Saul Bass is one of the great ones when it comes to poster designs. Take a look at this collection that was on exhibit in London recently devoted to Saul Bass' poster designs and storyboards showing his process.
30 March 2011
Homes of The Stars
The LA Times Magazine has put together this collection of 50 vintage postcards of the "Homes of the Stars." It is a nice collection vintage images and architecture. To see all of the 50 postcards, go to this link and pick out your dream house.
Flags and More Flags
In the need of a flag logo or button? If so you will have to check out this link to several sites that offer flag images and logos.
Map Collages by Matthew Cusick
Matthew Cusick is a graduate at Cooper Union that took his artistic skills and blended it with maps to make these amazing images. See more great images at this link at Top Design Magazine. Great work, fun and creative use of found maps and artistic expression.(via Top Design Magazine)
17 March 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011
To brighten your week and your St. Patrick's Day, I present the Muppets singing "Danny Boy". Enjoy and have a pint for me!!
08 March 2011
Blowing Off Some Steam
The Pacific Island National Park has some outstanding photographs and video of the recent eruptions in Hawaii. Check it out and see the magic and power of the earth.
(photos via NPS)
03 March 2011
A Tour of The Commercial Past
The world of advertising and product promotions gained strength in the 1950's. The times where good, we had won wars in Europe and the South Pacific, the first Beaver was on TV, and the future was looking up. Out of this time came the brands that would become household names. These items are the focus of the Tick Tock Toys website and archive. The site is full of images from the brands of the past, packaging from the past and ads. Food packaging, cereals, candy, ad, and fast food items fill up this website. The collection is wide ranging and well worth the bookmark for inspiration and research. Check it out and see where it all come from.
24 February 2011
Felton 2010 Annual Report
Nicholas Felton has posted his 2010 Annual Report. The 2010 Annual Report is an encapsulation of my father's life, as communicated by the calendars, slides and other artifacts in my possession.
Nicholas is the expert when it comes to showing data in a way that allows us to understand and also keeping track of everything in his life.
23 February 2011
State Motto Project
The State Motto Project is an interesting and surprising collection of illustrations, type and good design. The project by the collective 50 and 50 invited 50 designers to represent their state's motto as an illustration. The illustrations that have been posted thus far are a tribute to design and all things retro. New illustrations are posted often and show the range and depth of design from across our great country. Enjoy this site showcasing our history, strengths, design and the crazy mottos of the states.
17 February 2011
How It's Made: Blow Molding
Everyday we use items that designers spend substantial time creating. One such item of design is the plastic bottle. The video above demonstrates how a blow mold process is used to create a plastic bottle. Hopefully soon, chemistry will enable a complete use of bioplastics in the forming of bottles to help make it truly sustainable design.
16 February 2011
15 February 2011
Thinking for a Living
The Thinking for a Living website is a mash up of ideas and information related to design. The site has several levels to explore including Features, Curated, Digest, and Shelf. The site is well organized and sure to give you inspiration as a designer. Go explore and continue to "think for a living".
11 February 2011
08 February 2011
Pantone 2011 Color of the Year
If you missed the announcement and have been wondering if life would look better wearing Pink lens sunglasses, the answer is PMS Honeysuckle 18-2120. Pantone has declared the Color of the Year for 2011 to be Honeysuckle. I have always said the "Pink is Powerful". Read the post at the Pantone site about this years color and download color swatches for your Adobe programs.
07 February 2011
06 February 2011
Inspiration or Motivation? Carin Goldberg
I was cumming the waters of the world wide web looking for great design stuff and came upon a gem of a section at the AIGA site. The presentations from the 2009 Make/Think Design Conference are in video form on the site. I was especially taken by the wonderful presentation by Carin Goldberg, Inspiration or Motivation? The site describes Carin Goldberg's presentation as:
Inspiration. It looks good, tastes good and feels good. We are hooked on its revelatory highs and illuminating epiphanies, but inspiration is fleeting and ephemeral, always leaving us wanting. Motivation. Whether we are driven by money, neurosis, love, fame or revenge, our motivation is never as sweet as inspiration, but it does get us out of bed in the morning. Carin Goldberg shares what has inspired her work and what has motivated her to work over the last 30 years.
Goldberg describes our continuous search for great inspiration as "crack for a designer". The presentation is thoughtful and inspiring. Watch the video at this link and see additional videos from the Make/Think Conference that are also available to review in this section of the AIGA site. Enjoy and see what makes the AIGA conferences so good.
26 January 2011
Typoschnauz
Typoschnauz is a fun little site that lets you at a typographic moustache to your photo. Add a what??? Think of it as a bracket moustache. Schnauz is swiss german for moustache, add in a clean Swiss type element and there you have it, a typoschnauz. Have fun.
Infographics Showcase
Are you a lover of Infographics? If so you need to check out The Infographic Showcase. The site is loaded with interesting graphics, information and comments of projects.
Great infographics will communicate complex amounts of information in a clean graphical presentation for the viewer to understand. Another great site that I have post about prior is the Good.is site for very current infographics.
So go at it, explain your weird world in clean graphics full of facts that amaze.
19 January 2011
Daily Drop Caps!!
AILY DROP CAP IS A PROJECT BY DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR JESSICA HISCHE. Since September of 2009, an illustrative initial cap has been posted daily (or at least regularly), to prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts. Individuals are welcome to use the drop caps on personal (non-commercial) sites within blog posts by following the instructions below each letter. The project will end after the twelfth alphabet is complete, but the site will remain up for your use and inspiration.
his project allows you to add "Drop Caps" to your stories on the web. Jessica has done a fabulous job of designing and allowing us all to experience and use her work. Each Drop Cap can be changed to the letter of your choice in the code that Jessica gives for each cap.To see the complete line of Drop Caps, go to this link and have fun. Thank you Jessica for sharing the love on your site!!
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