Not sure how I missed Art & Copy when it was released in late 2009.
The film is a documentary about the creative individuals behind some of the most influential advertising campaigns in history. Judging from the reviews on Amazon, it’s well worth a look.
Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown… Read more
This should be required viewing for all designers.
Source: Creative Mornings… Read more
Taking dynamic identities to the extreme, MIT Media Lab gets a fresh new logo, with no less than 40,000 variations.
The identity system was designed by Brooklyn-based Richard The. Here is an except explaining his reasoning behind the logo:
The logo is based on a visual system, an algorithm that produces a unique logo for each person, for faculty, staff and students. Each person can claim and own an individual shape and can use it on their business card a… Read more
Milton Glaser’s recent Creative Mornings lecture. Brilliant as expected.
Source: The Design Cubicle… Read more
A little off-topic, however I found this quite fascinating, so here you go.
As the worldwide population reaches 7 billion people this year, National Geographic has produced a yearlong 7-part series exploring the challenges and solutions we (humans) face.
This video, part 2 in the series, explores the world’s most typical person.
From a design perspective, National Geographic’s design studio has done a superb job of integrating their brand language into the video.
Part 1 of the series can be… Read more
Utilising a Mac OS X feature that remembers the position of minimised windows, Emilio Gomariz created this font with 114 Photoshop files.
Very cool.
Source: Design Taxi… Read more
This video series directed by Gustav Johansson blew me away. A perfect blend of typography and pure cinematic brilliance.
Paris
Barcelona
London
Beijing
Hat tip to Jason Cotterell / Source: Fast Co. Design… Read more
The title says it all really. Simply breathtaking.
Via: Cloudal Partners… Read more
Pentagram’s Daniel Weil opens up his sketchbook and gives some wonderful insight into the value of drawing.
Drawing is a designer’s most fundamental tool; it is design thinking made visible.
Definitely worth a look.
Source: Pentagram… Read more
A very sharp video welcoming in the Chinese New Year of 2011 – the Year of the Rabbit.
Created by London-based design and animation studio, Frater.
Source: Quipsologies… Read more
Fascinating interview featuring German typographer and design legend, Erik Spiekermann.
Source: Gestaltan.tv… Read more