For all of you designers out there...sad news I read today, which I'm going to repost. I found this post via Graphic Hug, a good solid art and design blog - great to follow. The blog states that from now on I.D. Magazine will be discontinued...

F+W Media produces and is the owner of the three successful design magazines: Print, How, and I.D. Magazine. I'm not sure how true this article is, but I highly doubt Graphic Hug would post something like this without checking their facts. We'll see I suppose. You can view the blog here.

Here’s the release from I.D.

To Readers, Advertisers and Friends of I.D. Magazine:

Since 1954, I.D. Magazine has served as one of America’s leading critical magazines covering the art, business, and culture of design. Today it is with regret that we announce its closure. The January/February issue of I.D. will be its last; subscribers to I.D. will receive Print magazine for the balance of their subscription.

Ceasing publication of an iconic brand like I.D. is never an easy decision, but there are several forces that have worked against its sustainability. Certainly the downturn in print advertising has contributed to this decision, but other factors include the fragmentation and specialized information needs of I.D.’s core readers (product designers) and the plethora of information resources available to them – some for free (online and B2B) and others that are highly specialized and targeted to specific industries served.

F+W Media will continue producing the I.D. Annual Design Review, its flagship international product design competition, in an expanded fashion online. This new web initiative will feature not only 2010’s winners but will catalog thousands of notable entries from past competitions. Going forward, in addition to the I.D. Annual Design Review, F+W Media’s Design Group is comprised of the award-winning HOW and Print brands – magazines, books, events, and competitions serving the information needs of graphic designers in all media.

We thank the entire I.D. community, past and present – staffers, contributors, readers, and advertisers – for their support of the magazine throughout its 55-year history.

Sincerely,

Gary Lynch Publisher & Editorial Director F+W Media Design Community

Check out these hot bicycle seat patterns I found via Happiness Is blog.







More saddle designs from Kara Ginther Flickr.

Also see Vintage Locomotief City Bike riding around Gas Works Park in Seattle (you'll know what it means when you see the pictures).

I found this fun/easy idea via one of my favorite blogs: designsponge, an idea of Allison Fonseca. A fun, cost-efficient way to add handmade and holiday to your home...

Materials Needed:

- cork board (any size or shape you like)

- plain white paper

- photos, magazine clippings, etc.

- white thumbtacks

- scissors

Instructions:

1. Fold and cut the sheets of white paper to make the snowflakes. You should make enough to cover the cork board and to extend over the edges a bit, with some overlapping as well. The snowflakes can be all the same size or of varying sizes. [*note: If the last time you made one of these was the 2nd grade and you need a quick refresher, refer to the diagram below.]

2. Lay the cork board on a flat surface and layer the paper snowflakes and photos on top. There’s no wrong way to do it, just play around with the different pieces until you find an arrangement you like.

3. Use the thumbtacks to attach everything to the cork board. And that’s it! Your one-of-a-kind artwork is now ready to be hung and admired.