Rachel Gogel's Blog

Lo Siento

2009-09-20T22:21:00.002-05:00

http://www.losiento.net/

Carsonified

2009-09-20T22:12:00.002-05:00

Askul & SDL

2009-09-20T22:10:00.002-05:00

ASKUL is an expanding Japanese mail-order company. Stockholm Design Lab wanted to distinguish Askul products in a clear and graphical way.

We Are The Friction

2009-09-20T22:05:00.001-05:00

We Are The Friction is a book of illustration and short fiction created by 12 pairs of international writers and illustrators. It's the second book edited, designed and published by Sing Statistics, the collaborative concern of Jez Burrows and Lizzy Stewart.

The book paired writers with illustrators, both established and emerging in their disciplines. Each then produced new work inspired by the work of their partner: stories from illustrations, and illustrations from stories. The result is an erratic, eclectic collection of work that takes in space travel, Japanese deities, monster husbandry, and the Marx Brothers.

Great typographic posters

2009-09-19T23:04:00.001-05:00

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/25/breathtaking-typographic-posters/

Great work/site: Because Studio

2009-09-19T22:56:00.002-05:00

Because Studio. is the freelance design practice of Loz Ives, a young chap from the north of england who has a keen eye for detail, simplicity and relevance within the work he produces.

Balla Dora Typo-Grafika

2009-09-19T22:54:00.002-05:00

Great Blog

http://balladora.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html

Christoph Niemann's Good night and Tough luck

2009-09-16T14:46:00.002-05:00

http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/

Volunteers of America GOOD

2009-08-03T13:44:00.000-05:00

http://awesome.good.is/goodsheet/goodsheet010NationalService.html

Summer Day at MoMA

2009-08-03T12:52:00.005-05:00

http://mydayat.moma.org/home.html

Super8

2009-08-03T12:34:00.003-05:00

Super8 is a poster-magazine printed in A3 format and distributed in Milan (Italy) free of charge. It is based on the number 8. It is neither sponsored nor advertised. Borne by the passion for graphics, flavoured with the taste of vintage.The magazine shall be distributed for only one year, in 2009, in 8 issues. Each issue shall have two parts, one created by Marco Nicotra, the other by Giovanni Rizzo, the founders of Super8. The theme of every issue represents one of the 8 regular words, which, in Italian, are generated by coupling a letter from the alphabet with the word “otto”, i.e. 8 in Italian: B8 (Bang), C8 (Lovesick), D8 (Learned), F8 (I fuck), L8 (I fight), M8 (Motto), R8 (Broken), S8 (Under)

Mads Berg Illustration

2009-08-03T12:24:00.002-05:00

Mads Berg / Gul Stue; Copenhagen

iLK

2009-08-03T12:13:00.002-05:00

iLK™ is work of Ludovic Prigent; Graphic Design & Art Direction Freelance, Paris

redesign for The Harvard Review

2009-08-03T12:08:00.005-05:00

The new covers are printed on a nice, toothy uncoated stock, and the books are bound with printed endpapers that repeat the pattern and color of the issue number (circle) that wraps around the spine. Alex Camlin has outdone himself with this nice redesign for The Harvard Review.

Kate Moross

2009-07-05T13:38:00.001-05:00

http://www.katemoross.com/

Map of nyc

2009-07-05T13:34:00.001-05:00

Here & There is a project by S&W exploring speculative projections of dense cities. These maps of Manhattan look uptown from 3rd and 7th, and downtown from 3rd and 35th. They're intended to be seen at those same places, putting the viewer simultaneously above the city and in it where she stands, both looking down and looking forward.

http://schulzeandwebb.com/hat/

alberto cerriteno

2009-07-05T13:30:00.001-05:00

Alberto Cerriteno, Illustrator / Animator / Director

Mike Kus designing his slides

2009-06-15T08:43:00.002-05:00

Clitotype 1.0

2009-06-15T08:30:00.003-05:00

"In an age where boys learn about sex from internet pornography, I think that it is fundamental to educate and to inform on “real” sex. My work is ironical typographic play on dimensional relationships between type elements and anatomical sexual organs. Titles, leading and column width values have the full size dimensions of human genitalia. I discover that the physiological size of the clitoris extension is type size 36 to 80, and the erectile penis tissue extension goes from 480 to 790. I also identify the pleasure spots (female G-spot and male L-spot), the lubrification glands and their physiological description in relation to the practiced sexual mutilations."-Cristina Chiappini
Roses of Flesh Spines of Light project, which is designed, in part, to shed light on genital mutilation.
AND her humanitarian campaign poster for AIDOS (the Italian Association for Women), which advocates for freedom of choice and other issues affecting women in developing countries:

new Fairey print

2009-06-15T08:20:00.003-05:00

Shepard Fairey and Obey Giant will release the fifth print in the Duality of Humanity series, a collaboration with photographer Al Rockoff. I have to say, I’m really liking this one, anyone else?. It’s an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 450, and will be $50. These go up on Wednesday, June 17th at a random time. Visit ObeyGiant.com.

Micro Macro

2009-04-27T03:19:00.001-05:00

http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Macro-Micro/102444

Spectrum of Online Friendship

2009-04-27T03:03:00.000-05:00

http://www.mikearauz.com/2009/04/spectrum-of-online-friendship.html

lovely...

2009-04-19T12:59:00.013-05:00

http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2009/03/12/hahahahah/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/workforfood/3422681031/

http://www.typographicposters.com/andre-beato/

http://www.rvlt.com/

http://cartophilia.com/blog/2009/04/san-serriffe.html

http://kahn.sarah.free.fr/html/these.htm

http://balladora.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-07-02T23%3A01%3A00%2B02%3A00&max-results=20

http://binkythedoormat.com/post/93777495/great-set-of-posters-by-sydeny-ad-agency-publicis

Chow Martin portfolio
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Exhibit-1_5/147718

http://madebyjulene.com/
Julene Harrison

more..

2009-04-15T23:09:00.008-05:00

Erik Jonsson
http://www.elapse.se/exhibit/

http://jonathanhaggard.com/

http://dannyallison.co.uk/

http://www.taobot.com/

http://fatuus.de/

Cuban Haze
Duotone Prints
http://www.cubanhaze.com/

cool sources of inspiration..

2009-03-29T18:39:00.006-05:00

http://www.serialcut.com/

http://www.jhische.com/identity.html

http://alizadzik.com/women.html

Vaughn Hockey http://www.behance.net/billyBlaze/frame/152572

http://www.designfriendship.com/design/the-kitchen/11/

http://www.rebelart.net/diary/?cat=22

http://www.morenewmath.com/all/

Wallpaper pattern based on the news headlines from the NYTimes

2009-03-01T14:42:00.002-06:00

The headlines are organized chronologically and color-coded as subject matter is mapped unto a rainbow legend (see illustration below). Subsequently, global, national, and local events generate a continuous stream of news from which color patterns emerge.
http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/02/new_york_times_headlines_as_wallpaper.html

The 5 recent rebrands that caused the most upset.

2009-02-28T23:27:00.003-06:00

http://logodesignerblog.com/5-recent-rebrands-that-caused-the-most-upset/

22 Random Things About Graphic Design

2009-02-28T23:18:00.001-06:00

Found on 'Design+Writing = Blog'..

1. Claude Garamond, publisher and legendary type designer responsible for designing the letterforms that led to some of the most widely used typefaces throughout history, died in poverty at age eighty-one.

2. The Michelin man has a name, Monsieur Bibendum. He’s also a century old.

3. The Nike swoosh was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971, while she was a student at Portland State University. She was paid $35.

4. Woody Allen uses the same typeface in the titles and credits of nearly all of his movies. The typeface is Windsor.

5. Peretz Rosenbaum is one of the most influential graphic designers of the 20th century. He is responsible for the IBM logo, the old and arguably most recognizable UPS logo, the Westinghouse logo, and many other design icons. You know him as Paul Rand.

6. According to Salary.com, the median salary for a graphic designer in the United States is $45,704.

7. The worlds first website(as we know them today) was launched in 1992. You can still visit the URL here.

8. What we now call sans-serif typefaces were once known by a number of names: Egyptian, Antique, Grotesque, Doric, Heiti, Lineale, and Simplices. I think sans-serif works just fine, thank you.

9. Walker, the sans-serif typeface designed by Matthew Carter for the Walker Arts Center has up to 5 “snap-on” serifs that can be attached to each letterform using keystroke commands.

10. Georgia, another typeface designed by Matthew Carter, is named after a tabloid headline which reads “Alien heads found in Georgia.”

11. Baseline magazine, first published in 1979, was originally intended to be a promotion vehicle for new typeface designs.

12. Newly defunct The Designers Republic was hired to design the in-game artwork, packaging and manual for The Wipeout video game series as part of a carefully marketed ploy to position the game among the “fashionable, club-going, music-buying” audience the publisher was trying to attract. The results make Wipeout games some of the most visually stunning ever.

13. Due to the incompatibility of the letterforms in the title of Avant Garde magazine, Herb Lubalin first created the typeface Avant Garde, with its many ligatures, out of necessity. It wasn’t until later that he created a full set of glyphs.

14. The term “Web 2.0” emerged sometime in 2002 (despite the claim that Tim O’ Reilly coined it in 2005) with Dermot A. McCormack’s book Web 2.0: the Future of the Internet. . .

15. The Coca-Cola logo was made using a style of hand lettering called Spencerian Script.

16. Jerry West is the silhouetted player in the NBA logo.

17. The late Tibor Kalman once had a party in a supermarket to commemorate the arrival of his book Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist. As party favors, he gave guests signed canned goods.

18. The Great Seal of the United States was designed in the 1770’s by the then secretary of congress, Charles Thomson.

19. The Red Cross is known as The Red Crescent in Muslim countries. Its logo also changes from a cross to a crescent.

20. Raymond Loewy, known primarily as an industrial designer, also designed a crap-ton of logos including the logos for Hoover Vacuums, Exxon, and Shell.

21. Facebook uses a modified version of the typeface Klavika for its logo.

22. Myspace, Arial Rounded Bold.

Recompute

2009-02-28T23:08:00.002-06:00

http://www.core77.com/greenergadgets/entry.php?projectid=32

DESCRIPTION
Recompute is a new way of thinking about computers that layers sustainable ideas throughout its lifecycle to make an overall sustainable product that can be easily replicated. Recompute address sustainability along three main points during its life.

Manufacturing: Rather than making a large tower constructed from numerous materials (ABS plastic, aluminum, steel, etc.), hundreds of manufacturing processes, and dozens of individual components, the Recompute case is made of corrugated cardboard (recyclable and renewable). There are four low-impact manufacturing processes to assemble Recompute: Die cutting, gluing (with non-toxic white glue), printing and electronic assembly. Recompute uses only three major electronic components: A motherboard with processor & memory, power supply, and a hard drive.

Use: Recompute is designed to allow the user to take advantage of existing hardware. For example; use the keyboard from a previous computer. For additional flexibility, external hardware customization is easy via 8 USB ports.

Disposal: Electronic components need to be properly recycled as they contain toxic heavy metals. However, this is often skipped because dismantling of computers is difficult. Recompute can be disassembled without tools, so the electronics and case can be easily recycled individually.

Oh yes, Recompute is a real working computer.

Cristiana Couceiro's work

2009-02-28T22:58:00.002-06:00

http://setediasete.blogspot.com/

times square pedestrian-only??

2009-02-28T13:50:00.001-06:00

thoughts?

The works of Letman

2009-02-25T23:40:00.001-06:00

http://www.letman.com/#OLD_=_NEW_

Poster Boy and MoMa's subway ads

2009-02-25T23:01:00.003-06:00

Have you all been enjoying that MoMA installation (ad campaign) at the Atlantic/Pacific stop in Brooklyn? Well, it just got a little bit Picasso on us, so you may want to take another look. NYMag reports that Poster Boy and Aakash Nihalani have altered the classic works. However, there is question as to whether proof this "vandalism," that took place this past Saturday at 2 a.m., was all part of the master plan.

Alex Williamson

2009-02-22T19:19:00.001-06:00

http://www.debutart.com/artist/alex-williamson/work/a-perfect-red

Iran, Nation of bloggers

2009-02-22T17:47:00.001-06:00

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/02/iran_a_nation_of_bloggers.html#extended

Iran is the 3rd largest country of bloggers on Earth. Their motivations are told through this short animated infographic video. watch it!

designers for barack obama

2009-02-22T13:04:00.002-06:00

http://www.evasion.cc/blog/comments/designer-obama-poster/

harmonie interieure..

2009-02-22T12:28:00.002-06:00

http://www.harmonie-interieure.com/soldes.htm

Matthew Hollings

2009-02-22T12:06:00.001-06:00

http://www.booooooom.com/2009/02/10/matthew-hollings/

Christian Ward's work

2009-02-21T22:22:00.001-06:00

http://www.cwardillustration.com/

Wedding invite

2009-02-21T21:45:00.001-06:00

http://www.beastpieces.com/2009/02/wedding-invite-letterpress-gocco-stitch/

Wilhelm Staehle's work

2009-02-21T21:39:00.003-06:00

http://silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com/
http://wilhelmstaehle.com/

The Credit Crisis visualized..

2009-02-21T21:25:00.001-06:00

"The Credit of Crisis - Visualized" [crisisofcredit.com] by Jonathan Jarvis

watch it here: http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/02/the_credit_crisis_visualized_in_animated_infographics.html

Experimental work by Bechira Sorin

2009-02-21T20:56:00.001-06:00

http://designyoutrust.com/2008/11/18/one/

NYTimes article skimmer

2009-02-21T20:40:00.001-06:00

http://prototype.nytimes.com/gst/articleSkimmer/

Rios Illustration Ads...

2009-02-21T20:35:00.001-06:00

Custom Logos

2009-02-21T20:34:00.000-06:00

http://www.lettercult.com/logos

Visualizing the News

2009-02-21T20:22:00.002-06:00

A series of visualizations [flickr.com] that represent the top organizations and people mentioned in the news articles of the New York Times for a given year of news between 1984 and 2009. Connections between these entities are drawn, so that relationships can be found and followed. These circular graphs are based on the faceted searching abilities of the NYTimes Article Search API, that were released a short while ago.

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/02/nytimes_yearly_visual_overview.html

http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/nyt-this-was-1984 Jer Thorp's blog

MoMA identity redesign

2009-02-17T00:36:00.003-06:00

http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/02/new-work-the-museum-of-modern.php#more

Along with the many signature artworks in its collection, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) possesses one of the most recognizable logotypes of any cultural institution in the world. In recent years, however, the application of this identity across the museum’s broader graphics program has been indistinct. Now MoMA has recast its identity, building on its familiar logotype to create a powerful and cohesive institutional voice. The new graphic identity has been designed by Paula Scher, and further developed and applied by Julia Hoffmann, MoMA’s Creative Director for Graphics and Advertising (and a Pentagram alumna).

While the MoMA logo is iconic, it alone is not enough to continually carry the spirit of the institution. An organized and flexible system was required that would support program material across print, web and environmental applications. The new system designed by Scher and Hoffmann employs prominent use of the MoMA logo as a graphic device, dramatic cropping and juxtapositions of artwork, and a brighter color palette to create a bold, contemporary image. The identity also underscores the museum’s leadership role in the field of design.

A look at the new identity after the jump. All pictured applications designed by Julia Hoffmann and her team at MoMA.

Air France logo redesign

2009-02-17T00:19:00.002-06:00

Air France Reveals Updated Logo: an International Brand with a French Identity
Air France's visual identity is changing.

The new logo - designed by the Brandimage agency - is now just one word, highlighting Air France's ambition to be an international brand since over half of Air France's customer base is located outside of France.

The national colours (blue, white and red) remain present on the aircraft's tail fin and fuselage, underlining not just the airline's French identity, but also its values and history which it has been proudly displaying for the past 75 years.

Words Are Pictures

2009-02-16T23:35:00.002-06:00

http://www.wordsarepictures.co.uk/

Paper-Based Visualization Competition

2009-02-16T23:13:00.003-06:00

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/02/paper-based_visualization_competition_the_winner_and_more.html

The winner:
Charlene Lam

http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=90

MoMA Atlantic/Pacific subway station

2009-02-10T18:09:00.002-06:00

The Museum of Modern Art's "publicity campaign, one of the most ambitious it has ever undertaken in the city, will cover every ad space in [Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street subway stations], spaces normally given over to plugs for movies, beer and podiatry treatments. In their place will be reproductions of works drawn from all parts of the museum, both well-known and more contemporary, by artists like Matisse, Hopper, O'Keeffe, Marlene Dumas, Cindy Sherman and Martin Kippenberger." The New York Times 02/10/09

http://atlanticpacific.moma.org/

more in lego...

2009-02-08T15:39:00.001-06:00

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Legoland-in-Californias-Take-On-Barack-Obamas-Inauguration/Media-Gallery/200901415209035?lpos=World_News_First_Picture_Gallery_Teaser_Region_4&lid=GALLERY_15209035_Legoland_in_Californias_Take_On_Barack_Obamas_Inauguration_

Richard Serra sculptures seen on Google Maps!

2009-02-07T14:31:00.002-06:00

http://greg.org/archive/2009/02/02/richard_serra_sculptures_on_google_maps.html

LEGO nYC

2009-02-07T14:28:00.004-06:00

http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/i-lego-ny/

Fairey arrested in Boston

2009-02-07T14:10:00.001-06:00

A street artist famous for his red, white and blue "Hope" posters of President Obama has been arrested on warrants accusing him of tagging property with graffiti, police said Saturday...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8D_2XLTb-i8gSzxwPM6kJ7Bh0oAD966TAD00

Enough said

2009-02-01T15:32:00.001-06:00

Dan Funderburgh

2009-02-01T14:27:00.001-06:00

http://www.danfunderburgh.com/home.php
http://www.12ozprophet.com/index.php/dan_funderburgh/

Tobias Battenberg

2009-01-31T18:04:00.002-06:00

http://www.tobias-battenberg.de/akzidenz_grotesk/

The Inauguration. At last.

2009-01-31T17:52:00.002-06:00

Maira Kalman is back!

http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/

Czech Artist commemorates EU with stereotypes

2009-01-27T10:10:00.003-06:00

Czech artist David Cerny has put together a controversial sculpture to commemorate the European Union. Each country is represented by a stereotype: Romania has Dracula, Sweden has IKEA, France is on strike. Not surprisingly, more than a few countries are less than pleased. For some reason, Bulgaria as a squat toilet left a few Bulgarian art lovers cold... I would be surprised if Germans appreciated the swastika turned autobahn.

Cerny was paid £350,000 for the project.

http://cartophilia.com/blog/2009/01/czech-artist-commemorates-eu-with.html

Later...Jan 20
'Bulgaria toilet' covered up
Part of a work of art that depicts Bulgaria as a toilet has been covered up, following the country's protest. The Bulgarian entry was shrouded by a black sheet on Tuesday.

"I apologise to Bulgaria and its government if it feels offended" -Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra

The artwork is expected to remain on show in the lobby of the European Council building until July - for the duration of the Czech EU presidency.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7840187.stm

Text of Barack Obama's inaugural address

2009-01-27T10:05:00.002-06:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-speech21-2009jan21,0,2011048.story

Paula Scher..

2009-01-27T10:03:00.002-06:00

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2009/01/paula-scher-great-design-is-serious-not-solemn.html

Arctic Paper 08

2009-01-27T09:23:00.001-06:00

http://smadani.com/ArcticPaper%20page.htm

Obama countdown..

2009-01-26T23:06:00.000-06:00

http://isobamapresident.com/

Embrace Change

2009-01-26T23:04:00.000-06:00

Oh Ikea...

http://embracechange09.com/

Stefan Chinof

2009-01-26T22:55:00.001-06:00

http://chin2off.carbonmade.com/

new design whitehouse.gov

2009-01-26T22:25:00.001-06:00

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Shigeo Fukuda, Graphic Designer, Dies at 76 - Jan. 11

2009-01-26T22:23:00.001-06:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/arts/design/20fukuda.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries

http://www3.icm.gov.mo/gate/gb/www.macauart.net/Gallery/ShowIndexE.asp?cid=165&id=146

US Presidential Inaugural Addresses: 1789 to the Present

2009-01-26T22:14:00.003-06:00

A New York Times infographic [nytimes.com] that highlights the language of past US presidential inaugural addresses between 1789 to the present. The most-used words in each address were sized by number of uses. In addition, words highlighted in yellow were used significantly more in this inaugural address than average.

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/01/us_presidential_inaugural_addresses_1789_to_the_present.html

Interactive NYT inauguration special...

2009-01-26T22:12:00.000-06:00

http://projects.nytimes.com/44th_president/inauguration

Obama's signature

2009-01-26T22:09:00.001-06:00

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2009/01/a-collection-of-presidential-signatures.html

‘Shredded A’ T-shirt by illustrator Brock Davis

2009-01-26T22:05:00.003-06:00

http://itistheworldthatmadeyousmall.com/

The ... Cards

2009-01-26T21:40:00.000-06:00

Infinite ways to express yourself!! Make your own cards..very cool

http://the-breeding-ground.com/index2.html

Emmanuel Polanco

2009-01-26T21:36:00.001-06:00

http://www.emmanuelpolanco.net/

bad typography is everywhere

2009-01-26T21:25:00.004-06:00

http://www.fubiz.net/blog/index.php?2008/11/07/2376-words-are-pictures

389 years ago...

2009-01-26T21:18:00.002-06:00

http://www.wallstats.com/389yearsago/

First Lady Opposes 'Sweet Sasha' and 'Marvelous Malia' Dolls

2009-01-25T23:58:00.003-06:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/24/AR2009012401015.html?hpid=topnews

Mike Davis for Manifest Clothing

2009-01-25T23:44:00.001-06:00

http://burlesquedesign.com/2008/12/31/mike-davis-for-manifest-clothing/

Exhibition poster by Reza Abedini

2009-01-25T23:37:00.001-06:00

Iranian Typography Now

Chinese websites censor parts of Obama speech

2009-01-25T23:30:00.003-06:00

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-01-20-china-censor-speech_N.htm?csp=34

Smile! Polaroid is saved

2009-01-25T23:13:00.001-06:00

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/smile-polaroid-is-saved-1418929.html

Pepsi Marketing Campaign

2009-01-25T23:02:00.001-06:00

http://adsoftheworld.com/media/outdoor/pepsi_oh_boy

infographics..

2009-01-25T22:47:00.003-06:00

http://www.good.is/?p=13994

Ian Wright

2009-01-25T22:38:00.002-06:00

Ian Wright made this illustration with pieces of paper for the cover of the current album of T.I. called Paper Trail.

http://www.mrianwright.co.uk/T-I-Paper-Trail/01-Front-Cover

Design Salary Survey

2009-01-25T20:26:00.002-06:00

Check out more infographics here...

http://www.coroflot.com/community/salary_survey.asp

Obama inauguration seen by 38 million

2009-01-25T20:12:00.003-06:00

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid={6F9C3046-A9DE-4505-AA50-07B212301F69}&siteid=rss

Thom Yorke's Grammy Commercial Celebrates The Music That Makes Him

2009-01-25T17:44:00.003-06:00

http://stereogum.com/archives/video/thom-yorkes-grammys-commercial-celebrates-the-musi_046571.html

What does it mean?

2009-01-25T16:56:00.001-06:00

Looks like the sign was vandalized...any ideas?

Advantages of being a woman artist

2009-01-17T13:42:00.001-06:00

Jeff Koons

2009-01-16T10:38:00.020-06:00

The very controversial exhibit at the chateau de versailles...

Saks Fifth Avenue Spring Marketing Campaign Designed by Shepard Fairey

2009-01-12T19:05:00.003-06:00

Saks Fifth Avenue has turned to Shepard Fairey, whose work captures the bold style employed by Rodchenko in the 1920s.

Saks Fifth Avenue is taking a fist-raising stand with its spring marketing.

The campaign is inspired by the bold graphic designs and propaganda spirit of Constructivist art - although it is intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

The store hired Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the stylized Hope poster of Barack Obama that became one of the most highly visible, though unofficial, images of the presidential campaign, to design its catalog covers and shopping bags.

They bear a rather unsubtle allusion to advertisements made in the 1920s for state-run department stores in the Soviet Union.

"What we do every day, really, is propaganda," said Terron E. Schaefer, the senior vice president for marketing at Saks.

So why not go whole hog?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/fashion/08ROW.html?_r=1&ref=europe

Le Cent Quatre

2009-01-10T09:32:00.005-06:00

http://www.104.fr/#fr/

The Amazing Obama-man

2009-01-10T09:24:00.001-06:00

Obama appears in a new Spider-man Comic book

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-obama-spider-man-090108-story,0,2231909.story

Experimental superscript

2009-01-07T17:41:00.001-06:00

http://www.super-script.com/experimental-hinting.html

Objectified trailer online

2009-01-07T17:30:00.003-06:00

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2009/01/objectified-tra.html

D&M Publishers Inc.: Ka-pow

2009-01-02T15:52:00.003-06:00

http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/dm_publishers_inc_kapow

doodle buzz

2009-01-02T15:39:00.002-06:00

http://www.doodlebuzz.com/

DoodleBuzz is a new way to read the news through an experimental interface that allows you to create typographic maps of current news stories.

Jack Cheng... sticky note

2009-01-02T15:08:00.000-06:00

http://www.stickyscreen.org/

Christopher Hewitt (Dstrukt)

2009-01-02T15:02:00.003-06:00

http://www.christopherhewitt.com/