Deger Design LLC
graphic designer + color aficionado + typography nerd I'm interested in print, branding, editorial design, color theory, design thinking and teaching.
I love working with smaller local businesses to help them built and strengthen their brand presence in their particular market. My masters thesis, Understanding Color: A Designer's Guide, included three 3 x 4 ft reference posters for designers covering topics from the basics of color theory to the complex notions of harmony, psychological and cultural associations, and technical color management.
02/01/2020
A great podcast and article about the creation of new pigments. Learn about how a material, ”one that trapped 99.965% of light,” was created by accident and started a feud between artists. Spurred from ”Up yours .” and other getting involved with “ ”, new pigments were created and publicly shared all due to what was briefly the darkest material on the planet. .0
Their Dark Materials - 99% Invisible Vantablack is a pigment that reaches a level of darkness that’s so intense, it’s kind of upsetting. It’s so black it’s like looking at a hole cut out of the universe. “Vantablack is striking when you look at it… because it [doesn’t look] like something is colored black. It looks like a...
02/10/2019
One of my favorite topics on one of my favorite podcasts. Currently, enjoying the Seattle snow days with this beautifully printed and written book.
The Secret Lives of Color - 99% Invisible Here at 99% Invisible, we think about color a lot, so it was really exciting when we came across a beautiful book called The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Claire. It’s this amazing collection of stories about different colors, the way they’ve been made through history, and the lengths to w...
This is a game changer.
04/25/2016
Making plastic waste work for us instead of against us.
Roads Made of Plastic Waste in India? Yes! Meet the Professor Who Pioneered the Technique. The professor has been receiving many queries from various countries in Europe and the Americas for this technology. But Swachh Bharat is his first priority.
Tour de Packaging today! Looking to step up a client's current packaging design.
11/09/2015
Color origin stories!
Infographic: The Fascinating Origin Countries Of Popular Colors - DesignTAXI.com Did you know that the “White Lead” color originated from Japan? It was created by exposing lead sheets to vinegar and fermented horse...
09/21/2015
“The whole point with type is for you not to be aware it is there...”
Adrian Frutiger Dies at 87; His Type Designs Show You the Way From the Paris Métro to Kennedy Airport, signs over the years have borne Mr. Frutiger’s imprint.
08/21/2015
It's not just making things pretty.
"I use colours, letters and pictures to help people understand things."
Explaining graphic design to four-year-olds 50 minutes to explain graphic design to a reception class at a primary school. How do I do that?
08/16/2015
Amazing and gorgeous. I'm really liking this trend of scanning older work to be shared publicly; allowing the work to reach more people. I'm willing to bet that Ten Bamboo Studio never dreamed their work would be view by this many people.
The World's Oldest Multicolored Printed Book Has Been Opened and Digitized for the First Time The earliest example of multicolor printing is now available for the public eye, digitally available through Cambridge University Library's Digital Library site. The 17th century book, Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu), is so fragile that it was previously forbidd
05/19/2015
What a great way to teach kids about trees and sustainability!
Childrens’ Book Grows Into a Tree When You Plant It Kids in Argentina can literally recycle this book directly back into the ground, where it will once again grow into a tree.
04/29/2015
Minion Yellow is Pantone Official
PANTONE Introduces ‘Minion Yellow’, Their First New Color In Three Years - DesignTAXI.com In light of the upcoming 'Minions' movie, PANTONE has created a hue based on the the lovable yellow characters from Despicable...
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