Designers do more than just make things look pretty. Designers can play a role in the overall experience of a customer or audience. Often thru small design decisions.
These concepts are shown in this TED video (above) featuring Paul Bennett. And Bauer Bodoni. And a slightly tortured teddy bear.
The Left and the Right in the US – as visualized by David McCandless and Stefanie Posavec. From the upcoming book, The Visual Miscellaneum.
Click on the image for larger view/jump. More stuff from David McCandless here. And check out Stefanie Posavec’s site here.
Here’s one more.
Same robots, but not really. Different robots because the voices are different.
I’m smart. I figured that out.
This one’s been bouncing around for a few weeks now. And one of the reasons this video resonates is – it’s sooo true. I’ve had similar conversations over the years (even just a couple months ago), but don’t remember this much swearing. At least not during the actual conversation.
And (below) here’s the sequel . . .
And another . . .
Found via Twitter.com/AngelaGlenn and Jonathan Weast
‘A Smoke Break To Remember’
Congress Hall in Biel, Switzerland. Not Photoshop, it’s real. Responsible party: Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann. Details here.
Click image for larger version/jump.
Found via Twitter.com/Typegirl
LAIKA from Michael Flückiger on Vimeo
Traditional fonts are static. For their bachelor thesis, Michael Flückiger and Nicholas Kunz created a dynamic typeface called LAIKA.
LAIKA isn’t static. Style, weight, size, kerning and other properties can be adjusted on the fly using a control panel, as seen in the video. LAIKA can also respond to outside stimuli, such as people.
To test drive/interact with LAIKA, go here.
Interactive online interface for LAIKA
Found via Twitter.com/frank000
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