
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Form
J.C.
Simple.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
There's something about it.


Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Change the World

Monday, January 28, 2008
Peter Schmidt

Simple, sporty and powerful. That's what Peter Schmidt achieves with his graphic design. In particular his Hugo Boss graphics have a distinct feel to them, which is quite masculine in my eyes. It seems like something an army man would wear. The colors are vibrant and it has an "in your face" like feel. In your mind what makes his graphics masculine, or not?
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Valentino

I don't know much about dresses, but this guy is something else. I found his designs in a 20th Century Design book and they are just beautiful. Valentino (pictured above) recently celebrated 45 years in the business with a huge dress exhibit. What a beautiful use of material on the body. Design is everywhere.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Hall of Fame Artist

Dick Perez has been the Baseball Hall of Fame Artist for over 30 years. I remember when I was younger, my brothers and I would get special Donruss Diamond King cards that were prints of his paintings. This past year he worked with Topps to create a variety of baseball cards. I really enjoy his work because I remember it as a kid and am inspired by what he creates.
Imagine RIT

Canned Food Sculptures
Promoting Literacy

How do you promote literacy without writing a word? Well ABC Canada(Taxi Advertising) created this life size piece of paper with a button as a way to advertise in the subway. In pressing the button the user activates a short sound clip, which addresses the issue of illiteracy and what people should do to get help.
Build a bear

I also wanted to point out that packaging design is also important, and what better way to package your stuffed animal than by putting it in a little house.
What makes design cool.

What makes design cool nowadays is its ability to allow for customization of ideas, products, spacial areas and so on. It is interesting to see that more and more companies are allowing people to have design choices in their life. Although this may not sound like it's very beneficial to all the designers out there, it still is neat because the average Joe can say," I picked out those colors or I arranged that space." People are no longer limited to what's out there; they become their own designer.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Red Cross Ad
Bringing nature back to NYC
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Fun.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Simple, Clean and to the Point

One thing I have come to realize is, "Simple is always better." I like this design for Dunkin Donuts because the message is clear, it is clean and colorful. Why make something complex when you can solve a problem in a more simple way? Logos are what I enjoy doing. I am more of a 2D guy, but I believe 3D is just as important; that third dimension is key to understanding a concept tangibly. Nevertheless, I'd love to do this kind of stuff, this and watercolor painting.
Cereplast

Check these guys out, the future of biodegradable plastics at: http://cereplast.com/
Also check out this video:
Friday, January 11, 2008
ImagiPlay

Visit their website at: http://www.imagiplay.com
Also check out: http://www.sundancechannel.com
Thursday, January 10, 2008
World's Cheapest Car

This is the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car at $2,500. Tata (above) from India, wanted to make an affordable vehicle, however you can imagine the controversy this car has also brought up. It isn't all that safe and it's the last thing India needs with such a large population, more air pollution!!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
"Forever Landfill"

So I was checking out this site, goodmagazine.com and I found this little article. Created by a group of architects, designers and urban planners known as Heavy Trash(97'). The picture above was a recent project where they put these signs on bus stop benches. The signs were labeled Forever Landfill (not sure I like the font) promised homeless people private landfill spots to live. Obviously not true the signs were meant to inform people on being earth conscience. Not a surprise, the town didn't like this very much and threatened to charge the company if they did not take them down. Interesting.
http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Look/trick_or_trash
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Norelco Razor

Late 80's, early 90's Baseball wristbands

I was looking through old baseball cards and I noticed a lot of players wore these wristbands. I guess they wore them to send a message to kids to not do drugs. It is ironic that Barry Bonds wore these and now is in the middle of this huge Steriod scandle in Major League Baseabll. I think he stopped wearing them in the late 90's, maybe that's when he started shooting up. Regardless I love these wristbands, I want to make ones with my face and autograph on them, that would be cool!!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Holiday Thought

During this break I find myself thinking back to that good old question, "What is industrial design?" So I think I'm going to keep on visiting this question as the winter semester progresses to see if my insight changes, as I learn and experience more information in my life.
Thus, to simplify what I had before, I believe Industrial Designers are constantly redesigning the world and the experiences people have with themselves and each other.
Important questions to ask: What makes this good design? What makes it better than what already exists? Does it do what it's supposed to do? Is it something that will last and never get thrown out? If it does get thrown out, can it be safely returned to the environment?
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