http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture Connect, Create, Inspire Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:16:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you find a few minutes this week to test your skills on a handful of the world's leading brands head over to The Brand Quiz by VYRE. Your given two colors and a visual hint—it is harder than it looks. We got a humbling score of 14/21. Test your ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/03/test-your-brand-knowledge/ Poster 4 Tomorrow, a non-profit initiative whose mission is to encourage people, both in and outside the design community, to make posters to spark constructive debate on issues that affect us all. Their theme (Death is not Justice) this year coincides with the World & European Day Against the Death ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/03/making-a-better-tomorrow/ Rebrand just released their selections of 2010. Turnaround, by Siegle + Gale (shown above) got the 'best of' nod. To see the entire list head over here. http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/03/best-rebrands-of-2010/ In 2008 Yves Behar, of the Fuse Project, worked with New York City's Health Department to promote safe sex in the Big Apple. which resulted in his creation of the NYC Condom dispenser (above) along with the condom packaging (below). To keep the condom distribution campaign fresh, the city decided ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/new-look-and-feel-for-nyc-condom/ Happy Birthday! Has it been that long? http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/photoshop-turns-20/ In an effort to increase bike commuting NYC has made plans to upcycle 225 parking meters by converting them into circular bike racks as seen above. According to Inhabitat: "The increase in bike racks is small compared to the current need in New York — there’s currently only one bike ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/nyc-converts-parking-meters-into-bike-racks/ London's Unpackaged Grocery says "no" to packaging. With the wasteful packaging we find in most of our markets this concept is refreshing to see. Beginning life as a market stall in 2006, Unpackaged is a unique and brilliant concept that is so simple it hurts, especially considering the sheer amount of ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/no-packaging-allowed/ Design Indaba has grown into one of the world's largest design events since its inception in 1995. From Design Indaba: With a focus on international thought leadership, the Design Indaba Conference has become one of the world’s leading design events and hosts more than 40 speakers and 2 500 delegates. The ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/design-indaba-2010/ Impact! Design for Social Change is a brand new, six-week summer intensive workshop co-founded by Steven Heller of SVA and Mark Randall of Worldstudio. The curriculum zeroes in on three aspects of design for social change: evolving your big idea, developing your pitch, and funding your project. These lessons will ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/impact-design-for-social-change-workshop/ Around the 2009 holiday season, Banksy put up some new work at the Regent’s Canal in the UK. As you may recall, one of the pieces (seen above) involved painting over a fellow artist’s work - a sprayer by the name of King Robbo - which ... http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2010/02/banksy-vs-robbo-continued/