Archive for August, 2008
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Beariez Packaging & Ads
Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes
Created by Christopher Delorenzo. Inspired by the natural berries in the diet of wild bears, kids can have a healthy and nutritious snack while still having fun with their food. Each package is shaped to a specific bear, black bear, brown bear and even polar bear (text taken from website)
3 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Package Design, Web 2.OH, design by Niki Brown
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
A Well Designed Democracy
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The New York Times has an interesting article up about the design of our election ballots. They asked the AIGA to point out several design problems and offer a nice solution. See the interactive feature to read explanations of design problems/solutions.
Before / After
Comments Off - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design, design ethics, information design by Niki Brown
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Interesting Use Of Lenticular Printing
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Video of a guy showing how they used lenticular printing for a map of chicago.
1 Comment » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design by Niki Brown
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
What Are Those Commas Doing?!?!
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Made me laugh…a little recreational grammar couldnt hurt $20 from sackwear
4 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design, funny, t-shirts, type by Niki Brown
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Interesting Subway Advertising
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Interesting use of advertisting that makes the tourists ohhh and aww (and makes me blog) between harvard and central square on the red line. Wikipedia says its using an old animation technique called Zoetrope. Other subways have them as well. I think its an interesting use of time and space, when [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Boston, Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design by Niki Brown
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Free Business Card Give Away!
Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes
UPrinting.com contacted me the other day and asked me if I would like to give away some business cards to some of my readers.
The Details:
Choose any of our stocks, including the eco-friendly cover stock (13 pt. Cover Uncoated – Recycled) or the the 14 pt. family in Matte, AQ, or [...]
