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Wow, such great designspiration this morning from Experimental Jetset. Check out more of their great work on their website.
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Experimental Jetset Designspiration
August 19th, 2009
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Canon’s Balsa Wood 1d Mock-Up Tutorial
August 5th, 2009
So you’ve always wanted to make a camera out of balsa wood, I mean who hasn’t. Here is Canon’s step-by-step tutorial on how to make your favorite Canon camera out of wood. They even use these mock-ups for some of their lens designs. Check out more interesting articles at the online Canon Museum.
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Font or Typeface?
August 1st, 2009
Last week over at the ISO50 blog, Alex Cornell wrote a great post about narrowing your font list down to bare necessities. I myself am guilty of installing nonsensical fonts and I am in the process of cleaning out my font book. I bring this up because towards the end of the post Alex mentions the use of “font” and “typeface” interchangeably.
I believe that one of the biggest issues in talking with other designers is being able to speak the same language. Through time we’ve pushed around these two terms so loosely that I would say, the majority of young to middle-aged designers probably can’t tell the difference.
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From the Archive: Iphone & Desktop Background
July 29th, 2009
IPhone backgrounds were all the rage a year ago but I was late and missed the boat for uploading these. It wasn’t until now, that I stumbled across it in last years archives. The graphic was also applied as a desktop background.
Download this background for free in a high quality 1920×1200 png format here.
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The Perfect Pastas Pt. 1: Via Roma Designspiration
July 21st, 2009
There is no perfect design, only perfect designs.
United* was the lead design team put on this project to create a one-of-a-kind imported Italian foods brand. They used unique portrait photography, shot on location in Tuscany to ensured that the brand maintained true authenticity. There are 3 million people in Tuscany. All different & all unique–this authentic Italian brand shows their true character, expression & emotion.
United* was successful. Possibly even very successful; to date the brand has seen unmatched sales figures and is in process of identifying the second round of 150 products to complement the existing line.
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Experimental JetSet: Paradiso / Bassline
June 30th, 2009
More great designspiration from Experimental Jetset. Check out what they have to say about these pieces and more of their amazing work at their website.
Between 1995 and 1999, we designed various posters and flyers for Paradiso, Amsterdam’s premier rock venue. Paradiso plays an important role in the recent history of Amsterdam, and in Dutch counter- and rock-culture in general, so it is a real honour to have been involved with this place. It also has a rich history of graphic design (Martin Kaye’s amazing concert posters, to name one example), so we’re proud to stand in that tradition.
More after the jump.
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Showcased Work: Pantone Book Project
June 19th, 2009
The latest and first piece showcased is a proposed booklet for Pantone. This book is aimed at the mid-level designer looking to learn more about using and understanding the Pantone Matching System. The book was done as a project for an electronic print production class and has no relation with Pantone except of course for the information regarding the use of Pantones.
The most interesting part of building this book was learning about all of the different guide systems and how the numbering system works. I believe this book would be a great tool for designers trying to expand their knowledge on using the Pantone systems.
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NAiM Jean Prouvé + Designspiration
June 8th, 2009
Talk about amazing design–these pieces are incredible. I’m definitely a fan of Experimental Jetset’s work and their process which is explained on their website. They are a small, independent design studio based in Amsterdam.
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Ridiculous Requesting: Man Vs. Bear
June 1st, 2009
As creatives–or any positions really–we see this so-typical, unmanaged, client relationship that results in completely ridiculous requests. Time and time again we are pushed to actually fulfill them. If you do, then more often than not the work that you’ve done falls into the category of “Who’s designing this, the Client or Creative” and if you don’t fulfill the ridiculous requests you’ve just stepped into the ring for the power struggle. This is where we need to check ourselves and make sure we’re managing the relationship effectively from the get go.
Managing the relationship can be as simple as outlining in the very beginning what the scope of the project is and building the client’s confidence in you. Outline what each side is to expect of the other so you don’t hit road blocks mid-project.
Does this sound familiar? Keep reading after the jump.
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Live at the Gorge CD Single + Design
May 25th, 2009
Remember the Marcus Eaton Trio photos from the Gorge last year? Some of those photos were put to good use in the ‘Live at the Gorge’ cd single. The art was completed last year and put to use early this year. » CONTINUE READING THIS POST
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M.S. Corley Cover Design
May 14th, 2009
More designspiration, this time classic redesigns from Washington designer Mike Corley. Corley brings back the classic Penguin Book look but with his own style. Hit the jump for more covers. » CONTINUE READING THIS POST
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Screen Printed – D.Nine & Successful Speaking
April 25th, 2009
Two new projects have been added to the constantly growing project wall. The first is for Inspirational Minds (Inspirational Minds Live Lives), originally a Wanken sub-portfolio section but now expanded to encompass more range of ideas. This new project is titled ‘Successful Speaking Inspires Minds’ and it really is just that–successful speakers inspire you.
The original, still standing idea is to bring together lessons from inspirational speakers such as David Lemley, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Mau, and Seth Godin so that we can appreciate what they’re doing.
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Century 21 Exposition Space Needle Design
April 16th, 2009
The Space Needle is one of the most photographed architectural monuments in Seattle. It’s very surprising how many people live in the Seattle area and have never been to the top or been informed of its intriguing history. Being that the Space Needle is such a spotlighted attraction for Seattle I believe that knowing the some of the history about it, could perhaps influence your photographs or anything relating to the monument.
These drawings show the preliminary stages of design and proposed designs that the Space Needle went through for the 1962 Worlds Fair. Edward Carlson and Victor Steinbrueck were credited for coming up with the elements of these designs. » CONTINUE READING THIS POST
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Catch Me If You Can Title Sequence
April 13th, 2009
Some of the most interesting title sequences are ones that reveal elements of narration through simplicity in design. ‘Catch Me If You Can’ does this consistently throughout the piece; Video after the jump. » CONTINUE READING THIS POST
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Expo 67 + Designspiration
March 20th, 2009
Expo 67, originally known as The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, was the World’s Fair held in Montreal, Canada. It is considered to be the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century. The design and innovation was outstanding; see the large scope of designs here.
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