Artist, graphic designer, & tech consultant in Charlottesville, VA

research interests

These are topics and ideas that I actively research, share, and comment on.

Alignment is a design method for maintaining order, readability, and sense. Horizontal and vertical alignment in design allows for easier reading, a more aesthetic layout, […]

5 of 365: Alignment #design #principle

2014-01-05 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / portfolio / professional activities / research interests / teaching / teaching experience tagged Music / Wikipedia by lemsy (updated 1690 days ago)

Advance Organizers are a design method in which an audience is given new information in one of two ways in order to become oriented with a new concept.

2 of 365: Expository and Comparative Advance Organizers

2014-01-02 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / professional activities / professional experience / research interests / teaching experience tagged Arts / Font / graphic design / John LeMasney / lemasney.com / portfolio / Typography by lemsy (updated 1685 days ago)

1 of 365 - the 80 - 20 Principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com — Welcome, all, to the 2014 edition of 365 sketches. This is a simple offering for the first sketch, but gives some idea of what I […]

1 of 365 (2014): The 80/20 Principle

2014-01-01 in consulting / curriculum vitae / Illustration / portfolio / professional activities / professional experience / research interests tagged Books / Design / Inkscape / John LeMasney / Music / Shopping by lemsy (updated 1690 days ago)

Punctured head of John LeMasney — I was diagnosed a couple of years back with Adult ADHD. This was a surprise to me, but not especially for those who knew me […]

My greatest hits, or 6 head injuries worth noting.

2013-12-21 in consulting / insights / photography / research interests tagged John LeMasney / Princeton University / Recreation / Twitter / YouTube by lemsy (updated 1690 days ago)

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I really love design play that takes the expected and twists it. This is a prime example. By starting with a photo of an original […]

Firefox Atari 2600 game cartridge by John LeMasney via lemasney.com

2013-12-18 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / photography / professional activities / professional experience / research interests tagged Brian Kelley / Design / Facebook / Games / John LeMasney / Twitter / Video Games by lemsy (updated 1690 days ago)

Ray Park as Darth Maul cc-by lemasney

Ray Park as Darth Maul cc-by lemasney

2013-11-07 in consulting / curriculum vitae / Illustration / open source / photography / portfolio / professional activities / professional experience / research interests / teaching / teaching experience / technology tagged GIMP / Graphics / Inkscape / John LeMasney / Rider University by lemsy (updated 1685 days ago)