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Friday, May 4, 2012
Design Some Poor Graphic Designer and/or Art Director Just Lost Their Job
Posted by Grant Brissey on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:28 PM
h/t: Fnarf!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Design / Architecture Dear People Who Make Buildings
Posted by Grant Brissey on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Will you please figure out that this corrugated-metal approach looks like shit? Remember all those bad design choices that in their time were all the rage but become the butt of jokes a few years later? This is one of them.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Design / Retail / Fashion / Indian Country I Really Fucking Hope They Win
Posted by Anna Minard on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 2:41 PM
This is probably my favorite news story of the week: The Navajo Nation is suing Urban Outfitters over their use of the word "Navajo" on a line of (shitty, shitty) products. The tribe sent a cease-and-desist letter months ago, but says that while some of the product names have been changed (like the underpants and the FLASK—no, I'm not joking), others are still being sold through other brands and outlets.
The lawsuit filed late Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico alleges trademark violations and violations of the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which makes it illegal to sell arts or crafts in a way to falsely suggest they're made by American Indians when they're not.
The tribe has about 10 registered trademarks on the Navajo name that cover clothing, footwear, online retail sales, household products and textiles. Tribal justice officials said they're intent on protecting what they believe are among the tribe's most valuable assets.
I can't wait to see how this plays out. It looks like they have a seriously legitimate trademark law case.
Thanks, Slog Tipper Lindsay!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Design / Books / Nerd What Do You Think of the New DC Comics Logo?
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:12 PM
After a week of speculation, DC Comics unveiled their new logo today in a press release. (You can read more about it, including what it might mean for the rumored Watchmen sequel series, at at Bleeding Cool.) It's a "D" peeled back from a "C," with an eye toward animation on digital and cartoon properties. Here are a few details, from photos provided by DC Comics:
The new logo makes a little more sense when shown on a comic book. It's positioned at the very edge:
The fans, as usual, have met the news of change with wild outrage. Their arguments—that the logo is bland and corporate, that you can't tell it's supposed to be a D on top of the C, that logos shouldn't have 3D elements in them—do make some sense. Myself, I'm a fan of the DC bullet logo, although that could very well be just because it's the logo that was on the books while I was growing up. So how do we settle this internet controversy? Even though this has been a day replete with Slog polls, I think there's only one way to bring this matter to a legally binding conclusion:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Design Color of the Year
Posted by Mary Traverse on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
"Pantone's obviously behind the times," said the Stranger's own Bethany Jean Clement. Years ago she was lucky enough to meet John Waters, and he told her then that "orange is the new black." Take THAT, Pantone.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Design "Mr. Bobalina" and cute barista or smooth R&B, college football, and delicious breakfast?
Posted by Grant Brissey on Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Weigh in here.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Design / Books / Film Possibly My Favorite Movie Poster Ever?
Posted by Anna Minard on Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM
I genuinely do not have an opinion or emotion about this movie (other than a twinge of wary curiosity because of the title). But I have a great deal of affection for whoever designed and approved a poster that looks like this:
Way to deliver on a promising concept.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Design / Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Good Luck with That
Posted by Aaron Huffman on Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Because the thing that sucks about Budweiser is the can.
"Our refreshed packaging design gives Budweiser an updated look, which dramatizes the iconic Budweiser bow tie and incorporates the brand hallmarks that loyal Budweiser drinkers will recognize and appreciate."
h/t Chicago Tribune
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Design / Homo / Media Today in Design Mishaps: National Organization for Marriage
Posted by Zeugma on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:27 PM
NOM, I'm pretty optimistic that your attempts at protecting this little hipster will come to naught.
Pro tip: Please attend more closely to your punctuation. You are against teaching kids that teh gaze want to/sometimes do get married, not against, as it were, "teaching the controversy."
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Crime / Design / Politics Today in Design Mishaps
Posted by Zeugma on Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM
The logotype for the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum looks more like it's for Nixon Açaí Energy Drink.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Design / Chow Seattle Restaurants: All Look Same?
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Nancy Leson talks to Graham Baba Architects, the gentlemen who designed the Walrus and the Carpenter in Ballard, the T-Doug trio Brave Horse Tavern/Cuoco/Ting Momo in South Lake Union, Eltana on Capitol Hill, Revel in Fremont, Skillet Diner on Capitol Hill, and more.
The unasked question: Do all these places look and feel kind of the same, and are we sick of it?
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Design Lilacs
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Thank you to lilac fan Vince!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Design / Dinosaurs / Religion Probably Not an Equal Opportunity Employer...
Posted by Goldy on Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Hey all you laid off Microsoft contractors looking for work... have you heard the good news? The Creation Musuem in Petersburg, Kentucky is hiring! Open positions include Constituent Data Administrator, Web Developer—Python, and Senior Database Administrator, the last of which lists the following required technical knowledge and skills:
- 4+ Years of Experience Administrating SQL Server Databases
- SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 (installation, configuration, securing, monitoring)
- T-SQL creation, analysis, and tuning
- Database backup and restore processes
- Disaster recovery planning and implementation
- Data warehouse design and administration
- ETL creation, scheduling, tuning, and Maintaining
- A proven firmness in personal walk with Christ and a passion to use technical skills for the glory of God
So if you have the topnotch SQL skills necessary to organize the Creation Museum's incredible collection of lies, myths, and anti-science bullshit—covering all 6,000 years of world history—email them your resume... along with your "Salvation testimony," "Creation belief statement," and "Confirmation of your agreement with the AiG Statement of Faith."
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Design Would You Like to See the Design Handbook for All of Nazism?
Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Well, friends, a scholar has recently rediscovered it. And here it is in somewhat creepier fashion, for sale for $695.
(Thanks for the tip, Mr. T.)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Design New Study Suggests Comic Sans Is Good For You
Posted by Mary Traverse on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM
I'm gonna cry.
According to a new study, illegible fonts may actually help reading comprehension. An article in Seed Magazine explains:
Reasearchers... asked 28 student volunteers to read about hypothetical alien species from a sheet printed in either 16-point Arial, 12-point Bodoni, or, yes, 12-point Comic Sans. The larger Arial font was much more legible than the other two versions, but in a quiz 15 minutes later, students reading the Bodoni or Comic Sans versions were significantly more accurate in recalling details about the aliens.
This contradicts an earlier study:
In 2009, librarian Eric Schnell wanted to know if the font of his library handouts made a difference, and uncovered a 2008 study which suggested that it did. Researchers Hyunjin Song and Norbert Schwarz developed two versions of a handout designed to motivate students to exercise regularly. One was composed in basic Arial, while the other used the casual Brush font (like Comic Sans, a font meant to mimic handwriting). The students who read about exercise in Arial were significantly more enthusiastic about exercising than those who read in Brush. In a separate experiment, the researchers found similar results for a set of instructions on how to roll sushi. So perhaps those snobby typographers have a point: Setting type in a more readable font seems to lead to a better response.
More after the jump...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Design We're #7!
Posted by Aaron Huffman on Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:02 AM
On the list of the top 10 alternative weekly covers of 2010 compiled by the Society of Publication Designers, that is. Check out Aaron Bagley's lovely oil-covered bird (from our June 10 issue) and all the rest here. More runners-up will be posted later this week.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Design Color of the Year
Posted by Mary Traverse on Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:07 PM
“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going — perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”
Please take note and start dressing and painting your homes accordingly.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Design Vintage Travel Posters
Posted by Mary Traverse on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:07 AM
From Huffington Post: very cool.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Design / TV This Is How You Update a Logo
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Blogs are known for giving logo makeovers a hard time—The Gap is the most recent example of this, although the Sci-Fi Network's SyFy rebranding was rightfully excoriated not so long ago, too—but we should all take a moment to admire Comedy Central's new logo:
It's clean, it's smart, it's a play on the copyright symbol, and it hints at comedy without being wacky. The old logo was exactly what you'd expect out of a bad comedy club, the new logo is perfect.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Design / Nerd Star Wars + Fonts = Awesome
Posted by Mary Traverse on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM
It's like these were made just for me. H-57 Creative Station, a design firm in Italy, created these self-promotional posters. According to their website:
We are negotiating a settlement with the entitled organization to commercialize the posters.
Click here to check out large versions of all the posters.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Design / Nerd Star Wars Propaganda Posters
Posted by Mary Traverse on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Cliff Chiang
Hello, nerds! Have you seen these? Propaganda posters for both the Empire and the Rebellion created by designer Cliff Chiang for the Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 trading cards that came out in February. See them all here.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Design / Nerd Star Wars Travel Posters
Posted by Mary Traverse on Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Steve Thomas
Need to ease any post-election malaise? Please enjoy these sweet early-twentieth-century-inspired Star Wars travel posters by illustrator Steve Thomas.
Says Thomas:
"I've been sitting on these for two years now… I decided I couldn't wait any longer to show them. With the release of the art book Star Wars: Visions, and everyone else sharing their awesome Star Wars inspired art, I wanted to throw mine into the web mix. "
You can see them all together here.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Design I Love This Man
Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Aaron Draplin's story goes from a drunken eBay purchase to being personally outraged by bad design.
You can find more information about Draplin here. This is apparently part of a documentary that Jess Gibson is making about Draplin and the sad state of American design.
(Via The Rumpus.)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Design Update: The New Gap Logo
Posted by Mary Traverse on Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM
So as we noted yesterday, The Gap has an idiotic new logo.
So either because of the overwhelmingly negative online response or because the logo was some sort of weird publicity stunt, the Gap issued the following statement on their Facebook page:
Thanks for everyone’s input on the new logo! We’ve had the same logo for 20+ years, and this is just one of the things we’re changing. We know this logo created a lot of buzz and we’re thrilled to see passionate debates unfolding! So much so we’re asking you to share your designs. We love our version, but we’d like to see other ideas. Stay tuned for details in the next few days on this crowd sourcing project.
Um, yeah. Thanks, but you can bite me, Gap.
Another designer had the same reaction:
"As much as I’d like to just show you the greatest logo I’ve ever made for anyone (…and trust me, if Paul Rand himself saw it, he would realize he was merely the Pippen to my Jordan.) I’d like to be properly compensated for it. Because I put a lot of time and effort into it. And it’s how I earn my living."
Go read the whole thing, and let's continue to judge The Gap today.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Design Let's All Judge the New Gap Logo!
Posted by David Schmader on Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I'll start! It's boring, and the most interesting component—the blue square—is stupid.
Design Your Design Eye-Candy of the Day
Posted by Mary Traverse on Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Found! A mini collection of weekly Milwaukee bus passes between the years of 1930—1979.
See the whole collection at kindraishere.blogspot.com
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Design New Twitter Design
Posted by Mary Traverse on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Personally, I am enjoying the new Twitter design. And even better, the designers used the Golden Mean:
via @stop, one of the design team.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Design / Chow Oldies = Goodies
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Look at these great old labels for cheese spreads. The text is goofy:
Whatever else you glean from this heirloom label collection, it stands as a graphic reminder that the confluence of art, branding, and food can be a powerful thing, revealing as much about ourselves as the world around us.
1.) Duh, and 2.) Huh? What this heirloom label collection reveals is that design of yesteryear is, by and large, way better than design of today. Also: BARRY is cute.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Design Good F-ing Design Advice
Posted by Mary Traverse on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Need some design advice? Try this.
Thanks, Tom!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Friday, August 13, 2010
John Travolta's John Travolta Sings Album Cover
Posted by Grant Brissey at 4:55 PM in Design
Monday, July 26, 2010
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
So Many 'Top Whatever' Lists, So Little Time...
Posted by Aaron Huffman at 1:36 PM in Design
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Re: Quit Fucking with My Mind, Potato Chips!
Posted by Eric Grandy at 9:34 PM in Design / Chow
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