“Design is the conscious effort to impose a meaningful order.”

- Victor Papanek
(from Graphic Design The New Basics by Lupton|Phillips)

Mimosa Embodies Hopefulness and Reassurance in a Climate of Change

Pantone today announced PANTONE® 14-0848 Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow. Read More…

Since I can remember, I’ve always loved and appreciated the process of design and creation. Being born and raised in Rome, Italy until I was 30, I’ve been surrounded most of my life by monuments, paintings, sculptures, buildings and typography. What I clearly remember is how I used to look at roman inscriptions on churches and monuments and appreciated the perfection of sizing, spacing, leading and most of all, the physical carving. Read More…

As my first blog post I thought it fitting to comment on a recent AIGA symposium I attended with our crew from encompus, COLORWORKS, a day of color theory, branding, space, and forecast. One of my business partners Marc Aguilera, our Color Management Director, was speaking along with Leatrice Eiseman from Pantone and Paul Wharton of Larsen, a communications design agency. Read More…

Designing automobiles is a tremendous amount of work to say the least. The design process takes time and an attention to detail. Todays car designers use every tool, application, and technology imaginable to achieve the ultimate product for consumers to enjoy and use every day. Read More…