Entries from November 2008

November 22, 2008

For the Love of Possibility

This is something like nine months old now after press release, but imagine having it.
 
Oh, and before I get flamed about how unrealistic or impossible it is, I’d just like to remind you this is a CONCEPT. An ABSTRACT IDEA.

 
Why would we need to sense our environment? Doesn’t that kind of [...]

November 20, 2008

For the Love of Love!

My year group at Billy Blue were given the following assessment: To spread Smiles across Sydney, and document it. How completely wanky does that sound for a serious assessment? No but really, go here for more. If not, we had to distribute this symbol and document the effect on the public:
 
 
 
Anyway, each groups presentation was [...]

November 18, 2008

For the Love of Gangster Films

Apparently, a good designer knows what’s going on in the world.
This sucks because I tend to be slightly naive due to sheer laziness, however I’m just going throw in some propaganda commentary on that which I have managed to absorb. Relating to design.
I saw Rocknrolla on Friday night. It had been booked in to see the [...]

November 12, 2008

For the Love of Barack

A little late on the political bandwagon, but I found this today and thought this was interesting:
 
 
Shepard Fairey and Moveon.org got together and created a whole lot of Obama stickers and posters to mark this particular victory. Propoganda? Your choice. Visit Obey Giant for more.
 
Went out for the third afternoon into the CBD for the Smile [...]

November 11, 2008

For the Love of Typography

Continuing on from my first blog where I looked like a type zealot, I was looking through some existing typographical posters in an effort to garner some inspiration for my own set I have to come up with by Thursday as part of an assessment.
The following made me groan with frusteration. Just for clarification, the [...]

November 10, 2008

For the Love of Documentation

I am a design student. I enjoy trawling for hours on end through fonts both on the net and in books. I have a typical loathing for Comic Sans. It has been called a font fetish on occasion, but I can’t say I get excited to the point I’m sexually aroused. (Or do I…). I counted how [...]