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Archive for June de 2009

crash test : Fiat campaign

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 29, 2009

The agency Marcel Paris puts in scene various animals in a FIAT, articulating the weak impact of this car on the environment, thanks to a reduction of the CO2 emission. Well done.

country codes

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 28, 2009

Another fantastic information graphic idea that shows every country with its unique TLD of its own known as a country code. It highlights the US’s place in the online world, especially as China and India (.cn and .in) both look huge, despite having been scaled down 30% to fit within their geography.

Available for $US30, Country [...]

conceptional photography

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 24, 2009

Horacio Salinas is a conceptual, still life photographer from New York.

Other funky photography art at fabrik

informational graphics

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 18, 2009

Many large and venerable companies have sunk to the bottom during this economic crisis… So Good Magazine published this creative piece of informational graphic design that looks at the biggest sinking ships in business history.

D&AD Awards 2009

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 13, 2009

List of all categories & winners _ These are my favourites:
More Impact for Human Rights – Branding / Existing Brand Schemes: Large Business _ Designer : Wolf Schneider _  Advertising Agency : Scholz & Friends Berlin _ Client : Amnesty International

urban letterforms

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 11, 2009

The photographs below use urban buildings to frame letterforms. The empty sky becomes the dominate figure, and the building becomes the background that makes them visible.

by Lisa Rienermann, University of Essen, Germany

funky website

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 8, 2009

I spotted this website by WE DO which I think is really different – great idea. I just wonder whether they all work on a pc as the desktop doesn’t show mac icons… finally a design agency who is brave enough – it adds to the quirkiness I suppose.

Arial vs Helvetica

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 8, 2009

spotted @ The 10 best typography wallpapers

legible typefaces

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 8, 2009

Peter Barker & Junes Fraser: Sign Design Guide: a guide to inclusive signage (JMU and the Sign Design Society)
Available from RNIB  *£20 – ISBN 1858784123
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According to the RNIB visual defects are one of the most common causes of disability in the world: nearly one million people in Britain are blind or partially sighted, there are [...]

I have nothing to hide

Posted by: juliane in: ● June 7, 2009

I hate hearing this as a responds to CCTV and other security issues. The “I have nothing to hide” argument is one of the primary arguments made when balancing privacy against security. The essay by Daniel J. Solove is looking closer.
Could be ignorance… watch the Du Bist Terrorist video and you’ll see what the “I [...]