Branding Final - Tall Ant Music
by Ryan Uhrich
Hey Everyone,
Here is a short logo animation for my term 3 branding final. It was modeled and animated in 3DSMax, the title was added in with After Effects. Audio design was created with Sony Acid.
Dance Branding
by Jeff Waldman
UniqloMixPlay
Here’s the link to their dope interface and smart campaign to promote Parkas?!
http://www.uniqlo.jp/mixplay/Big up to Brad for the heads up!
Design-related webcomic
by Aaron Bell
When we are working, I think that is is important to take a break and get some humor into one’s diet. It is a nice mental break and might even produce inspiration for one’s work. As we are design students and professionals, why not enjoy some humor at the expense of commercialism, marketing and design?
Thus I present one of my favorite webcomics, Ozy and Millie. It is a long running comic (since 1998) and features a cast of characters and caricatures. The topics involved are all over the map, but as a comic it is consistently amusing and entertaining. I have been slowly working through it in my little free time and wanted to share a few (small number) of comics that I found particularly interesting. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find more related to the topic of design, but these are quite amusing.
- Single Comic on the Avant-Garde.
- 11 Comics on “The Search For Non-Commercialism”
- 9 Comics on “Sloganeering”
The comics are a very fast read and (I find) quite amusing, so feel free to check them out for a short (did I mention short?) break from work.
Those Nazi uniforms were so fashion forward
by Gagan Diesh
check out this little bit of history. Now I must head to my closet and burn all the Hugo Boss…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss
Patterns | R.BIRD
by Aaron Bell
” ‘Patterns’ is series of professional observations about package design practices within specific product categories - brought to you by the design team at R.BIRD.”
R.BIRD Patterns is an awesome collection of packaging designs taken from the shelves of grocery stores, well photographed and analysed for their effectiveness. It is a must read for anyone interested in packaging design and branding. While the products are primarily American (the company is based in New York), the lessons are ones we can all take to heart.
LogoTrends
by Stefan Belavy
Oh so trendy….some slick insights.
http://www.logoorange.com/logo-design.php
Rouxbe is Adobe’s Site of the Day
by Gagan Diesh
Had to blow our collective horn about winning…Yah!
You can read blog entry about designing for Rouxbe here
The Persuaders on PBS
by Aaron Bell
PBS (Public Broadcast Station), a public access TV channel in the United States that is in a partnership with NPR (National Public Radio), recently featured a program on the show Frontline called “The Persuaders.”
“What’s going on in the world of today’s marketers and advertisers? What are the new and surprising methods they’re using to decipher who we are and what we want? And, where is this taking us?”
Luckily for us, the entire program is available online in 6 parts. I’ve watched through the first one already and it is quite fascinating.
- The Homepage for The Persuaders
- Excerpts from the interviews on the program
- The page with links to the different chapters of the program
If you have the time to watch it, it is a great inside look at the whole industry.
How to market toilet paper
by Gagan Diesh
So how would YOU find a way to get people to ‘experience’ toilet paper and build awareness?
http://www.charmin.com/en_us/pages/restrooms/index.shtml
Interesting Billboard Design
by Brett Forsyth
Leo Burnett comes up with another interesting concept, billboards that change in the weather