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 Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Pentagram Is Down With Guitar Hero?!
Michael Bierut totally rocked the new Guitar Hero identity, which includes a custom typeface.
After considering changes that ranged from imperceptible to
unrecognizable, Pentagram redrew the original Guitar Hero logotype,
adjusting some of its more aggressively odd features to enable accurate
reproduction at a variety of scales and in media from digital
animations to temporary (or permanent) tattoos. In addition, the new
logotype serves as a basis of an extendable system, unifying the
presentation of Guitar Hero, Band Hero, and DJ Hero in a consistent
brand architecture.
Project Team: Michael Bierut, partner-in-charge; Joe Marianek, designer. Hero font designed by Kai Salmela.Posted by Megan
Designers | Typography
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:29:43 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Losing Our Minds
FYI, our corporate email server is down so we can neither send nor receive messages right now. Write us letter or give us a call!Posted by Megan
HOW Magazine
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:40:05 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Design Director
JAKKS Pacific, Disguise, Poway, CA
A division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) Disguise is the
world’s leading fashion driven Halloween Company. Based in gorgeous San
Diego , we play every day by creating costumes that scare, delight and
transform infants through adults. We work with the best and biggest
studios and entertainment companies in the business – Disney, Marvel,
Hasbro, Mattel, Sesame Workshop and more! Our products are on shelf
across all North American retail channels. No Halloween is complete
without a great Disguise!
Disguise Design Director
SUMMARY:
Disguise,
the leading fashion driven Halloween Costume and Accessory Company is
searching for a highly experienced, seasoned Design Director to oversee
and manage its Costume, Sculpting and Graphics teams. This position
reports to the VP of Product Design & Marketing and is responsible
for directing the vision and execution of the company’s vast product
lines and face to the consumer. Posted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 3:05:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Top 10 Websites for Designers (September 2009)
Check out the latest Top 10 websites for designers:http://artdesign365.blogspot.com/
Art Design 3[6]5
To celebrate her 35th birthday, designer & artist Somsara Rielly is creating a collage a day for 365 days.
http://www.erwinbauer.com
bauer – concept & design
The portfolio site of this design studio in Vienna offers a peek into current European design.
http://www.burningsettlerscabin.com/
Burning Settler Cabin
Burning Settlers Cabin is AdamsMorioka’s blog. "We’re interested in
good, plain optimism in design. This is where we share some of our
thinking and inspirations."
http://www.migreyes.com
Mig Reyes
The groovy portfolio for the Chicago-based skinnyCorp/Threadless designer (and chocolate chip-cookie connoisseur) Mig Reyes.
http://www.oliverrussell.com
Oliver Russell
Oliver Russell is a direct marketing agency based in Boise, Idaho.
Their site proves that strong creative and direct marketing not only
co-exist, but happily thrive together.
http://www.theaestheticsdept.com
The Aesthetics Department
The Aesthetics Department is a small creative studio based in Los Angeles.
http://theblacksnapper.com
The Black Snapper
The Black Snapper presents young photography talent from all over the world.
http://www.thegoldenblack.com
The Golden Black
The Golden Black offers artist series fonts and vector illustration sets perfect for hardcore clients.
http://www.useaconcept.com
Use A Concept
A blog dedicated to helping students increase their design awareness and creativity.
http://zohora.com
Zachariah O'Hora
Funny, beautiful and inspiring illustration that can turn a bad day into a good one. Posted by Megan
Top 10 Websites For Designers
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:48:56 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Production Artist
Kathy Davis Studios, Ambler, PA
The Production Artist oversees production, file construction, and
technical processes and finishings for the company. This position is
responsible for technical proofing, establishing and maintaining
technical standards for print production, ensuring that all art meets
print production standards, establishing and maintaining technical
standards for print production, compiling production files to ensure
files are properly constructed while maintaining the integrity and
printability of electronic files created for production.
Scope and Dimension of Position
The
Production Artist partners with the Creative Director and the
appropriate staff to provide and support the technical needs of the
company. The Production Artist will provide authoritative technical
information and consultation to the entire company as required to
facilitate the production of files to be used for saleable goods.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 1:22:13 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Big Agency = Bad Spec Work
Ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has recently come under fire for "crowdsourcing" a logo for a new client.
To create a logo for the electric motorcycle start-up Brammo, they're crowdsourcing the design,
for a reward of $1000. The winner will be announced in six days, and
over 700 people have submitted work. But no matter: To many
professional designers, so-called "spec" assignments--that is,
exploratory work, done for free--is taboo. Many designers think it
undercuts them, and denigrates the profession. Designis.ms was among
the aggrieved, and they've started a Twitter campaign (#nospec) against Crispin.
via Fast CompanyPosted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, August 31, 2009 3:22:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Visual Information Specialist
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
The Visual Information Specialist provides graphic and
desktop-publishing services, multimedia development and website design
and maintenance services for the Office of Communications. The
individual works under the direction of the Director of Communications
and individual publication editors. Work is performed using the most
recent Apple Macintosh computer, Mac operating system, and the most
recent versions of Adobe CS Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat,
Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.), and leading
audio-video editing (Final Cut, Premiere, Avid, etc.) software.
The
specialist works closely with staff of the Office of Communications in
the production of several publications including the Library of
Congress Gazette, the Library of Congress Information Bulletin and
individual printed pieces on an ad-hoc basis. The specialist prepares
publications for pre-press and conveys them to publication either
in-house or to designated printing facilities contracting with the
Library of Congress. The specialist also works closely with staff of
the Office of Communications in the production of electronic content
for presentation via the Web and other electronic media.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, August 31, 2009 1:08:25 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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