Friday, February 19, 2010

Information Supergraphic

http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/63775/
This is one of my favorite things every week to look forward to in New York magazine. Simply designed, detailed and well-executed. It is what works so well in print and I could only imagine how cool an interactive version of this would be online with slideshows, video, audio, etc...

Olson Kundig #6

OK Architects named in top 10 by Fast Company magazine

Olson Kundig Architects

Shortening its name from Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects in January reflects the firm's approach to architecture: keep it down-to-earth and sustainable. The Seattle-based firm received the AIA Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects in 2009 for a decade of work. Current projects include the offices for steel fabricator T Bailey Inc., which appropriately uses large pipes as architectural elements, and the Lightcatcher building for Bellingham, Washington's Whatcom Museum, a 180-foot-long building that captures sunlight and is the state's first LEED Silver building.

Shoe Story

SPRING 2010 PRO-Keds from PRO KEDS on Vimeo.

Photoshop Turns 20!


Top Fonts of 2009

Knockout – Probably my favorite of last year. I used it everywhere. It’s so versatile, and has so many weights, that I found it really helpful for many projects.

United – You know I love this.

Din – One of my favorites of all time. I found myself using this in just about every infographic I had to create.

Miso – It’s free and comes in handy every once in a while. Found this one popping up in my freelance work a bunch.

Plantin – One of the sole serif representatives. I used this for just about every single time I had body copy. Thanks Monocle!

Futura – Had to include this after my Wes Anderson project. Didn’t use it a whole lot elsewhere, but I always check out how things look in Futura just in case. Especially for logos — Futura comes through in a pinch often.

Trade Gothic – Especially Bold No. 2. If I hear a cool word I don’t know, I will write it down so I can type it out in Trade later just to see how bad ass it looks.


Shoebox Art

Pretty amazing
http://www.benwilsondesign.co.uk/

Branding / Marketing / PR / Etc. Explained




saw this today on Chase Jarvis blog

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Cool movie poster

Bill Gates : Zero Carbon

Disturbing Design


http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/man-builds-chopper-using-alligator-body-parts.php

Wired Tablet Prototype Design

Good iHype for the iPad... Wired realized on a iPad-esque device
http://www.typography.com/ask/showBlog.php?blogID=235

Fast Company List

Top Architecture Firms
http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010/industry/most-innovative-architecture-companies

Designing Currency

Happy Diagrammed

Rolex Building

Overcome Creative Block

Cool piece..
http://blog.iso50.com/2010/02/10/overcoming-creative-block/

Dutch Whimsy // Architecture

Weird but true
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/greathomesanddestinations/18location.html?ref=style

Prefab Office




http://blog.iso50.com/2010/01/19/prefab-office-pod/

Seize the Day

Sup Magazine Design

Pretty black and white. Pretty Plain. Pretty nice.
http://www.supmag.com/