Today’s Links That Just Make Me Want to Be Better: 12/30/08

Here is a list of links found today that just make me want to be a better illustrator/designer/creative-type person:

1. Astonishing Children Photography - abduzeedo
2. 50 Brilliant Design Articles of 2008 in 23 Categories + 40 Reader Submitted Posts - The Design Cubicle
3. The Anatomy of a Commercial Art Gig by S.britt - Drawn!
4. The Ultimate Guide to Building a Wordpress Plugin - nettuts
5. Make a Cut and Paste Rock Club Flyer - psdtuts
6. Seagulls Fly
7. The Celebration Of Cartoons and Comic Strip Art - Smashing Magazine
8. Looking Back On 2008 With Top Web Designers - Smashing Magazine
9. 25 Modest Websites With a Muted Colour Scheme - Spoon Graphics Blog
10. William Laskin
11. All WordPress Unusual Uses - Wordpress Feed

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When is the Best Time to Lunge?: Part 2

So as I promised in the first part of this post, here are some drills to improve your lunge and your ability to recognize your lunge distance in a bout. (They require a partner and should be done hooked up to a machine.) + Continue reading…

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Today’s Links That Just Make Me Want to Be Better: 12/27/08

Here is a list of links found today that just make me want to be a better illustrator/designer/creative-type person:

1. 40 Promotional Sites Where To Submit Your Design Related Links - 1stwebdesigner
2. Retro-Futuristic Art Inspiration: Part 2 - abduzeedo
3. Taking WordPress Widgets To The Next Level - Blogging Tips
4. Design Observer
5. My favourite Typefaces of 2008 - I Love Typography
6. The 2009 Eustace Tilley Contest - Lines and Color
7. The World From Above: The Beauty Of Aerial Photography - Smashing Magazine

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Today’s Links That Just Make Me Want to Be Better: 12/26/08

Here is a list of links found today that just make me want to be a better illustrator/designer/creative-type person:

1. Daily Inspiration - abduzeedo
2. Academy Student Photoshop Works - 1stwebdesigner
3. Art of Wong
4. Best of CSS Design 2008 - Web Designer Wall
5. Danny Blackman
6. The EqualHeights jQuery Plugin - CSS Newbie
7. 15 Minimalist Designs - Spyre Studios
8. Weekly Faves - Spoon Graphics

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Is Foil “Broken”?

Anthony from Madison, WI asks:

Regarding the 2009 change to the foil target area, would you say foil is broken and should they find another way to change it?

The short answer is, yes, foil is broken and it needs to be fixed. The long answer requires some explanation.

The first major change in foil was the introduction of electric foil for the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. Using a scoring machine (ostensibly) reduced the bias in directing refereeing and heralded a new era of modern foil fencing. Scoring had become more accurate than had ever been possible with human judges and the sport became more athletic and aggressive. Touches became lighter and faster and there was no mistaking a valid hit to the back or flank. + Continue reading…

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Today’s Links That Just Make Me Want to Be Better

Here is a list of links found today that just make me want to be a better illustrator/designer/creative-type person:

1. Thinking About Design Trends - Design Mind
2. Designer Neologisms - Design Mind
3. Barney Bubbles: Optics and Semantics - Design Observer
4. 8 Inspiring Type Specimens - Designer Daily
5. From Pascal - Drawn and Quarterly
6. 100 Cereal Box Covers - from the aeron
7. A - Z of Web Design - iampaddy
8. Doug Chiang - Lines and Colors
9. Mediocore - Mediocore

Please feel free to add links you’ve found today below.

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Various Illustrations

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When is the Best Time to Lunge?: Part 1

Byron from Ohio asks:

When is the best time to lunge?

This question has a deceptively simple two part answer. The best time to lunge is: + Continue reading…

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Sofa Self-Portrait #5: All Validation, No Design Make Dan Go…

I think the title says it all.

(Don’t forget to click to on the image for the full size image.)

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How to Evaluate a Coach

Oscar from New York asks:

How do you evaluate a coach? How do you decide to stay with someone? How do you decide to move on?

Evaluating a coach is a personal exercise that almost every fencer goes through. I haven’t met many fencers who have had the same coach for their entire careers. Even I took lessons with two other coaches before finding the coach I spent fifteen years with.

To determine if your coach is the right one for you, ask yourself the following questions: + Continue reading…

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