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Crocs Saved a Life

As designers, we hate everything about Crocs, but apparently they can save your life.
via Gawker

June 9th, 2010 | Hien

Pantone’s Color of the Year

If colors had a beauty pageant, it would be this.

March 9th, 2010 | Hien

Modernizing Propaganda

Japanese war propaganda. Be a revolutionary, make it into a t-shirt.

September 22nd, 2009 | Hien

Pin-Ups

The walls of my sophomore dorm room were plastered with Roy Lichtenstein prints until one astute resident of my dorm pointed out that I must be a “freak” since I only had images of girls in distress. To my defense, all my Lichtenstein posters did not consist only of girls crying, shooting guns or drowning. [...]

June 4th, 2009 | Hien

PNGs and IE, Oh My.

The file format, .png, is increasing in popularity on the web, especially since drop shadows and image transparency expand the possibilities for intricate design. But it’s fickle and doesn’t quite render properly in older browsers or the web world’s black sheep, Internet Explorer 6. Sure, we could dress it up with a JavaScript hack or [...]

March 16th, 2009 | Hien