The Ampersand-My New Obsession

I'm not the only one in love with this beautiful symbol. I found a fun site for other people like myself, who are also seduced by the letter form of the ampersand. I suggest you bookmark The Ampersand, the project concept is by Stephen Gose.

1960s modern Czech street map

Road map of Czechoslovakia from 1962.
(design influence for kris color stripes). Obviously the design work of a mad genius who is addicted to lollipop trees :) . I think it's an amazing design.

Jesse Kirsch

Jesse Kirsch

Steven Harrington

‘Influenced by Time-Life Encyclopedias 1965-1972, thrift stores and the 60s pysch sounds of The Moody Blues,’ Steven’s work is hard to describe but easily brings a smile to your face. Part dream, part distant memory, his drawings always delight. Now his work is featured as the third installment of the Curated by Arkitip series, a project designed for Incase that is aimed at delivering artistically embellished Apple products to users who have an appreciation for the creative arts and technology.


Steven Harrington from Arkitip on Vimeo.

Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2009) R.I.P

Graphic design legend Shigeo Fukuda, passed away on January 11th, 2009 at the age of 76. Fukuda was a master of optical illusions, simplistic logos, and memorable posters. In 1987, he was the first Japanese designer to be inducted in the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. You can learn more about his life and career in this obituary by Steven Heller.

Objectified Poster

Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, the film documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with which we surround ourselves?

Objectified is currently in production and will have its world premiere in early 2009.

Featuring:
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
IDEO (Palo Alto)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

Michael C. Place and his studiomates at Build have come up with an awesome poster design for Objectified, featuring drawings of dozens of objects from designers in the film and more. Our favorite part of the poster is the bottom row of images, which are the objects we used to actually make the film (genius idea, Michael!).

Bombo! (aka Maurizio Santucci) Illustration

Like people playing footsie, some trees just wanna play rootsie!

I like this fun, skillfully crafted illustration by Italian illustrator, Bombo! (aka Maurizio Santucci). Like a fine puzzle, all the pieces fit together nicely. The composition creates a realistic pop-up environment that I wish I could travel to, and I really enjoy the tangled roots and the nervous expression on the tree’s face.Santucci created this particular piece for the Argentinian art magazine, Atypica, and created another awesome collage to pay homage to one of my favorite films, Taxi Driver (1976).

The images and patterns totally capture the spirit of the film, and I’m now completely obsessed with his work! See more on his website, www.bomboloand.com.