Design in the mind

Bookbinding insight

sean — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:38:39 +0000

Doco on the skill, art, craft of bookbinding – Don Taylor bookbinder

Wim Crouwel: the Dutch graphic designer

sean — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:13:42 +0000

Find out more on Wim Crouwel here and here

Hat

sean — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:27:23 +0000

For the joy of animation and line.

See more from the artist Michael Fragstein here

MIT Media Lab Identity

sean — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:23:49 +0000

I nice example of a flexible branding system and a video that clearly expresses this.

The new visual identity of the MIT Media Lab is inspired by the community it comprises: Highly creative people from all kinds of backgrounds come together, inspire each other and collaboratively develop a vision of the future.

What is graphic design

sean — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:44:03 +0000

OK, time to remind myself about what I do!

What is graphic design … what a graphic designer does from Design Council on Vimeo.

Australian legend: Bruce Weatherhead

sean — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:29:20 +0000

Australia has several legends of Graphic Design and we appear to be reaching that time when most are passing on to design heaven leaving us with the memories of their inspirational work. Bruce Weatherhead is one such designer who passed away at the beginning of this year. 2 months earlier he recorded this interview with AGDA.

See examples of Bruce’s work here

From AGDA’s website:

In November 2010 when he was interviewed for the Conversations with Designers short film series, Bruce Weatherhead said “Graphic design should be all about ideas and joy…it’s provided me with an absolutely beautiful life.”

Known as one of the fathers of modern Australian graphic design, Bruce’s fearless and idiosyncratic style helped define a new Australian visual language. Although he was recognised by the AGDA Spicers Paperpoint Hall of Fame in 2002, Bruce’s work has not been widely known in the internet age and few digital records have previously been available.

Bruce Weatherhead sadly passed away on 1.1.11. Although semi reclusive and unwell for some time, his passion for life and sharp intellect were undimmed to the end. We were fortunate to have captured some of his thoughts about design on film.

Vintage US ABC logo

sean — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:14:14 +0000

Vintage ABC Television Logo Treatments from Musk Ox on Vimeo.

From an old 8.5 by 11 Kodak box in a storage room near the art department at ABC Television in New York.

The art of print

sean — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:52:53 +0000

Continuing the insight into the mechanics of print and behind the scenes – Mr Smith’s Letterpress Workshop gives us an insight into the hands on approach to creative letterpress print.

Foil stamping Moleskin

sean — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:43:02 +0000

Another doco on print

sean — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:20:32 +0000

A nice insight into offset printing and traditional printing and binding processes

Wings: Making the Field Notes 2010 Fall Edition from Coudal Partners on Vimeo.