a design & inspiration blog by Anthony CruzTumblr (3.0; @artbycruz)http://blog.artbycruz.com/<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/18621020116/client-these-colors-dont-look-right-to-me-me" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Client:</strong> These colors don’t look right to me…</p> <p><strong>Me:</strong> Really? We’re using colors from the logo.</p> <p><strong>Client:</strong> Oh, okay. It doesn’t matter. I’m colorblind anyway.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/18669475984http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/18669475984Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:18:00 -0600“Don’t go all union on me!”<br/><br/> - <em>Client’s response to being asked to sign a contract</em>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/18669060141http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/18669060141Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:10:37 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lycvifE5Ii1qf70axo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://danielnorris.tumblr.com/post/16462443820/the-prestige-danknorris-on-twitter" target="_blank">danielnorris</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Prestige - @DanKNorris on Twitter</p> <div class="info"><a href="http://danielnorris.tumblr.com/post/16403483223/duel-danknorris-on-twitter" target="_blank"><br/></a></div> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/16467538121http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/16467538121Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:16:02 -0600movie postergrunge<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxc3wucRc41qz6flco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://designersgotoheaven.com/post/15349335621/designersgotoheaven-com-death-cigarettes" target="_blank">andreirobu</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Designersgotoheaven.com - <a href="http://www.moneyandshit.com/death-cigarettes/" target="_blank">Death cigarettes</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/15362067435http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/15362067435Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:53:17 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31992143?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Let’s bring this blog back to life.</strong></em></p> <p>Here’s some Saul Bass for everyone.</p> <p>-via Vimeo by <a href="http://vimeo.com/ianalbinson" title="Ian Albinson" target="_blank">Ian Albinson</a></p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/15361918467http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/15361918467Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:50:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrd07hC67c1qcuqzso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dearphotograph.com/post/10079307469" target="_blank">dear-photograph</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Dear Photograph,<br/>I was astounded, but I hadn’t had time to consider what I was seeing.<br/>-Mark Yokoyama</span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/10126417065http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/10126417065Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:10:28 -05009/11photograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpuzg8tiwW1qz6flco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://designersgotoheaven.com/post/8859848814" target="_blank">andreirobu</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Designersgotoheaven.com - Exploring the relationship between music and art/design: Sheet Music in Colour by <a href="http://www.mikelemanski.co.uk/?p=443" target="_blank">Mike Lemanski</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>You would like this one <a title="The Hoffington Post" target="_blank" href="http://hoffie.tumblr.com/">Alex</a>.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9214339476http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9214339476Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:00:56 -0500colorsexperiment“Please do me a small favor and convert all 357 word documents into pdf format.”<br/><br/> - <em>(via <a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>)</em>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9214195699http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9214195699Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:57:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq8pknFdwv1qf70axo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://danielnorris.tumblr.com/post/9173457690" target="_blank">danielnorris</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Big By Daniel Norris</p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9199656522http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/9199656522Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:53:55 -0500Tom HanksPosterGraphic DesignPosterFilmModernClassic1980'sPrintScreen<p><a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/7233063575" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> <p><em>Client joins a conference call 20 minutes late, after the other team members have gone through the entire agenda.</em></p> <p>“Can you start from the beginning? And you have to make it fast because I just took an Ambien.”</p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7521883503http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7521883503Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:23:13 -0500<blockquote> <p><strong>Client: </strong>We want a banner.</p> <p><strong>Me: </strong>Okay.</p> <p><strong>Client: </strong>We want a classic look, but modern.</p> </blockquote> <p>-via <a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/7392437972" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a></p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7397250828http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7397250828Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:38:00 -0500clientsfromhellclassicmodern<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24253126?portrait=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Awesome video by <a title="Alex Charney" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/terrastro">Alex Charney</a></p> <p>Yes; I’ve been really hung up on time-lapse videos lately…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7390361449http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7390361449Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:17:43 -0500time-lapsevimeovideostarsskyocean<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25999231?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>by <a title="Craig Shimala" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/cshimala">Craig Shimala</a></p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7344088936http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7344088936Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:50:00 -0500good morningchicagotime-lapsevideo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnstyqh7Pz1qzd21co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Because “The Last Crusade” is my favorite in the series…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7222000535http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7222000535Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:54:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnl7dxDydh1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7072308833http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/7072308833Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:03:34 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24577973?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>8-Bit Invader by <a target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/darkfejzr">Darkfejzr</a> </p> <p>Great effect! Too bad it’s not a real projection…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6651624198http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6651624198Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:44:18 -0500<p><a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/post/6329643803" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Client:</strong> “The ‘V’ is too pointy.  Can we get a ‘V’ that isn’t pointy?”<br/><br/><strong>Me:</strong> “An un-pointy ‘V’ may start to look like a ‘U’…”<br/><br/><strong>Client:</strong> “We don’t want a ‘U’. We want a ‘V’ that doesn’t have a point.”</p> </blockquote>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378793570http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378793570Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:35:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmijq112j51qzdhelo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378755992http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378755992Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:32:20 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24731661?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“140db”— incredibly eerie, yet attracting sound design and videography by <a target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/svilas">Tadas Svilainis</a>.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378661672http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6378661672Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:25:34 -0500vimeo video sound“My wife will be shadowing you over the next couple weeks to make sure the logo looks elegant. She designs our Christmas cards every single year, and everyone loves our Christmas cards.”<br/><br/> - <em>(via <a href="http://clientsfromhell.net/" target="_blank">clientsfromhell</a>)</em>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6221650109http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/6221650109Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:20:46 -0500