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Hello Friends is the pinboard of Asifuzzaman Ahmed. Though he is a freelance art director & illustrator, this space is also about photography, non-fiction, a good jingle, and a deep thought or two.
As a companion to his portfolio, Asif's content here fills in the personality, the opinions, and idiosyncracies that lay behind his professional work.
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3.29.2013
If Social Media was like Game of Thrones. That’s what’s up. The Google one especially is killer. There are twelve of these, make sure you check out the rest.
(via amandalynferri)
3.20.2013
Take a walk down Valencia Street today and you’ll find yourself waiting in line at a Disneyland of pop-culture opulence. Oblivious of the stark irony, graphic designers and marketing managers frequent $50/seat old-time barbershops and shop at retail boutiques obsessed with the rugged appeal of working-class fashion. Simultaneously, the actual businesses and experiences the proprietors are emulating are unable to compete in the increased rental market. What we’re left with are stage props and costumes in an increasingly detached culture of disingenuous, blue-collar nostalgia.
— Charles Hurbert (via joshuanguyen).
(Source: thebolditalic.com, via joshuanguyen)
3.19.2013
“Since the last day of college, I have been living with a Weston ammeter made in Newark, N.J., in the late 1890s – a device that performs a single task: measure electric currents. It reminds me that there was an era before ours when people expressed pride and dignity in entirely different ways. There’s no reason I should feel nostalgic, or wistful, or vaguely turned on when I look at the ammeter, but I do.”
Jacob Krupnick was photographed in New York City on November 2nd. You can follow him on Twitter.
3.18.2013
“I love that after all of these years of doing posters, Jay Ryan is still experimenting. His “Desaturate” set includes five 18″ x 24″ screenprints, has an edition of 24, and costs $100. Visit TheBirdMachine.com.” — OMG Posters!
(Source: prettyclever)
3.17.2013
Off centered photo, with a sick volcano poster in the background. The color palette is right on too.
(via thatkindofwoman)
3.16.2013
In my career, I was often told “You’re not a fit.” Looking back, it was all in how I packaged myself for each job. Every company that’s hiring an art director has a unique culture, style, approach etc. and you need to show that you can gel with that. Titles like “art director” cover a lot of different roles, so showing exactly what kind of art director you are is what goes in the cover letter
— Marc Lefton answers the question “What do art directors look for in cover letters?” on Quora.
