It was nice to have a week off during the holidays. Did a little work on my design website, Izzomac.com. The site evolves. It’s my playground, a place I try new ideas. Hopefully, the new year will bring lots of exciting changes. The web never stands still.

Happy New Year!

There is so much design in the world–good and bad. I’m always looking to find great graphic design in history. It is inspiring to see work from the 30s-40-50s and beyond. I recently came across the work of Jim Flora. What a treasure! Lots of album covers from the 50s that are described as mischievous and diabolic. I haven’t decided what my favorite piece is. Jim Flora seemed to have been very prolific. Each design is as captivating as the next. So far I like “Mambo For Cats ” RCA Victor release in 1955. All I can say is “cool man”. Check out other cover designs from that era. Many thanks to jimflora.com for preserving his legacy for all to enjoy.

Just found out that Chico State’s Design Departments is celebrating it’s 40th year. Well, it was 26 years ago that I left the campus life to return to San Jose and launch my career in design– That was 1984. I’m also excited to here that they have invited alumni to visit, and upload samples of their work to an online gallery (Chico State Graphic Design – Designer Submissions). It’s a blast to see some familiar names.I’m Looking forward to mingling with old classmates.

I submitted some of my work and even did my homework assignment – A 40 year poster. Here is my design:

It is always a concern when implementing Flash that you keep it from being to “flashy.” Most of us remember those cumbersome Flash intro pages, or should I say “Skip Pages.” The CU3ER flash banner is a whimsical slide presentation. The depth of the 3-D rotating cubes stimulate your senses. The stimulation can be almost hypnotic. Here a design for 40th-Division-WW2.com that shows how simple and elegant the CU3ER image slider solution can be in a web design.