Great two-part video interview with Sol Sender about designing the logo for the Obama campaign. Includes some early design sketches and other designs that made it to the final phase.
Part Two after the jump.
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Came across this stunning photo over at Lifehacker. It makes for a great desktop background if you have a widescreen monitor. Check out the large version here, and more of the photographer’s shots here.
I never liked the 2010 Olympic symbol. To me it looks unrefined and quite simply, it doesn’t say “Vancouver.” I realize it’s important to acknowledge BC’s connection with the First Nations. Fair enough. But is a inukshuk, an Inuit creation, really a symbol of Vancouver’s rich landscape and vibrant multi cultural society? Did the Aboriginal people around Vancouver even use it? To me it would seem to be more of a symbol of of Northwest Territories or Nunavut. There are far more interesting and relevant icons of Vancouver to focus a logo design on.
Despite the 2010 logo’s shortcomings, things could definitely be worse. Just take the 2012 London Olympic Games symbol. I have no idea what the designers were thinking, and I am even more mystified as to how someone would pay them to use the logo. One headline on reddit.com stated that it “resembles Lisa Simpson giving head.” You can’t get a better endorsement then that. Suddenly the Vancouver logo isn’t looking to bad.
BBC — London 2012 logo revealed
Update: A 2012 promotional video featuring the logo has been banned from airing again because it “could trigger epileptic fits.” Officials maintain that these health concerns are not a result of the logo itself.
Here are a few examples of what photoshop and some artistic talent can do.
Here is an interesting t-shirt design by Rachel Plefger. I used to attempt to draw those kinds of images all the time as a kid. If you want to order one see madeindesign.com
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Love and Hate Shirt via accordionguy.blogware.com
The downtown core of big cities across the Americas, Europe and Asia are the cultural pulse and economic engines of urban regions where millions of people live. All urban “life” begins and ends, each day and night under the watch of the city’s tallest skyscrapers and most grand architectural structures.
1. Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong is number one on my list for many reasons: Hong Kong has a whopping 43 buildings over 200 metres tall, 30 of which were built in the year 2000 or later. It also boasts four of the 15 tallest buildings in the world… that’s all in one city! Hong Kong’s skyline shows a large selection of distinct sky-reaching towers, with beautiful night lighting and reflection. This city exemplifies the post-modern skyscraper and skyline. Finally, the mountain backdrop makes this skyline (as you can clearly see) the greatest on the planet!
2. Chicago, USA
Chicago is the birthplace of the modern skyscraper. When Chicago built its first steel high-rise in 1885, it was not the tallest structure in the world but the first example of a new form of engineering that would change nearly every city on earth. Chicago has 19 buildings over 200 metres tall (three of which are among the top 20 tallest buildings in the world, including the tallest in North America). Chicago has some of the finest mid-century architecture and examples of modern skyscrapers.
3. Shanghai, China
China’s biggest and most advanced city, Shanghai was said to be the most cosmopolitan city in the beginning of the 20th century, but lost its glory during the “Mao era”. It is now quickly regaining its position as one of the biggest economic powerhouses in the world as well as a showcase of modern architecture. In Shanghai you’ll find 25 structures that are over 200 metres tall, one of which is the insanely tall, the 468m downtown Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
See the full list at 15 Best Skylines in the World via Tailrank.com via popurls.com
Without much introduction or fanfare, submitted here for your consideration are a dozen great building that emerged over the course of 2005. None of these projects are, admittedly, found outside Europe or North America, and none are designed by Lord Norman Foster or Frank Gehry, the foremost architectural minds of our day.
But I make no apologies. In their defense, these buildings are quite varied, both typologically (noted for convenience) as well as stylisticallyand thematically (omitted to spare you).
My school, Simon Fraser University (designed by Arthur Erricson), certainly has its share of impressive architecture. But if these striking pictures are any indication, I belive we definetly have competition from the new Chancellery Building and Business School at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. Although with all those bars everywhere, it looks more like a jail then our “prison in the clouds”.
A majority of the architectural expression occurs along the building’s two major axis, where massive jarrah wood and steel structures are connected by aluminum louvers and delicate jarrah wood screens. This feathered composition creates a solar screen, shielding several exterior student gathering spaces, while reducing heat gain on interior work spaces, the café, bookshop, and gallery spaces.
It might be tough to top the previous picture, but everyone loves Ikea right? Even if you are like me and don’t really care about interior design, do yourself a favour and go check out this bullet time kitchen display. I love how the music changes with each new scene … guess this means I’m in the love category.
IKEA | DRÖMKÖK ÅT ALLA via John Nack on Adobe
There is also an article about how they pulled the effect off.
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