Posts tagged design

Logo & Offer Overload! this graphic shows how ludicrously complicated Social Media Marketing is now, (http://tiny.cc/6qsgew)

The Cocktail Club: see this Charleston, SC menu from the cool site, Art of the Menu, that is a visual feast, (http://tiny.cc/qwsgew) 

Why Aren’t We All Working In Outdoor Offices? a three year study looks at why we are so walled-in, (http://tiny.cc/h1sgew)

Pac Man is Real: photographs depict iconic video games in the real world, (http://tiny.cc/r6sgew)

Confirms What We Knew: Ad people love advertising and social media. Other people, less so. Also, ad people are more likely to behave badly at office parties, (http://tiny.cc/iatgew)

‘How Creativity Works’: It’s All In Your Imagination

What makes people creative? What gives some of us the ability to create work that captivates the eyes, minds and hearts of others? Jonah Lehrer, a writer specializing in neuroscience, addresses that question in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works.

Lehrer defines creativity broadly, considering everything from the invention of masking tape to breakthroughs in mathematics; from memorable ad campaigns to Shakespearean tragedies. He finds that the conditions that favor creativity — our brains, our times, our buildings, our cities — are equally broad.

Lehrer joins NPR’s Robert Siegel to talk about the creative process — where great ideas come from, how to foster them, and what to do when you inevitably get stuck.

Follow this link for the audio interview, interview highlights, and excerpts from the book: (http://tiny.cc/advgew)

Yummy: Heineken makes every Friday a Good Friday on Facebook, (http://tiny.cc/j5slcw)

RIM’s Ring of Fire: what is a former brand superstar to do, (http://tiny.cc/c66lcw).

For Your Ads Only: 50 years of James Bond product placement, (http://tiny.cc/r79lcw)

McDonald’s Brilliant Crowdsourcing: ”My Burger” contests allow people to design their own McDonald’s sandwich, (http://tiny.cc/scamcw)

Datsun’s New Logo: with some quirky models in its history, Datsun has sort of a cult, hipsterish following, (http://tiny.cc/316lcw)

Seagram’s New Look: a gingerly update to the iconic brand, (http://tiny.cc/ss1ucw)

Art for Exercise: innovative home exercise bike doubles as a sculpture, (http://tiny.cc/lw1ucw)

Persil Starch Crispy Clothes: Henkel designed the product for the needs of the Middle East region. DDB Dubai, in this print campaign for Persil Starch, dramatized the crispness of the clothes by transforming the people into one-dimensional characters in a three-dimensional world, (http://tiny.cc/n61ucw)

The Rise of the Designer Bakery: is there anything more basic, homey and familiar than a loaf of great bread? Yet it has become a luxury, (http://tiny.cc/8e2ucw)

HBR IdeaCast: Designing Spaces for Creative Collaboration. Check out this interview with Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft, co-directors of the Environments Collaborative at the Stanford University and authors of Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. (http://tiny.cc/279a2)

Wine Not? These stunning new bottle designs are revolutionizing the wine business. (http://tiny.cc/tt4cd)

Design’s Next Frontier: nudging consumers into making better life choices. (http://tiny.cc/ie5fa)

How Do You Like Your Eggs? Faberge eggs get a modern makeover for the craziest Easter egg hunt ever. (http://tiny.cc/ohmol)

Seinfood Posters: if you remember Seinfeld … you will remember their numerous sitcom food mentions done as posters. (http://tiny.cc/gx2co)

100 Creative Coffee Tables: from spacecraft-inspired surfaces to functional origami-like furniture. (http://tiny.cc/rytbf)

I Want to Go to There: to lure tourists, Norway invests $377 million in stunning nature lookouts, (http://tiny.cc/w8d8c)

Design That Transforms the Eating Experience: food is the most fundamental product we consume, yet most people don’t appreciate the amount of research, design, and engineering that goes into the items at the supermarket or restaurant, (http://tiny.cc/a41dg)

Did You Know? Apple’s former Creative Director now designs bags, (http://tiny.cc/f5b3z)

The Future Graphic Designer: as the world digitizes, the role of a graphic designer or multimedia artist will become increasingly important for companies, (http://tiny.cc/ioo1c)

From Sketch to Still: the dreamy, Oscar-nominated 1920s sets of midnight in Paris, (http://tiny.cc/z9vfp)

Beer Goggles: For beer and graphic design lovers alike, the delightful visual blog Oh Beautiful Beer will certainly quench your thirst, as its archive covers everything from bottle labels, to wooden box packaging and poster art, (http://tiny.cc/ow0ye)

(not so well designed?) The Best and Worst Identities of 2011, Part I: The Worst. Includes Swiss Airlines, Eurostar and Petco, (http://tiny.cc/liodc)

Best menu designs of 2011 from Art of the Menu, (http://tiny.cc/labsz)

Goodbye Wood: Ikea is embarking on a massive environmental project, introducing corrugated cardboard pallets in a move intended to make its 10 million pallets used annually more sustainable and cost-efficient, (http://tiny.cc/ou5ug)

Gorgeous Photos Capture Mundane Beauty Of Childhood And Suburbs: Beautiful photos by Canadian Andrew B. Myers snaps pictures of stuff people equate with fond childhood memories, from hamburgers and Popsicles to swimming pools and baseball games, (http://tiny.cc/kerbl)