Base Design developed this insanely beautiful type-based identity for Karen Karch, a NY jewelry store. I’d love to see how their store looks like, how the alternating type is further applied to POS, stationery, livery and so on.
(thanks go to Alin)
Food for thought“You will learn most things by looking,” he would say, “but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free.”
Paul Rand, quoted by Jessica Helfand.
Paul Rand, quoted by Jessica Helfand.
Type jewelry from Base Design
March 27, 2009, 6:31 PMMust have samurai umbrella!
March 23, 2009, 1:09 PM
Digital painting—just as alive
March 21, 2009, 11:33 PMSeung Ho Henrik Holmberg — just one swedish guy goes under all these names :) — has some beautiful concept art and matte paintings (photography too, if you browse through his website). He manages to play with light easily, creating moods in most of his work, inspiring the viewer with different feelings or sensations regarding his depicted worlds. I especially love falling into his “countryside” painting — you can get a larger version for your desktop here.
(via cgsociety)
Keep spinning—Yehrin Tong
March 18, 2009, 2:32 PM
Tiny encounters—Dmitry Maksimov
, 1:42 PMDmitry Maksimov creates wonderful stories by melding delicate illustration characters into tilt-shift-like photography. My favourite is this one, which reminds me of Exupery’s Little Prince and of Spirited Away’s Faceless. You can see more of his work on his website — much more, if you have the patience.
(via designyoutrust)
Periodic Table of Typefaces
March 13, 2009, 2:32 PMI’m glad there are insane type maniacs among us, creating such useful things as the Periodic Table of Typefaces. Up on the wall with it!
Right-click, Save As — this is the large version
(thanks Adrian for the tip)
Smart work from Buro Ink
March 6, 2009, 4:02 PM
The right kind of ammunition
, 2:39 PMCatching some office gossips like San Francisco designers being the best among international design offices like Pentagram and MetaDesign, I was curious to see who exactly was or were partner-in-charge at Pentagram San Francisco. In comes Robert Brunner (the other Pentagram partners are Kit Hinrichs, designer and Lorenzo Apicella, architect).
Reading about Mr. Brunner on wikipedia, I was startled to find out that he leads a team at Ammunition LLC, just after reading that he had joined Pentagram in 1996. Browsing the Ammunition website, I found out he is no longer with Pentagram, since he left with his team to form his own company in july 2007 (press release). In 2008 he was joined by two other top professionals, Creative Director Brett Wickens and Band Strategist Matt Rolandson, both former leaders from MetaDesign San Francisco.
The interesting thing is that Mr. Brunner was previously the Director of Industrial Design at Apple, between 1987-1996, and was the one that hired and later proposed Jonathan Ive as director after his departure (you can watch the youtube interview).
Ammunition specializes in product design, identity design and interaction design, and you can easily see from their portfolio their work is of highest quality. And of course, they have a smart, classy logo.
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