Tim Murray

I like designing // print and book design // large-scale murals & displays // environment design // general dabbler & tinkerer // living in the American Midleft

[AIGA South Dakota @AIGA_SD]

We asked five SD designers to create artwork celebrating our opportunity to have a voice in our democracy—to vote. We printed them as letterpress postcards for you to send to encourage friends to vote. Request a free set of cards here: https://t.co/NYX8NKpQSd

#vote2020 #vote

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

For those of you who have been training for #socialdistancing your whole life, here's an introverted turtle I drew that you can have printed on stuff: https://t.co/n12yTMRk4E

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

Someone recently asked me for recommendations on books about typography and I was nerdishly delighted, because books and typography are two of my favorite subjects:

https://t.co/sqSLG1WHWV

#typography

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About 20 times a day, some application asks me if I meant to say “moldboards.”

#moldboards

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

Here’s a way for creatives and the community to support local businesses that are losing cash flow due to #COVID19 and #SocialDistancing:

https://t.co/IB8BOnDxPO

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Goal for staying active while working from home: 20 pushups for every PDF or finished file I send out.

#wfh #Quarantine

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There I fixed it:

#SocialDistancing #sixfeetapart

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Parenting creates unexpected challenges. For example, I try to present myself to clients and colleagues as a competent professional, but then realize I'm singing the Frozen soundtrack under my breath.

#frozen #kitchensoundtrack

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”

–Niels Bohr

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In case anyone needs a place to take notes during any legal proceedings the next few weeks, or months, I put this artwork on a handy notebook:

https://t.co/EmGE5DVqYI

#squidproquo #QuidProQuo #ImpeachmentHearings #ImpeachmentInquiry #Impeachment

[WES EISENHAUER @Soulcrate]

This really happened

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

@jdgstewart @BlendFest Thanks for sharing this!

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

Meet Quo. He's a Squid, but not just any squid—he's a Professional. He's the Squid Pro, Quo. He's been in the news lately—maybe you've heard about him.

s #quidproquo

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

@JesseJusticeArt @Adobe I've been wondering the same thing–"Pressure" is greyed out on the Illustrator brushes. Any luck?

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

@whca Great story, and a fantastic illustration! @HarryCamp3

[AIGA South Dakota @AIGA_SD]

We want to hear from you 👂 Help us paint a clearer picture of a designer’s role in 2019 by taking the Design Census for a chance to win a ticket to next year’s #AIGADesignConf

https://t.co/BBaB0Bc5rE

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

“Make a list,” they said, “of the six things you need to get done each day. Then you can focus on the list and be more productive.”

So I did. And now I have a stack of six-point daily catalogues of failure.

#winning #productivity

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

Great copywriting and satire of formulaic landing pages by @StorySevenCo: https://t.co/1a1hEKbWkE

#sendaraven #aspirationaltortoise

[Tim Murray @PaperbackPage]

How I hear conversations with my mechanic:

—Well, parts alone are going to cost you about a book cover design, but with labor you're looking at a cover design plus interior layout, probably with a promotional animation for shop supplies and processing.

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Did you know you can rename multiple files at the same time right in Finder? This saves me so much time. #macOS #Finder

https://t.co/eBGPjeH50u