Articles by: Simon H.
The Momentus project
A presentation of the project A collaborative project in which a select group of designers, illustrators, and artists create visual interpretations of the most defining moments in United States history as a way of informing others of our proud, yet…
#gmzinspiration 01
Welcome! Dear readers, welcome in the first installment of our new, weekly post series: #gmzinspiration. Quick reminder of the concept: each week, you tweet us inspiring stuff, along with the #gmzinspiration hashtag. On the following Monday, we will pick and…
13 Spade print giveaway winner
We’re pretty excited to announce the winner of the print giveaway we put together in the 13 Spade introductory post! And the winner is… We used random.org with the number of comments of the post (minus our own), and the…
App Cooker review
Hello readers! Today, I want to share with you my impressions after trying out App Cooker, an iPad app that assists in the process of conceptualizing and planning mobile apps. It has been created by Hot Apps Factory, a French…
Let me introduce you to 13 Spade
Hello dear Zine readers! Jon and Simon here. Today, we’re taking our editor hats off for a minute or two and putting on our independent artist hats instead. We want to tell you guys about a project of ours that…
Go Media’s Flickr pool showcase – July 2011
And July is here Hello, Zine readers! July is here. It’s officially summer time. Hopefully, it means you can have a bit of time off to recharge your batteries, enjoy the sun, experiment with your creativity… My goal here is…
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2011 short film
Something cool happened Ladies and gentlemen, we’re excited. While Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2011 was almost a month ago, there’s a way to relive it! The talented Aaron Freeder put this short together, under the supervision of Jeff, to…
A new post series on the Zine: weekly inspiration
Readers of the GoMediaZine, we listened and heard you After our call to you guys for improvements, one of the main suggestions was for more regular content. We are working hard to get tutorials and tests and other goodies together…
Go Media’s Flickr pool showcase – June 2011
Hello there! Simon here. Here’s a bit of inspiration goodness with our monthly Flickr pool showcase. This post might be a tad less extensive than our other episodes, because there’s going to be loads of goodness to see and hear…
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Preview
Update: We’re giving away an awesome Wacom Intuos 4 tablet. Read on for details! It’s so close I can feel it Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is this weekend! I can’t believe it’s already here. This post serves to give…
The Lost Type Co-op
This is NOT simply another type foundry Hello dear readers. Today, I want to talk about the Lost Type Co-op. If you want to be cynical about it, you could say it’s just another type foundry. Well, you’d be wrong.…
Go Media Flickr Pool Showcase – May 2011
It’s that time of the month again Yep, it’s time for another installment of our Flickr group showcase. And once again, you guys are not making this easy because the work that’s in there is just so great. Remember that…
Thread’s Not Dead live broadcast — The wrap-up
Hello GMZ readers! If you’re looking for the video from last Thursday’s live broadcast, you’ve come to the right place. We wanted to summarize some of the things that were said during Jeff’s live broadcast about his ebook Thread’s Not…
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest: 30 Days Away
Weapons of Mass Creation is a month away! Oh boy, oh boy. I don’t even know where to start. I’m so excited about WMC Fest you know. The amazing lineup I’m pretty sure you’re aware of the lineup and schedule…
Thread’s Not Dead – The live broadcast!
[Edit #1 – 5/10/2011 – 2:20PM] The live page is, well…live! Hope to see you all there on Thursday (May 12th) for an awesome live session with Jeff. Check it out. Ladies and gentlemen, we have the pleasure to announce…
WMC Fest portfolio contest: the winners
Hello, hello! Today, I am pleased to introduce you to the winners of the WMC Fest Portfolio Contest we had going. The prize is a spot at the WMC Fest design show! We had a total of 114 submissions. The…
Go Media’s Flickr pool showcase – April 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you… The April 2011 Go Media Flickr Pool Showcase (dramatic music, such as this on repeat for instance, is to be played in the background while reading this sentence)! Once again, yours truly went…
Go Media’s Flickr pool showcase – March 2011
Time for the March showcase in our monthly (-ish) series! It’s me, Simon here speaking writing. Once again, if you’d like to see your work here, the only thing you have to do is to submit it in our Flickr…
50 and 50 – The state motto project
Hello hello! Today, I’d love to start a “new” series of posts about inspiration to talk about one of the great collaborative design efforts currently going on in the design community (no, it’s not the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest).…
Go Media’s Flickr pool showcase – February 2011
YAFS (Yet Another Flickr Showcase)! We’re close to mid February and I’m ready to show you another amazing hand picked selection of amazing pieces from the Go Media Flickr Pool. Also, you should stay tuned for cool news related to…
The Surreal World of French Illustrator McBess
Hello there! Simon here today, with an interview of the fantabulous (yes, it’s a word. I just decided that it would be so.) illustrator McBess. We are stoked because Go Media/Weapons of Mass Creation is sponsoring FITC Toronto, an event…
Interview with Designers James White and Fabio Sasso
I had our friend Simon interview two talented and in-demand designers James White aka Signalnoise and Fabio Sasso of Abduzeedo. James and Fabio are speaking at the first ever Montreal Meets on Tuesday, January 25th at Concordia University in Montreal,…
Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator
Hey designers, attend our all-inclusive soul-fulfilling three-day design retreat, WMC: Off-The-Grid, this October 5 – 7th. To learn more, head to wmcfest.com. Simon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Jeff Finley asked me to compile a list of some common distressing…
Freebie: Hi-Res Grunge Textures
Who doesn’t like free textures? Some nice grunge textures for you, our loyal readers. Click on any of the preview images below for a nice, juicy hi-res version for your designs. Go!