Daggerfin: deep thinking, cutting design…familiar approach

A little retro design scheme from the crew over at Daggerfin… taken it all the way back to 2007 with a website that you might remember seeing before.
www.daggerfin.com

Posted at 10pm on 12/10/09 | no comments | Filed Under: Uncategorized read on

Creativity Den’s “How to get Creativity running through your veins!”

I answered a few questions regarding the creative process for Liam over at Creativity Den. He’s just published the article and its really great, there’s a total of 10 designers and a whole ton of inspiration. Check it out - “How to get Creativity running through your veins!”

Posted at 2pm on 06/04/09 | no comments | Filed Under: Uncategorized read on

SXSW Unnatural Experiments in Web Design

SXSW was this weekend and I wanted to send thanks to Paul Annett for including me in his presentation “Ooh, That’s Clever! (Unnatural Experiments in Web Design)”. When I had started working on We Bleed Design it really didn’t feel like anything “Unnatural” but it definitely was an experiment. Well, it was an honor to be included in such a fantastic group of inspiring work. Now if I could only GET to South

Posted at 8pm on 03/15/09 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Work read on

Design Meltdown & The Web Designer’s Idea Book

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Received word not too long ago from Patrick over at Design Meltdown that my site will be included in his upcoming book “The Web Designer’s Idea Book”. Here’s a bit about

Posted at 10am on 08/03/08 | 5 comments | Filed Under: Work, Inspiration read on

Ten Ways to Use Your Wii Fit… After it Told You You’re Fat

  1. Wii Fit TV Tray – You know, for eating ice cream during Dancing with the Stars.

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The Deterred Dream

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Wanted to share a project I’ve been working on spontaneously over the past year, The Deterred Dream. This is just a preview, I have a lot of big plans, probably too big, and I can’t wait to show this concept. The picture above is a print I’d received from Imagekind. I’m just getting started with my free account but it’s been really easy to jump right into. Imagekind provides a “one stop

Posted at 7pm on 03/18/08 | no comments | Filed Under: Work read on

Short is in… A Brief Message

200 word thought provoking articles on design. ABriefMessage.com keeps it short because… short is better, even the replies are limited to 200 words. You’ll find articles by Chip Kidd, Emily Gordon and this guy, Dan Saffer, whose article Making Stuff vs. Making Stuff Up really struck a chord with me. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Posted at 6pm on 12/22/07 | no comments | Filed Under: Inspiration read on

691 Business Cards

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Thanks to DailyPoetics.com for this incredible Flickr photoset. Whether you’re working on a business card or not, you can’t help but be inspired by all the inventive and beatifully considered designs.

Posted at 9pm on 12/18/07 | no comments | Filed Under: Inspiration read on

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This is the personal blog of Bryan Katzel. Bryan is a designer, illustrator, husband, friend, son, brother, uncle, father (to 3 bassett hounds and a chinchilla), student, dreamer, collector and someone you’re about to get to know.

webleed - Bryan’s personal portfolio site.
As a professional designer, Bryan’s world revolves around all things “print”. His work includes graphic design, illustration, branding, identity, retail, toy, poster and advertising design.

You could easily catch Bryan:

  • Learning CSS
  • Doodle drawing
  • Dreaming of pirates & magicians
  • Sneaking a Reese’s Big Cup
  • Drooling over the work of Paul Rand, Mary Blair & Jim Flora

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