Archive for June, 2009
Cola Aisle Revisited
It’s been a few months since my original assessment of the new Pepsi logo and the associated packaging. Now that I’ve had a chance to see it in action more and taste the whole campaign I actually find myself liking it more. While on it’s own the logo seemed a bit weak and ineffective, but [...]
Type To Go!
The mighty Kidrobot has taken the Alphabet! poster by Mike Davis (Burlesque Design) and spun it into a line of keyring/zipper pulls. Originally designed as a gift for his niece, Davis made a poster with each letter representing a word starting with said letter (My personal faves above: B – Burger, D – Donut, U [...]
Xbox’s Project Natal on Jimmy Fallon
Check out this impressive demo of the Project Natal Xbox add-on from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Looks like the Wii killer is here! This controller-free concept makes the Wiimotes look clunky by comparison – I especially love the driving demo, absolutely blew my mind.
Fresh Student Work: Gotta Moo!
I’m just blown away by how good this is. An awesome final project by Narani Kannan at the Ontario College of Art & Design: Gotta Moo! Eco Friendly Milk Packaging. The graphic work and identity on this is current and superbly so, with it’s youthful fun drops of color and bold type. But the clincher [...]
Eric Tan & Lou Romano for Pixar’s Up
The extremely talented Eric Tan has again teamed up with Pixar to create a great set of retro alternate posters for the new movie, Up. Taking cues from old travel posters and public service announcements, this is some really phenomenal illustration and design. Eric has previously done this kind of work for Wall-E and The [...]
