We thought this collection was appropriate given the opening of the much anticipated film Objectified. This particular series of objects showcases the “hand dryer”. The images are a culmination of Douglas Wilson’s travels around the world.
Lobo developed this intense time-line based video for Amnesty International Portugal in an effort to attract more volunteers.
This one has hipster written all over it. No?
Still jonesing for more beer themed visuals? Check this out.
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In January Creative Review incorporated woodblock type from São Paulo and hand-lettering from Amsterdam for their February issue. Determined to stay consistent within this theme of “taking a list of the issue’s content and asking a contributor to create a layout for us in their own style.” CR referred back to a trip to Mumbai for inspiration for the April “Type and Typography” issue and commissioned taxi artists from Mumbai to work their magic.
For any design-aware visitor, Mumbai’s yellow and black taxis, which constitute a major part of the city’s horrendous traffic, are a wondrous sight. The majority are richly decorated with a litany of the driver’s favourite things: like a MySpace page on wheels.
Head over to CR Blog for a detailed post documenting the story and process of developing their very own CR Taxi.
On the 40th anniversary of the Internet, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC tells the story of the effect it is having on our society as seen through the eyes of the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of, visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director, Ondi Timoner (DIG!), documented his tumultuous life for more than a decade, to create a riveting, cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives.
We Live In Public is set to premiere in New York on April 5th.
Philly-based graphic designer Lizania Cruz is creating really interesting work like this concept clutch bag made out of a FedEx Tyvek envelopes. See below to view her lasercut invitations and book bag/canvass bag: (more…)
As part of World Water Week (March 22-28) participating restaurants in select cities have signed on to help raise funds and awareness to fight the second largest cause of death to children under five worldwide—the lack of clean drinking water. Just $1 can supply a child with safe drinking water for 40 days” Find a participating restaurant near you.
The video above is from TapDC who is participating in this global initiative for the second year in a row. The final sequence is quite nice and includes original work collected from their website that enables users to create and submit their own visual interpretation of a “beautiful glass of water” To learn more about TapDC click here.
Matt W. Moore aka “The Vector Funk Master” has come out with his third edition of AlphaFont, an annual collection of vibrant letterform abstractions that celebrates his visual vocabulary and new ideas. You can grab a copy here.
On April 2nd he will be in NYC to speak (more…)
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Photos: AP/ Noah Berger
These somber images of unwanted newspaper racks in a Belmont, CA storage yard pretty much sum up the state of the publishing industry.
Update: The boxes belonged to the San Francisco Chronicle and had been removed per city rules, not due to recession. We apologize for the mistake. Thanks Michael for the tip.
Image from SwissLegacy:
Released by Lars Müller Publishers and designed by Norm; Corporate Diversity: Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy, 1940 – 1970 showcases the work of the in-house design studio at J.R. Geigy AG. With its clean, minimal approach to design Geigy’s work helped spread what came to be known as the International Typographic Style. Karl Gerstner, Jörg Hamburger, Stef Geissbühler, Toshihiro Katayama and Armin Hofmann are just a few notables who worked there.
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