Graphic Design

Nov 30 2007

Evolution of the Pecten Shell Logo by David Goligorsky
Graphic Design, History of Design
The National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA is running a Raymond Loewy retrospective. When this French-born engineer's parents died in the influenza epidemic on 1918-19, he travelled to the United States to live with his brother. His first job was to do drawings for women's fashion advertising. He went on to become a fundamental founder of the industrial design profession and broke into graphic design with great success. Now that I am aware of Loewy's contributions to graphic design, it is difficult to avoid the reach of his logo design. Shell is but one example of how ...
Nov 26 2007

Paul Rand Tribute Film by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Apple, Art, Design, Graphic Design, History of Design, Remix, Visualization
Paul Rand (August 15, 1914 – November 26, 1996) was a graphic designer best known for creating the corporate identities of IBM, UPS, and the NeXT computer (the company founded by Steve Jobs after leaving Apple in 1985 with director Ross Perot!) Paul Rand is also known for writing the children's book "Little 1" with Ann Rand, which you can preview and buy at Amazon.
Nov 23 2007

Maharam Virtual Library by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Data Presentation, Experience Design, GUI, Graphic Design, History of Design, Interaction Design, Visualization
Maharam is a textile distributor with tons of great patterns. They have a very well-designed website to boot. Try out the Maharam Virtual Library on the sidebar... my favorite book there is "Textiles of the 20th Century," notably the Eames' "Circles 458310" pattern on page 3 and "Dot Pattern 458300" on page 4.
Nov 03 2007

Image to ASCII Art Converter by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Data Presentation, Graphic Design, Software, Visualization, pop
I know it's unbelievably nerdy to post about ASCII Art, but it has to happen. Using this tool, you can can convert any image with a web address to ASCII Art. Just pick the level of detail you want the ASCII characters to capture and how large you want the resulting image to be. Don't forget the Dog Name Generator.
Nov 02 2007

Of course I’m watching the match by Christian Eager
Art, Graphic Design
Another doozy, and this one is strictly in Illustrator. In my eyes, Marian Bantjes is all aces so far.
Nov 02 2007

Color Thesaurus by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Code, Data Presentation, GUI, Graphic Design, Visualization
There are several tools on the internet for finding just the right shade of color or finding the ideal color combinations. HP has an "On-Line Color Thesaurus" which isn't much to look at, but offers decent results. (via Core77) Adobe offers a more comprehensive Flash tool called Kuler (pronounced... "color") that finds complementary and contrasting colors. This is something of a social network as well, because you can formulate a swatch and make it available to other Kuler users. It's a really fun tool to play around with... kinda like NameVoyager, which is an amazing tool that ...
Oct 26 2007

Backwards Visual Metaphor by David Goligorsky
Computers, Graphic Design, Misplaced Thoughts, Product Design
A physical notepad that looks like an electronic document icon... (via BB-Blog) update: There's also this t-shirt with an image of a broken image icon.
Oct 26 2007

Vignelli Map Meme by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Data Presentation, Design, GUI, Graphic Design, Vignelli
Sometimes a great design doesn't achieve the success that is anticipated, however, it may have the makings of a timeless classic. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Vignelli Design designed the NYC Subway Map back in 1970 and was not well received when it was launched in 1972. The current NYC subway map takes plentiful cues from the Vignelli map. There are many examples of graphic design and data presentation that draw directly from the Vignelli version of the subway map, like this guide to automotive company ownership.
Oct 16 2007

Infographics & Health Care by Christian Eager
Graphic Design
Strange Maps is posting with a vengeance tonight, and this one is my favorite so far. I've heard all about Cuba from my MPH friend, Keith, but having a doctor:patient ratio infographical map is invaluable in viewing developing-devloped disparity. Twenty-five of the bottom 30 nations, with ratios ranging from 5,300:1 to 50,000:1, are in Africa. The United States' ratio is 390:1; Cuba's is best at 170:1. This infographic was produced for Doctors of the World.
Oct 12 2007

Another one served by Christian Eager
Art, Design, Graphic Design
Not that any of our five readers visits this site more than once a week, but maybe they'll catch this live next week. Layer Tennis, Week Three: Steve vs. Chuck

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