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364 of 365 is an invitation #Inkscape

 

An invitation
An invitation

 

Almost a year ago tonight, I was thinking of something to do to improve my understanding of an open source application, further my design skills, change my brand from beer to design, and strengthen my connections to key groups of friends, like librarians. All I have to say is that if you want to know something through and through, if you want to truly make it a part of you, if you want it to soak in, do it every day and share it.

tags: try, daily, every day, 365, once, draw, sketch, day, design, skill, art, find, search, deliberate, project, open source, creative commons, sharing

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361 of 365 is a wordmark design #Inkscape

 

The Strange Woods
The Strange Woods

 

I got approached a while ago by none other than two of my favorite Librarians, Julie Strange and Andy Woodworth, about the idea of helping them to brand a new blog venture that at the time was tentatively called “The Strange Woods” which has to be the best name ever conceived out of two author’s names. I recently freed up my sketching schedule and got to work to produce these mockups for their blog header. Unfortunately, I just got word back that naming the project is still underway, and The Strange Woods is likely going to be called something else. I really loved the designs, though, and thought I’d share them with you.

tags: libraries, Woodworth, Strange, New Jersey, Maryland, Design, Inkscape, wordmarks, creative commons, open source, 365

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360 of 365 is an explainer for e-cigarettes #Inkscape #poster

 

e-cigarettes
e-cigarettes

 

As a former smoker, and a sometime cigar smoker, I have to say that I love this development. Considering the thousands of chemicals, many of which are known carcinogens, in cigarettes and other tobacco products, the reduction to 3 or 4 harmless ingredients with the optional addition of nicotine (not harmless at all) is a pretty amazing choice.

tags: smoking, cigarettes, vaping, alternatives, Inkscape, open source, design, 365

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359 of 365 is a radiohead lyric #Inkscape

 

You and whose army?
You and whose army?

 

This is an amazing lyric from Radiohead’s You and whose army?

tags: radiohead, you and whose army, lyrics, 365, Inkscape, design, oen source, creative commons

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357 of 365 is the end of the line #Inkscape

 

end of the line
end of the line

 

In my office in my house, I’m still surrounded by the bottles, paraphernalia, glassware, and other memories of my time when I was actively beer blogging. I stopped blogging about beer for various reasons last year (the blog post on the topic is here) but I’m still reminded every time I sit down to work here that it was a big part of my life. In fact, the 365 sketches project was done in part to replace beer blogging with a healthier pursuit. Thanks to all of you for helping with that. I’m packing all the stuff up in the next few days, including my favorite bottle opener which I’ve depicted for you here.

tags: beer, blogging, life, changes, design, Inkscape, open source, 365, sketch

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356 of 365 is a self portrait with new glasses #Inkscape

 

Self portrait with glasses
Self portrait with glasses

 

Some of you may have seen me in person lately, but I can;t say the same of you. I’ve been diagnosed with rare pre-40 cataracts in both eyes that are slowly forming, but quickly making it hard to read. Surgery is outpatient and in my future, but the cataract needs to get to a certain point of opacity before it makes sense to operate. So, if you thought I was ignoring you, I wasn’t. I just didn’t recognize you through the cloudy formation in my eyes. So, for the first time in my life, I’m wearing glasses, which help but do not eliminate the problem. I like the glasses, but I hate the cataracts.

tags: cataracts, eyes, 40, glasses, portrait, Inkscape, design, 365