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 Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Bubble Bags
Speaking of speech bubbles (see Photoshop Logo post below), I just ran across this Word Bubble Laptop Bag on swissmiss, a design blog Bryn just told me about the other day. The bubble motif is also available on a really lovely shoulder bag. All the bags, and other fun products, are made by hand by Michelle Kline of Portland-based SNAP Design.  
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/19/2007 2:54:32 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Y Is For Yeti
Designer and illustrator Jon Setzen of Standard Motion in Brooklyn recently designed an original alphabet poster for his soon-to-be-born first child. My favorite letter is "Y is for Yeti." The scribbley creature also shows up on a concert poster Jon designed for Black Mountian/The Cave Singers. Both posters can be ordered from Standard Motion.   via Design*SpongePosted by Megan
Designers
9/19/2007 2:36:26 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Talking About The New Photoshop Logo
There's a discussion going on in the HOW Forum about the brand new Photoshop logo. Love it? Hate it? Chime in with your opinion here.  Personally, it reminds me too much of one of those ubiquitous speech bubble logos that have garnered much attention (and derision) lately. Posted by Megan
Industry News
9/19/2007 12:47:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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The Way Camping Should Be
In about 2.5 weeks, I’m going to be heading out to Minneapolis to attend the Minneapolis/AIGA Design Camp from October 5 through 7. HOW editors have had the chance to attend in the past and only have had good things to say about the retreat to the backwoods of Nisswa, MN, so, with this being my first time heading out for the event, I'm pretty pumped. I’m especially looking forward to getting to finally getting to meet Jakob Trollback, who wrote a story for HOW earlier this year. Plus the schedule says that there will be karaoke (I’m content with the sidelines, thankyouverymuch) and s’mores and a bonfire. Yes, the title of this blog entry speaks for itself. If anyone else is headed out for the event, be sure to say hello! 
Events
9/19/2007 10:33:52 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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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 book—he 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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