Melissa Minnella

Melissa Minnella Designer, photographer, scotch drinker. A seasoned designer with all the attached interests: design, photography, digital, sewing, building things.

I’m proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, HTML and CSS. I believe in white space, texture, dimension, and good fonts. I tend to use icons and color for interest. I know how to push the limits while still staying true to a corporate brand. I belong to the AIGA, American Mensa, Freelancer’s Union, InSource, and Triangle User Experience Professionals Association (TriUXPA). In my spare time I can be found at Carolina Tiger Rescue where I volunteer on the grounds crew.

09/01/2019
Atlas Obscura

Those old type blocks make everything art.

The type-casting profession went largely extinct in the 1980s after decades of slow decline. Yet visiting the Grabhorn Institute, which operates the type foundry and a fine-edition book publisher, printer, and bindery, you’d be hard pressed to realize you were stepping backwards in time.

08/25/2019

Me and Snoots!

06/25/2019
What Is the Perfect Color Worth?

If you’re familiar with color forecasting at all, it’s most likely thanks to a scene in the 2006 film “The Devil Wears Prada,” in which the fashion-magazine mandarin Miranda Priestly explains to her young, fashion-skeptical assistant why the assistant happens to be wearing a sweater in a very particular shade of blue known as cerulean.

Inside the mysterious art — and big business — of color forecasting

06/14/2019
Design Trend Report: Magical Realism

Design Trend Report: Magical Realism

The term magical realism is packed with numerous connotations. On one hand, it’s a design trend referring to the incorporation of magical,

05/01/2019

Melissa Minnella

04/17/2019
The 7 TED Talks every designer should watch | Inside Design

The 7 TED Talks every designer should watch | Inside Design

Since the first conference way back in 1984, TED Talks have inspired us, captivated us, and given us something thought-provoking to watch over lunch. To help you catch the can’t-miss gems of TED’s 300+ design-focused talks, we’ve hand-picked a few of our favorites.

04/10/2019

Love this.

Urban Art in Porto 🎨🐰
🌎 Portugal
📸 Delafuentecam

03/14/2019
Introducing CityLab's Special Report on the Bauhaus

Introducing CityLab's Special Report on the Bauhaus

A special series that reflects on the Bauhaus school on its 100th anniversary—from the roots of its ideas to how its concepts impacted an impure world.

01/27/2019
UX Your Design Resume – Mel Minnella – Medium

UX Your Design Resume – Mel Minnella – Medium

As a creative manager, I have been through a few hiring rounds for interns and designers. Most of the hires are beginner level and as I…

01/22/2019
Screen Printing Music Posters by James Flames

More toys to buy.

Watch how James Flames Posters screen prints amazing multilayered posters for musicians like Foo Fighters, Alabama Shakes, and Ray LaMontagne. Permission gra...

08/10/2018
How to Take Prettier Screenshots on a Mac

This is what's been missing from my toolkit.

Mac: If you’re clipping a bit of text to send in a tweet or saving info from a rental car confirmation page, your standard Command-Shift-4 shortcut for a screenshot is more than adequate. But adding a couple keystrokes can make all the difference when you want to, say, include a professional-looki...

07/23/2018
A Brief History of the FIFA World Cup Logo

A Brief History of the FIFA World Cup Logo

The World Cup logo has been at the center of FIFA's marketing and branding effort over the past 15 years as it evolved from a soccer organization into a global cultural powerhouse.

07/20/2018
Frank Lloyd Wright Creates a List of the 10 Traits Every Aspiring Artist Needs

Frank Lloyd Wright Creates a List of the 10 Traits Every Aspiring Artist Needs

No figure looms larger over American architecture than Frank Lloyd Wright. From the early 1890s to the early 1920s he established himself as the builder of dozens of striking, stylistically innovative private homes as well as public works like Chicago's Midway Gardens and Tokyo's Imperial Hotel.

06/29/2018
20 Ideas On The Craft Process And Impact Of Writing | CreativeMornings

20 Ideas On The Craft Process And Impact Of Writing | CreativeMornings

20 Ideas on the Craft, Process, and Impact of Writing In December 2017, we sent our annual survey to get a pulse on what our community seeks in learning and becoming. What tools are people using? Where are they finding inspiration? Who do they want to become? Two popular responses were how to be a w...

06/28/2018
A practical guide to working with clients

A practical guide to working with clients

Advice on understanding your value and setting up successful client relationships, written and illustrated by design & technology studio HAWRAF.

06/25/2018
Atlas Obscura

I ♥️ this logo.

One of the most iconic logos of our time, “I ❤ NY” was first used in 1977 to promote tourism at a time when New York was in decline. The logo has gone on to become a symbol of the city and has influenced graphic design worldwide. (via My Modern Met)

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