Legendary Italian composer, Morricone is the sountrack composer for movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and A Fistful of Dollars (1964), plus more than 400 film scores that followed. The 78-year-old virtuoso has more recently provided music for directors like Pedro Almodóvar, Brian De Palma, Roman Polanski, Oliver Stone, and Quentin Tarantino.
Radio City Music Hall, Fev/3/07
To know more about the event...
http://www.enniomorricone.com/
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
'Character Sketches'
"‘Character Sketches’ is an annual anthology series containing the best emerging comic and illustration talent from Australia."
For more information...
Cover design by Justin Randall
To buy Character Sketches Anthology 2007
For more information...
Cover design by Justin Randall
To buy Character Sketches Anthology 2007
Book review: The design of dissent
by Giancarlo Brand, Lab Specialist for Digital Publishing
“The Design of Dissent” is a book recently published by great designers, Milton Glaser, who is referred to as the embodiment of American graphic designer and Mirko Ilic, born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and coauthor of Genius Moves: 100 icons of Graphic Design and Handlettering in the Digital age.
The book attempts to convey the importance of people disagreeing on opposing social, political or religious conduct, especially if those conduct opposes one’s values. It addresses the role graphic design plays within those values. An illustration or arrangement of words and images has power because it makes a point that is shared by all of society and is based on the current state of one’s surroundings.
Even though personal gain is a natural reaction and human instinct in the core of every one, there is a passion beyond wealth and fame that drives everyone towards a better world as a large family. We are concerned for the environment, the current state of global economy and its effect on those less fortunate, the abuse of those with power and their maltreatment of those who are defenseless. That power of unity has changed the world many times in our history. In many instances a movement can result from by one person speaking the truth through words or by simply trying to make a point visually; hence, graphic design.
Many great examples of revolutionary design lie inside “The Design of Dissent.” Its inspiration comes from all corners of the world and history with sensitive topics like communism, the Iraq War, peace, equality, the corporate demon, media’s corruption, religion, government, and even the U.S. presidential election. Many of these works of art are hard to look at, most causing an immense feeling; some make one sick or very uncomfortable. So why advocate it, or even mention it. The answer is simple; it’s the basis of our existence. For hundreds of years people have communicated their feelings through visual expression in ways everyone can understand and be affected by. It is part of our genetic make to rebel, and to stand for what we believe in, at any cost. However much of that great quality is lost in our sense of self-preservation because our nature to survive knows that which rebels against a system, can also became a target of that same system. Even in the smallest of examples, our need to do the right thing is undeniably a big part of the so-called meaning of life. We are artists then, not just designers.
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics by Milton Glaser, Mirko Ilic, and Tony Kushner (Paperback - Oct 1, 2006)
“The Design of Dissent” is a book recently published by great designers, Milton Glaser, who is referred to as the embodiment of American graphic designer and Mirko Ilic, born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and coauthor of Genius Moves: 100 icons of Graphic Design and Handlettering in the Digital age.
The book attempts to convey the importance of people disagreeing on opposing social, political or religious conduct, especially if those conduct opposes one’s values. It addresses the role graphic design plays within those values. An illustration or arrangement of words and images has power because it makes a point that is shared by all of society and is based on the current state of one’s surroundings.
Even though personal gain is a natural reaction and human instinct in the core of every one, there is a passion beyond wealth and fame that drives everyone towards a better world as a large family. We are concerned for the environment, the current state of global economy and its effect on those less fortunate, the abuse of those with power and their maltreatment of those who are defenseless. That power of unity has changed the world many times in our history. In many instances a movement can result from by one person speaking the truth through words or by simply trying to make a point visually; hence, graphic design.
Many great examples of revolutionary design lie inside “The Design of Dissent.” Its inspiration comes from all corners of the world and history with sensitive topics like communism, the Iraq War, peace, equality, the corporate demon, media’s corruption, religion, government, and even the U.S. presidential election. Many of these works of art are hard to look at, most causing an immense feeling; some make one sick or very uncomfortable. So why advocate it, or even mention it. The answer is simple; it’s the basis of our existence. For hundreds of years people have communicated their feelings through visual expression in ways everyone can understand and be affected by. It is part of our genetic make to rebel, and to stand for what we believe in, at any cost. However much of that great quality is lost in our sense of self-preservation because our nature to survive knows that which rebels against a system, can also became a target of that same system. Even in the smallest of examples, our need to do the right thing is undeniably a big part of the so-called meaning of life. We are artists then, not just designers.
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics by Milton Glaser, Mirko Ilic, and Tony Kushner (Paperback - Oct 1, 2006)
Chili Pepper: the Color of the Year for 2007
"Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selects PANTONE 19-1557 Chili Pepper, a deep, spicy red, as the color of the year for 2007."
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PANTONE PAINTS are available at http://www.pantonepaint.com
Read the rest of this article...
PANTONE PAINTS are available at http://www.pantonepaint.com
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
The Rosetta Project: a National Science Digital Library
"The Rosetta Project is a global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers building a publicly accessible online archive of ALL documented human languages."
Learn more about this project... http://www.rosettaproject.org/
Learn more about this project... http://www.rosettaproject.org/
Friday, January 19, 2007
One of the world's greatest photographers
If you have a chance to go to New York between January 19 and April 29, take a look at Henri Cartier Bresson's Scrapbook exhibition, at the International Center of Photography.
Visit the site:
International Center of Photography - New York
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Visit the site:
International Center of Photography - New York
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Solar Electric Vehicle
Take a look at this student project in search for alternative powered vehicles.
"The Solar Electric Vehicle Team is a recognized student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working under the auspices of the Edgerton Center."
Learn more about this project...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Solar Electric Vehicle Team is a recognized student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working under the auspices of the Edgerton Center."
Learn more about this project...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Check out this new digital form of narrative
Dreaming Methods
Creative writing fused with new media
"Concept
Dreaming Methods projects are created as an exploration into innovative new approaches to writing. They use the unique potential of the internet and multimedia to blend unusual, creative narratives with other art forms. ..."
Learn more about this project...
Creative writing fused with new media
"Concept
Dreaming Methods projects are created as an exploration into innovative new approaches to writing. They use the unique potential of the internet and multimedia to blend unusual, creative narratives with other art forms. ..."
Learn more about this project...
Monday, January 15, 2007
Digital Billboard Up Ahead: New-Wave Sign or Hazard?
By LOUISE STORY
Published: January 11, 2007
Billboard companies are adopting digital technology that rotates advertiser images every six or eight seconds — the better to catch the eye.
Read this article...
Published: January 11, 2007
Billboard companies are adopting digital technology that rotates advertiser images every six or eight seconds — the better to catch the eye.
Read this article...
Saturday, January 13, 2007
"Nine skills that separate good and great designers."
Some of you have probably already seen this. I'll list them here and my favorites are marked with ***.
Good Designers
Decorate
"Less" is more
Fix problems
Inspire by genre
Everything at once
Treat text as content
Use good typefaces
Code for one instance
Redesign
Great Designers
Communicate ***
"Less" and "more" co-exist
Prevent ***
Inspired by total environment
Selective iteration
Treat text as UI ***
Use good typography ***
Use good typography ***
Code for many instances
Realign
By Cameron Moll. Read more...
Posted by Brian Ashe
Good Designers
Decorate
"Less" is more
Fix problems
Inspire by genre
Everything at once
Treat text as content
Use good typefaces
Code for one instance
Redesign
Great Designers
Communicate ***
"Less" and "more" co-exist
Prevent ***
Inspired by total environment
Selective iteration
Treat text as UI ***
Use good typography ***
Use good typography ***
Code for many instances
Realign
By Cameron Moll. Read more...
Posted by Brian Ashe
Typical article about type on the web
"Web Design is 95% Typography
95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical to say that a web designer should get good training in the main discipline of shaping written information, in other words: Typography." By Oliver Reichenstein.
What's important to me is to note that even type snobs aren't perfect: though he yearns for the day of the professional typesetter, he doesn't code carefully or proofread--otherwise he would have noticed his site says "Make sure you readthis article as well." with no space between 'read' (plain text) and 'this' (which is the first word in a link.)
Always fun to take these guys down a notch or two. :-)
Plus this guy needs to hang out with grammar snobs more: he's got lots of things that should be hyphenated by aren't, etc.
Posted by Brian Ashe
95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical to say that a web designer should get good training in the main discipline of shaping written information, in other words: Typography." By Oliver Reichenstein.
What's important to me is to note that even type snobs aren't perfect: though he yearns for the day of the professional typesetter, he doesn't code carefully or proofread--otherwise he would have noticed his site says "Make sure you readthis article as well." with no space between 'read' (plain text) and 'this' (which is the first word in a link.)
Always fun to take these guys down a notch or two. :-)
Plus this guy needs to hang out with grammar snobs more: he's got lots of things that should be hyphenated by aren't, etc.
Posted by Brian Ashe
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Helvetica: The Movie
Helvetica is a documentary about Typography, Graphic Design and the role Design plays within our culture. Read more about it here.
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