troychafin.com » web http://troychafin.com Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:51:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ryan Sims – Chitwood & Hobbs http://troychafin.com/2012/02/07/chitwood-hobbs http://troychafin.com/2012/02/07/chitwood-hobbs#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:10:44 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2565

I absolutely love the design and spirit of this blog.  Love all the crisp, Futura type, the headings are great and the black & white background photos are epic.

“Chitwood & Hobbs is a blog dedicated to the intersection of sports and culture as curated by Ryan Sims and Nick Hall. We have a soft spot for the 70s and 80s before sports was all about statistics, global brands, or the 24/7 news cycle — when there only was winning.” (taken from the About page on chitwoodandhobbs.com)

]]> http://troychafin.com/2012/02/07/chitwood-hobbs/feed 0 Michael P McMillan http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/michael-p-mcmillan http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/michael-p-mcmillan#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:22:43 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2496

This guy makes me sick (mainly because he’s still in school).  Lovely portfolio, logo and I love the 3D dropshadow effect on the thumbnails.

Check his website out here.

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/michael-p-mcmillan/feed 0 Marcell Póka – Lemon and Mint http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/lemon-and-mint http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/lemon-and-mint#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:33:15 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2483

 

Such an excellent identity.  Love how the branding carries through to both print and web so nicely. And the yellow is just so lemony. Well done I say.

View more of Marcell’s work here and here.

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/12/06/lemon-and-mint/feed 4 Frank Chimero – The Shape of Design http://troychafin.com/2011/08/08/frank-chimero-the-shape-of-design http://troychafin.com/2011/08/08/frank-chimero-the-shape-of-design#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:57:13 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2343

Looking forward to reading this book.

http://www.shapeofdesignbook.com/

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/08/08/frank-chimero-the-shape-of-design/feed 0 Google Developer Day 2011 http://troychafin.com/2011/08/03/google-developer-day-2011 http://troychafin.com/2011/08/03/google-developer-day-2011#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:24:36 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2326

Some nice illustrations of each city and some stellar javascript / canvas animation. Huge props to whoever designed and developed this.

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/08/03/google-developer-day-2011/feed 1 The Artfuls http://troychafin.com/2011/07/26/the-artfuls http://troychafin.com/2011/07/26/the-artfuls#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:59:02 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2308

This is great platform for illustrators to display their work. There are interviews, downloadable wallpaper graphics and a “look book” section where you can quickly scan through work to find inspiration.  The website design is stellar too.

http://www.theartfuls.com

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/07/26/the-artfuls/feed 0 Paravel http://troychafin.com/2011/05/12/paravel http://troychafin.com/2011/05/12/paravel#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 22:29:05 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2256

Web, print and branding agency formed comprised by Trent Walton, Dave Rupert and Reagan Ray. They worked on gems such as themanyfacesof.com, and Lost World’s Fairs.  I love the illustrations, the watercolor-esce background and the care of which they’ve arranged the type.

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/05/12/paravel/feed 0 Candy Chang http://troychafin.com/2011/03/01/candy-chang http://troychafin.com/2011/03/01/candy-chang#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:55:02 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=2171

Besides having mad design skills, Candy Chang is a public installation artist and urban planner.  Her installations in New Orleans are truly inspiring and are facilitating urban growth by allowing the community to get involved. Well done I say!

View her “I Wish This Was” installation here.

View the rest of Candy’s work here.

]]> http://troychafin.com/2011/03/01/candy-chang/feed 0 Scout mob http://troychafin.com/2010/10/09/scout-mob http://troychafin.com/2010/10/09/scout-mob#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:30:54 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=1905

Mobile deals for the local curious. Fun site with great textures and type.

http://www.scoutmob.com

]]> http://troychafin.com/2010/10/09/scout-mob/feed 0 Optimus – Chicago http://troychafin.com/2010/08/09/optimus-chicago http://troychafin.com/2010/08/09/optimus-chicago#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:27:42 +0000 troychafin http://troychafin.com/?p=1727

Check out Optimus.

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