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Feb 27, 2012
@ 10:11 am
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Google Maps: Designing the Modern Atlas - Core77 »

This whole Core77 article about <a href=”http://core77.com/blog/case_study/google_maps_designing_the_modern_atlas_21486.asp”>the design of Google Maps is pretty excellent</a>. It’s a great breakdown of the insane challenges of building a map of the world. Beyond everything else, though, I found this especially shocking: “In recent months we have introduced a few more regional changes to our color palette adding 3D building shadows to indicate local time-of-day.” 3D building shadows … Who knew?

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Feb 25, 2012
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Turns out Saul Bass made a children&#8217;s book and it&#8217;s just been reprinted. Looks amazing. Just bought a copy. (via Henri&#8217;s Walk to Paris: Saul Bass&#8217;s Only Children&#8217;s Book, 1962, Resurfaced 50 Years Later | Brain Pickings)

Turns out Saul Bass made a children’s book and it’s just been reprinted. Looks amazing. Just bought a copy.

(via Henri’s Walk to Paris: Saul Bass’s Only Children’s Book, 1962, Resurfaced 50 Years Later | Brain Pickings)

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Jan 29, 2012
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Where NYC Tweets from. (via Map of 10,000 Tweets Shows New York City at Work)

Where NYC Tweets from.

(via Map of 10,000 Tweets Shows New York City at Work)

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Jan 27, 2012
@ 7:26 am
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A Hewlett Packard spokesperson confirmed (on December 15) that “in 2008, HP asked marketing agency Moving Brands to propose new ideas for various elements of HP’s brand identity, including fonts, graphics, and logos.” But now, “HP is one of the world’s most valuable brands and has no plans to adopt the new logo proposed by Moving Brands.  HP did implement some of the other design elements shown in the case study.
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That crazy HP logo from a few months ago isn’t actually replacing the old logo.

Identityworks: Reviews - 2011 - HP

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Jan 9, 2012
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I really like the look of these new AIAIAI headphones. cc/ @cjn (via Capital - The New Headphones From AIAIAI - AIAIAI)

I really like the look of these new AIAIAI headphones. cc/ @cjn

(via Capital - The New Headphones From AIAIAI - AIAIAI)

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Nov 30, 2011
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A beautiful study in what happens when you eliminate complexity in brand design. (via A Study in Brand Minimalism | Drawar)

A beautiful study in what happens when you eliminate complexity in brand design.

(via A Study in Brand Minimalism | Drawar)

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Oct 20, 2011
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I get it, designers don&#8217;t like spec work. Neither do I, and when a brand solicits &#8220;entries&#8221; I find it mildly irritating. But mostly, I find it dumb because I doubt you&#8217;re going to get good work from the sort of people who are apt to design something for that WD-40 logo contest. But Obama having an art contest hardly feels like it is worth the scorn normally reserved, especially when you consider during the last election a free piece of design work by Shepard Fairey (which, to my knowledge, he let the campaign use) dominated collective consciousness &#8230; (via Obama Solicits Designers to Work - Unpaid - on &#8230; Jobs Poster | Tim Dickinson | Rolling Stone) Posted with Percolate

I get it, designers don’t like spec work. Neither do I, and when a brand solicits “entries” I find it mildly irritating. But mostly, I find it dumb because I doubt you’re going to get good work from the sort of people who are apt to design something for that WD-40 logo contest. But Obama having an art contest hardly feels like it is worth the scorn normally reserved, especially when you consider during the last election a free piece of design work by Shepard Fairey (which, to my knowledge, he let the campaign use) dominated collective consciousness …

(via Obama Solicits Designers to Work - Unpaid - on … Jobs Poster | Tim Dickinson | Rolling Stone)

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Oct 17, 2011
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A ball you can throw with cameras all around it to capture 360 degree scenes.

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Oct 12, 2011
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I wish I was a designer. (via Dieter Rams) Posted with Percolate

I wish I was a designer.

(via Dieter Rams)

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