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Reviews Gone Bad: Good Design; Deconstructing Form and Function and What Makes Good Design Work, by Terry Marks with Matthew Porter

Nate Voss — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:33:19 +0000

That is one long subtitle, Rockport. We’re back, abandoning the problematic green-screen format due to a book that seems have been designed to become transparent under such conditions. Take a look at the review below:

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Reviews Gone Bad: The Learners; The Book After the Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd

Nate Voss — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:43:08 +0000

Welcome back to the as-promised sequel to the last book review,The Learners, once again by Chip Kidd. Not that anyone is going to notice, but please, before you rage-out on us for bestowing this fit and well-groomed celebrity designer’s book less than a perfect 5-star review, give the video a watch. I’ve been told on good authority that our reviews will play directly in-window now (hooray) so everyone thank Donovan for that before telling him how wrong he is. Word.

Download Reviews Gone Bad: The Learners (12 meg) or click here to subscribe to Reviews Gone Bad from the iTunes Music Store.

Reviews Gone Bad: Cheese Monkeys; A Novel In Two Semesters by Chip Kidd

Nate Voss — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:48 +0000

Donovan plunges into some oldie-but-goodie books this week, starting with the you-probably need-to-read-just-because-you’re-a-designer Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd. D wanted to preface this by saying that it’s a work of fiction, and so he felt like he had to hold it to those standards, which, as a category, also includes these works. So, as before, know your bar. We’ll be back soon with Donovan’s take on Kidd’s sequel, The Learners.

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36 Point Answers 5 Questions from Silicon Prairie News

Donovan Beery — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:32:57 +0000

Omaha-area news blog Silicon Prairie News has announced a new feature they call “Five in Five” today, and asked Nate and I to be the first bloggers they feature. So we created a five-minute video answering five questions about the state of blogging in Omaha.

We also took this opportunity to showcase us playing this new arcade machine we’ve been tweeting about.

Read more at Silicon Prairie News or just watch our clip below.

Reviews Gone Bad: Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers by Timothy O’Donnell

Nate Voss — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:22:02 +0000

Our new reviews program stumbles and bumbles onward — the biggest takeaways from this week’s doubly-filmed review are 1.) make sure there’s nothing not green between you and your green-screen before filming, and 2.) light blue is apparently too close to bright green not to make yourself look like an erie ghost upon re-filming. Perhaps we can use that to our advantage come Halloween-time.

Regardless! We bring to you our review of Timothy O’Donnell’s SKETCHBOOK, which we interviewed him about a few weeks ago on the Reflex Blue Show. The book surprised me, and I found that there can actually be something worth reading in a book filled with giant, gorgeous pictures. Click below to watch the review.

Download Reviews Gone Bad: Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers (29 meg) or click here to subscribe to Reviews Gone Bad from the iTunes Music Store.

Reviews Gone Bad: 100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers

Nate Voss — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:45 +0000

Welcome to our brand new feature — more than 30 years in the making — Reviews Gone Bad. Yes, we are aware that we have created a powerful design acronym, and now we seek to create something much greater.

Some people might shrug off launching a new feature as lo-fi as we have here, (and lo-fi afficionados should buckle-up) the content is there, if not the proper tools. This will be corrected with time, I imagine. For now, check out the video by clicking the link below. Eventually this regular feature will be available as a video podcast an in other media, but for now you can get it right here:

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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

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.