Landor – Design Story
Great short film from Landor on their process at the firm in the 1960. They walk us through concept to creation with all sorts of little gems and detail spread throughout the film. I’ve always been a sucker for these types of shorts and of all of those I’ve seen, this is one of the best.
Cookies N Cream
The recently accelerated trend of mobile goods is really starting to take shape in a variety of super interesting ways. Of those, one of the more polished I’ve come across is the Cookies N Cream truck. Cookies N Cream is a NYC based venture that seeds the streets with a collection of apparel and designer toys under the ideology that keeping things fun is the best way to “stay true” to themselves.
I’m still a little oblivious to how this mobile merch concept really works out, but after seeing so many interesting varieties pop up, it’s apparent that this is from from the end of its potential.
Ant’s World Teaser
Our good friend and colleague, Anthony Hull has been hard at work getting his new project, Ant’s World ready for the September 6th unveiling. I’ve had a great time working in collaboration Ant on his website — official launch for the full site on the 6th — and the branding for his project as well as his personal identity. I look forward to seeing all of his influences, experiences and inspiration flow out in the form of this new online series.
Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington‘s work has always been a solid source for inspiration for me. Although we have entirely different aesthetics, I feel like there’s something extremely tactile about his illustrations that I appreciate. His prominent color palettes, bold line work and type treatments are a pretty brilliant combination. It makes me want to break out a pencil and start sketching right now.
Musclebeaver
Musclebeaver based out of Munich, Germany. More motion/video work on Vimeo. The video above is definitely worth a watch all the way through.
SoundYeah
The SoundYeah app proves that a regular idea can become more exciting and ultimately more successful with a interesting approach and a shiny coat of paint. The app allows you to record, edit and playback self created samples in an extremely simplified manner, making it pretty damn easy for just about anyone with fingers to make some sort of music.
I think it’s pretty amazing how much the iPad is starting to become an experimental platform for new approaches to simple ideas. These are the types of small steps that create big waves in the way we think and use technology. Pretty exciting to see it all unfold in front of you, right!?
Make sure to check out the rest of Pill & Pillow‘s site — filled with other great examples of new media work and interactive design projects.
Burton Site Redesign
Burton has a fancy new site! The redesign sort of represents all I believe is holy in the world of web design. Sharp typography, minimal color pallet and a compact grid that lays the foundation for a clean and concise branded experience.
Outside of the structure and aesthetic of the site, there are a few other nifty additions to the experience that stand out to me. The centralized search feature is a nice, soft introduction into the gear without being too advert. The team component introduces you to the riders, and features them as a hero in a sort of choose-your-adventure like section, with a list of their characteristics and gear. “Learn to Ride” and “Community” are both smart additions as well — serving as a resource to help empower and involve riders of all skill levels while adding a new level to the site’s overall success.
Love it. Nice work people.
ARTCRANK DENVER 2010
Background Illustration by Scot Lefavor
Join us in Denver Saturday, September 4th for the Opening of ARTCRANK DENVER 2010. We are putting together a proper little bike poster party with the artwork of 60 Denver artists on display. The show will be hanging for a week following the opening and run in conjunction with BFF Denver!!
We’ve got a few interesting partnerships/collaborations in the works… and will drop more details around the event over the next month leading up to the show… you’ve got plenty of time to work on the perfect pair of cycle legs.
Ned Wright Updates
Ned Wright just relaunched a new site filled with a thoughtful and charismatic selection of projects. His well worded and thorough presentation match his ability to take his work one step further than imagined. It’s his attention to detail and extremely sharp use of typography and grids that keep me all tingly on the inside.
If you’re ever in Minneapolis, make sure to look him up — one of the most chill, humble guys I’ve ever met. If you’re afraid of MPLS, you can follow him on Twitter or soak up some of his choice inspiration on his blog.
Office SF
Office is another great example of San Francisco creativity and inspiration. Small studio, big client list; including projects with Target, MTV, Fanta, Walt Disney, 826 Valencia (pictured above), Coca Cola, Hasbro and the list keeps goin…
Fifth Element Remodel Officially Complete
After more than a year after the remodel hiatus and hours and hours of hard work from the FE team, the Fifth Element store in Minneapolis is finally complete! I worked on this project from late 2008 into the mid 2009, drafting concepts for the store interior redesign, creating fixtures, racks, shelves, choosing materials & finishes and designing the sign for the facade… I must admit, it’s pretty exciting to see it all get wrapped up and finish so well.
Note: The FE site — I designed while at Sevnthsin — just went live a week or so ago as well. Full package complete.
Video Credits:
Shot & Edited by: Didier of Hi-Def
Darcel Disappoints
The man behind Darcel Disappoints is Craig Redman — one of four members in the super collective, Rinzen. His character, Darcel, has big heart and a slew of complex emotions wrapped in misfortune and unintentional charisma. Follow Darcel’s adventures on the Darcel Disappoints blog — recently filled with great collaborations with other fancy artists like, Adrian Johnson, Cody Hudson, Steve Harrington, Saiman Chow and a ton more.
Fool’s Gold on The Creators Project
The Creators Project is an information network focused on creativity and culture around the world. The site houses hundreds of short documentary style videos and interviews with some really talented creative people. I’ve been super impressed with the handful of videos I’ve already watched in both, production quality and content.
The Fool’s Gold video stuck out to me the most so far… I’ve been pretty impressed with their approach and catalog. It’s nice to see a little bit of that in the making and hear their take on their success thus far.
Arecraft
Arecraft is a super sharp body of work from Vancouver’s Eli Horn. His Leroy Smith stuff is what initially caught my eye, being that, I think it’s hilarious and super clever; I had to find out who a hand in its creation. I was excited to see that the rest of his site was crammed with a refreshing variety of refined and well executed projects that match the quality and character of “Leroy Smith”.
Soul Tools Site Launch
I recently had the pleasure of working with the guys at Soul Tools – a Minneapolis based entertainment group working primarily in events and promotion – to build them a brand new online experience. The project was really focused on expanding their online presence and creating a tool that would help them manage events, share important information on their artists and releases as well as lay the foundation for a revenue channel.
A lot of fun tools were implemented in order to provide them with some additional control/functionality, which ultimately gave me an opportunity to expand and try some new things out. Either way… head over and check it out for yourself and let me know what you think.
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