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The Reflex Blue Show Season Three Finale: The Twitter Show!

Nate Voss — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:04:19 +0000

Our last show of 2010! In 2011!

We take questions from the field of Twitter (follow the site on @36point, Nate @vossome, and Donovan @eleven19), and then, we talk about them! It’s a killer end to the season, really. It at least gave me an excuse to turn Tron Girl there into InDesign Tron Girl. Which I love.

So listen up!

Download The Reflex Bluw Show, Season 3, Episode whatever or, click here to subscribe to The Reflex Blue Show from the iTunes Music Store.

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1PT.Rule Comic: Memphis Sketchbook 2

Nate Voss — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:44:31 +0000

Whew! What a conference! Really, it’s hard to say on any level that Matke/Think wasn’t better than the Denver ’07 Conference, at least from my perspective. We’ll do either a full podcast recap or a Review Gone Bad of the experience this week, as well as post our Reflex Blue Show with Ann Willoughby recorded before the trip. So there’s lots to say, and alas, as I plow through this Monday morning I find I have not the time to say it. So I leave you with this sketch, done for Friday, which was roundly defeated by our server and the Conference Wi-Fi’s double-team of destruction. Home, and with a proper scanner, I feel better about the result anyway.

Love –

Nate

Short Film: The 36 Point How To Be a Freelance Designer OR How To Be a Designer Who Works Out of An Office By Themself. Also What We Do at 36 Point.

Donovan Beery — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Ever wonder what a day in the life at the office is like for Nate and Donovan?

This video was originally made to introduce 36 Point at Meet the Pros on February 9, 2009. Starring Nate Voss and Donovan Beery. Co-starring Sean Adams, Justin Ahrens, Steven Heller and Steve Gordon.

Directed and Edited by Nate Voss

Written by Nate Voss and Donovan Beery

36 Point Student Design Challenge

Nate Voss — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Students, do you feel a lack of excitement in your current project? Do you need more direction on the design? Do you want to have a few unneeded rules to work with? We’re here to help!

Welcome to the official kickoff of the 36 Point Student Design Challenge! We think your college years are some of the most important years for graphic designers. While generally we like to think of graphic design students as a serious, studious bunch, with lots of learnings and yearnings going on, we know there’s a lighter, brighter side to your experience as well. Specifically, the side that knows how to use graphic design for awesome, instead of for good.

The Rules

Prizes will be awarded to students who complete a graded, class assignment/project that contains the following subversive Three Eements:

Element Number 1: The number 36, prominently. (rule by Donovan Beery)

Element Number 2: A color pallet that consists only of red and black ink on white paper — classic graphic design colors. (rule by Nate Voss)

Element Number 3: An ~~adult human male penis. (rule by Chip Kidd)~~ Sadly and upon great personal and profession introspection about the possibility of us getting into trouble for getting you kicked out of your program for the inclusion of said adult human male penis, and the slightly-less-troublesome, slightly-more-heinous replacement suggestion (by another friend of the show) of “dead puppies,” we have opted to amend Element #3 to the most penis-like thing we could find:

Element #3 (Revised): Donovan Beery’s head.

The Loot:

Currently The Loot awarded to the winner(s) consists of:

• One numbered, limited-edition, silkscreened Chip Kidd Gig Poster designed by Nicole Blauw, measuring Quite Tall” x Somewhat Wide”, signed by Graphic Design Rock Star Chip Kidd. (to be awarded to the Grand Prize Winner)

• 5 numbered, limited-edition, 36 Point Reflex Blue Show prints, measuring 12 x 12″, signed and designed by Reflex Blue Show host Nate Voss and printed byÂ Be A Design Group founder Bennett Holzworth. (to be awarded as we see fit)

To Enter:

The Three Elements listed above all need to appear together in one, single, graded class assignment. Assignments that include several pieces (ex: business stationery) will only be accepted if all Three Elements appear together.Â Compress EVERYTHING BELOW in a ZIP archive andÂ e-mail us.

Entries must be submitted to 36 Point at or before 5:00 p.m., CST, Wednesday, November 26, 2008.Â

Entries Must Include:

• There is NO ENTRY FEE for the 36 Point Student Design Challenge, and there never will be.

ALL FILES must be no larger than 800 px x 800 px:

• A digital representation of your project (PDF, jpeg, or html for web entries),Â

• A copy of the Assignment Sheet from your professor or class detailing the requirements of the class project

• A copy of your student ID (for verification purposes only)

• Your professor’s name and contact information (for verification purposes only — your professor will only be contacted in the case of a disputed or otherwise sketchy win, and your involvement in The Student Design Challenge will not be discussed)

Photographs of work are acceptable as long as they show the assignment/project in its entirety as well as clearly showing the Three Elements.

Winner(s):

Winner(s) will be selected by a jury of professional graphic designers (to be revealed!) based on ingenuity, creativity, and overall quality. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on 36 Point.

We will of course be updating The Student Design Challenge onÂ 36 PointÂ as it continues. Good luck!

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Full-time students only. Independent-study, re-dos, or personal/professional projects are not allowed (assignments/projects must be assigned by a professor for class credit and affect your final grade). Students may enter more than one project. Additional Loot may be added as necessary. 36 Point reserves the right to award no prizes and/or disqualify any participant. Students who are enrolled at a college or university where anyone who owns or is employed by 36 Point is employed as a professor or lecturer are ineligible.

The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 14: Stanley Hainsworth

Nate Voss — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:04:29 +0000

“Today we are joined by Stanley Hainsworth’s hair, and, by extension, Stanley Hainsworth himself.”

Stanley Hainsworth, if taken by his past works, could easily be described as a genius of design (take those stints creative-directing companies like Nike, Lego, and Starbucks for the past 20 years, for example). But when you add in his uncanny appearance, you know you must call him a mad genius! Not that he’s unpleasant, by any means. Stanley is in fact quite nice, and as it happens very forthcoming about his work.

What really makes this show shine was the interview took place about one month after Stanley Hainsworth left Starbucks to begin his own creative endeavor, Tether, which you can find out all about at www.tethercreate.com, and we kindly persuade Mr. Hainsworth to spill the proverbial beans on the project. Enjoy.

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Download The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 14 (21 meg) or click here to subscribe directly from the iTunes Music Store.

Short Film: Stefan Bucher: MONSTER MAKER

Nate Voss — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000

The illustration created by Stefan in this video will be available for auction Wednesday, March 12. Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross. Click here for more information.

The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 2

Nate Voss — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:01:01 +0000

Stefan Bucher is the captain of creative passion. You want to feel inspired about the potential of your own work? You want to feel guilty about being burnt out? Hang out with Stefan for a day. On this, our second episode, we did just that. Stefan was, surprisingly, in Nebraska for several days painting a monster mural for Concordia University, and they were gracious enough to spare a few minutes of his time for us; during which we recorded this show and shot video for the short film Stefan Bucher: Monster Maker, where he created the monster we are putting up for auction. Hope you enjoy the show and we’ll see you next week!

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Click here to download The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery, Episode 2 (22 meg) or click here to subscribe directly from the iTunes Music Store.