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Redesign Valentine's Day
Not totally sold, but very interesting stuff.
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Victorian Infographics
I love the attention to detail given to these infographics. The craft and time that went into creating them is so apparent. My assumption is it’s because people really thought they would be around for a long time. Unfortunately, it’s all to common for me to feel the stuff I’m working on is just going to be deleted pixels in a few years.
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Jessica Hische
She’s got game.
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Dari-Rich
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Vintage Audi Poster
Damn, this is just gorgeous.
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Panic’s lost 1982 artwork. Found.
Beautifully executed idea.
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Shelving system for Vitsœ by designer Dieter Rams in 1960
Saved for that day when I get around to buying a house.
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RCA student radically improves the UK plug
I absolutely adore these design solutions to everyday products. Dig the multi-adapter solution as well.
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Bio-Diversity
Gorgeous.
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Chromeography
“In praise of the chrome logos and lettering affixed to vintage automobiles and electric appliances — those unsung metal emblems and badges that are overlooked, forgotten, damaged, lost to time or the dump.” I absolutely adore these logos, and this site shows them off brilliantly.
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"Get busy living, or get busy dying"
When I hear people tell me:
“What camera should I get to take better pictures?”
Or:
“How do people find the time to write?”
Or my personal favorite:
“If I only had the time…”
It drives me crazy. These are all just essentially excuses for the same problem. Just do it already.
It’s not about the camera, it’s about using it. It’s not about finding the time to write, it’s about sitting down and doing it. It’s not about having time, it’s about making time.
Time is a finite resource. It’s so damn cliche to say, but as I approach my 29th birthday and am surrounded by 22 and 23 year olds who are incredibly smart, talented and accomplished it’s even more apparent. Just decide what you want to do and work you ass off doing it. Putting something off or waiting until later isn’t going to get it done.
Stop, or at the very least reduce, the re-blogging, re-tweeting, re-sharing, regurgitation and make something. Produce content. Create a great design, dust off that camera and start taking photos or close that browser and start writing.
Because trust me, there are plenty of people out there sharing. Do something different…
Make something.
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Convert design evolution
I love reading about the design process, but this video showing the evolution of Convert for the iPhone is even better.
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TypArchive
A great resource of photos of gorgeous hand painted signs from around the world.
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Are You Better Than Yesterday?
“How can you make today better? Do it again the next day. Put it on your calendar. Spend two minutes thinking about this each morning.” I’ve heard things similar to this before, but this is a great reminder.
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iconwerk, custom icon & pictogram design.
Can’t. Stop. Drooling. Great iconography work here.
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Remembering Apollo 11
I’m addicted to reading and finding as much as I can about this mission with this anniversary. I didn’t live through it, and yet I feel connected and mesmerized by the events. It makes me a bit sad when I think about NASA and my perception of it now. I really do hope great things will come from NASA and space exploration in my lifetime, but I’m skeptical.
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Art & Copy
“I think creativity can solve anything, ANYTHING!”
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Horizon Fire
Gorgeous stuff from Paul Tebbott. I really want to try my hand at some posters in this style. He and Scott Hansen are just so damn good.
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Audrey Hepburn
Some previously unreleased photos of Audrey Hepburn. Damn, she was attractive.
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Entrepreneurship Is Not Sexy
“Too many entrepreneurs stop after they build the product. They think that building products is what makes them an entrepreneur. But entrepreneurship is about building businesses, and the product is just one part of that.”
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Fever° Red hot. Well read.
Friend and kickass designer/developer Shaun Inman has launched his new feed reading application Fever. It looks great and is something I’ve been hoping someone would develop for a long time. I don’t see mass adoption for something like this, but for those of you willing to dangle your feet in a little web geekery it looks fantastic. Both beautifully and smartly designed it definitely looks “hot”.
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GOOD Transparencies Archive
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Honda Insight - Let It Shine
I’m way to late to this, but it’s still awesome.
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The retelling of Little Red Riding Hood using infographics.
Incredible stuff from Tomas Nilsson.
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David Merrill demos Siftables, the smart blocks
Damn, those are some badass blocks. Really love the lack of explanation that’s needed. For a lot of stuff demoed you can really just start playing with them.
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A Thousand Words
Beautiful.
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Feeling Good, Nina Simone
Some great motion graphics using almost exclusively text. Love the treatment they do with “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day”.
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Fifty People One Question - Brooklyn
Love the way this is put together and the responses, but would have loved a bit less trying get them in focus.
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Objectified Trailer
Can’t. Wait.
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Barcode Design
Very clever. I can’t decide on a favorite, but the waterfall and surfer ones are great.