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October 2009
Information Architects » Blog Archive » Links in Print: The Story of a Beautiful Failure
by sbrothier
& 1 other
In January 2009 we were invited to take part in a paid pitch for the print redesign for the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger. All in all five agencies took part in the pitch. We were the only UX oriented agency. The story of a beautiful failure.
September 2009
Cozy Lummox
by sbrothier
Eric Skillman: I'm a Brooklyn-based graphic designer, mostly making DVDs at my day job with The Criterion Collection, though I try my hand at books and such occasionally.
Dropular - Media Bookmarking
by sbrothier
& 2 others
Dropular (BETA) is a media bookmarking service.
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August 2009
Duoh.com
by fabifab
Veerle, graphic design degree in hand, started Duoh! in 1992, focusing on freelance print work. In 1994, she was wooed by Geert Leyseele. Clutching her strong graphic design principles under one arm, and her heart in the other, she took the leap, and a little while later, beautiful little Duoh! n.v. was born.
Geert Leyseele
As it turned out, Geert wasn't just another pretty face. Veerle's hero brought superpowers to her business: X-ray vision to see around corners into the future of the web, a drive to move to Web Standards, an eye for project management, and the ability to leap wireframes and IA obstacles in a single bound.
When Veerle's blog became famous around the world for her tutorials and insights on design, CSS, and other subjects, fascinated readers saw the picture in the heading and asked, "Is that the designer's girlfriend?" No, it was Veerle, the other happy half of Duoh!
Life is our inspiration
We inhale the richness of life :
* sharing love, laughter, and knowledge with our friends and web community
* absorbing design (from galaxies to retro menus to bathroom faucets, we see it everywhere)
* putting our minds to design puzzles
* digging deeply into markup and code so our designs can sing
* delighting in chill house and progressive house music, art and artists, lovely sandy beaches, and biking through the countryside
and, then, we exhale websites.
Growing up but staying small
We love what we do and want to do it ourselves, not manage others. We create websites for some Big Clients (and fresh, little start-ups, too), and choose our clients just as carefully as they choose us. Each day, we throw ourselves passionately into the task of becoming better at work and at play. The rest of the Duoh! story? Look around; our work says it all.
July 2009
|| L'ATLAS.NET || v.3
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Son nom d'artiste est en soi un jeu de pistes à même de nous faire voyager à travers les continents, les civilisations, les cultures et les mythes...
June 2009
Wallpaper* Magazine | Sex Issue: Type Tart Cards |
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Tart cards are the means by which many London prostitutes advertise their services. Step into almost any central London phone box and you can contemplate up to 80 cards inviting you to be tied, teased, spanked or massaged.
Even if a police crackdown, the internet and the increasing use of mobile phones suggest their days are numbered, tart cards are still so pervasive they are now regarded as items of accidental art and have something of a cult following. Once on the periphery of design, tart cards have influenced the work of many mainstream artists such as Royal Academician Tom Phillips and Sex Pistols designer Ray and Nils Stevenson.
May 2009
Graphic-ExchanGE - a selection of graphic projects
by brianj1400
& 5 others
A big ole' long page of great graphic design stuff.
April 2009
JPT • COVERS
by sbrothier
This is an attempt to create cover art for every great magazine I own (+ a few I wish I owned). It's never a straight crib, the source magazines are a jumping-off point for my imagination...
... and covering covers is a theme that lets me combine some of my favourite things; portraiture, typography, pencils and graphic design.
The occasional photos illustrate my current process: I draw A3 & A4 sections which I sometimes collage or retouch in Photoshop.
The COVERS typeface is Akka (a nod to Carlo Scarpa) redrawn by hand, of course.
February 2009
Julien Vallée | motion graphic & design | Montréal
by fabifab
& 13 others
I am a graphic designer based in Montréal, Canada. I am working on a range of projects including art direction, motion graphic, print design, art installation and video + design for the music industry.
I try to get in touch with every aspect of the environnement. I like to use manual art well endorsed by the various technological tools available in order to make the bridge between manual and virtual art.
almanaque abril /curso abril sur Flickr : partage de photos !
by sbrothier
trabalho feito durante o curso abril de jornalismo (junto com a queridissima glenda capdeville e bruno lozich)
PM A-D & The Composing Room: Timelines in Context
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Dr Leslie &
The Composing Room
1934 - 1942
An Important Time
In The Development
Of American Graphic Design
An MFA Thesis Project
Written & Designed by
Erin K. Malone
January 2009
Family Crest
by sbrothier
The concept of the Family Crest in Japan is still alive today, although its identified history goes far back to the beginning of the 12th century. Generally, the Family Crest in Japan is called KA-MON, KA means "family with own genealogical trees" and MON means "crest" or "emblem".
Similarly, in European history, the concept of Heraldry and use of unique Shield of Arms or Coat of Arms also existed, with its history tracing back to a similar period in the 12th century.
Mon: Family Crests of Samurai Clans
by sbrothier
The picture above is a parade of the Top Ten among Japanese family crests, i.e. their basic designs have been most often used in cranking up other family crests since before the first thousand years. Besides the 18-petalled golden chrysanthemum, which is the Imperial Family's crest, the most widespread crest designs consist of the following (the clans that are mentioned first are those whose crests are shown as examples of each category in the main picture above):
Offering Japanese family crest EPS files for free. Pattern crest
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Shapes are quite simple but considerable in their proportion. It's rumored that Louis Vuitton gets influenced by these shape.
PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things” » Archive » Joyous Kamon: Japanese Animal Crests
by sbrothier
Guess how many kamon, family crests, exist in Japan! Well, there are about 20,000 with each one of them having a rich historical background. Impressive! So, kamon with a hollyhock, chrysanthemum, star or moon design are just beginning: For today, PingMag introduces you to the genki world of Japanese kamon with tons of fabulous animal symbols.
Artneko.com - Japanese Family Crests, Set B
by sbrothier
Set of four Japanese family crest images. Includes a ginkgo leaf in the shape of a flying crane, three ginkgo leaves in a circle, three hollyhock or ginger leaves enclosed in a circle, and a basket weave diamond. These are images found on clothing and other Japanese items which designate the family lineage. Each of these images is 5/6 inch wide, a perfect size for a variety of applications including dominoes, slide mailers, polymer and metal clays for jewelry, one inch tiles, etc.
