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 Tuesday, September 18, 2007
In Da House
The gang at House Industries has released their spring 2008 clothing collection (hmm ... what to call it? Street wear? Skate wear?): T-shirts, retro-punky golf attire (to be worn with a certain degree of irony while on the links), hoodies and pullovers.  
Gifts and Goodies
9/18/2007 4:23:49 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Smokin' Design
Tricia Bateman (former HOW Art Director) just forwarded me a screen-grab of an email she got from Camel Cigarettes. They're running a promotion for a new version of Camel Lights asking consumers to vote for their favorite package design. I wanted to read more about the competition, but the Camel website requires registration and I don't want to get on that mailing list. Still, this is an interesting use of design to foster customer interaction. 
Posted by Megan
Thought Provoking
9/18/2007 10:38:06 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Strategic Gift Giving
Summer is still in the air but now is the perfect time to think about holiday-themed promotions and gifts. The Business of Design Online has a good article about how to turn a client gift into a promotional opportunity. You can see other examples of great promo work in the current issue of HOW. Posted by Megan
Design Resources
9/18/2007 10:11:41 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Ideas that [Really] Matter
Sappi North America just announced the recipients of its 2007 Ideas That Matter grants, which provides funding to produce design projects that support nonprofit causes. The winning designers and causes are: - Masood Ahmed for The Innocence Project
- Anya Farquhar of Pure + Applied/Art Center College of Design, for the Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health & Wellness Center
- Jeff Silva of The Art Institute of California, San Diego, for the Clean PB campaign for the Pacific Beach Town Council
- Stuart McKee of Stuart McKee Design for Visual Aid Artists for AIDS Relief
- Chuck Casella of Full Steam Marketing for "25 Years of Love: Dorothy's Place," a project for the Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra
- A Quito of AED Social Change Design: a Head Start Locator Directory for the Academy for Educational Development
- Dian Sourelis of Brainforest Inc for the Creative Pitch National Program Kit
- Sharon Oiga of University of Illinois at Chicago School of Art & Design: "Loteria de la Clinica" for Community Health Partnership of Illinois
- Dr. Elizabeth Tunstall of University of Illinois at Chicago, City Design Center, for a Patient Billing and Payment Policy Information System designed for the Cook County Bureau of Health Services
- Winnie Hart of The H Agency for Girls First Annual Promotions
- Cedomir Kostovic of Missouri State University Department of Art & Design for the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks' blood drive
- Dorothy Urquhart of Howard Design Group for ABC Prison Literacy Awareness Campaign
- Scott Santoro of Worksight for The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
- Lara McCormick of School of Visual Arts for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence's "NCADD, Stop and Start Over: Helping You Through Recovery" program
- Ruth Ann Johnson of Savage Design Group Inc. for "the whole truth" for Adolescents in Recovery
Industry News
9/17/2007 1:54:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Winning Websites
It's impossible to find all the good stuff the web has to offer, so checking out award-winning sites is a good way to see some of the best all in one place. The Pixel Awards, now in its second year, honors 20 compelling sites in a variety of categories. They've just posted the top 5 entries in each of those categories and you can vote for the People's Champ Winner. 
Posted by Megan
Industry News
9/17/2007 11:21:39 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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What Do You Weigh?
A bathroom scale, that tells you how much you weigh in celebrities instead of pounds (from Baby Jesus to King Kong), is just one of the humerous offerings of Angry Retail, a Dublin, Ireland-based company founded by two graphic designers. The web store also sells T-shirts, posters, bags and buttons. 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/17/2007 11:13:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Logo Design Process
It's always interesting to see exactly how a designer works and it's rare to get the opportunity. A colleage recently stumbled on just such a step-by-step deconstruction of a logo design process and sent it to me (thanks, Pam). It's actually from a site that I like a lot, Chuck Green's Ideabook. It was a HOW Top 10 Site recently, but I thought it was worth pointing out this specific page. 
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/17/2007 11:06:03 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, September 14, 2007
I.O.U.
Here's a perfect office accessory if your coworkers are constantly borrowing things from your desk. Created by Australian product-design firm MOZI, these " borrowing checks" will help you keep track of your wandering CDs, books and office supplies. 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/14/2007 9:27:10 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Visual Treats
"Snack Isle," an exhibit of small works by 60 different artists, opens tonight at the Giant Robot Gallery in New York City. The show will be on view until October 17. 
Theo Ellsworth
Matthew Feyld
Posted by Megan
Events
9/14/2007 8:48:21 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Visual Inspiration
If you're looking for some vintage eye candy, check out Record Envelope, a blog of vintage record sleeves with great retro images and typography. 
via Urban Retro Lifestyle Posted by Megan
Design Resources
9/13/2007 4:00:58 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Type Underground
P22 just released Underground Pro, an updated version of Underground, which is based on Edward Johnston's historical type design for London Transport's Underground Railway system. The font system includes six weights. Other features include Small Caps and Petite Caps for all weights, titling options that mimic London Transport signage and the addition of lower case characters to the bold weight. 
Posted by Megan
Typography
9/13/2007 2:43:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Public Service Announcement
When Green Bay, WI-based advertising and design firm Arketype was offered six months of advertising space in a business publication, they decided to use the opportuntiy to raise awareness about a variety of issues including breast cancer and pet adoption. The result is a series of attractive ads that subtley promote the firm, while they bring attention to the causes. 
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/12/2007 11:09:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Charm School
Looking to brush up on your business communication etiquette? Check out two brand-new articles, courtesty of The Creative Group, that will help you make the most of teleconferencing and instant messaging.
HOW Magazine
9/11/2007 4:23:50 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, September 07, 2007
Look Here
USA Today's pop culture blog, Pop Candy by Whitney Matheson mentions The Look Book (new from HOW) in today's post. She says: "I'm also reading: A gorgeous book just came out called The Look Book by Chris Sickels (HOW Books, $17.99). It's somewhere between a children's book and an art bookâhe does this amazing 3-D illustrations that remind me of Tim Burton movies and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe." 
Posted by Megan
HOW Books
9/7/2007 1:57:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Identity Crisis
It's not unusual for a business or organization to experience an
"identity crisis" as the years pass and its public persona dulls. In his new book, " Identity Crisis!", author Jeff Fisher gives a
behind-the-scenes look at the redesign processes of 50 fascinating and
detailed case studies. Due on bookshelves October 27, 2007, HOW
is offering an exclusive peek into this new, must-have design title. Download the PDF now. 
Posted by Megan
HOW Books
9/7/2007 10:18:48 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Philly's Worst Logo
Every town has its share of terrible logos, but Philadelphia's Gyro Worldwide decided to do something about it by sponsoring the Philly's Worst Logo competition. They rounded up a bunch of bad logos then asked everyone to vote. The "winning" logo was redesigned by Gyro's crack team of interns and the results are actually pretty good. Before 
After
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/7/2007 10:07:32 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Design A Cool Notebook PC
HP and MTV have teamed up for a global design competition that challenges young people to express their interests in a design for a new limited edition notebook computer. What's really cool is that the winner will be invited to attend the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, Germany, and travel to several HP sites, including Tokyo and Houston, to witness his or her design as it makes its way through the notebook development process. 
Posted by Megan
Call for Entries
9/7/2007 8:23:18 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
Cool Kicks
Designers Andy Mueller, Jennifer Pitt and Kevin Fernley of The Quiet Life (a little creative side project for the trio) have teamed up with Lakai Limited Footwear on a sweet limited-edition collection of skateboard-y shoes. 
Gifts and Goodies
9/6/2007 11:59:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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HOW International Competition Deadline Extended
The deadline for HOW's biggest and most prestigious competition has been extended to Sept. 17. Enter now and see your work in the International Design Annual. 
Posted by Megan
Call for Entries
9/6/2007 8:53:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Gifts From Veer
To celebrate its fifth anniversary Veer is running a fun promotion: spend $500 on photography, illustration or type and get $100 towards cool Veer merch. Click here for all the details, then check out cool goods like the Kern jacket, Swash buckle or Helvetica mug. 
 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/6/2007 8:30:13 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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