Tourism video from '62. Lots has changed in 49 years but I can still pick out some of the old buildings like old City Hall, the Bay downtown and the old Highlander Hotel on 16th Ave. Thanks to Edwin for the link.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wax Tableware Lets You Make (and Melt) Your Own Dishes
Curious concept. You can't serve anything hot with these mind you but it's a neat concept nonetheless.
Uncovered
Book of portraits and personal statements from over 80 brave women, who posed bare-breasted for the project in public locations across New York City. Looks like there might be some interesting insight into societal perceptions judging by the preview of the book.
Brewster’s Discovery Walkway
Sturgess Architecture have designed a glass viewing platform to cantilever over a glacial valley in the Columbian Icefields of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
“Cure for the Common Font” — A Web Designer’s Introduction to Typeface Selection
Stephen Coles joined Frank Chimero, Tiffany Wardle, and Jason Santa Maria for a panel at the SXSW conference to discuss and recommend some basic principles for making wise type choices on the web.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Where would you like to go?
DDB set up black cubes in Paris that were sort of a cross between HAL and the monolith. When passersby pushed a button on the "Escape Machines," the cube asked them where they wanted to go, and then made their dreams come true in an eruption of confetti.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
New cereal boxes
Well, you know, pretty soon, we're going to go into a grocery store and everything will be blinking and flashing and serving us crumpets. Pretty soon, the most amazing packaging will be the one that doesn't do anything.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saul Bass Logo Design: Then and Now
The great Saul Bass designed some of the world's iconic logos like Warner Communications, The Girl Scouts, United Way, AT&T and Avery. The average lifespan for his logos is an incredible 34 years. Here's a look at some of the logos of Saul Bass then and now.
5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience
It’s no secret that in order to build a successful website or web community you have to design with the users in mind. Of course you can’t forget about optimizing for search engines, but let’s focus on the visitors since they’re the ones who are using your site and interacting with it.
10 Things You Should Not Ignore In Your Digital Marketing Strategy
Jeff Bullas outlines how digital media has changed the landscape of marketing and how companies need to change the way they think about traditional "tried and true" marketing.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
I'd watch this...
I would seriously watch the above mashup. Worth1000.com has a bunch more mashup movie posters.
Monday, March 21, 2011
The beauty of scaffolding
Have you ever noticed the beauty of scaffolding? A Tumblr called Scaffoldage has.
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