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 Monday, July 20, 2009
Amazing Stop-Motion Animation
Two currently-seeking-work creatives in London, Tom Wrigglesworth and Matthew Robinson, created this fantastic stop-motion animation by sync'ing HP printers.
via Core77
HP - invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.
Creativity
Monday, July 20, 2009 9:42:41 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Everyone's A Winner
The super fabulous illustrator Jordan Crane just released a new, limited-edition print called Everyone is a Winner. The $200, limited-edition is 26x40 inches and signed by Crane. The poster is also available in a smaller, 13x120 inch, open-edition version for $20.
I had some tickets left over from a carnival that went through town. The tickets stayed on my drawing table for awhile, and I kept looking at them, and finally had to make a print called everyone is a winner.
 Posted by Megan
Illustration
Monday, July 20, 2009 2:02:55 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Ink Calendar
This is such a cool idea that plays with ink and paper in a lovely, low-tech way.
Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. Each month, a bottle of colored ink spreads across a sheet of paper embossed with numbers, coloring them in as it goes.
via Boing Boing
Posted by Megan
Designers
Monday, July 20, 2009 1:35:48 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Graphic/Web Designer
Press 8 Collective/Malcolm Fontier, Atlanta
We are looking for a talented and driven designer to join our team.
We’re a small company that develops products geared at the adventurous
and stylish lifestyle that we love. Our focus is the Malcolm Fontier
line of carryalls- www.malcolmfontier.com. We are also working on other
products and lines that tie in to the same core values of modern,
design-driven, and responsible.
As the sole graphic/web person
on staff you will be in charge of all digital, print and web material
for MF and the other brands. You will juggle several projects at a time
and coordinate outside resources.
As a company, we work hard,
but we also take our non-work passions seriously and we always leave
enough time to pursue them. So, a passion for adventure, in and out the
studio, is handy in helping fit in here.
Tasks, to name a few:
-Digital and print catalogs
-Identity development
-Packaging design
-Develop design guides
-POP and tradeshow displays
-International marketing material
-Assist with product development drawings
-Manage traditional, blog, and e-commerce sites.
The
majority of the web work is modification of, and additions to, existing
web sites, blogs, and pages. (Flash, HTML, OS Commerce, Wordpress)
www.malcolmfontier.com
www.press8collective.com
www.doublerectangle.comPosted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, July 20, 2009 12:47:22 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Lots of Design News
Wow, with the HOW conference recently, magazine deadlines and strategic planning sessions, we've let the news items pile up in the ol' inbox. Here's what you need to know:
• You may have seen these guys at the Conference (and you'll no doubt be hearing more from them): Ansca Inc., a new startup led by 2 former Adobe veterans, announced Corona, a software solution for creating mobile applications for the iPhone. Corona got quite a bit of buzz in Austin -- it removes many technical barriers and allows designers themselves to build apps. Ansca has an Early-Adopter program that offers access to demos, screenshots and other helps.
• Sappi has extended the entry deadline for its Ideas That Matter grant program to July 31. Find out more about this program, which supports design projects for social causes. Sappi recently partnered with Project M (designer John Bielenberg's intensive summer design program) at the HOW Conference in Austin. Conference attendees could submit an idea for a socially minded design project; Houston designer Jenny Leonard proposed the winning concept of "Living Life to its Fullest." Project M will implement Leonard's concept in the coming months.
• Monotype Imaging added to its ITC Legacy series, with seven fonts in the Square Serif family and seven fonts in the Serif Condensed family; the entire Legacy series (based on a Nicolas Jenson design from the 1470s) now includes 35 designs. Type designer Ronald Arnholm created the new fonts; they're available from Fonts.com and other sources.
• Masterfile.com is offering 10% off purchases of stock photos through August 15.
• Version 6 of FontCreator
debuted in June; new features in the Professional Edition for graphic
designers include batch transformation that automatically creates
bold/italic/etc. versions of a font, plus a real-time validation
function that double-checks your design for common mistakes.
• Extensis released Portfolio Server 9,
with additional features including a web client that allows large
organizations to deliver assets and manage media via the web. The tool
plays well with Adobe products; the new Java-based server architecture
is more stable.
Industry News
Friday, July 17, 2009 3:07:23 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Fuzzy Felt Font
Based on a vintage British children's toy, the Fuzzy Felt font is available as a free Photoshop font from Font Soup.
A child hood memory, Fuzzy Felt was created in 1950 by Lois Allan.
Using machines which originally created felt gaskets for tanks, she has
created one of Britain’s all time favourite toys.To keep the character and detail of the felt I decided to keep the
font as individual PSD files, converting the glyphs to vector
completely stripped them of any felt resemblance. Using the files may
take a little bit longer than using a font file but the outcome will
definitely be worth it.
via Made in England
Posted by Megan
Typography
Friday, July 17, 2009 2:31:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Visual Designer
IndustryNext LLC, New York City
IndustryNext is a technology and design firm delivering innovative
products and services to clients and consumers using the latest
emerging technologies. The interactive consumer experiences we have
created are being utilized by millions of people. These experiences
leverage the latest devices, technologies, frameworks, designs
patterns, interface and platforms.
IndustryNext is looking for a
Visual Designer who is passionate about designing attractive and
effective user experiences for web and custom software applications
across different devices and platforms. The Visual Designer will be
part of the creative team, report to the Creative Lead and work across
multiple disciplines to design award-winning user experiences.
Responsibilities include :
• Contribute to brainstorming during conceptual phase of a project
• Execute design solutions that are “on brand” and meet client business objectives
• Produce mood boards, design sketches, digital page layouts, interactive prototypes, and other interactive design deliverables
• Closely collaborate with other team members including project managers, programmers, writers and clients
• Work on multiple projects at once for different clients and mediums (i.e. web, touch screens, interactive TV etc.)
• Present ideas, concepts, and final deliverables to internal teams
• Document design solutions and design patterns using industry standard methods & design softwarePosted by Megan
Industry News
Friday, July 17, 2009 1:12:09 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Typographic Signs
Architect and Etsy seller William Dohman offers charming custom typographic signs made from recycled wood.
I will custom make any word up to 7 letters. I can do more letters, but
please contact me with your specific request. Perfect for a child's
name or any word you may have a connection to. Each
wooden sign is cut out of recycled plywood. The white paint is applied
using a dry-brush method and then the entire sign is sanded to achieve
an aged look. Measurements are typically 7" tall and the length will depend on the word chosen.
 Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies | Typography
Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:55:48 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Designer Digs
Legendary publication designer Roger Black offers a peek inside his vacation home, a series of shipping containers arranged in a stark landscape in West Texas.
“I don’t like the Hamptons because you hear the same gossip and have
the same conversations as in New York,” said Roger Black, 60, squinting
into the midday sun at Cinco Camp, his West Texas vacation home made of
recycled shipping containers. “The whole reason of a weekend place is
to get away.”
More images here.
via NYTimes.com
Posted by Bryn
Designers
Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:19:53 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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