In episode 2 of Off Book, typeface designers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling. Graphic designer Paula Scher talks about building identity in messaging, while Eddie Opara uses texture to create reaction. Infographic designers Julia Vakser and Deroy Peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery, mixing color, graphics and type. http://www.pbs.org/arts
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A Few Minutes with Al Jaffee
Mad Magazine’s Al Jaffee on the invention of the fold-in and the creative process.
via: UBC
Flights of Genius by Stephen Powers
Flights of Genius by Stephen Powers from Jun Lee on Vimeo.
Ogilvy & Mather New York and Joshua Liner Gallery unveil a series of commissioned murals by celebrated artist Stephen Powers that reinterpret the words and quotes of agency founder David Ogilvy.
KIDULT ITW “ILLEGALIZE GRAFFITI”
Infamous graffiti artist Kidult explains why he does what he does.
Filmed by Peter Steele Project
via The Sky Might Fall
10 Bullets. By Tom Sachs
“Working to Code” is a movie series designed for members of the Tom Sachs studio team.
Body Hotel / Music video
Sometimes I feel as though music videos are editorial designs, with light, sound and sometime a story. This is one of those times.
The concept of the music video was to create a visual interpretation of every single sound in the song (bassdrum, snare, hihat, vocals, etc.)
Each sound is associated with colour and movement. The video was created using a mixture of stop-motion and realtime-video. The elements are made out of cardboard and wood – supplemented by an animated vector graphic.
Music: “Body Hotel” by Thomas Schaeben & Schad Privat (Remix by COMA)
Directed & Produced: David Lüpschen
Sounddesign: Marius Bubat
Label: FIRM RECORDS
Edward de Bono on Creative Thinking
Edward de Bono, renowned expert on creative thinking, talks about creativity and about thinking outside the box.
He also presented a televised course in the early 1980’s on the BBC — Lecture 4 “Lateral Thinking” he talks about how creatives can be rigid and how humor helps the creative mind create. Definitely worth a watch.
