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 Friday, November 02, 2007
Wheels
Almost like snowflakes, car rims come in huge variety of patterns. And, as it turns out, the shapes are gorgeous when screen printed onto round cards. The Memowheel game, created by German designer Jakob Straub, lets you match 32 pairs of rims to test your visual memory.  Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
Friday, November 02, 2007 7:25:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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Powerful Design
The Graphic Imperative is a select retrospective of forty years of international sociopolitical posters, 111 in all. Themes include dissent, liberation, racism, sexism, human rights, civil rights, environmental and health concerns, AIDS, war, literacy and tolerance, collectively providing a window to an age of great change. The exibit is on view at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles now, but you can see all the posters on The Graphic Imperative website.  Steff Geissbuhler, 1985 Posted by Megan
Events
Friday, November 02, 2007 6:58:08 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Thursday, November 01, 2007
Limited-Edition Toy Cameras
HOW Books editor Amy Schell just passed along a link to a super fun gift idea from the Lomographic Society: a White Stripes edition of the Holga and Diana cameras. Each camera set is packaged within a custom gift box and contains a
treasure-trove of accessories. Pricing is $180 and 150 EUR per set.
Purchases are limited to 1 JACK Holga set and 1 MEG Diana+ set per customer.
  Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:16:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Choosing A Digital SLR Camera
In time for Christmas, HOW tech writer Paul Mormack has put together a review of affordable, quality digital single lens reflex cameras. Need quick, quality, custom photos for a project? Ready to supplement
the stock photos you're buying now? Getting the photos you want with a
digital SLR camera is easier and more affordable than ever. But
selecting the right DSLR has never been tougher. Prices are lower,
image quality is better, hardware is faster and feature-rich—and
there are more choices. That's great news for buyers.
HOW Magazine
Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:09:27 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Fighting Fire With Love
Inspired by the Hurricane Poster Project that raised money for the Red Cross after hurricane Katrina, designer Josh Higgins is starting the So-Cal Fire Poster Project. He posted all the details about the project here. San Diego based Morris! Communications is also working on a public-awarness and fundraising campaign called "San Diego Loves You." You can get all the details about that project here.  Posted by Megan
Industry News
Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:13:31 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Last Minute Costume
If you still don't know what to dress up as this Halloween, designer Stefan Bucher has come to the rescue with his adorably silly monster mask. Just download the PDF, print it out and find a way to keep it on your face. The mask is inspired by the creatures at his Daily Monster blog. Get your fill of creepy creatures this Halloween!  Posted by Megan
Just for Fun
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:54:29 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Happy Halloween
Awesome design/fashion blog Fly has a link to illustrator Andy Smith's portfolio today. I stopped by for a look and realized I'd seen his work before. In fact, the poster below was hanging on my office wall for a while (maybe last Halloween).  Posted by Megan
Typography
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:47:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Finding The Way
When I heard, a few days ago, that New York City was starting a pilot program to place wayfinding "compasses" outside Subway stations, I rejoiced. Every time I go to to NYC, I walk up the stairs only to realize that I have no idea which direction to go. I have to walk at least half a block before I can see the cross streets and make sure I'm going the right way. So I thought it was cool when I got an email from the company the manufactured the vinyl street decals, GSG. "Though the first four compass decals are part of a pilot program, they’re designed each to be readable and decorative for years to come," says GSG president Ken Madsen. "Once the program is deemed a success, we look forward to producing the additional compass signage per the city’s needs.”  Posted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:38:17 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Hot Wheels
Yesterday, Hot Wheels announced the winners of its first-ever Designer’s Challenge, where the company invited designers from leading automotive manufacturers to design and create an original Hot Wheels vehicle. The Designer’s Challenge was created as a way for Hot Wheels to honor its automotive partners and have them actively participate in the die-cast brand’s 40th anniversary celebration in 2008. The selected designs will be the basis of a new 40th anniversary Designer’s Challenge product line, which will hit store shelves in spring 2008.
One of the winners is General Motors designer Amaury Diaz-Serrano who took the competition very seriously. “If I blew it,” he explains, “I would never have another opportunity to design a Hot Wheels car again for the rest of my life.” Diaz-Serrano is devoted to the tiny cars and has a collection of more than 3,000.
Diaz-Serrano says designing the Hot Wheels 1:64-scale die-cast car was very similar to designing Camaros and Corvettes at GM. “We’re here to design the coolest cars we can, so you give it 100 percent.” There is a twist, however. “With ‘The Chevroletor,’” he explains, “I had to blend the Hot Wheels cool facto‚ with the Chevrolet heritage and General Motors history.” Just as he does with his life-size creations, he sculpted and submitted a 3D version of his entry, which was chosen out of more than 100 submissions by GM car designers.
You can see the rest of the winners here. Posted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:30:28 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
How (Not) to Enter a Design Competition
Sheesh! I'm post-happy today, no? On the heels of last week's judging, here are some sure-fire ways to be sure your entry to (any) design show gets a fair shake—or not: • DO fill out the entry form neatly and completely. If there's a typo in the show annual, it's probably the result of the entrant's sloppy handwriting. Make sure that doesn't happen. • DO include a paragraph that tells the judges about the project: its particular challenges, why it succeeded, how you developed the concept. • DO consider how you assemble or package your entry. If the judges need a box cutter or jackhammer to extract your project from its wrapping, they'll give up. • DO use design competitions as an occasion to assemble your body of work from the past year in a sort of self-critique. Look at everything you've done, note what worked and didn't, and learn from it. • DON'T let your competition wins go unnoticed. When your work appears in any design show, book, publication, whatever, by all means send a letter or press release to your clients telling them about it. • DO make design awards part of your regular marketing efforts. Going into 2008, consider all the places you'll want to enter your work, make note of entry deadlines, budget for the fees and plan for the follow-up. And good luck!
Call for Entries | HOW Magazine
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:44:30 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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