WANKEN - The blog of Shelby White

Waterhouse Hotel Branding

August 11th, 2010

Foreign Policy Design is the creative group behind this nicely done branding project. The group’s branding efforts focused on the concept of duality in Shanghai. On one side of the bund there are historic art deco buildings and on the other side more modern. From there the design had the ability to become a reversible concept.

Another part of the identity pays tribute to the Waterhouse as a former warehouse. The graphic elements of the identity were squares to mimic the stacking and storage of cargo and goods. This helped the identity become globally and internationally appealing.

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7″ Factory Record Sleeve Collection

August 10th, 2010

Every time I come across incredible collections like this one, I become super inspired to dig endlessly to find more beautiful pieces. It’s beautiful to look at these and give our eyes a break from current design trends, good or bad. Make sure to click the images to view them in detail.

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Deck Giveaway Winners

August 9th, 2010

Deck Giveaway Winners
The first Wanken giveaway has come to a close. Thank you all for tuning in and really making this worthwhile. I’m planning more giveaways for the future so keep stay connected through RSS or twitter. The two winners have been chosen and I’m happy to say…

Congratulations to Ricardo Figueira from Portugal and David Castillo. I emailed both of you but if you do not receive the email, contact me and let me know.

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Vintage Audio Cassette Inserts

August 7th, 2010

If you were to ask me three years ago if I liked these cassette inserts, I probably would have said no. It just hadn’t occurred to me just how powerful the design is on these. I just can’t seem to get enough—these inserts are beautiful in every way. I believe they are from the 70’s but I’m not exactly sure on that. Check out the full collection and this site for the cassette stickers.

Found on Ffffound

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Jonathan Segal Architecture + The Prospect

August 6th, 2010

Jonathan Segal is the creator of this beautiful house. It is surrounded by a pool and beautiful glass floor that really makes this house feel elaborate. The floor plan is open and has no boundaries. The garden and pool are almost included into the main living space.

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North Kingdom Showreel

August 5th, 2010

http://www.vimeo.com/8260129
North Kingdom is a digital creative agency out of Skellefteå, Sweden. It seems they have been at the top of the awesome charts for a while now—over 30 FWA awards alone. You can check out all of their FWA winning projects here. The thing I love about this showreel is the story. The introductory shots up until the first showing of the work, is definitely my favorite. Make sure to view this fullscreen.

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Autumn Garage Skate Decks Giveaway

August 3rd, 2010

Up for grabs in the first Wanken giveaway are two skateboard decks that I designed for a company out of Salt Lake City. Sadly the company is no longer in business and I believe these decks are some of the very last ones left. The size of the first is 7.75″ and the second is 8.00″.

To enter, just comment on this post and leave your name and email address in the respective comment form fields. The two winners will be drawn randomly on Monday, August 9th, 2010. If you are a winner I’ll contact you to let you know, so hurry and get your entry in!

If you wouldn’t mind, share this link with your friends. I’m planning more giveaways for the future so keep stay connected through RSS or twitter.

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Horizon Fire

August 2nd, 2010

Horizon Fire is the excellent electronic music project of Paul Tebbott, a very intriguing graphic designer. The music that he brings us today have a very relaxing, ambient electronic mood that make them a perfect fit for cranking up your volume and working to. On top of providing a new set of tracks for us to listen to, Paul is offering these for free.

Download the Horizon Fire – Piney Hills Blaze album.

Horizon Fire – Piney Hills Blaze from the Piney Hills Blaze album

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Horizon Fire – Glenfield from the Piney Hills Blaze album

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Horizon Fire – Strafing Crow from the Piney Hills Blaze album

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1962 Seattle Worlds Fair

July 30th, 2010

Stumbled upon more images from the 1962 intriguing images from Seattle’s World Fair in ‘62. I found it interesting to look at these images and then walk over to the Space Needle and compare just how much they have taken away.

Images found via azzurrolou

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Whidbey Island House

July 29th, 2010

Whidbey Island House

I’ve posted architecture from Deforest Architects in the past and figured it was about time to show more of their work. This house is very simply designed and resides on Whidbey Island not far from Seattle. I really like how you can see the open beams of the roof juxtaposed with the metal siding.

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Villa Mecklin: A weekend Retreat

July 28th, 2010

Villa Mecklin: A weekend Retreat

As of lately I’ve really felt the need to detach myself from working and take a vacation. I think I may have found a very cool place to do just that. This villa in the Finnish archipelago looks like a place where you could just relax and enjoy the cool summer breeze.

The house is built from timber that was left untreated giving it a very natural, weathered look. The best part about this house is clearly the deck. It faces south and has a fire pit with a retractable cover. I can’t think of a better way to spend an evening than roasting a marshmallow while watching the sunset from the comfort of your very own deck.

Architect: Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects

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Facebook GUI PSD

July 26th, 2010

SurgeWorks just released this free Facebook GUI PSD. The kit was is under creative commons so it can be modified as you wish without any restrictions. I always like these kits (iPhone kit released not long ago) because you can see how other PSD’s are compiled.

The kit has everything from the site: logo, UI elements, main window with the header, menu, chat window, modal components, comment boxes, buttons, message boxes, tabs, the whole works. The components are even built using vectors and blending options, so that scaling and editing the objects will not be a problem.

Download the .zip-package (zip, 6.5 Mb)
Alternative download link (zip, 5.1 Mb)

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Devoto House by Andrés Remy Arquitectos

July 23rd, 2010

Devoto House by Andrés Remy Arquitectos

Argentina seems to be the holy land of beautiful homes. This home by Andrés Remy Arquitectos was created for a young family who wanted to feel close to nature in an urban environment. There are some pretty interesting thoughts by the architect. Continue reading to see what the architect had to say.

Found via Design Milk.

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Public Gothic Family

July 22nd, 2010

Antrepo has released their newest font called Public Gothic Family. What better way to promote it than to have such beautiful graphics showcasing their look and feel. Based on these few graphics I really would love to get my hands on this family. It can be purchased from Antrepo’s shop.

You can see the full character maps here: Character sheet 1 & Character sheet 2.

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Project Thirty Three Album Covers

July 21st, 2010

Project Thirty Three Album Covers

These album covers are from a collection scanned and archived by Jive Time Records, a Seattle based store specializing in used vinyl. The fact that designers could get away with such simple designs just blows me away. It seems to me that it’s getting harder and harder to get away with designing so simply.