New Site!

It's live: www.jocelynedin.com I'll be closing up shop here and moving all design updates to the new site from here on out. Thanks to Ben Schaaf for helping me out with Wordpress. There is so much more to learn, but at least now I have a hip workspace to do that (this blogger site is so 1997, says Ben).

New design blog coming soon...

I'll be ditching Cocoa Creative and going back to my roots, jocelynedin.com that is. I decided to buy it back, delve into Wordpress, and see what I can teach myself in the process. Do I have any free time for this? Absolutely not, but I'll squeeze it in somewhere. Oh and a little something for gwenedin and emmettedin.com too! Ha!

The Top 1Q Things I've Learned as a Designer

A list of the top 10 lessons I’ve learned as a designer, during the 10 years I’ve been with Q. Written for the Q blog, enjoy!

You Gotta Be

Britta and I have been putting together and raising money for a Komen Race for the Cure team for the April 25th event in Lansing. It was her idea to make this happen and I'm so proud of her for doing this and so excited about the whole thing. Our families have been so deeply affected by this disease; it's time we came together to try to make a difference. We've set up our Komen page to provide all the info needed to support our team. In my position, I thought it only fitting that I design a few really nice t-shirts for the team to wear and sell to raise more money for the cause. Thank you to everyone who has already supported us, and for the hundreds of others who will be there on April 25th to run, walk, hug, cry, and rally together to beat this disease.

The Decade's 14 Biggest Design Moments

A nice compilation of momentous design; be it graphic, product, game, etc. We've all been affected by at least a few of these. In my world... Obama design, Etsy shopping, and Apple's amazing iPhone. Brought to you by Fast Company.

What the F?

So I've been meaning to post about my Ann Arbor Art Center logo being turned into a 3D sculpture and mounted all over town (its main function as a bike rack). It was pretty fun and exciting...until today when I discovered someone else had a ton of fun with it for themself! Apparently, this stinky new version is all over town too.

The Changing Media Landscape

Very well done video explaining how things have changed in the world of technology and media. Some of these stats floored me...one teen, over 2,000 texts a month! Being that my phone is a basic piece of poo that's a few years old, I send about 3 each month!!!

Play Ball // Rock Out!

This year for the 3rd annual DeWitt Old School Shootout, Jay asked me to work on the t-shirt design for him. How could I say no? This is the type of thing I love. Here's the result, turned out great. It ended up being a manipulation/combo of stock illustrations. That's what I'm good and speedy at. Someday I'll have more time to actually draw. Sigh.

Ah, the future...

Just came across this site about a digital newspaper that you hold, read, bend, read, flip, read, etc. Gestural design, it is the future.

ele3 ad

I haven't had much free time to read about design, let alone design anything! But, I did work on an ele3 print ad a few weeks back. It turned out well. Now if only I could get to the flyer that I owe them. I need a nanny!

Legacy Land Conservancy

Through Q, I designed the interface for a local non-profit that protects land and maintains nature preserves. The client, their mission, and now their site are all lovely.

Shanna L. Tomko, CPA

In the last few weeks I've been working with Jacob's cousin's wife Shanna on a new identity for her accounting company. She wanted a fresh, new look because it was time and she now has a new address in Washington. This is what I developed. I also created a fun stationery package and a clean, modern web site for her. My friend Ben helped and produced the site.

my supa coo bro

Rex redesigned and reconstructed his personal web site recently. He's such a talented guy. Plus he's blogging so we can all benefit from his insightful and entertaining updates. Good work Rex!

Happy 25th Birthday Mac!

The Future of Multi-Touch Interfaces

Pretty amazing. Check out this video of Jeff Han's presentation.

going mobile

My sweet husband gave me an iPod Touch for Christmas. I actually haven't spent that much time playing with it yet but I am super excited. Besides the techy coolness, there are practical reasons I was wanting one too. I need to be designing interfaces for mobile devices, yet I had only ever peeked over friends' shoulders with their iPhones or Blackberries. I'm pretty sure I'll be wanting an iPhone after awhile (isn't getting connected anywhere the whole point?), but I'm taking the first step. Thank you Apple (and Jacob)!

Don't Forget Etsy!

This holiday don't forget Etsy for your shopping needs. It's like an eBay for artists, minus the auctions. I've purchased a few things and it's really easy, the products are totally unique, and it's a win-win, supporting artists while giving away fabulous custom gifts.

Jocelyn Warner

Design*Sponge has enlightened me again. I just discovered another fabulously talented Jocelyn who specializes in wallpaper. While I'm sure her products are way out of my budget, they are wonderful inspiration. Beautiful!

and Obama dingbats

He has some big fans that are designers. Link to the dingbats.

Designers for Obama

Lots of great poster design for Obama here: Designers for Obama This one is my favorite so far, I laughed out loud. Gotham is the typeface used in all of his materials. From the beginning I've felt the campaign has been branded so well. More proof that Obama is a smart man, he cares about design.

And if you're intrigued by this topic, here's more critique (and support) for the design elements of the campaign:

- the web site
- the logo; an analysis, a comparison