Making the Scene

Friday, May 18, 2012
By Dawn Diamantopoulos
Making the Scene

“Art scene in Indiana? Who knew. LOL” This was from a conversation last year with a friend of mine from art school. Yes, there is an art scene here. It’s a quiet art scene, but it’s here. We get overshadowed by Chicago, of course. When I started creating artwork again, after nearly a dozen years  read more » 

Guess the Logo Game

May 16, 2012
By Jamie Wayne
Guess the Logo Game

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Are You Mocking Me?

May 15, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
Are You Mocking Me?

Below is a collection of 14 blank templates that you can use to mock up your work. Use it for your portfolio, client presentations or your own personal work. It’s a great way to see your work as a system and how each piece interacts with the next. All read more » 

Updates, News and Secrets…

May 14, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
Updates, News and Secrets…

Happy Monday NWI! Here are a few things that are happening this week. Over Here! Announcement: I’m pleased to announce that we have an additional curator to our publication. Fabio Sasso is the founder of Abduzeedo. A creativity blog packed with great work, tutorials and more. Check it out read more » 

N is for…

May 11, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
N is for…

Thank you to everyone that made this little project fun. Below are some really cool N’s. Please show your support and visit the contributors websites and follow them on twitter. And let them know what you think about their N’s in the comments below. If you want to be read more » 

Work’n it Wednesdays

May 9, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
Work’n it Wednesdays

Here is what is happening around with NWI creatives today. If you want your work featured in our Work’n it Wednesdays post then shoot over a jpg and a description to info@nwicreative.org with the subject line Work’n it Wednesdays with a breif description of the work and your contact read more » 

Grabbing Hold

May 7, 2012
By Rahsaan Taylor
Grabbing Hold

I usually keep plenty of drawing pads and notebooks near me so I can write down all of the many ideas that float through my head. It is always a good idea to have a diary of ideas, but lately I’ve noticed a disturbing thing, I have tons of read more » 

N is for NWI

May 4, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
N is for NWI

othing is cooler than some awesome type. That was lame opening line but I had to fit the “N” in there somehow. I love sites like the daily drop cap and a letter a day, great sites to find some interesting type treatments. Let’s do something fun. Between today read more » 

The Formula for Creating Ground Breaking Work

May 3, 2012
By Joseph Gonzalez
The Formula for Creating Ground Breaking Work

How often have you looked at a piece of work and thought to yourself, hmmm, I’ve seen this before? Be it, the style, colors, fonts, special effect, graphic, medium, whatever! There is tons of work out there that have a very similar look and feel. Even the most famous read more »