There's a neat article by Steven Heller in the NY Times today about motivational posters from the 20th century. Those of you who may be near Gainesville, Florida should check out the exhibit he mentions (at U of FL). Read the article here.

Which reminds me — can we put this one to rest?:



Yes!! (image via alan spach)

I couldn't resist trying out Pentagram's "What type are you?". Turns out I'm Pistilli Roman. Find out what typeface you are here. The password is character.

I got distracted looking at the work of Swedish architecture/design studio TAF this morning. See more of their amazing work here.

In case you haven't seen these...I first heard about Coralie Bickford-Smith's designs on Design Sponge. They're so beautiful I couldn't resist not passing this along. She's a senior designer at Penguin Books and recently designed their hard-bound classics as a series. Each cover has a different pattern, using a symbol inspired from the book itself, 2 colors and a metallic finish. Each one is so unique yet clearly part of a collection. See the interview on Design Sponge here. See Coralie Bickford-Smith's website here.

Ha! Check out these lunch bags...genius! See more about (and purchase) this product here.

I came across these images on Apartment Therapy. They were taken on a visit to Marimekko's factory. The top image shows the different screens and prints being stored. The bottom two are of the press itself. It's so cool to see the whole process. To see more pictures check out always mod, they have a real detailed look into the process, from design to garment.

LOVELY LETTERING

The top two images are packaging for some artisanal pasta that I saw in a store in Montalcino, Italy. The last image is packaging of calligraphy pen nibs, found in a pen shop in Florence.

"CHANGE" IS EVERYWHERE

While I was in Puerto Rico, they were preparing for the governor’s (Luis Fortuño) inauguration ceremony. They put up posters announcing the event using it’s logo (see bottom picture) all over the city.
Is it just me or is this incredibly similar to Obama’s logo? Let me clarify that Fortuño is part of the pro-statehood (conservative) party and is not an Obama supporter. There are so many things wrong with this logo...if they are a right wing party why is the light emanating from the left?

2009 CALENDAR...DONE

So I finished my design for the 2009 calendar. I decided to make it in Spanish this year, since the majority of the recipients speak primarily that language. I used all these shapes that I drew throughout the year (it's what I usually do while on the subway).

MARTINO GAMPER

This I thought was at least thought-provoking, I found it while looking through Apartment Therapy. Martino Gamper's designs are combinations of famous chairs that have been dissected to become a new chair of sorts. Some are quite funny. Take a closer look at his work here.