http://www.adamstoddard.com/ en adam@adamstoddard.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-12T07:16:36+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/obligatory_its_been_a_while_post http://adamstoddard.com/blog/obligatory_its_been_a_while_post#When:07:16:36Z It’s been a long while since my last post here, but the reasons for that are pretty simple.  The first is that my job has been keeping me extremely busy.  Busy is good, and I’ll be posting some new portfolio projects in the next few weeks.  The other reason is that I’ve started up a Tumblr blog focusing on all the little interesting things I come across on a daily basis, mostly having to do with art, design, and web development.  Since that kind of stuff used to get posted here, updates will be fewer and further between as well as more news focused. 2010-07-12T07:16:36+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/the_best_client_ever http://adamstoddard.com/blog/the_best_client_ever#When:18:00:17Z 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?! 2009-10-22T18:00:17+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:04:05:16Z 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. 2009-10-06T04:05:16+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_macworld_cover_in_3_minutes http://adamstoddard.com/blog/a_macworld_cover_in_3_minutes#When:01:18:46Z A fascinating little time-lapse video by Peter Belanger, covering the entire process of designing the cover for Macworld magazine. 2009-08-16T01:18:46+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:19:33:25Z 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. 2009-06-01T19:33:25+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/can_good_design_save_the_newspaper http://adamstoddard.com/blog/can_good_design_save_the_newspaper#When:16:29:00Z Jacek Utko’s fascinating talk from TED about the role of good design in the newspaper industry.  Watch it here. 2009-04-13T16:29:00+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/site_featured_on_unmatched_style_browsershots http://adamstoddard.com/blog/site_featured_on_unmatched_style_browsershots#When:23:05:05Z Looks like my site has just been featured in the Unmatched Style and Browsershots CSS website galleries. 2009-03-16T23:05:05+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/pepsi_logo_redesign http://adamstoddard.com/blog/pepsi_logo_redesign#When:05:51:34Z Mediocre logo, check.  Ridiculous, elaborate design doc that attempts to rationalize logo to client, check. Read about it at Brand New. 2009-02-20T05:51:34+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/designers_are_hard_to_work_with http://adamstoddard.com/blog/designers_are_hard_to_work_with#When:03:08:02Z 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. 2009-01-30T03:08:02+00:00 http://adamstoddard.com/blog/fontcase http://adamstoddard.com/blog/fontcase#When:23:19:00Z 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. 2009-01-24T23:19:00+00:00