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Wikipedia Redefined Creative agency NewIsNew (pretend) overhauls...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:33:34 -0400

Wikipedia Redefined

Creative agency NewIsNew (pretend) overhauls Wikipedia.
Check out the exercise here: www.wikipediaredefined.com

"#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to..."

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:18:00 -0400

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#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.

#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.

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- Emma Coats shares a list of helpful guidelines she has developed in her time as ‘Story Artist’ at Pixar.

via kottke

Image: Craig WardA nice behind the scenes account of this light...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:38:59 -0400

Image: Craig Ward

A nice behind the scenes account of this light lettering process at wordsarepictures.com

Inspired by classic geometry of 1920′s Broadway style fonts, using long exposure photography I set about creating a tool kit of the basic parts of typography. All in all I took around 500 shots of straight lines, circles and semi circles along with some more energetic scribbles and then began to fashion the individual letters by layering up my images. Each letter is completely unique and utilizes, on average, around 11 photographs plus some adjustment layers.

You can find out more about the fireworks display here.

Photo: Robert Banat Church in the Wild Tom Fruin’s...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:45:14 -0400

Photo: Robert Banat

Church in the Wild

Tom Fruin’s installation of a stained-glass water tower in the Brooklyn skyline.

h/t: animalnewyork

Image: iA Responsive Typography: The Basics Some great insights...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:42:00 -0400

Image: iA

Responsive Typography: The Basics

Some great insights on designing for today’s real-world reading conditions.

The further away you hold the text, the smaller it becomes visually. You need to make the text size bigger the further away the text is read, to compensate for a larger reading distance. How big is, again, a science in itself. If you are inexperienced, a useful trick is to hold a well-printed book at a comfortable reading distance while looking at your website to compare.

Graphic designers without Web design experience are surprised how huge good body text on the web is in comparison to printed matter. Mind you, it’s only big if you compare it side to side, not if you compare it in perspective.

Read the entire post.

Bike Sounds Brooklyn’s own Stephen Meierding takes a...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:36:15 -0400

Bike Sounds

Brooklyn’s own Stephen Meierding takes a studied approach to human kind’s most impressive invention in his short: Bike Sounds.

The Visual Style of The Wire …Erlend Lavik compares the...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:16:14 -0400

The Visual Style of The Wire

…Erlend Lavik compares the relatively spare visual style of The Wire with that of other TV programs.

via Kottke

Steve Jobs’ Vision of the World thx dresscodeny

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:18:41 -0500

Steve Jobs’ Vision of the World

thx dresscodeny

Your Bag’s Journey On Delta Watch where your bags go after they...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:00 -0500

Your Bag’s Journey On Delta

Watch where your bags go after they pass through those black rubber flaps at the airport. Track your own bag’s journey now using the Delta mobile app.

Building A Better Mountain Snowboarding legend Travis Rice...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:05:00 -0500

Building A Better Mountain

Snowboarding legend Travis Rice spent most of his past winters travelling around the globe in the search of the best natural features to perform his breathtaking snowboarding stunts, as one can witness in his latest movie The Art of Flight. For Red Bull Supernatural it was time to switch the strategy and all the preparation and work for this unique snowboarding competition was done during the summer time. The outcome is an ultimate backcountry snowboarding course with more than 100 man-made features located at the Baldface Lodge, Nelson, BC. From February 3-8, 18 of the world’s best snowboarders will be able to ride this dream come true during Red Bull Supernatural…

How to Approach a Responsive Design Great insight into the...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:03:17 -0500

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...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:00 -0500

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."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:45:30 -0500

“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

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:41:59 -0500

The Title Designs of Saul Bass

Turning The Page It’s been interesting to see the rise of...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:38:00 -0500

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..."

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:42:31 -0500

“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

"In the digital, interactive and social media-focused agency world, it’s easy to talk a big game, but..."

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:41:29 -0400

“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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:18:26 -0400

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...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:43:55 -0400

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...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:37:26 -0400

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.