Archive for the 'design' Category

Steven Heller interviewing the man behind the O, the most incredible thing to happen to presidential campaign design since the color blue.

More than a half hour of Bass discussing title design.

"The only place Avant Garde looks good is in the words Avant Garde."

The story is about the introduction of a new kind of milk jug which apparently cuts cost and resource usage drastically. "A shopper named Jodi Kauffman gave the alien jugs a sidelong glance." is one of the more suggestive things I've read in the Times.

Ace Jet's flickr collection of particularly good and interesting design examples.

I really like the columnar design, and the cascade of work below the fold. not to mention the work itself.

Sagmeister's charm seems to me to lie in his tenacious devotion to high-concept design and execution. See here how he's made it possible and even interesting, for a building's shape(s) to also be its logo. See also, of course, that poster.

This looks like a potentially useful addition to the design tool library. Sort of wish someone would turn it into a firefox extension.

This is like how they flavor soda with ascorbic acid to keep you from vomiting due to the amazing amount of sugar, only in type form and without the acid.

Dutch design agency, does really nice (web-inspired?) print work. Grid heavy, except when it's not.

Extensive gallery of one of the more daring designers working in the latter half of the 20th century in America. Essential type treatments and logo development. (Note: Art directed Eros magazine, therefore some images mildly NSFW).

Everything good happens in Portland.

evidence that templated design can be very, very good.

Intriguing approaches to cremation and later disposal of ashes. I wonder if there are any resources specifically detailing legal or environmental ramifications of alternative post-mortem practices?

i'm really into the aesthetic of the asphalt fragment stairs. rye bread indeed!