A short film about Comic Sans and why it is so overused… and also hated. People’s reactions to the typeface are interesting, although not as thoughtful you’d imagine. The one girl stating that its appropriate in the Sprite and Starbucks logo and not in the Harry Potter book cover because you “read Harry Potter, but drink Sprite” was hysterical. (via abuzeedo)
Incase you haven’t gotten Paul Arden’s book, It’s not how Good you are, but it’s how Good you want to be. Here is one great page from it.
Print Magazine asked 12 leading visual artists to design a tote bag for the cause of their choice. The project is called “Carry Hope,” and 100% of the profits will go to charity. It is now an open invitation to the public to compete and be featured in the magazine in addition to having your design printed. You can get more information Here. I’m already thinking about what cause, and design to do myself.
(via swissmiss)
For seven years Jan Banning studied the cultures of some of the world’s (China, USA, India, Liberia, Russia, France and Bolivia) public administration offices and the bureaucrats. The comparisons between their environments are fascinating.
(via www.ignant.de)
A Beautiful Idea, is a new project aimed to make a big impact on the world through art and handmade goods. Through the site, a network of artists will commit to create exclusive products whose entire proceeds go to charity. If you’d like to get involved you can do so by spreading the message on your blog or site, becoming a participant or purchasing specially designated goods.
(via www.designworklife.com)
Matt Locke of Channel 4 Education and Jeremy Ettinghausen of Penguin Books discuss examples of new kinds of story-telling that use hyper-connectivity, interactive media and the changing demands of 21st century audiences. These case studies are very inspiring, and will open your mind to new ways we experience narratives.
Peter Gabriel’s first album in seven years is an orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It features reinterpretations of Heroes (David Bowie), The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon), Mirrorball (Elbow), Flume (Bon Iver), Listening Wind (Talking Heads), The Power of the Heart (Lou Reed), My Body is a Cage (Arcade Fire), The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields), I Think it’s Going to Rain Today (Randy Newman), Après Moi (Regina Spektor), Philadelphia (Neil Young) and Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead).
It’s being called a “song swap,” which implies some artists will also cover Gabriel’s music. Even though the album is not out until March (Pre-ordered my copy), I’ve heard songs from the site, and I can’t stop listening to Flume, over and over.
As if the music wasn’t enough, the album artwork is genius. Marc Bessant, the designer speaks poetically about his concept: “I was struck by how simple, honest and sensuous the music was sounding with just the two elements – Peter and the strings. ‘Two’ became important – two parts, two acts, two songs, two albums – a shared experience, one dependent on the other.”
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