February 22, 2010 • 7:05 pm • POSTED BY ahartley
Can happiness be visualized through design? How can design and creativity evoke happiness? And in the age of tongue-in-cheek visual media and mass advertising, do representations of happiness have to be so cynical?
I recently stumbled upon this interesting TED talk, in which graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister discusses the ways that design can portray happiness, and [...]
January 25, 2010 • 11:55 am • POSTED BY brendan quinn
Branding can be a vague, nebulous concept to folks, particularly clients. We often try to teach them the value of building a strong brand by citing great ones that already exist. Unfortunately, we tend to fall back on a small list of great brand case studies, such as Apple, Nike, Harley Davidson, and a few [...]
January 20, 2010 • 11:43 am • POSTED BY Margherita Urbani
When I discovered Site Inspire I immediately saved it with every bookmark method I knew. If you too are obsessed with this blog, you may find a surprise today! We are in fact featured on the latest showcase. Have a look at it here.
December 16, 2009 • 5:20 pm • POSTED BY David Burden
Tom Ford was interviewed earlier this week by Terry Gross on NPR’s “Fresh Air”. After years as a top fashion designer, Ford has directed and co-written his first film, “A Single Man,” based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. Ford is the former creative director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, where he was [...]
December 14, 2009 • 1:25 am • POSTED BY Jim Walls
Great breakdown of menu design in NY Mag last weekend, based on what Balthazar’s come up with. If you’re a restaurateur looking for someone to design your menus, you should really talk to us. We love doing them, and I personally find the psychology behind them endlessly fascinating.