Things and Things

sparkitors:

On SparkLife today, @vitoriabas says a beautiful goodbye to David Bowie. 

nevver:

First World Problems

nevver:

Yoga Joes

thedsgnblog:

Quote(s) of the week by Jessica Hische

Jessica Hische is a letterer, illustrator, typographer, and web designer. She has been named a Forbes Magazine “30 under 30” in art and design as well as an ADC Young Gun and one of Print Magazine’s “New Visual Artists”. She has designed for Wes Anderson, McSweeney’s, Tiffany & Co, Penguin Books and many others. She resides primarily in San Francisco, but occasionally in Brooklyn. When she’s not manipulating beziers or working on fun projects, you can find her at the airport en route to a speaking engagement. She loves what she does for a living and tries as hard as she can to help others find a way to do what they love.

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emilylubanko:

Art vs Marketing 2013

One of my contributions to the “Data” issue of 24MAG.

As the theme was “data,” I actually have quite a lot to say about how data can influence the trajectory of art and media—especially as someone who has worked for very metric-heavy environments. 

When you work data-first instead of story/message first…some really kooky nonsense can occur. Just because the “data” says something doesn’t mean you have to automatically go with that flow.

Ex: A (scary) portion of people believe in creationism. I am not going to say “well, I can’t work on anything regarding science because we’ll lose that audience.”

Sometimes as a media creator, when you are in the position to do so it is up to you to do that right thing and stand your ground. People respond to media sometimes very unconsciously, and that media becomes part of the cultural language. Be careful what you’re sending back into the culture, and what you’re reflecting.

To read more about data, see some amazing photographs, poetry, writing, art, and more, check out the latest issue, Issue 5»

I like this post, but I think you are losing your “Marketer” audience…

 

I am reposting this in light of recent frustrations.

thedsgnblog:

Branding & packaging for Capicúa by Anagrama

“Capicúa’s naming is inspired by the spanish word describing a palindromic number, referring to a symmetrical number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. Such reference calls upon Capicúa’s diverse assortment of planners, agendas, calendars etc. that can fulfill every personality type’s organization needs. Our branding proposal takes such initiative and visually reflects this in a series of patterns and symmetric forms resulting in a sense of perfect order and cleanliness whose purpose is to combine unique style with organization. Each piece is distinctive while maintaining its friendly features that play with the assumed monotony of an organized lifestyle.”

Anagrama is an international branding, architecture and software development firm with offices in Monterrey and Mexico City. Their clients include companies from varied industries in countries all around the world. They create the perfect balance between a design boutique and a business consultancy, from focusing on the development of creative pieces with the up most attention to details, to providing perfect solutions based on the analysis of tangible data. 

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