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.
Reading through Gawker today, I came upon an interesting infographic used to represent the Beatles schedule from 1963-1966, obviously a busy time. I really liked the way it very cleanly and beautifully represented the information, so I thought I’d share. It was done through an open collaboration project by designer Michael Deal, Exploration of Beatles music through infographics, currently in the works for chartingthebeatles.com (site coming soon). The infographic posted on Gawker, and about three others, can be found on Michael Deal’s Web site. Take a look. On his site Michael explains that these visualizations are part of an extensive study of the music of the Beatles. Many of the diagrams and charts are based on secondary sources, like sales statistics, biographies, recording sesion notes, sheet music, and raw audio readings.
Anyone interested in contributing can contact Michael at info@chartingthebeatles.com or visit the Charting the Beatles flickr group for more info.
Thousands? Millions? Teddy, you are a true Philadelphia legend. A four-star general in the Army of Love. Thanks for all of your great victories for humanity. We will miss you.
http://tinyurl.com/ydt84q9 Fantastic interpretation of Avatar. Navigates beyond facile left, right, and art-movie snob snarks and jabs (hippie! anti-capitalist! noble savage! simplistic story! cats!) etc… and makes a case for it as a superlative fable – a new and worthwhile addition to the tradition of stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the universe and the human condition. Plus, dooood – floating mountain rainbow dragon awesomeness!
Pentagram released “What typeface are you?” for the Holidays. Enjoy.
http://www.pentagram.com/what-type-are-you/
Password: Character
One of our favorite blogs, Logo Design Love, is a site devoted to news, trends, and generally cool projects in the branding world. The blog’s author, Irish graphic designer David Airey, has just recently published a book by the same name and has filled it with lovely logos, anecdotes, and tips from designers and agencies around the world. We were proud to be included in this love letter to logos and brand identities, which features our work for the City of Boston’s Downtown Crossing and Woodmere Art Museum.
The book is chock-full of input from well-known designers like Gerard Huerta, designer of many high-profile logos including Time Magazine and Waldenbooks, and Lindon Leader, creator of the current FedEx brand. Click here for a sneak peek at a free chapter. Also, if you’re interested in seeing more of our work for Downtown Crossing and Woodmere, check out our case studies on the 160over90 web site here and here.