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

The perfect typography billboard

May 8, 2008, 12:34 AM

This is definitely the perfect billboard. The copy says (larger image here):

“The Perfect Billboard. Eggshell white with romalian type. Nice. Raised lettering, a subtle 7 inch bone border, and just look at the tasteful thickness of the headline. All perched on four evenly spaced 3.2 metre powder coated stanchions. My god, it even has a watermark.”

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Only a designer can truly enjoy the quote from American Psycho :)
(via Ads of the world)

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Nice tribute to Muller-Brockmann

May 7, 2008, 4:30 PM

Liam Walsh took the time to reproduce Brockmann’s Zurich Tonhalle Poster in scripting and tune it to Beethoven’s ouverture op.61 (go to Liam’s website to enjoy the piece).

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(via September Industry)

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Inside Bob Dylan's brain

May 4, 2008, 12:22 PM

Great typographic take on Milton Glaser’s Bob Dylan poster (you can view the large image here):

Inside Bob Dylan's mind

(via Kottke)

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"High Morale Makes Creativity Cheap"

, 11:10 AM

Brad Bird, talking about Pixar’s modus operandi through nine valuable lessons, touches a very-often-forgotten aspect in most companies: morale.

Brad Bird: In my experience, the thing that has the most significant impact on a movie’s budget—but never shows up in a budget—is morale. [what’s true for a movie is true for a startup!] If you have low morale, for every $1 you spend, you get about 25 cents of value. If you have high morale, for every $1 you spend, you get about $3 of value. Companies should pay much more attention to morale.

Read the whole interview here.
(via Daring Fireball via Kotke)

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Typography, like wine, gets better with age

May 3, 2008, 10:50 PM

"Marama"

(bigger version on flickr)

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