Dairyland Package Design
I like these. Yes. I do. Minimalist haters can suck it. These were designed by Julius Tigno when he was a student at the Academy of Art and, in my opininion, he did a dynamite job. I would switch brands for the handle on the large one alone.
At first I thought that the product type should be larger but the more I thought about it, the less I was convinced of that. When I am in the dairy isle at the supermarket, I grab my milk by the carton color. Sure, the first time I am trying a new brand I’ll have to look for the text but, after that, all I need is that light blue telling me that it is fat free. I don’t need some extra large type yelling at me “FAT FREE!” But that’s just me.
(Via The Dieline)
A Kit to Thwart Writers Block
All creative types have been there: no fresh ideas coming up in the old noggin. Elizabeth Dilk decided to make her own “idea box” for times when inspiration doesn’t strike. The kit has a couple of writing pads, pre-chewed pencils a 12-sided die with random actions written on each side. To advertise it, she screen printed a bunch of napkins that are pre-doodled with depressing comments on one side and the logo on the other. Unfortunately, this isn’t a real product. It was a design project where the designers were, “…asked to find something I hate, change it and make it better, and then advertise it.” No reason you can’t go off and make your own though…
(via Designbloom)
Over 40: April 2009
Not much happened this month. Putting in a bunch of OT at work. Saw the Seattle Roller Derby in Key Arena which was pretty awesome. I started re-ripping all of my CDs so I can box ’em up and stow them away. And, I shaved. Now I have more to do in the morning before work.
Saturday Morning Animation – Ten Thousand Pictures of You
Adidas: Kopanya
I am not a follower of socce….er….football, I mean, but I sure like this ad campaign from Adidas to celebrate the first ever Africa hosted Confederation’s Cup . The way to be famous in Africa is to have a haircut named after you and have your likeness painted on a wooden board or on the side of a building advertising your special coif. Adidas had these commissioned, each one representing the stars of the game and their special “cuts” – their noted skill at the game.
I do not know who they commissioned to do these but I sure hope they made the effort to find people who really do paint these signs in Africa and not just someone to knock ’em off.
Kopanya is a South African word for togetherness and is part of Adidas global campaign – “Together I am strong”.
(via www.ibelieveinadv.com)
Saturday Morning Animation – Slagsmålsklubben
Little Red Ridding Hood as performed in infographics. The music is a bit annoying but the second time through, I really liked it.
HillCrest Vineyard – Web Development
HillCrest Vineyard is a local winery. It is Oregon’s oldest established winery. I was asked to build their first website which i was very pleased to do. It is built in Joomla! and uses the Virtuemart shopping cart which I customized for the site (coming soon!)
Copyright ©2009 Creative Images.
In a New York Minute Poster Design
This was a poster design for a non-existent gallery show I did back in 2006. It’s too bad it wasn’t a real show. I would have gone…
Umpqua Partners for a Drug Free Future Web Site
This is a new web site that I completed for Umpqua Partners for a Drug Free Future. The site is built in the Joomla! content management system.
Copyright ©2009 Creative Images
Kinetic Wave Sculptures by Ruben Margolin
Reuben Margolin is a San Francisco Bay Area artist who creates amazingly complected yet elegant sculptures. Inspired from nature and built using found objects, simple pulleys and motors, he is truly creating inspired stuff. And listening to him talk about his work is just as inspiring.
The video is a Make Magazine profile and well worth watching. He even makes a stop by Urban Ore, one of the greatest places on the planet as far as I am concerned. He is truly creating inspired stuff and I really enjoy hearing him talk about his work.
Western Tentacled Jay Poster
Again, I have too many posters sitting around unframed right now (including a nice Obama one) but I am VERY tempted to purchase “Western Tentacled Jay” by Chicago illustrator Phineas X. Jones.
Edition of 150, signed and numbered. Thirty bucks at octophant.us. Someone please go buy this. For me.
(via OMG Posters)
UPDATE: My wife gave me the thumbs up on this one. Damn if I didn’t marry UP! Thanks, sweetheart!
Babel Tales by Peter Funch
Photo montages are great when done right and Dutch Danish photographer Peter Funch is definitely doing it right with his series Babel Tales. Taking numerous shots of the same exact place he finds similarities in the different images and collages those elements into one image. I think it is successful and reminds me of 100 Meters of Existence.
As Fast As I Can T-Shirt
How could you not love this Threadless Tee by Thomas De Santis?
Over 40 – March 2009
This was a month where I managed to get sick. And my cruddy mysterious ankle injury came back. Totally sucked rocks. We did go out to Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland Colorado which was a good time. I made a new layout for the blog too. Other than that it was work work work.
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