Drop Clock
Posted: Mar 31, 2008
I’ve been a huge fan of Yugo Nakamura since the days of Flash 4, and I still have a soft spot for the Clock Blocks screensaver he made back in 2001.
His latest toy – released through his SCR label is Drop Clock:
DROPCLOCK IS AN AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING MOTION CLOCK SCREENSAVER. EVERY MINUTE OF REAL TIME IS NUMERICALLY EXPRESSED WITH HEAVY HELVETICA DROPPING INTO WATER IN SUPER SLOW-MOTION.
Awesome stuff.
An Interview with Draplin Design Co.
Posted: Nov 21, 2007
Check out this wonderful interview with one of my design heroes – Aaron Draplin of Portland’s own Draplin Design Co.
This quote on the extra trinkets he throws in with merch orders is what, for me at least, sealed the deal on his status as a true gentleman:
There was a time when you’d buy a tractor in the Midwest, and leave with a hat, memo book and a couple pencils. This little transaction served a number of purposes. First, and most importantly, the farmer could use these things in his day-to-day life. Second, the proprietor’s name was out in the world that much more. Third, the gesture of a couple freebies to “seal the deal” is a time-honored tradition that is being phased out by stricter and stricter marketing budgets. The simplicity of these often-overlooked items and gesture is something that is very endearing to me.
I just bought a hat from Aaron, and in the package was a couple of Field Notes books (which are absolutely beautiful, by the way), some little DDC cards, some pencils, a pencil sharpener and a wooden ruler. Made my day.
Via SwissMiss.
The Beauty of Letterpress
Posted: Aug 21, 2007
Awesome video on the wonderful letterpress work done by Firefly Press.
The next time I get any business cards made up they’re going to be done using letterpress. Anyone out there know of any good local to North Carolina shops they want to tell me about?
Hat-tip: Drawn
UK Design Council on Rapha
Posted: Aug 16, 2007
Rapha – makers of some of the most beautiful cycling clothing I’ve ever seen are profiled in this case study by the Design Council.
Well worth a read if you’re interested in that sort of thing.
WWDC Keynote
Posted: Jun 11, 2007
Steve’s Keynote at this years WWDC may have left me a little less enthused than I’d hoped (I know, I know – they could have promised me a Unicorn and after the iPhone announcement at MacWorld it would have still felt a little flat) but I’m loving the look of Leopard. October can’t come around fast enough.
I installed the Safari for Windows beta on The Wife’s laptop and they weren’t kidding about the speed. By god the thing is fast. Nice to finally see a decent looking web browser on Windows too. Firefox might be a great browser but, Mr Hicks’ logo aside, good looking it ain’t.
Great job on the redesigned apple.com too, very slick.
London 2012 Olympics Logo
Posted: Jun 11, 2007
So, after mulling it over for a few days instead of rushing to judge it on first glance, I’m getting more and more taken with the new logotype for the London 2012 Olympics.
Initial reactions from folksacross the internet have been, for the most part, almost universally unflattering (with the odd welcome exception), but the more I look at it, the more I dig it.
One of the comments I saw bandied around compared it to the legendary British TV show Tiswas, so maybe that’s why I like it so much. Hopefully it will survive the mauling the British tabloids are currently handing it, but only time will tell.
