Wednesday, July 02, 2008

The beautiful work of Andy Gilmore.

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

If you love packaging, you can't go wrong with The Die Line, a blog dedicated exclusively to the art of the package. Look under Good Design to get a quick taste of what works and what doesn't work.

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

I am digging the work on No Pattern, including the Mountain Dew Bottles that Chuck Anderson illustrated.

You should also take a look through Mike Cina's True is True, which features a wide variety of design, illustration and typography.

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Friday, June 27, 2008

I am always amazed by the work that was done by the Test Pilot Collective. Created and maintained by Joe Kral, Mike Cina, Matthew Desmond and Graham Hicks, the sheer creativity that drove the creation of the typefaces is astounding. From 1999 to 2003, they posted an astounding number of "Firstpages," which are great examples of visually interesting design. The Test Pilot Collective type collection is commercially available through Veer.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

This is a little bit more complicated than the tower that Meggan and I envisioned, but I guess that is cool. There is a CNN article that explains how the tower will work.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Take a look at the posters that were designed by Willi Kunz for the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. More information is available in this SpeakUp entry. According to Armin, these were printed with metallic inks. The posters are also in MOMA's permanent collection.

Images courtesy of Kosmograd and SpeakUp.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

I am experimenting with some new technology that instantly turns a PDF into a Flash book. This is really valuable when you need to show someone an entire book. The process is easy. You upload a PDF file to Issuu.com, and they send you a link to it. You are given a number of options for linking to or embedding the Flash file, including a mini-browser, which loads quickly. You can even add the file to Facebook. In Issuu's viewer, you can get a complete view of the document, which is large enough to read. A number of large publications are using this solution, including JPG Magazine and Beast Magazine. It's always a good idea to read through the terms before posting your work.

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