Archive for November, 2007

Emergency money

Category: Products

Money Box

Only by smashing the glass can they be retrieved. By Becky Miller.

Code Magazine contest

Category: Advertising, Graphic Design, Publications

Code Magazine

Code Magazine launches a contest for the graphic design of the cover for its Spring issue, to be published  in March 2008. The contest is opened to  young graphic designers. The participants shall submit a proposal corresponding to the theme explored by the forthcoming issue of the magazine, ” noise”, under its diverse manifestations: rumor, interference, sound or cacophony. The winning proposal will be printed on the cover of the 5000 copies of Code, which are distributed in Belgium, France, Switzerland and downloadable online.

Deadline for the proposals: February 15, 2008

Mixed Reality Interface

Category: Play, Technology

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzGljuievpM[/youtube]

Control 3D environments with real objects.

Magazine Collection

Category: Inspiration, Photography, Publications

Magazine Collection

A great Flickr set of old magazine images.

One Show - Paul Rand Tribute Film (2007)

Category: Animation, Art, Education

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3XPeGL907E[/youtube]

Via Dominic Ayre.

Siobhan Squire

Category: Art, Graphic Design, Photography

Siobhan Squire

This is a London based collective representing Anthony Burrill, Rory Carnegie, James Day, David Gill, Metz & Racine, and Nick Meek. Enjoy!

Too-explicit injustice of kind population!

Category: Photography

Istoica’s Jessica and Chris

Jessica and Chris from Istoica will be part of a group photo exhibition opening next week. (if you make it to the show you’ll find out where the name came from!) The other Photobloggers in the show are Photojunkie’s Rannie, Inconduit’s Adam, and Sam Javanrouh. Read more about the show online. Thanks for the heads up Sam.

Definitely not the Daily Show

Category: Web

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w[/youtube]

Thanks Good. p.s. That Sumner Redstone moment of zen at the end? He’s like a white, 80-year-old 50 Cent.

Type in the Toronto subway

Category: Typography

Type in the Toronto subway

The Toronto subway has a typographic heritage all its own, starting with a unique font. But, with renovation after renovation and after a series of new station additions, signage and wayfinding in the system are a total mess. The latest “standard” in Toronto subway signage uses fake Helvetica and is a clone of Massimo Vignelli’s work from 40 years ago.

First Dance

Category: Play

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeoi16lScf4[/youtube]

Thank God someone broke this tradition.