by Prescott | 2007.10.31 | design_product
Remember the other day when I was talking about Halloween costumes as the mark of a great product? Well, this is along those same lines. Brilliant way to re-use those old 1984 Macs which truly have no practical purpose these days. Want to build one yourself? Check out...
by Prescott | 2007.10.31 | design, New York
FINALLY New York is catching on the to the demands of tourists and Gothamists alike. The demand: Some way-finding device placed at the top of subway entrances so people can (re)orient themselves when entering a strange neighborhood. The result: A pilot scheme to place...
by Prescott | 2007.10.30 | advertising_print
Excellent ad from BBDO Dusseldorf. I love the European ads that feature zero copy of any kind. Just a logo in the corner. In a way they’re like puzzles, where we, the viewers, have to figure it out. In this case, they didn’t say a word, and yet tell the...
by Prescott | 2007.10.30 | design, design_packaging, design_print, the industry
HOW magazine just wrapped the judging for their annual design competition(s). As usual, judges have waded through a cavernous room packed to the rafters with design, and amid the noise and haste emerged a few trends. According to Editor Bryn Mooth: … some of the...
by Prescott | 2007.10.29 | design, the industry
Oy, this is about to be a long conversation, isn’t it? Well, not really. This time around I’m not going to debate myself and wax intellectual about my chosen profession — instead, here’s a mini documentary about Graphic Design and its...