Entries from July 2008

What if there were no stop signs?

July 27th, 2008 2 Comments

What if there were no stop signs and a large corporation was tasked with creating them? This video takes a satirical look at the process of creation when it goes entirely wrong.

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If Fonts Were People

July 22nd, 2008 2 Comments

College Humor asks the question, what if fonts were real people, and answers in a humorous fashion. The result is entertaining but they made the personalties of the fonts based on their names, not on their actual characteristics, which is still funny, but not quite as nerdy as it could have been.

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Michael Beirut’s Green Patriot Posters in Northeast Ohio

July 18th, 2008 No Comments

Michael Beirut, a partner at Pentagram, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio has created a series of posters for RTA busses. The posters are part of the Green Patriot Posters program. 40 posters can currently be seen on busses throughout Northeast Ohio. Designed to promote the use of public transportation as a weapon in the […]

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Paul Rand and Imaginary Forces

July 15th, 2008 2 Comments

Kyle Cooper’s Imaginary Forces has created a short film in honor of Paul Rand. It’s quite a beautiful piece. Paul Rand is one of the most influential and respected graphic designers in history responsible for the ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse logos. Imaginary Forces is one of the most important contemporary studios specializing in film […]

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MTV Finally Doing Something Worthwhile?

July 11th, 2008 3 Comments

Probably not, but it remains to be seen.

Ever since catching an episode of Project Runway a few years ago I’ve been waiting for a similar graphic design related reality show to spring up. It looks like MTV currently has something in the works. The show will be called Engine Room and casting just closed […]

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