Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:35 AM 
The word "awesome" is one of the most used in this blog. But, I guess, that's what blogging is about: awesome stuff, right? These cool posters were made by Art Director Albert Exergian (whose other work samples are very impressive too).
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Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:31 AM 
Barack Obama is a great example of how good design is a powerful weapon. Progressively enough, he was not afraid to invest in design, gaining an excellent brand, a powerful communication package and the respect of artists from all over the world.
I'm a huge fan of Taschen, and a huge fan of what designers from all over the world did for Obama during the most visually-driven presidential campaign in history. So, this book definitely goes on my Christmas list.
About the book from Taschen.com:
Edited by designforobama.org founder Aaron Perry-Zucker and filmmaker Spike Lee, this collection showcases over 200 of the best pro-Obama posters. Contributors range from prominent graphic and street artists to young up-and-comers. With essays by Spike Lee, Perry-Zucker, and design historian Steven Heller, this outstanding collection serves as a matchless historical document of the widespread visual creativity that helped spur Obama to victory.
(discovered via spreads from Taschen.com)
Graphic Design, Obama Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:01 AM 
I cannot even express the appreciation I have for this person's work, as a designer, musician, photographer etc. These are amongst the most recent posts on his blog.
The one on the left is the poster for an upcoming event in Toronto, while the one on the right is the artwork for his latest single release on vinyl, under the name Tycho.
Artémis Psathas
The poster above is the latest addition and it's the promo poster for Scott Hansens' exhibition in Toronto.
Graphic Design Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:37 PM 
Harry Pearce of Pentagram has designed a tribute to the staff members of the London Science Museum who died during the First and Second World Wars.
The memorial is a two-layer iron-cast plaque. Each layer represents a world war. The dates are cleverly delivered over the two layers, while a cross is cut through both layers. Again, I love the condensed sans serif marriage with the serif font used for the names (not particularly visible in the picture above).
(via Creative Review)
Graphic Design, memorial Monday, September 7, 2009 at 10:59 PM 
Volkswagen means ‘People’s car’ in German. The history of the company is tied with Adolf Hitler. Before the rise of Hitler, the German economy was in a very bad shape; as a result people couldn’t afford to buy cars. In 1933, Hitler raised the idea of an inexpensive car in the Auto show. In 1934, Ferdinand Porsche met with Hitler to design the car. Hitler gave him all the specifications of the car and Porsche promised to deliver the design. In 1937, the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH was created (it became simply Volkswagenwerk GmbH a year later). In 1938, Hitler opened a state funded Volkswagen factory in Walburg. It was suppose to produce commercial cars, but it was used to churn out military cars. It was only later found that Hitler had intended to use the Porsche car as a military vehicle only, which could carry 3 men and a machine gun. After the WWII, Britishers took over the company. They renamed the car as Beetle. Surprisingly all the car makers like Fiat and Ford declined to take ‘free control’ of the Volkswagen factory. So, it was returned to the German government, and went on to become one of the world’s bestselling cars ever. The first logo was designed by Franz Xavier Reimspiess, a Porsche employee during an office logo design competition. The main part of the logo hasn’t changed much, but understandably after the WWII, they got rid of the design around the circle which seems to be inspired from the Nazi flag. I love the colors that were added in 2000, to the logo which was built after WWII, it depicts a positive change in the company and the ability to adapt to the new millennium.
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Graphic Design Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM 
Ikea recently dropped their signature Futura Typeface from their catalog going with Verdana.
I'm all in for changes. Changes are good and all... but really now; dropping a brilliant classic to opt for a web standard typeface? What were they thinking? (via)
Graphic Design Monday, August 3, 2009 at 1:23 PM 
Embrosyst is a visual communication e-magazine based in Indonesia, and today I received an email saying that they approved my link to be featured on their website... et voila!
Graphic Design Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM 
Australia is known for its good EVERYTHING. Honestly, I'm not sure if I've seen anything descending from Australia that's not solidly good. Great actors (too many to mention), awesome music (Empire Of The Sun, Midnight Juggernauts, Kylie, etc.), good fashion, good-looking/ exceptionally stylish people, and inevitably awesome design. Which is today's Australian eye-candy.
For all the reasons aforementioned and the fact that I have a fair amount of relatives there, I've been wanting to visit Australia for quite some time now. I think it's time I started planning my trip... to Melbourne.
The City of Melbourne recently launched its new ($A240,000) identity, which was developed by Landor Associates, igniting a storm of comments about the logo itself, but also about the price of the "fat blocky M". I personally adore the new logo, being the gradient addict I am. The color scheme is spectacular, while the fragmenting shadows and gradients are obviously there to deliver the multiple faces and aspects of Melbourne, or so I guess. I also love the use of the slightly condensed, bold sans serif font. Update: The font used is "Flagellini" and I'm vainly trying to find it. (And yes, the overall look is vaguely reminiscent of Batman's Gotham City, and I'm not bothered by it at all...)
The video below is amazing too...
Now if I could only find cheaper tickets to Australia...
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