http://www.adamstoddard.com/ en adam@adamstoddard.com Copyright 2009 2009-10-22T17:00:17+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/the_best_client_ever/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/the_best_client_ever/#When:17:00:17Z I felt weak in the knees after reading this letter from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol. Complete creative control and a name your price budget?! 2009-10-22T17:00:17+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/picking_the_right_project_for_the_font/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/picking_the_right_project_for_the_font/#When:03:05:16Z While most designer labor over choosing a typeface for any given project, Brian Hennings of H&FJ is tasked with creating sample art to showcase the foundry’s new releases.  Read more about it here. 2009-10-06T03:05:16+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_macworld_cover_in_3_minutes/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_macworld_cover_in_3_minutes/#When:00:18:46Z A fascinating little time-lapse video by Peter Belanger, covering the entire process of designing the cover for Macworld magazine. 2009-08-16T00:18:46+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_different_perspective_on_the_designer_client_relationship/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_different_perspective_on_the_designer_client_relationship/#When:18:33:25Z This would be a hilarious video if it wasn’t so devastatingly accurate.  I have had more than a few clients who are uncomfortably similar.  Watch it here. 2009-06-01T18:33:25+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/can_good_design_save_the_newspaper/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/can_good_design_save_the_newspaper/#When:15:29:00Z Jacek Utko’s fascinating talk from TED about the role of good design in the newspaper industry.  Watch it here. 2009-04-13T15:29:00+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/site_featured_on_unmatched_style_browsershots/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/site_featured_on_unmatched_style_browsershots/#When:22:05:05Z Looks like my site has just been featured in the Unmatched Style and Browsershots CSS website galleries. 2009-03-16T22:05:05+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/pepsi_logo_redesign/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/pepsi_logo_redesign/#When:04:51:34Z Mediocre logo, check.  Ridiculous, elaborate design doc that attempts to rationalize logo to client, check. Read about it at Brand New. 2009-02-20T04:51:34+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/designers_are_hard_to_work_wtih/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/designers_are_hard_to_work_wtih/#When:02:08:45Z Great post by Derek Powazek on the mentality of many designers, and why they can be at times difficult to work with.  I know I’ve fallen into this trap before.  Read it here. 2009-01-30T02:08:45+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/fontcase/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/fontcase/#When:22:19:00Z I normally wouldn’t post twice in the same day (or week for that matter) but as a designer, the just released Fontcase from Bohemian Coding has me pretty excited.  Fantastic features like font comparisons, tagging, and serverless font sharing, all wrapped in a slick and intuitive iTunes stye interface brings some sorely needed fresh ideas to the stagnant arena of font management software. 2009-01-24T22:19:00+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/best_of_the_year_2008/ http://adamstoddard.com/blog/best_of_the_year_2008/#When:17:32:39Z An annual round-up by Netdiver of the memorable creative from the previous year.  I could (and probably will) spend hours looking through them all. 2009-01-24T17:32:39+00:00