APPT BLOG

Like graffiti but steady…

Willis — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:37:26 +0000

Foundation Cartier, a contemporary museum founded by Cartier has created an amazing online application that shows a visual comparative analysis of over 2000 graffiti tags in Paris.

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

I’m talkin’ bout Bassline!

Willis — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:08:06 +0000

Digital Media Division Launched at UOMO

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - May 27, 2009) - UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB:UOMO), a multi-channel entertainment company, today announced a joint venture with an Atlanta-based digital strategy and communications team to form Bassline. Check it out: basslineHQ.com.

Drawn to this.

Willis — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:15:21 +0000

Nice little video showing the 25+ year history of the Telestrator aka ‘Football’s Magic Crayon’:

This Republic Cannot Stand

Willis — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:51:07 +0000

Wow I didn’t see this one coming: Since 1985 The Designers Republic has shaped the graphic design landscape (and my world) from album covers to video games to soft drink brands. Designers Republic closed for business on Tuesday. According to founder, Ian Anderson, the studio became insolvent due to a combination of factors: “We’d lost a couple of clients, didn’t win a couple of pitches, got a tax bill which should have been sorted out and wasn’t and a major client who didn’t pay the money they owed us – in themselves any of those things would have been fine but when they come all at once there’s not much you can do.”

Ian has vowed to get back to his roots and be more hands-on to rebuild. I would like to take this opportunity to wish him well and say thanks for the decades of inspiration. I look forward to seeing the DR Phoenix rise from the flames to blow us all away once more.

(Via CR Blog » Blog Archive » The Designers Republic Is Dead; Long Live The Designers Republic.)

Mug Shots

Willis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:11:32 +0000

Toxel.com has compiled a list of innovative mug designs. And now I want coffee.

Oh Word?

Willis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:48:14 +0000

The interactive team over at the New York Times has crafted another interesting online data visualization using all of the inauguration speeches to date.

Here you see a screen capture of the speech given by James Polk (because I figured old JP doesn’t get enough face time these days.)

Mutt n’ Chops

Willis — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:23:48 +0000

From Obey to Obama, Shepard Fairey’s iconic stickers and posters have been seen around the world. His latest graphic design crusade is a dog gone good one: Get Shepard Fairey’s Mutts Like Me ADOPT image - downloads, posters, stickers, T-shirt, badges and more.

Pick a card…any card.

Willis — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:37 +0000

A couple of designers at The Breeding Ground have come up with a unique “one design fits all” business card. Using a series of perforated holes on one side of the card you can create various low-fi icons, making each card unique. Check out: The ___ Cards

Worth it’s wait in gold

Willis — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:31:51 +0000

Big Spaceship has created a site called Pretty Loaded dedicated to those who have made waiting slightly less painful. The site displays some of the more innovative solutions to passing the time while the important stuff is downloading. One can only hope that the actual content lives up to the expectations set by some of these brilliant preloaders.

Patience is a virtue. (and a Guns N’ Roses song).

Don’t Know Much About History

Willis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:19:32 +0000

Not much more I can say about The History of Visual Communication as they cover it all from the paintings on cave walls to pixels on devices.

The website explains itself thusly: “This website attempts to walk you through the long and diverse history of a particular aspect of human endeavour: The translation of ideas, stories and concepts that are largely textual and/or word based into a visual format, i.e. visual communication.

Check it out.