Archive for February, 2008

logo design: car logo evolution

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audio: open source sound samples

“The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs.”

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/

*thanks stefan*

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games: play, create, share: launchball

go and play this brilliant game, playing with the laws of physics, you can master levels, build machines and share them with others, a true web 2.0 romance!

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/

*thanks mateusz, nice one!*

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motiondesign: terry gilliam

“storytime” is a short animation film by terry gilliam, it´s from 1968 and previews many phytonesque techniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUqHzk26kI

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dates: web 2.0 coordination of meetings

a simple tool to coordinate dates for meetings online

http://www.doodle.ch/

*thanks rainer*

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illustration: arthur depins

wicked illustrations, also flash anims:

http://www.arthurdepins.com/

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audio: fresh live sets

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fresh fonts: gelvetica

gelvetica is voted for the best font name;)

http://www.autobahn.nl/freshfonts/

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art: scanner as a music device

a hacked scanner plays music:

http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/06012401.html

*thanks rainer;)*

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photography: zoom to infinity

with this mosaic pictures, you can zoom and zoom and zoom and the image flow never stops

http://interact10ways.com/usa/information_interactive.htm

*thanks bernhard*

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nerd: graphic design mistake stickers

stickers to highlight graphic design mistakes

http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/design_police_proofing_stickers.html

*thanks rainer*

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pictogramms: dos and donts

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gaming: wii remote VR

head tracking using the wii remote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

*thanks matthias and (!) gerald*

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DIY: voice visualization

a DIY video that shows how to make your own voice visible, all you need is a laser pointer

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=sc2rtkfkb4

*thanks peter, nice one!*

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music video: live good

stunning frame-in-frame techinque:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1cx7iFhByHI

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design quiz: progdesign

A design research project, testing your knowledge about various
graphic-design eras. Quite funny, and you’ll be surprised of your
results. A quite funny way of science.

Design Bingo:

www.progdesign.de

*thanks david, nice one*

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performance: trash electro opera

Trash Electro Opera: “Der Lord des Grauens”, “Aus heimlicher Liebe zum Fuerst Roberto” or
” Frauem um Dr. Andernach”. This are the titles from the Opera Series
“Fleisch und Blut”, directet by Marie-Thérese Wittmann, currently
played in Hamburg.

Trashnovel stories mixed with electronic music, live visuals and
poetry slam.

Video and more information:

http://beatnurse.gangsterboard.com/beatnurse/
index.php?sec=fleisch_und_blut

*thanks david*

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typo: font recommendations

80 font recommendations for rock-solid design:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/08/
80-beautiful-fonts-typefaces-for-professional-design/

a vote for the best 100 fonts by fontshop:

http://www.100besteschriften.de/

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logo re-design

a handful of logos, which were redesigned, before and after, interesting to compare

http://www.aclevercookie.com/
the-best-and-worst-logo-remakes-of-the-century/

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grid design for websites

helps you make grids and show different font sizes in them for web applications

http://grid.mindplay.dk/

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flash drawing application: myoats

another very interesting flash drawing application:

http://www.myoats.com/create.aspx

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flash sketch pad

a very interesting flash sketch pad, looks quite analogue

http://www.odopod.com/sketch/Shell.swf

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graphic design: poster art

an interesting collection of poster art from the last century

http://www.bobstaake.com/posters/conga.html

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illustration: portraits: lobaton & noma bar

these two illustrators for sure know how to get the essence of personality

http://lobaton.com.ar/

and

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/guess-who/

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interactive design: flash face designer

create photofit pictures via a flash-interface:

http://flashface.ctapt.de/index.php

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illustration: syd mead

i definitely want this dvd box. showing sid mead explaining his process of illustration:

http://www.sydmead.com/features/dvds/

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logo design: logo evolution

a very interesting post on how company logos have developed over time

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/07/
the-evolution-of-tech-companies-logos/

*thanks phillip*

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portfolio: grant barnhart

beautiful hybrid techiques

http://www.grantbarnhart.net

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(interactive) design: designgraphic

now available in version 9:

http://www.designgraphik.com/

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illustration: kei-heung

watch this really beautiful illstration portfolio:

http://www.kei-heung.com/portfolio.html

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photography: world press photo

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art galleries in new york

hand picked artists rocking NY at the moment

http://www.artcal.net/

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fashion: buttons competition

a button design is a good start for a competition entry:

http://www.stereohype.com/pages/
products_CompetitionWinners.asp

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interior: foldable curtain

stunning simple, this courtain is combined with magnets so that you can form it as you like

http://www.kraeutli.com/index.php/
2008/01/31/magnetic-curtain

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create favicons online

convert any image into a favicon

http://www.genfavicon.com/

*thanks rainer*

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games: casual gameplay

many tricky games here:

http://casualgameplay.com/

*thanks mateus*

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