesome. So wish I could go! Good job Armin and Bryony for putting blood, sweat & tears into making something great, which I know this will be. https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnewconference/