July 28th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“Selection of work + Interview (Build designed cover), the issue came enclosed in a screen printed bag, with a selection of Build designed objects (A1 poster/Sticker set/Mouse-mat/Postcard set). The A1 poster (bottom) ‘Anatomy of a Build holding-page’ is one of Build’s many holding pages translated into printed form.”
Nice project overview at SeptemberIndustry. See all the shots here.
July 27th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

View the work of Samantha-Harvey you know you want to.
July 26th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

The first thing we see in NASA’s previous logos is that perennial truth that what looks futuristic today looks passe tomorrow. And of course tomorrow comes faster today than it did yesterday. We also wanted to avoid anything that would be too techy—NASA isn’t about technology; it’s about using technology as a vehicle for doing and going and discovering. So we went with a fairly neutral typeface that won’t look immediately dated. But we also wanted to de-emphasize the name in the logo to create more of a symbol that would be universally understood. So we eclipse the name with a giant sphere, which could be Earth or any other planet. In this way, we don’t get rid of the “meatball”; it’s still there, you just don’t see it.
Full article and break down here.
July 23rd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

The sites a little painful but the work is tidy.
Studio Transformer
July 22nd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Kako’s illustrations have been commissioned by people from all over the world; as a result, his work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, Archive, SPD, Cannes Ad Festival, HQMix, El Ojo de IberoAmerica, D&DA.
What’s one thing you wish you knew when you started your career? That I could have declined some jobs. On the other hand, if I had, I wouldn’t know now how to avoid bad clients.
Read more over at Communication Arts.
July 20th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Happy cog talks about the process of the zappos redesign.
“We are pretty keen on viewing design as a verb, not a noun here. We never finish designs, we never “redesign,” we evolve. Business needs are always changing, economies change, customer needs change—hence how we tackle these issues need to evolve.”
Read the rest at Happy Cog
July 19th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Purchase an 1978 edition of Chair Magazine or have a quick perv here.
July 14th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

The world’s first HTML5 embeddable album, Francis and the Lights’ It’ll Be Better site simplifies the music listening process for Apple’s new less Flash-friendly digital world. Developed by Muxtape founder Justin Ouellette, he created it specifically to play on the iPad and new iPhone 4, which otherwise can’t stream most music because of the operating system’s lack of Flash support. And, with this new site and the introduction of iOS 4, listeners can enjoy the album while simultaneously using other applications.
More at CoolHunting
July 13th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Nice work by notjones.com
July 12th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

This limited edition version of 12IN12 by Craig Oldham is printed on yellow newsprint, and will be available exclusively for £1 at D&AD New Blood from June 24 – July 02. All proceeds will go to the D&AD Education charity. A great booklet for a great cause.
Via Aisleone
July 10th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
July 9th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

We’ve already said to much. More Soon has a great site.
July 8th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Herman Millers Embody chairs to be exact. Read their post
July 7th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Pick Me Up – an exhibition by Karl Maier and Craig Redman, runs until July 16 at Monster Children gallery, 20 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. Review over at CR
July 6th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Not sure what the popular apps are? Curious who is using what?
firstand20.com Gives the answers.
July 3rd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
Design legend Stefan Sagmeister has ventured into furniture design but sticking true to his graphic design roots. The Darwin Chair, shown as part of Dutch design company Droog’s show at Design Miami features more than 200 patterned sheets to suit any environment and desired look.
July 2nd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

A collection of iPad wallpapers. 1024sq.com
July 1st, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“We designed these grid based home screen backgrounds for iPhone 3GS, iPhone4 and iPad* to coincide with the IOS4 software upgrade which allows you to select an image as a home screen background. These grid inspired layouts act as an organised wireframe structure to keep your applications in neat and tidy order on your iPhone or iPad*. With numbered grid rows and a ‘D’ for Dock you simply press hold and drag and drop your icons into the specific grid spots. Please note only works on devices running IOS4.”
Need more detail? effektivedesign.co.uk
June 29th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Summary post over at – astheria.com
June 28th, 2010 in Design Journal by Aaron Green

In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even genetic diagrams.
Watch Marian speak at TED 2010.
June 28th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

David Thorne has written a post on a missing cat flyer design and the process, which is currently doing the rounds.
Read it here.
June 27th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“Some things I have learned since setting out on my own about two months ago…”
Read the post ‘Trial by fire’
June 27th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Creative review covers a few student shows.
1 & 2
June 26th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

A blog dedicated to – yes you guessed it all things black.
solongasitisblack.com
June 25th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“In Case of Design” challenges the design community with issues like “What part does criticism play in the role of a modern designer, or the education of an aspiring designer,” “How can the use of a common language better inform the public and designers themselves?” and “What responsibility does the media have in shaping design?” Jeppsson, frustrated with the level of breadth over depth when covering design in the media, explains that “the product-focused and uncritical ways in which it is being represented today really doesn’t do design any favors.”
On sale now
June 24th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“We curate an artist series of engraved leather covers which slip seamlessly over Moleskine® notebooks. Not only do the leather covers look fantastic engraved, they’re reusable and will only get better with age. We offer leather covers for both the pocket and large Moleskine® notebooks.”
www.engraveyourbook.com
June 23rd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

As most of you will know (and the 600,000 others who pre-ordered on the first day), there is a new iPhone on it’s way.
Along with a new operating system , called ‘iOS4′. So what’s different? This article does a good job of explaining all new features & changes.
June 22nd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Great site for Paul Dalling a proof reader for hire.
pauldalling.co.uk
June 21st, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Newwork magazine is out now along with some other nice work on their site.
www.studionewwork.com
June 18th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
June 17th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Worth a watch & possibly a bookmark
GDA Victoria is very excited to present the first in its Conversations with Designers film series, a new initiative designed to heighten the profile of Australian graphic designers internationally, act as an educational tool and position us as specialised strategic thinkers to the business community.
Although there’s a lot of footage of international designers to be found on the internet, Australians are conspicuous in their absence. We aim to rectify this shortfall and give Australian designers a better presence both nationally and internationally.
The films will feature respected Australian designers of diverse styles and backgrounds working in areas of print and digital multimedia. Our first “conversation” is with Michaela Webb from award winning Studio Round.
June 16th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
June 15th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Get a stamp kit, then it’ll be like when you were 10 years old. YALL & US Stamp kit
June 14th, 2010 in Design Journal, Product News by Aaron Green

Audi is one of my favorite brands – a lovemark if you will. But seriously, how ridiculously expensive can a foosball table be? Audi have made 20 units handcrafted from wood, aluminum and extra strong plastic. Ten Audi trainees built the prototypes over the last year, while Bavarian foosball company Leonhart took on final production of the object.
“It’s a attractive task to transfer our cars’ design language to other day-to-day articles, and the results are often surprising,” said Audi design chief Wolfgang Egger. “The Audi Design soccer table features large-area, flowing surfaces and sharp, clearly defined lines.”
One table will remain at Audi’s Concept Design studio in Munich. Hopefully, they’ll let the general public get in on a game every once now and then.
I love it when companies like Audi use their design talents and spit out a few random creations like this – great stuff!
There are a few more images of the table over at this design blog.
June 14th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

“Unless your name is Massimo, chances are you have more than three or four typefaces in your collection.”
Excellent post by the guys at www.idsgn.org read the full article.
June 11th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Past Inspiration. View over at www.projectthirtythree.com
June 10th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Anyone can start a blog.
“The worst ampersand designs in typographic history. Or, when ampersands go wrong.”
shitampersand.com
June 9th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

See who took home some Yellow Pencils. D&AD 2o1o winners.
June 8th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

Good post on how the marlboro man snuck in the race over here.
June 7th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

When we first saw this we were naturally interested. A very creative approach to time management.
‘daily stack’ is time management tool created by designers sebastian rønde thielke and anders højmose.
the simple design allows users to help track their work flow by creating physical representations of their
tasks. the design consists of a small base and a series of wood blocks that each have a different colour
and shape. each colour represents a different task and the time interval is determined by the size of the
block. the user stacks their tasks on the base, committing to them. the base contains electronics that
communicate with a computer, tracking time and tasks in progress digitally. the user can even go back
through their archive and look at previous stacks. the design helps the user better visualize their time,
helping them make the most of it.
Read more at Design Boom.
June 4th, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
June 3rd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed
June 2nd, 2010 in Design Journal by Ed

This redesign of the key hole will make sure you get inside in time. No more trying to hold your phone up to the hole…
More here.