How to Approach a Responsive Design
Great insight into the Boston Globe redesign process from @upstatement. Via @happycog
Flying People in NYC
Stunt promoting the upcoming feature film ‘Chronicle’.
Programming is not what’s king here. It really has to be the design.
Evernote’s Phil Libin from the FastCo article: How Evernote Rethought Their Service, And Invented A Food Diary
The Title Designs of Saul Bass
Turning The Page
It’s been interesting to see the rise of ‘readability’ on the webs. All of a sudden, designers took a step back and thought about what they are actually trying to accomplish with some of these sites. The content will always be king but you’re not doing anyone any favors by plugging it in to a template that was conceived using lorem ipsum. Taking tips from hundreds of years of print design, we’re finally seeing designers respect the content… Giving the reader something beautiful to pore over.
What inspired this post?
The Great Discontent’s interview designs
The rise of apps like Instapaper
The product comparison feature on The Verge
The storytelling ability of Edits Quarterly
Smart people like Mandy Brown
photo credit: Brendan Lynch
I’m aware that it may seem fairly vague, but that’s the best part of this whole process. You need a basic concept—a decent list, strong hands and sensibilities, patience, anxiety, a camera and/or mic—and it comes together for you.
Daniel Mercadante of everynone
from a profile on filmmakermagazine.com
check out all of their excellent short work and keep an eye out for a feature currently in development
from a profile on filmmakermagazine.com
check out all of their excellent short work and keep an eye out for a feature currently in development
In the digital, interactive and social media-focused agency world, it’s easy to talk a big game, but for disciplines that require true, deep knowledge of the subject for success, there’s a fine line between “understanding” and “expertise”.
W+K’s Igor Clark (@IgorClark) challenges the industry to stop hiring Creative Technologists that don’t code. Check out the entire post here.
Finders Keepers
W+K Portland’s new campaign for Dodge is a smart and well-targeted effort that does a nice job of enhancing an obviously offline contest with a well designed online experience. From the Dodge YouTube page:
The Dodge Journey was made to be a search engine to help you explore the world wide world. To get people to explore the world wide world, Dodge left three Journeys somewhere out there for you to find. You find one, you can have one.
America Sounds Interesting
Michael Williams over at A Continuous Lean gathers some recent ‘Brands-as-National-Treasure’ spots aimed at the American consumer. It is apparent to me that America has a pretty deep voice.
Up There
A behind-the-scenes look at a the endangered art of the hand painted billboard. The methods (read skills) have been handed down for years through apprenticeships dangling across the skylines. Giant vinyl printouts are cheaper and faster but there is something classy and respectful about putting up a hand-lettered ad.
Big ups to MotherNY and Stella for realizing this film as part of the Ritual Project.
