During a conference of fonts held at an undisclosed location, the family of popular typefaces gathered to determine if the typeface Zap Dingbats should be offered membership into their elite club. Their meeting was interrupted by Ransom, who was holding Courier and Curlz MT hostage with the hopes of getting placement in loads of programs […]
Every morning when I wake up, one of my favorite parts of getting out of bed is knowing that I can have a cup of coffee to start my day off right, as well as jump start the neurons in my brain. But morning after morning, cup after cup, it’s hard not to wonder what better use […]
Choosing to use recycled paper products is a relatively simple way to reduce our impact on our waning tree population, and the people at PaperStone Products have some of the most eco-friendly materials on the market. Using recycled paper as the main content in their hard surfaces in buildings has allowed them to become certified […]
Appealing ideas are often simple. Netherlands-based design company SPRANQ decided to see how much of a letter could be removed while maintaining readability. After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. At this size it looks like rhinestones on mary janes, but used at a regular text […]
Off Ramp Films and 18th Street Media teamed up for project INFORM to create this short, inspiring video about paper – how much we use and at what cost. An American family of five sits on steps while cardboard and junk mail piles up to show how much is used every two weeks, until the […]
This hilarious video imagines the stop sign as designed by a committee. Any designer who’s been at it awhile will relate, but in my experience most clients are not like this. They hire us for our expertise and are not about to waste time and money over-controlling the process. Enjoy the video! Stop! A Committee […]
Most kids can identify 1000 corporate logos, but know the names of fewer than 10 plants or animals native to their own backyards. It’s NDD – nature deficit disorder. Average middle-school aged children spend 30 hours a week looking at TV or a computer monitor. Outdoor educators, including the No Child Left Inside Coalition, encourage […]
UPDATE 2010: The Producer’s Guild of America website has more information about green film production, which includes the MPAA’s Green Film Production Guide. NBC Universal also offers a pdf download with information about green film practices. We’ve also updated the other links in this article, originally posted in 2008, as many had gone dead. ———————————————————— […]
This study in gray pushes grayscale about as far as it goes in any direction, in this hectic CGI animation short from Movieola on my favorite new place to go, hulu.com. A city in grayscale. Robots race through a maze of freeways surrounded by factories, production lines, and constant reminders to BE WHITE. When they […]
A neat project by Rehab asked five music artists to create music that interprets a color, then gave the music to five directors to intrepret the music and create video. With lots of latitude the results are very different, but each one is fresh creative work. I especially love the Raveonettes’ take on black and […]