The CPNH is an interesting organization dedicated to cataloging and sharing knowledge about human-altered plants and animals. I would love to do some exhibit design for this place, it is such a fascinating subject. The current PostNatural Organism of the Month is the Sterile Male Screwworm (hopefully that doesn’t remind you of anyone). During the … Continued
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Meet Pluto. A playful new typeface from German type foundry HVD Fonts.
Pluto is a fun new typeface from HVD Fonts designed by German typographer, Hannes von Döhren. The playful curves and subtle details add a dash of quirkiness to this crisp clean san serif typeface. The large x-height and variety of type weights and styles makes the Pluto typeface family highly legible and adaptable. Its extended … Continued
No Respect
When you treat your product with contempt soon your customers will too. Our first example is the experience of buying a brand new windows PC by Mike Elgan. Via Marco. I started looking at the out-of-box experience of buying a Windows PC with a new contempt. The crapware. The stickers. The anti-virus software problem where … Continued
Why is my orange juice unzipping its pants at me?
This Tropicana orange juice packaging has been making me uncomfortable since day one. Why would orange juice even have a zipper? Especially a zipper that is holding back glistening orange balls. Maybe they’re trying to say that Tropicana is more than fresh, it’s indecent.
Paul Nini rehearses for retirement
Our former professor, the illustrious Paul Nini, has a new blog about music and design entitled Rehearsals for Retirement. He only has three posts, but so far so good. I will be a regular reader just for the possibility of more Reese’s similes: But that’s kind of like saying that that Reese’s pieces should be … Continued
A true eBook tells the story of Mr. Morris Lessmore and his love for books.
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” is a children’s story, an interactive iPad app, and an immersive animated movie all at once. The graphics are visually stunning and the interactive features are subtle invitations for exploration. Created by author William Joyce, a designer who worked on two of Pixar’s early hits (Toy Story … Continued
Mad Homes Seattle opens this weekend—See your neighbor’s house shrink wrapped!
Riley and I met up with the creators of Bherd Studios over the weekend at The Lookout on Bellevue Ave E. in Capitol Hill. Lucky for us, we passed the work-in-progress of Mad Art’s Mad Homes Exhibition. A 3 week urban installation of public art that opens this Saturday, July 16th. Learn more about the exhibition and Mad … Continued
Internal Combustion Everywhere
This Nissan commercial is great, my favorite is the hairdryer. Via Good. However, I have to ask, what is Nissan’s solution to the gas-powered blender? My daiquiris need a level of torque that batteries just can’t provide.
Kind of Sued
Copyright is tricky business. The problem with “fair use” is that even if you’re in the right you can still get sued out of existence. The internet has changed the way we interact with creative works, yet we are still governed by a hazy doctrine from 1976. Andy Baio details his experience with his pet … Continued
Do Baby Boomers dream of black and white sheep?
From the Telegraph: New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a profound effect on the colour of your dreams. While almost all under 25s dream in colour, thousands of over 55s, all of whom were brought up with black and white sets, often dream in monchrome – even … Continued