How magazine - Thursday, October 19, 2006

Here at HOW HQ, we're all girls, but a couple of us are sports fans. OK ... really just me. Which is why I found Coudal's latest venture, SixteenStraight.com, to be simply friggin' genius. Mr. Mooth is from Chicago, so I have a smidge of loyalty to Da Bears.

Gifts and Goodies

Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:56:15 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Painting Sushi on Rocks

Posted by Megan

via Craft

You may never have seen the book Painting Animals on Rocks, but back in the day this was one of HOW's parent company's best-selling craft titles. I was never a huge fan of the animals, but these food-on-rock creations by artist Suzi Chua are more stunning and realistic than anything I've ever seen before. If the craft team decides to do a book called Painting Food on Rocks, I would happily buy a copy!

Just for Fun

Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:46:57 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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15 Minutes of Fame

Posted by Megan

The new Andy Warhol watch collection from Seiko makes it easy to keep track of your 15 minutes of fame. Produced under a license from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Andy Warhol 15 includes two lines:

The Pop Collection features artwork from Warhol's early days as a fashion illustrator, along with works that laid the foundation for the Pop Art movement.

The Plastic Series is a line of watches that originates with Warhol's fascination with plastic. This line was created to mirror Warhol's interest in consumerism and mass production.

Gifts and Goodies

Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:33:50 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Pantone Reveals Spring 2007 Colors

Posted by Megan

via Dexigner

"Most often, colors are not completely reinvented each season," observes Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "Instead, they evolve from one season to the next. The Apple Cinnamon of fall, for example, becomes the Café Crème of spring. What does change each season is the variation of the colors, and/or the combinations of colors. While navy, black and white are still a presence for spring 2007, designers are choosing a greater variety of neutrals as the canvas for this season's captivating new hues."

Industry News

Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:21:08 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Design for a Cause

Posted by Megan

For the last 6 months or so, we've been seeing a lot of great posters designed for The Hurricane Poster Project, a collaboration between designers and The Red Cross to raise money for Katrina victims. Designer Greg Bennett from Baltimore just sent us his recently completed poster. "The primary visual started as a voodoo doll which is one of many symbolic images of New Orleans," Bennett explains. "A good friend brought it back for me when she was there 5 years ago." Bennett's poster was 4-color process printed with a flood varnish.

Katrina Poster_Greg Bennett.jpg

Thought Provoking

Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:13:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Addicted to the Internet

Posted by Megan

Do you find it difficult to stay away from the internet for more than a few days (or a few hours)? Have you stayed online longer than you intended often or very often? Have you ever attempted to conceal your internet usage from family, friends or employers? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you may be suffering from internet addication according to a recent Stanford University study.

Really? I have trouble believing that using the internet too much rises to the level of a serious compulsion or addiction. Of course, I can't bear to be disconnected for more than a few hours a day. Hmm . . .

Thought Provoking

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:46:25 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Creative Business Structures

Posted by Tricia

Since there's a bit of buzz going on about the December issue cover, I thought you might like to read a bit about the process.

When we started talking about the firms profiled in this issue, phrases like "breaking the mold" kept popping up. My thumbnails were of a logo made out of concrete and a wrecking ball swinging at it. I was dying to cast the cover in concrete, but Megan wisely noted that the concept was DEstructive, not CONtstructive.

So I moved on to more positive ideas working off the phrase "creative buisness structures." That's when the idea of a building with the logo for the windows came in. I made a trip to a model train store and looked for round windows. That would be the factor that would determine the scale. The scale is HN and the cover image is larger than actual size. Once I that was settled, I worked with photograher Hal Barkan to build and photograph this idea.

HOW Magazine

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:39:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Monster Bags

Posted by Megan

via BoingBoing

Keep your laptop safe and warm this winter with these adorable monster laptop sleeves from Barry's Farm.

Gifts and Goodies

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:25:55 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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The Science of Sleep

Posted by Megan

I saw "The Science of Sleep" on Saturday and I can't stop thinking about how it's really a perfect movie for designers. It's a love story of sorts, but it's really more about the power of creativity and what the world looks like when you have an overactive imagination. The movie's website captures the feel of the film perfectly and provides a nice interactive gem—a Flash-based interface that lets you make your own "stop-motion" animation using images from the movie.

Just for Fun

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:24:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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37signals Blog

Posted by Carmen

With our December issue starting to hit subscribers' mailboxes, people are already starting to talk. It's our Business Annual, and 37signals is one of the five firms profiled in it. They have a nice shout-out to the piece on their blog that you ought to check out for a sneak peek!

HOW Magazine

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:20:58 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

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