Part 1
Part 2
Over 2,500 logos. And six years to make.
Congratulations to Nicolas Schmerkin, François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain and their team for winning the 2010 Best Animated Short Film Oscar for Logorama.
Watch the actual film above. Website here.
And
Snag your own downloadable copy of the film at the iTunes store – where it’s going for just a couple of bucks.
Logorama is a riveting French look at American consumerism (and film making).
‘And no matter what the locals tell you, don’t take the pink line to the yellow line.’ -Gizmodo
Speaking of the Underground, here’s Sam Lomen’s Underskin.
Found via Justin Nelson
‘This set of opening title sequences for the BBCs regional news bulletins was unveiled in 2008 as part of the Corporations attempt to create a unified brand for BBC News across all platforms (television, radio and new media).’
This is the real thing, though I prefer Michael Wood’s interpretations. Designed by Lambie-Nairn. I like the subtle nod to the Underground. More below:
I look at swirling American television news graphics – which include CNN’s uncanny ability to use the wrong apostrophe – with Trajan, voice overs from Michael Douglas, James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman. Music by legendary movie composers John Williams, James Horner. Dramatic excess.
Amongst all this, the graphics for BBC News are a breath of fresh air.
Here’s a bunch of constructs by designer Michael Wood. Simple, cool intros . . . not quite the real thing (I’ll feature those in part 2), but smoooth.
‘How Lisa Simpson got ahead at the Olympics’
This has been floating around for a while. London 2012. Lisa Simpson. Blow job. Article.
‘TYPEFACE is a piece of custom software that translates facial dimensions into generative type design.’
By CIID student Mary Huang. Check out this detailed article at PSFK.
Procrastination by Johnny Kelly.
Oded Ezer gave a talk last Friday at the London College of Communication. He sported a ‘humble homage to the British 70-80s Punk movement: the Typo-mohawk.’
More photos here.
‘People HAVE to buy contact lens solution, and any improvement is a victory’ -Paula Scher
Not all graphic design wins awards nor changes the world. And any item – from shopping bags to containers to paper boxes – is an opportunity for good design to do its job.
Most of my work over the years has been of this variety. No crazy, just keep it simple, easy-to-use and easy-to-understand.
On this topic: Pr*tty Sh*tty interviews uber-designer Paula Scher. Read here.
Truvia sweetener, designed by Paula’s team. A ‘green’ package to stand out amongst the pink, blue and yellow competition
Found via Exspiro
Seattle-based Modern Dog has a new store featuring some really funky clip art. My fave collection is, of course, the 69 Dirty Words (below).
More at the new Modern Dog Klicky Mart here.
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