Infographic: A Map Of Every Big Idea, Ever. Some people make diagrams of Batman villains or musicians’ haircuts. Brendan Griffen made a chart of every important person. Ever. Click to enlarge. “All of the thinkers and authors in history--in ONE graph!” He writes breathlessly on his website. Which sounds, quite frankly, overwhelming. The big takeaway? Of course, such a graph--with its sweeping scope and its countless value judgments--invites swift nitpicking. Griffen’s method sheds some light on the miscalculation. “I was limited [by] the dataset,” Griffen says. In other words, the chart is less a comprehensive map of ideas, and more a comprehensive map of what people care about enough to plug into Wikipedia. For a zoomable version, go here. [H/t Flowing Data] [Image: S1001/Shutterstock] Vitsœ | Good design.
Method Design Lab. Scholz & Friends. Packaging magazine - Packaging News, Trends & Innovations | Packaging World. Packaging of the World: Creative Package Design Archive and Gallery. The Department of Advertising and Graphic Design. Advertising. Type is Beautiful. The johnson banks thought for the week. The man who gave Michael Johnson his first job, Wally Olins, died yesterday. In this piece Johnson remembers some of Olins’ famous foibles. I first met Wally nearly thirty years ago, when, as a nervous student, I took a train down to London from the soggy shores of the North-West, clutching a box of slides of my final project. I’m not sure how my slightly hapless tutor had managed to swing the already world-famous Olins as my external project examiner but there I was, in the ubiquitous eighties design consultancy reception, perspiring furiously.
My precise memories of the next two hours are unclear. Some things remain mercifully fuzzy, such as the mad search for a slide projector and usable carousel, and what, precisely, Wally said. Sadly, the overall gist of the meeting is still painfully clear. Wally’s ability to stir up an almighty kerfuffle was, of course, legendary. Olins was also famously critical of other speakers on the conference circuit. Design Observer. UAL's branding for the future. By Tsubasa Kawata University of the Arts London (UAL) has unveiled its new logo in a bid to help build a strong identity through contemporary branding.
The new scheme cost £48,000 to create and its main concepts are simplicity and identity. Domenic Lippa, a UAL alumnus, designed the logo and took a charge of the project with Pentagram, his design consultancy. Domenic Lippa “A variety of colleges and variety of creativities exist. So it’s quite a challenge for us. The university's old logo, six stars representing each UAL colleges in a different colour, will mostly be replaced by the start of the new academic year.
Ezri Carleback, Deputy Director of Communication and External Affairs, said that not only does the monochrome logo describe simplicity, it also saves money because it uses less colour when printing. Strong identity The previous logo used seven colours, whereas the new logo will only use two. “A variety of colleges and variety of creativities exist.
Matt Rebholz at Davidson Galleries. Adjunct Lecturer at Southwestern University, Matt Rebholz is rooted in a figurative tradition that explores a narrative sensibility laden with a combination of violence, mordant humor, and social consciousness. Recent Exhibition: Introductions 2010, June 2010 Blue Danube, 2010Intaglio and chine colle. 1/1.Sheet: 29 x 17-3/4 inches.SOLDPayload, 2010Intaglio and chine colle. 1/1.Sheet: 21-1/4 x 15 inches.SOLDRandy Described Eternity, 2010Intaglio and chine colle. CTP.Sheet: 22 x 16 inches.$400Randy Described Eternity, 2010Intaglio and chine colle. Edition of 5.Sheet: 22 x 18 inches.$400Mir, 2010Intaglio and chine colle. Edition of 5.Sheet: 18 x 13 inches.$300Kobayashi Maru, 2009Intaglio and chine colle.
Edition of 5.Sheet: 22 x 30 inches.$600Arcology (sepia), 2010Intaglio and chine colle. Underground Experimental Cavern, 2009Intaglio and chine colle. The Golem project is a suite of twenty etchings inspired by the tale of the Frankenstein-esque figure from Jewish folklore. Core77. Desginboom.