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Advertising history unearthed

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 by Mike Frans
These beautiful posters were a little better concealed than most design masterpieces: they’ve been on the walls in hidden tunnels in Notting Hill Gate Station for more than 50 years, and as a snapshot of advertising at the time, they're unparalleled. The posters date from 1956-1959 when the station's lifts ...

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The Making of a Book Cover

Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Mike Frans
I thought this video was a great look into what we do as graphic designers.

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Fare thee well IE6

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Mike Frans
Looks like every web designer's arch nemesis web browser, Internet Explorer 6, has finally kicked the bucket, at least ceremonially. A funeral will be held today, Thursday, March 4, 2010 by the Aten Design Group of Denver, CO. Released in 2001, IE6 was the standard for Web surfing for most users ...

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Underground design

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 by Mike Frans
The underground subway map in London may be one of the ultimate examples of form following function... one of the keystone principles of effective graphic design. The fantastic Tube map that is recognized across the world was the brainchild of Underground electrical draftsman, Harry Beck, who produced this imaginative and amazingly ...

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Objectified

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 by Mike Frans
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily ...

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Obama logo design – Interview with Sol Sender

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 by Mike Frans
Here's a follow-up to a previous post about the successful logo design for President Obama. Sol Sender tells the story of conception and birth of the Obama 08 logo, including the strategy behind it, developmental concepts and finalist designs for the identity not chosen by the campaign. Sender, now a strategist ...

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F is for Fail

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 by Mike Frans
High-flying ups and sideways-spiraling downs. False starts and fresh starts. The creative process can be unpredictable. Brent Barson’s short film F is for Fail is the story of one person’s creative roller coaster, told through type in an evocative A to Z. {F is for Fail}

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Interview with Apple logo designer Rob Janoff

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Mike Frans
There's a great interview at CreativeBits with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo. That simple Apple with the chunk bitten out is as iconic as the company and products it represents. The logo has undergone several tweaks over the years, from the original rainbow to the aqua version that accompanied the ...

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Doodle bar

Monday, June 29th, 2009 by Mike Frans
Don't Panic TV went down to Battersea in London to check out the launch night of Doodle Bar. The bar has been completely whitewashed and punters are armed with maker pens and chalk and given the freedom to draw all over the walls and the floors and the sofas and ...

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Flash, spiders, and searchbots… oh my!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 by Mike Frans
Take a seat on pappy's knee while I smoke by corn cob pipe and tell you about the olden days of web design... way back in aught-seven. Most people generally love Flash. It looks cool if used properly and it can add some zip and zing to your site, hey... it's ...

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