As you may or may not know, in addition to playing music and working a day gig, I’ve been moonlighting as a designer lately. With no formal training in design (I do have a father with a degree in graphic design from Kent State), I often find myself pouring through reference materials at each new encounter, trying to quickly glean some sense of historic perspective.  While I’ve been mildly successful thus far, I’d like to take time to approach design with the same intentional focus that music has enjoyed over these last few years.

Enter Smashing Magazine with a solution.  “Design Something Every Day!” was the pre-Christmas challenge issued and I intend to accept.  For January, my theme will be numbers, with each piece’s number corresponding to the date.  For the number series, each piece will be 800×500 in either vertical or horizontal orientation.

Each piece will be posted at midnight, beginning with a the ball drop.  See you soon.

Tags: design

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