This guy surely got the attention. You can read about it on his blog, theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com (direct link).
Coolest CV — click on the image for a larger size.
(via dump.com, thanks Andreea)
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
Michael Anderson—coolest CV you’ve ever seen
October 7, 2009, 12:34 PM The beautiful bear—Pointless Corp logo
October 4, 2009, 2:17 PMIt’s such a pleasure to see a thorough, well-designed logo that manages to be at the same time fun and memorable:
Pointless Corp logo
You can admire him in its natural habitat, the «corp»’s website, Pointless Corp. Logo process taken from here.
Goodwill—a brave logo for an old company
, 2:09 PMCool takes on the Goodwill logo (well-placed on the Rotten Tomatoes):
What baffles me though is the general old look of the company’s website, as well as of its annual reports and guideline. Nothing close to its lively logo.
"Browse less & draw more"
October 3, 2009, 7:42 PMThis is probably the best piece of advice I could ever give to a fellow designer. And I’m very very sure Mr. Milton Glaser would agree, as you can read in this interview, with Chip Kidd.
I made an iPhone wallpaper out of it, to keep it in mind as much as possible—maybe, just maybe I’ll be able to actually take this advice myself. Feel free to use it. Let me know if you like it. Thanks :)
Browse less & draw more
And yes, nothing beats Futura. Ever.
(small hint to IKEA :P)
Kit Hinrichs leaves Pentagram
, 3:30 PM
After Robert Brunner left Pentagram’s San Francisco office to start his own firm, Ammunition, this time is Kit Hinrichs‘ turn. You can read the press release here, on @Issue (where Kit Hinrichs is the Design Director). Kit’s profile on Pentagram Partners has already been taken down.
Pentagram in 1986
While Robert Brunner’s departure seemed to make a little more sense, as his studio seems to be focused more on industrial design than on communication and corporate design, Kit’s departure is not so clear. The press release doesn’t give any hints, and, as always in such cases, nobody involved will—we can only speculate what could possibly make you leave one of the most acclaimed (if not the most) companies in the world—and after 24 years, mind you. Has this been triggered by the recession? Is it a personal dispute? Is Mr. Colin Forbes‘ business model not working so well anymore? Or is it just the right time for a change for Mr. Hinrichs? We’ll never know for sure.
One thing I know, it makes me feel sad to learn about Mr. Kit’s departure—I don’t know why, maybe because Pentagram loses one of its own—but I also feel glad for him. I know very well how good it feels to try something new, especially after such a long time. It feels like being born again. Good luck to Mr. Hinrichs.
(second photo taken from Pentagram: The Compendium)
China admits no mistake—seriously
October 2, 2009, 6:46 PMAll is more than clear now: don’t ever fuck with China. They’re this serious:
An instructor aligns the formation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Airborne Corps during a training session at the 60th National Day Parade Village on the outskirts of Beijing, September 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Joe Chan).
Don’t say you haven’t been warned!
(via Boston)
“It’s good to feel uncomfortable.”
October 1, 2009, 12:17 AMAnother thoughtful article from Dave Trott:
[...] we need to study ourselves.
To find out what side of the brain we are dominant in.
(Left brain being the rational side, right brain being the emotional.)
Then we need to spend as much time as we can exposing ourself to influences from the other side.
Because whatever side is dominant is our comfort zone.
We’ll naturally gravitate to that.
But anything we learn in our comfort zone won’t give us any new combinations.
Whereas whatever we learn on the other side of the brain gives us a completely new set of possible links to our existing side.
So we should force ourselves to experience whatever we’re not comfortable with.
If you’re a numeric person, force yourself to experience art and music.
If you’re a visual person, force yourself to read more books.
If you like fiction, make yourself to read non-fiction.
If you like rock music make yourself listen to Classic FM.
Explore.
While we’re in our comfort zone we’re on auto pilot.
We’re relaxing and letting it wash over us.
But when we move out of our comfort zone our mind is forced to think.
Forced to try to find something good in what we don’t like.
Staying in our comfort zone just means staying with what we already know.
There’s no growth there.
No possibilities for new combinations.
Paul Arden used to say, “It’s good to feel uncomfortable.”
We shouldn’t be frightened to feel uncomfortable.
We don’t need to live in either of the two big comfortable, predictable circles.
Thanks again Sebi for the tip ;)
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