Creative License #26
Designing a Stunning Sneaker Advert
Designer Tom Ross puts together a step-by-step tutorial on how to design a stunning sneaker advert.
Handycons 2 – Free Hand Drawn Icon Set
If your building a site sporting the hand-drawn style, be sure to head over to designer Janko Jovanovic’s website and download his latest Handycon set.
Landor Boats
I was browsing the Landor site the other day and noticed a nice little detail at the bottom left corner of their site. As you navigate through the sections of the site the boat illustration changes. I love little details like this. Just goes to show that design is in the details!
Flying Spoons
Landor has some great new identity work for a chain of restaurants called Flying Spoons. Love the playful hand drawn wings vs the photographic spoon illustration!
The name Flying Spoons captures a hardworking spirit, attention to detail, and food that’s fast, simple, and delicious. The antique patina spoon represents a comforting, unpretentious, and indispensable tool. Wings—traditionally representative of a reward for exceptional work—lend an unexpected whimsy.
Another Take At The Recovery.gov Logo
USA Today asked designers to have a go designing a different logo for the Recovery & Stimulus act. While I definitely had some opinions of the new logo I have to say that I like this one much better.
The new digital era gives the administration a much more powerful set of tools to distribute information and report on the state of the stimulus plan. Obama has already proven that he knows how to use the web. Our solution gets rid of the old-fashioned and overused icons of leafy plants and outdated machinery cogs and gets to the modern heart of the message. The Obama administration wants you to go to the website to find out about the recovery effort.
Nice Mugs!
Check out these Russian coffee mugs designed by Harry Pearce at Pentagram. So shiny, bold and lovely!
Desktop Icon Contest
Artist Kate England is looking for your feedback to find out what kinds of computer icons people really find useful when they work or play in their digital environments. Head over to her site and let her know if you could pick one icon, that you would have an enormous use of, what would it be?
She’ll be giving away seven sets of the icons.
Don’t be a Social Media Sleestack
I saw this link floating around on Twitter and it grabbed my eye. Don’t be a Social Media Sleestack takes a humorous look at conduct on Twitter and how not to come across like a bug-eyed, reptile.
Master Web Typography: 8 Detailed Typography Tips for the Web
Desinger Brian Cray sends in this link to his blog post –Master Web Typography: 8 Detailed Typography Tips for the Web.
Things could get pretty hot with his take on #7 :)