// 31 July 2007, 15:24
Born Free, 1968
This is an awesome collection of Polish movie posters (mostly for American movies). Amazing how design sensibilities vary so dramatically with a bit of distance. Also worth note is how these were created mainly under communism — perhaps an explanation as to why there is no photography. Shiny, happy Americans don’t exactly send [...]
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// 30 July 2007, 15:24
An interesting New York Times article about how the iPod is assembled from parts manufactured all over the world. By the time the gadget gets to your pocket, it’s already travelled the world several times, if you count all the components individually.
One of those articles, but worth a read.
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// 29 July 2007, 15:28
No, this is not a criticism on everyone else’s designs skills, it’s actually a technique for making better design. C.R.A.P. stands for Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. A good rule of thumb for those who are tackling basic design, but for practicing designers, you should know this by now. From Lifehack.org
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// 28 July 2007, 15:33
Every now and then, the masses take to the streets screaming the name of retouchers for making photos look better. Remember a few months back when the Order of the Phoenix movie poster showed Hermione with slightly inflated breasts and wavy hair? Not that big a deal if you ask me.
Recently, Faith Hill appeared on [...]
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// 27 July 2007, 15:49
Intense Japanese Pizza - click for a larger view
O, how I love those Japanese and their crazy ass products of all kinds. Food is not spared. Check out what happens when the Japanese do pizza.
Does it still count as pizza if there are mini hamburgers on the surface?
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// 26 July 2007, 15:53
Apparently, there only 12 types of advertisments, and everything is just a variant. I tend to agree. Just proves my point how advertising is the ultimate in social psuedoscience. This one comes from Slate.com
I just like these for the style of ‘em. Actually, they’re pretty good all around.
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// 25 July 2007, 17:44
Both sides of the story
See, the trouble with outdoor advertising is that the ad sometimes ends up smack in the center of truly bizarre situation — the kind you couldn’t script if you wanted to. Things happen in cities, and ads happen in cities, so sometimes the ads and the events are notable when combined. [...]
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