Archive for April, 2009
Blogroll!
Refreshed the old Blogroll (on the right) with some new links. Be sure to check out the blue collar design blog of Aaron Draplin (an American Classic), a handful of hipster design blogs (It’s Nice That, CMYKern, and Grain Edit), and the new blog from my old buddy The Dot Commer, Rod Ruff! (Yes, he [...]
Pacifico Alarm Clock
The good folks at Pacifico Cerveza bring you the opportunity to wake up old school: by way of the cock’s crow of course. Yup it’s a live feed to a rooster named Claudio in Mexico. Nice little piece of marketing that’s both memorable and practical. It’s also available as a screen saver and iPhone app. [...]
A Vivid Redesign
A brilliant, simple and relevant redesign of the logo for Avid, the industry standard video editing software. Doesn’t get better than this, parlaying the play/pause etc. icons into type (unless you dropped that gradient). Kudos to the agency for coming up with a great concept and getting the client to buy into it. Purple is [...]
Objet S’kate
40 Beautiful Skateboard Designs, a nice collection of some good deck graphics. Leads to the age old question: Why put such gorgeous art on a medium where it’s just gonna get destroyed? Maybe that’s the final step in the creative process? Link courtesy of Design Observer. Enjoy.
Best Music of 2009, So Far
To date, 2009 has been a really great year for music releases. As we reach the 1/3 goal post I think there’s been more albums released this year that I enjoy than all of last year. Here’s a few of my highlights in no particular order: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – Self Titled There’s [...]
James Jarvis for Nike
Onwards by James Jarvis for Nike. Music by Caribou.
Baseball Logos: Three Out!
I love baseball history, and within that I love the rich visual history of the old logos, mascots and uniforms. All of my favorite logos are those iconic marks that have existed for decades (Yankees interlocking NY, the Dodgers LA, and the Boston B). All timeless marks that tip their cap to the golden age [...]
