Last week, the creative team headed over to ADC to attend the bi-annual paper expo, and as far as I can tell, paper is not dead (though many seem to think so). Being in that room, surrounded by this season latest in color, texture, treatment, and tooth, I would have to say that digital did not kill the love that people still have for paper.
SUPER Visiva Summer 2012 Sunglasses Collection
My love of old photographs of New York city is fast approaching obsessive. I just had to share this later set (photographer unknown) showing New York in 1971. Click here to see the full set.
— Samantha Edwards
A Short life story celebrating the 40 years of typographical and visual genius - Happy Birthday to our neighbors at Pentagram.
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Pentagram: The Forty Story
The story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design. [P]
Apart from poor internet and mobile reception this years IWNY was great. It was a little more dumbed down from a glitz and glam perspective. Whilst the interior was well designed and space utilization was maximized to give a nice airy loft experience, there wasn’t really anything outside that would particularly entice you to step in. Unlike last years - (see last year’s coverage here)
I had a new discovery this week. As I was going through some old home design magazine, I saw a painting hanging over a fireplace that made me stop. How often anymore can you say that about art – that it actually made you stop? After a bit of digging and a ton of googleing, I realized the artist’s name is James Nares.
Looking for simple projects to fuel your creative energy but don’t have time to commit to them? This just might be sweet salvation: Low Commitment Projects. I often decorate my waffles whenever I have them for breakfast so their Sandwich Art caught my attention:
Last week was Creative Week in NYC - and it most certainly got the juices flowing.
Monday began with the One Show Design Awards. I was ushered into the evening with pencil shaped chocolates, spiraled potatoes on a stick, and iPad games made just for the occasion by Mullen. The event took off in the Frank Gehry designed IAC building and brought together designers from over 20 countries to receive over 75 pencil awards. It was super inspiring to chat with some of these people before the awards were announced, and even better to see the work on a huge, “kaleidoscope” wall stored with over 10 terabytes of information.
Ivory Soap has clearly seen many different labels over the past 100+ Years. The packaging goes from “decorated and old” to slim, sleek, and contemporary. Now that much of design is being retrofitted, what we’d love to see is a possible revival of these older, sophisticated designs.
Love the simplicity of this camera. It brings back the original intention of digital cameras with the ease of use, but without all the features, forcing the user to operate it as a film camera. Watch the video! It’s a hoot!
IKEA’S KNÄPPA CARDBOARD DIGITAL CAMERA
IKEA is on an innovative roll these days and have just announce the KNÄPPA flat-pack cardboard digital camera. The KNÄPPA the flat-pack cardboard digital camera (made out one a single folded piece of cardboard) runs on two AA batteries and can hold up to 40 pictures of 2.3 megapixels.
It also has a swing-out USB plug, viewfinder cutout, shutter key and paperclip-friendly erase button. The camera will be handed out for free to all customers who purchase anything from their PS Furniture Collection.
Check out the video (above) for more info! Pretty cool, no?
Wonderful type display for the Christian Louboutin exhibition, just opened at the Design Museum, London
Global Point NY is proud to announce a new social campaign with Ferrari North America. Keep up-to-date with the official Twitter page @FerrariAmericas, view the full schedule at the Ferrari Challenge Website, or register for your complimentary tickets today and of course, stay tuned to our blog for more updates!
Last Saturday was the long anticipated day for me and my only Singaporean friend in NYC!
An event that was kept relatively on the down low for such an expendable budget, the Singapore government spends $4 Million each year at a different country not so much to flaunt our culture but to promote patriotism and loyalty within their overseas citizens.
Drake’s Take Care Feat. Rihanna Music Video
For anyone who hasn’t seen this yet: the art direction in this video took the song to a whole new level. I’ve got the shivers just from the lighting, minimalism and details where it matters.
Credits: Filming was shot by director Yoann Lemoine, executive producers Charles Marie Anthonioz and Coleen Haynes, director of photography Kasper Tuxen, director of photography (Pick up shoot) David Lanzenberg, art director Charles Infante, producer Oualid Mouaness and editor Jarrett Fijal.
While every retail store and fashion magazine are racing towards digital platforms, the already established e-commerce stores are quickly planning their next steps into the future.
Last year, internet shoppers were dazzled when stores like Banana Flame offered a Virtual Dressing room that allowed customers to try on, via their webcam, an outfit before making a final decision. Innovative shops also took advantage of newly trending QR codes and Flash Sales to boost traffic.
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