Another goodie-set on Flickr, containing pages from an old Graphis Packaging issue. Some beautiful stamps:
and a beautiful grid&type-based packaging (yes, Helvetica forever! :P):
Food for thought‘[...] do not think that good design can make a poor product good, whether the product be a machine, a building, a promotional brochure or a business man. But [...] good design can materially help make a good product reach its full potential. In short, [...] good design is good business.’
Thomas J. Watson Jr., IBM CEO
Thomas J. Watson Jr., IBM CEO
Vintage Graphic Design
May 25, 2008, 5:04 PMCartoonescu
, 1:29 PMFunny take on Cartoon’s Network old logo :) (‘escu is a very common ending for many romanian family names).
(view it larger on flickr)
Ratatouille art
, 12:46 PMGreat posters for Ratatouille by Eric Tan. Reminding of Paul Rand or Cassandre‘s Dubonnet posters. Btw, Cassandre was the one that made the Yves Saint Laurent logo. You can view some of his work here.
and here’s one concept drawing from the The Art of Ratatouille book:
Black&White At Its Finest
May 24, 2008, 10:48 PMThanks to my colleague, Kit, I’ve discovered Mr. Junku Nishimura‘s jaw-dropping photography (hope I didn’t mess up his name). One could talk for hours about his vintage versus modern compositions, about his eye-popping contrasts or about his incredible talent of capturing short moments in time, true slices of life, be it human’s, animal’s or object’s. But the best thing to do is to watch in awe. Enjoy.
Changes
May 21, 2008, 12:38 PM
Just as always, when it comes to doing something for personal use, I am clearly my own worst client (as Mrs. Marian Bantjes very well describes). I’ve been planning on a new layout, new logo and new domain for some time now, but procrastinating seems to be a designer’s deep-rooted habit. I managed to buy the new domain just after the RoBlogFest competition, but the logo was still a sketch on paper while the blog’s layout was a more-than-vague idea in my head.
The credit for changing the domain name and showing the new logo today goes only to Globehosting, my hosting providers, who promptly responded to my last night’s questions and moved the whole website to the new domain (I only wanted the information, but they really did a good thing going further, this kick in the butt sure helped :D).
In short, the new name is iancul (I will explain it when everything’s finished), the old bookmarks will still work as ibarbar.ro is mine and redirects to the new domain, but please update your links with the new name—thank you. I hope I’ll finish the new layout soon (sooner than before, hopefully :D). For now, you can admire the new logo. Comments, critics, ideas are welcome, as always.
Later edit:
- feeds seem to be working well now. If you have any other problems please let me know. Thanks.
- I’ve managed to make a reversed-colour favicon as well. Neat :D
Ikea – today's Kinder joy
, 1:56 AMI remember that when I was a small kid, Kinder Surprise eggs had inside wonderful toys. In pieces, for me to mix’n'fix. Cars, planes, boats, dinosaurs, clowns, wacky flying machines, you name it. Putting them together was such a joy, especially if you didn’t look on the tiny guide.
These days we have Ikea. Every time I buy something from them I can’t wait to get home and spread all the parts on the floor, trying to figure out what goes where, first without looking at the guide :)
(the lamp in this photo didn’t take much effort to install, but the toy.. let’s just say that making models during design school certainly has its beauty, in spite of all the shortcomings – view larger on flickr)
Nocturna – la nuit magique
May 16, 2008, 3:06 AMEver felt that you just got lucky at some point? I sure did when I found this poster by accident on Google images, digging for some cheap stock photos.
Nocturna is a wonderfully animated motion picture, a 2007 spanish and french co-production (as it seems). What caught my eye from the begining were the beautiful colours, reminding me of one of my favourite french illustrators, Bengal. Then came the unusually drawn characters, the cartoonish-Dark-City-like town, the enchanting light present in all the screens I could see. It looked like the kind of movie that catches your imagination from the very begining, making you feel like a kid again.
And it sure is worth it. While its story might not compare to masterpieces like Tekkon Kinkreet or Spirited Away, its magical feel, honesty and ingenuity sure make up for it. The scenery is gorgeous (early storyboards and art direction made by Enrique Fernandez), the characters are hilarious and truly fascinating (you’ll just have to see for yourself, I won’t give them away), the music is magical, everything building up to form an enchanting universe where you can let your imagination roam for a long time.
Did I mention its superb soundtrack?
You can find some more information on Catsuka (french website)
Les Triplettes – homage to Django
May 14, 2008, 1:58 AMFun to see the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt‘s caricature in Les Triplettes de Belleville (one of the best animation films ever made – not kidding). If you’re wondering about his left hand fingers, Django lost two of them in a fire at the age of 18, yet he managed to relearn and master the quitar, becoming a jazz guitar legend, in spite of his handicap.
If you ever find yourself working late at night and want to be energized, hoping to work for hours without feeling the time flying by, do listen to Django. Highly recommended for sunny afternoons as well ;)
(via)
Nothing counts as nothing
, 1:39 AMGreat teachings by Lao Zi that can reffer to whitespace (or negative space) in design and typography (great to put on the wall as well):
Thirty spokes unite at the single hub;
It is the empty space which makes the wheel useful.
Mold clay to form a bowl;
It is the empty space which makes the bowl useful.
Cut out windows and doors;
It is the empty space which makes the room useful.
(via ilovetypography)
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