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Euro Mints Design Competition

February 4th, 2008

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choose the design of the new euro coin





A design competition between the euro mints has resulted in the pre-selection by the Mint Directors of 5 designs.

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the creation of the euro, all euro-area countries will issue a commemorative 2-euro coin with a common design. It will be available at the beginning of 2009.
A design competition between the mints of the euro area has resulted in the pre-selection by the Mint Directors of 5 designs, presented here. The final winning design will be selected exclusively by your votes via this web page.

The selection is open to all EU citizens and residents. Each person may only vote once. A prize of a set of high-value euro collector coins will go to a participant chosen at random from those who voted for the winning design. Voting will be closed on 22 February 2008.

Please visit the site for more details.


My favorite is the one with spiral and X 'cause remind me the Fibonacci golden section. A Fibonacci spiral, created by drawing arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares in the Fibonacci tiling shown above.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

September 28th, 2007

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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

by Jason Beaird






  • Understand the design process, from discovery to implementation
  • Understand what makes "good design"
  • Developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry
  • Use color effectively, develop color schemes and create a palette
  • Use textures, lines, points, shapes, volumes and depth
  • Learn how good typography can make ordinary designs look great
  • Effective imagery: choosing, editing and placing images
  • And much more

    • Best of Brochure Design 9

    September 23rd, 2007

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    Best of Brochure Design 9

    by Jason Godfrey

    Rockport, 2006

    Hardcover

    224 pages

    Fully illustrated, colour.



    Brochure design is a perennial in the world of marketing and graphic design, yet it can be challenging to execute successfully. This collection of the world's best brochure design offers hundreds of ideas, pages of inspiration and armloads of advice for professional graphic designers and students alike. Using a clean, unfussy presentation, this book is a highly visual collection of ideas for everything from choosing type to photo treatments, and everything in between. Rockport's "Best of Brochure Design" series is a best-seller the world over. This ninth instalment is much like its predecessors; a stunning collection of work from internationally-acclaimed designers.