Longtime seen in the collective imagination as a controversial, rebel mind, Fairey just lost my admiration as the father of urban dis-obey-dience. He just found his master, Obama, by participating in his campaign. In a mix of strategic, almost patriotic layers of blue, red and beige, the pastiche of Bansky (his heroe), invites as a [...]
Carson surfs the LOAB wave…
Life on a Board (LOAB), a surf apparel company focused on eco-friendly materials (organic cotton, bamboo) and processes, hired a new art director, David Carson, according to a press release published in Transworld Surf. This future collaboration is not a coincidence since Carson is both an accomplished designer and surfer. He will be like a [...]
joy = CONTROL – on film.
Anton Corbijn‘s new film CONTROL is showing here in LA and I don’t know when I’ve been more excited about seeing a film…hopefully this weekend and then I can report back. Corbijn is known and respected within the music and design worlds as a top notch cutting edge creative director with an eye for style. [...]
Phallic Logo, for real?
Sometimes I see things and know right off the bat it’s a joke, a gag or simply bad taste. I recently came across this logo and thought, “is this for real?” Seems like quite a bit of work for a hoax, but it’s so obviously phallic I don’t know how the client or designer didn’t [...]
jungle [8] Typography Exploration
How do you exercise your creative muscles? By doing typographical exercises, of course. Here in the jungle we challenge ourselves to keep our creativity in top form. Below are 5 typographical explorations using only the typed characters from our name, “jungle [8]” to create the abstract compositions. Let us know what you think.
8 Sure Fire Ways to Drive a Graphic Designer Mad!
My morning ritual includes the double cappuccino with almond milk, reading the daily brand, ad and design news across the net and answering emails that seem to have accumulated in my inbox through out the night and checking the random links send to me, compliments of google alerts. This blog entry is a result of [...]
More Web 2.0 Logos – Speech Bubble Trends?
Opinions over the web 2.0 logo trend can not be mistaken by reading the title of this blog entry: Die Speech Bubble Logo, Die found on the Eachday company blog. Check out this collection of thought bubble logos they’ve assembled: At least they have a sense of humor about it all. Here’s a [...]
Phallic Logos or “Are you just happy to see me?”
You would think designers would see this before they delivered a final design to their client. Apparently not. There is even a web site dedicated to this shameful mistake, called Phallic logo awards. We’ve posted a few of their most exciting contenders below. For more, visit the site and see for yourself. look closely at [...]
Stefan Sagmeister on happieness
I really enjoyed this video of a Stefan Sagmeister talk at the 2004 TED conference. Not surprisingly, one of Sagmeister’s source of happiness comes from design, therefore his talk walks us through his experiences of happiness and bliss through design. As Sagmeister says, he looks at design and determines the difference between experiencing happiness and [...]
Your Name on Toast
A must see! An ingenious idea…advertise yourself on toast. All profits go to the charity that is voted for most. (+ toast is yummy) You can vote for one of five marvelous charities to receive more than $8000. Watch out for Toast popping up in some forward-thinking magazines and papers soon. www.yournameontoast.com