by Carl Waldron | Jul 20, 2021 | Feature
Say hi to Hue_Mun! Some of my weirdest ideas come from conversations with other strange people. One such person is Sasha Khan, co-founder of Jetsyt. We concocted a beauty brand for pretty people who could care less during one of our excellent, random conversations....
by Carl Waldron | Jul 19, 2021 | Feature
A friend of mine asked me to review the title type of his upcoming book. I pointed out some crazy kerning issues and gave a few pointers on how to layout the title. After a moment, he responded with “Now I will never not see those space issues.” To which I...
by Carl Waldron | Feb 4, 2021 | Feature
Finding a creative partner Finding a designer is easy. Super easy in fact. Countless creative institutions (such as my alma-mater School of Visual Arts) are in the business of sculpting a writhing, roiling heap of creative thinkers and designers. If you have a project...
by Carl Waldron | Nov 14, 2020 | Feature
A good friend of mine mentioned he was participating in a logo competition for the Greenbelt Conservancy in Staten Island. I took this as an opportunity to stretch my branding muscles and create a quick brand refresh. This is purely an exercise and in no way...
by Carl Waldron | Sep 30, 2020 | Feature
I had a “Why isn’t this a thing” moment earlier today while familiarizing myself with Adobe XD (Always Be Learning). I found a plugin for the app that installs a ToDo list into XD. Why isn’t this just built into every design app ever? The...
by Carl Waldron | Sep 11, 2019 | Feature
With the announcement of Back 4 Blood, my love of zombie co-op games have spawned yet another game idea. I used to co-host a podcast called Gamify with a buddy, Justin Jordan. On it we thought up viable video game ideas based on general topics. Some were based on...
by Carl Waldron | Aug 15, 2019 | Feature
Who doesn’t have Netflix? There are 139.26 million Netflix accounts worldwide according to their Q4 newsletter. I can’t fathom the hours of endless scrolling leading to sleep these accounts have accumulated. The value of this streaming model can’t be...
by Carl Waldron | Jun 26, 2019 | Feature
Who would win in a fight? Batman or some really powerful meta-being? It’s a question that has plagued mankind since an old Bruce Wayne plugged himself into the Gotham power grid and punched Superman a whole bunch in The Dark Knight Returns. Bruce came out the other...
by Carl Waldron | Jun 26, 2019 | Feature
Design is an extremely subjective field. Everyone has an aesthetic preference, so everyone has an opinion on what is good or bad design. Especially when one is designing products or brands. If you check the comments of the Under Consideration blog Brand New, design...
by Carl Waldron | May 21, 2019 | Feature
I have always avoided using Helvetica due to its ubiquitous nature. It’s literally everywhere. That’s all thanks to its clean design and ability to work pretty much anywhere. From Verizon, to Jeep, to New York subway signage, Helvetica is a known quantity....
by Carl Waldron | May 8, 2019 | Feature
WWE ratings are bad. They have resorted to cutting back on Youtube content to drive fans to watch the shows live. In the age of streaming and digital content, it is counterproductive to lean so heavily into delivering your programming on cable tv. Currently, you can...
by Carl Waldron | Apr 23, 2019 | Feature
For the uninitiated, Bray Wyatt is am amazing creative talent in the WWE. He returned on WWE RAW this past Monday after a lengthy hiatus (he became a daddy!). Bray’s return is enough to draw some groans from fans. Not because they don’t like Bray. Quite...
