Cool Hunting |
Mar 12, 2009 04:06PM
One of my favorite exhibits currently on view in Chelsea, "New Paintings by Lui Shtini" at Van De Weghe Fine Art serves as yet another reminder that painting, in the right hands, is far from dead. Shtini's paintings bear the precise strokes of an obsessive while his subject matter betrays the predilections of a unsettled mind. Or, perhaps not. The paintings on view, stylistically reminiscent of Magritte (though shrugging off any surrealist trappings), may elicit unease but they do so [...]
adfreak |
Mar 12, 2009 04:04PM
The new "Made for each other" campaign for Lay's by Goodby, Silverstein and Partners suggests that Lay's chips and dip were destined to be together. Yet the five beautifully animated spots (see them all here), each done in its own lovely style, don't show either product. Instead, they tell stories of strange and delightful items falling in love. The spots are all engaging and endearing, and have lovely song choices to match. You can also try out the beautiful, intricate, [...]
adfreak |
Mar 12, 2009 04:04PM
Steffan Postaer, chairman and chief creative officer of Euro RSCG Chicago, is sending us daily updates as he judges the Dubai Lynx awards this week.Day Two: Thursday, March 12 The judging for Dubai Lynx began with Television. I assume they chose TV as the opening category because it is usually a crowd pleaser at advertising award shows. Unfortunately, this was not the case in this contest. Of approximately 250 submitted campaigns, I saw, let me see, none that were [...]
adfreak |
Mar 12, 2009 04:04PM
Here's a fun idea from Adidas. To celebrate March Madness, it's taking four of its endorsers who jumped straight from high-school basketball to the NBA and imagining them on the college teams of today: Kevin Garnett at UCLA, Dwight Howard at Kansas, Tracy McGrady at Louisville and Josh Smith at Pitt. See all four ads here. It would have been fun to see Kobe Bryant, another college dodger, in this kind of situation, though of course he's ex-Adidas and now [...]
Mule Design : Off the Hoof |
Mar 12, 2009 04:01PM
After 14 years of crushing the musicians’ spirits with ‘meh’ and ‘fail’ reviews Pitchfork has created something THEY care about. I’m giving away a bucket of Mule t-shirts to whoever can write the most Pitchfork-like review of Pitchfork’s redesign. Leave your review in the comments. We’ll know when we have a winner. Might have a few. Please enjoy yourselves.
Boxes and Arrows |
Mar 12, 2009 03:34PM
iTunes Download Del.icio.us Pod-safe music generously provided by Sonic Blue I had the opportunity to speak with Afshan Kirmani on her article, Getting a Form’s Structure Right: Designing Usable Online Email Applications Part 1. We talk about the design of an online web based application. Part 1 of the series focuses on the web based form where the user experience is critical before the user enters the application. The various aspects include a good entry point into a [...]
Boxes and Arrows |
Mar 12, 2009 03:34PM
The role of the information architect (IA), interaction designer, or user experience (UX) designer is to help create architecture and interactions which will impact the user in constructive, meaningful ways. Sometimes the design choices are strategic and affect a broad interaction environment; other times they may be tactical and detailed, affecting few. But sometimes the design choices we make are not good enough for the users we’re trying to reach. Often a sense of democratic responsibility is missing in the artifacts [...]
Boxes and Arrows |
Mar 12, 2009 03:33PM
No current software supports the full process of collaboration.That’s a bold claim, and I hope that someone can prove me wrong.This article is more of a “Working Towards …” position paper than the final word; written in the hope that the ensuing discussion will either bring to light some software of which I’m not aware, or motivate the right people to develop what’s needed.There is plenty of hype about “Collaboration 2.0” at the moment, but the bugle is being blown too [...]
Swiss Legacy |
Mar 12, 2009 03:05PM
Process Type Foundry has quickly become one of the most sought-after type foundries in the United States. Created in 2002 by Eric Olson, the company is known for its unique contemporary typefaces, extensive extended character sets, and custom commissioned work.
Signal vs. Noise |
Mar 12, 2009 03:00PM
Where do you turn when you need “Happy Birthday, Sam” spelled out on a red velvet cake in binary? Well, Tipsy Cake, of course. We can’t thank them enough for complying with our unusual request so elegantly! Make sure to give them a call when you need an awesome nerdy cake.
Cool Hunting |
Mar 12, 2009 02:35PM
Would you live in a shipping container? Until firms like Lot-ek, retailers like Freitag and architect Adam Kalkin started turning them into chic examples of creative re-use some years back, most wouldn't consider the question seriously. Kalkin's efforts stand out for drawing on the strengths of sturdy construction while also representing a new level of luxury that comes with an affordable price tag, in some cases even under $100,000. With the ongoing housing crunch and talented architects marketing home solutions, [...]
swissmiss |
Mar 12, 2009 02:03PM
I’ll be traveling to Austin, Texas tomorrow, to attend SXSW. Very excited. I am fully prepared and ready to play SXSW Bingo. I will make sure to twitter my encounters and experiences. Texas, here I come…
creativebits |
Mar 12, 2009 01:33PM
The Periodic Table of Typefaces is obviously in the style of all the thousands of over-sized Periodic Table of Elements posters hanging in schools and homes around the world. This particular table lists 100 of the most popular, influential and notorious typefaces today. read more
Design Reverb - Design Blog |
Mar 12, 2009 01:32PM
Workstations of Popular Websites I always like to see how other designers/developers have their work area setup. You can view mine here and here. The Workstations of Popular Websites - Design Reverb
Design Reverb - Design Blog |
Mar 12, 2009 01:32PM
50 Desktop Wallpapers 50 Mac Desktops for Maximum Visual Goodness is the actual title of this post. But the desktop wallpaper can be used on any desktop whether it be on Mac, Win or Linux. They are split into “a few different categories for easier browsing; Apple & Technology, Design & Typography, Abstract, and Nature & Architecture.”. Enjoy! (via Foo) 50 Desktop Wallpapers - Design Reverb
davidthedesigner |
Mar 12, 2009 01:32PM
...and so it grows.
davidthedesigner |
Mar 12, 2009 01:32PM
Have fun.
davidthedesigner |
Mar 12, 2009 01:32PM
When I reflect back on the Helvetica Film, I'm surprised that I can't really remember very much about it. Can you? (OK, so I only ever got to see the shorter version that was shown on the BBC.) But the one thing that does stick in my mind is the trailer which shows an interview with Wim Crouwell. He's not really talking about Helvetica, at all - is he? He's talking about Modernism. But he's also reflecting, I think, on how [...]
Signal vs. Noise |
Mar 12, 2009 01:30PM
Speaking to a recruiter friend of mine recently, I mentioned that job titles in the “experience” field have always been hard to understand. What’s the difference between all of these? user experience designer user experience analyst interaction designer user interaction designer visual designer information architect usability specialist —Mark Hurst, Good Experience Newsletter, March 12, 2009.
Three Minds @ Organic |
Mar 12, 2009 01:06PM
After Audi's success of the A4 Driving Challenge on iTunes App Store, Volkswagen has teamed up with Fishlabs (http://www.fishlabs.net) to release Volkswagen Polo Challenge 3D. With stunning graphics, fast/addictive game play and 10 un-lockable stages - this app is sure to gain a long running top spot as Audi did. And yes, it's free. There are a few stability issues being reported, but as all iPhone owners know this is common with new apps and a update to fix will [...]
Three Minds @ Organic |
Mar 12, 2009 01:06PM
Editor's Note: Yes... some things are worth sharing, even two months late. Originally a post sent around by Sam Cannon, praise for this fantastic campaign reentered my inbox this week from Adam Turinas as something his "70 something aunt in Canada emailed it to me. Hhhmh! This internet thing could be big". Proving a good campaign doesn't just touch the hearts of us marketers, but 70 year old Canadian aunts. On an otherwise average Thursday morning in January, T-Mobile UK [...]
Inhabitat |
Mar 12, 2009 01:02PM
Inhabitat first spotted Loll Designs at Haute Green in 2007, where their sleek 3-slat Adirondack chairs were hard to ignore. Since then this Duluth, MN-based design outfit has hit its stride, launching several new collections with leading national retailers. From their iconic adirondacks to their brand new low-profile outdoor living rooms and practical stackables, Loll Designs’ sustainably crafted furnishings make lounging around that much more irresistible. Read the rest of Loll Designs: Seating for the Modern Lollygagger Permalink | Add [...]
BittBox |
Mar 12, 2009 12:35PM
If you’re like me, you’re not very fond of writing actionscript. It can be frustrating, and time consuming. For this giveaway, I have 3 licenses for BannerSnack, from Jumpeye Components, the makers of premium Flash components. Bannersnack makes it quick and easy to make Flash banners for online ads, stripping you of the need to write any code, whatsoever. It’s got a ton of handy built in features, and is available at a variety of prices. (except for the 3 lucky [...]
Design Milk |
Mar 12, 2009 12:35PM
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to enter our Gaiam Giveaway! Gaiam is generously offering 2 lucky DM readers their choice of one of the following items: Click here to enter!
456 Berea Street |
Mar 12, 2009 12:34PM
For quite some time I’ve had this very annoying bug on my office Mac. Every time I rebooted, all default applications were reset. Text files would open with TextEdit, HTML files with Safari, .aspx files with iCab (yes, really), and so on. Extremely annoying. Well, it took me a while but I finally figured out that the problem was caused by FileVault. In case you’re having the same problem, here’s more detailed info: 10.5: Force FileVault to read Launch Services data [...]
