dorkbot Newzald: From Moleskine to Market | i love typography, the typography blog By Kris Sowersby In this article I will attempt to illustrate my design process—from typeface concept to a marketable font. Not many folks are willing to write about this. Perhaps they find it boring, irrelevant or just a little bit personal. I suspect it is a mix of all the above. I’ll try to remain as concise as possible. 1) Purpose. The first thing to decide is the purpose of the typeface. 2) The first sketches Bearing these things in mind I made some rough sketches. 3) Firing up FontLab Fontlab is the only application that I use for drawing and spacing letterforms. 4) Looking at the lasers Print tests are done at all stages in production. 5) Adding a bit more When I’m happy with how the lowercase is looking, I’ll add a few capitals. 6) Balancing the white It took me a while to understand that a typeface is the harmony of black & white. Thirty spokes unite at the single hub; It is the empty space which makes the wheel useful. 7) Fleshing out the character set 8) The extended family
Galerie Paris-Beijing Mark Jenkins // Street Installations Kristiansand, Norway London, England Montreal, Canada Cologne, Germany Besançon Rome Rio de Janeiro Tudela London Dublin Moscow Winston-Salem Seoul Royan Bordeaux Puerto del Rosario Barcelona Malmö Washington DC Washington, DC Microsoft’s vision of the mobile future is astounding (video) A new video created by Microsoft shows how the company imagines technology will progress in the future, with mobile devices and interactive touch screens playing an even bigger role in our lives. The 6-minute video, titled “Productivity Future Vision (2011),” is a sequel to a similarly themed video from 2009 with the same title. Each video shows hows technology adds value and real-time information to help us communicate, pursue projects and do business. Not only are the videos insightful but they’re just plain cool. The new video includes several ideas we’ve seen recently, such as small touch-screen phones that relay incredible amount of information two ways, a Siri-like helper that’s activated by voice and touch screens on things like refrigerators and office-focused displays. Many different concepts are on display as the video shifts from person to person, and the scenes connect in one world-spanning story. Watch the amazing full video below:
faire émerger et connecter des FabLabs en France L’innovation ouverte en France a besoin qu’émergent des "Fab Labs". En coopération avec d’autres acteurs de l’innovation, de la création, de l’éducation et de la recherche et des technologies, la Fing s’engage pour les aider à émerger et se connecter. Qu’est-ce qu’un Fab Lab ? Un Fab Lab (abréviation de Fabrication laboratory) est une plate-forme ouverte de création et de prototypage d’objets physiques, "intelligents" ou non. Il s’adresse aux entrepreneurs qui veulent passer plus vite du concept au prototype ; aux designers et aux artistes ; aux étudiants désireux d’expérimenter et d’enrichir leurs connaissances pratiques en électronique, en CFAO, en design ; aux bricoleurs du XXIe siècle… Son origine Le concept de Fab Lab a été défini en 2004 par Neil Gershenfeld, directeur du Center for Bits and Atoms, au sein du MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology). D’autres équipements plus avancés, tels que des imprimantes 3D, peuvent également équiper certains Fab Labs. Le Fab Lab en images
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Before I Die? in NOLA ? Candy Chang What matters most to you Interactive public art project that invites people to share their personal aspirations in public. After losing someone she loved and falling into depression, Chang created this experiment on an abandoned house in her neighborhood to create an anonymous place to help restore perspective and share intimately with her neighbors. The project gained global attention and thanks to passionate people around the world, over 1000 Before I Die walls have now been created in over 70 countries, including Kazakhstan, Iraq, Haiti, China, Ukraine, Portugal, Japan, Denmark, Argentina, and South Africa. 2011, New Orleans, LA. Cordoba, Argentina. Najaf, Iraq. Brooklyn, NY. Almaty, Kazakhstan Savannah, GA. Pohang City, South-Korea. San Francisco, CA. Johannesburg, South Africa. Cordoba, Argentina.
V.O.W N°26 // Melvin the Machine | Yatzer™ photo © HEYHEYHEY V.O.W N°26 (27 June - 3 July 2011) We think of innovation and invention as highly engineered, complex systems that are built by some mad scientist in a remote space. The process results in long and layered equations, drawings and an endless source of references illustrated in a step by step process to further explain the construction of the device or machine. We have familiarized ourselves with this elaborate system through Einstein, Sherlock Holmes, even the coyote as he tries to invent ways to capture the road runner. Melvin the Magical Mixed Media Machine is best described as a Rube Goldberg machine with a twist. Created by studio HEYHEYHEY for the 2010 Dutch Design Week, Melvin was featured for 10 days at the MU artspace where 14,000 people came to see it perform. sources: Melvin the Machine
Les Cités Débrouillardes débarquent à Avignon - Les petits débrouillards, PACA Cet été pour la première fois, les Petits Débrouillards du Vaucluse vont animer une Cité Débrouillarde à Avignon. Mais qu’est ce qu’une Cité Débrouillarde ? Une Cité débrouillarde est une action d’animation scientifique qui se déroule dans les rues des quartiers de la Rocade et de la Barbière. A partir du 19 juillet jusqu’au 30 juillet, trois animateurs de l’association, Laurent, Denis et Vincent, sillonneront les rues des quartiers de la Rocade et de la Barbière à Avignon de 17h à 20h et mettront en place des animations avec les enfants et les jeunes des quartiers. Pour cette première édition, la thématique choisie est la Biodiversité en milieu urbain, et s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’année mondiale de la Biodiversité et dans le programme national des Petits Débrouillards de recensement des espèces dans les quartiers. Ces animations sont ouvertes à tous les jeunes et enfants à partir de 6 ans, sont gratuites et les inscriptions se font sur place.
We All Love Typography | inspiredology.com Typography is an art and skill which is enjoying a renaissance in interest within the design community. Along with use of space and use of colour, typography is one of the most important facets of good design, and the expert use of tools to manipulate typographical elements cannot be emphasized enough. In this in-depth post, we will be going through some of the tools, at both beginner and advanced levels, available to use when working with type within that unappreciated program, Adobe InDesign. The Character Palette At first glance, the Character palette is pretty straightforward. The hidden side of the Character palette can be discovered through the drop-down context menu. The Paragraph Palette The Paragraph palette, meanwhile, allows for over-arching control suited to creating the shape of the paragraph itself. Where the fun begins, much like with the Character Palette, is with the drop-down context menu. The Glyph Palette Hyphenation Justification That’s a Wrap
It Is Monday | Inspiring Thinking Moments Every Monday FabLabSquared Billet publié le 11 avril par Fabien Eychenne | 5 commentaires Tag : Lexique Les hackerspaces sont des lieux protéiformes regroupant des personnes d’horizons différents dans l’objectif de produire des projets, de nouvelles idées et de les partager. Les technologies et le numérique sont utilisés comme levier. Les activités liées aux différents hackerspaces peuvent varier par rapport aux lieux, aux cultures, aux personnes qui portent le hackerspace. Les hackerspaces fonctionnent généralement à travers des workshops, des présentations et des cours. Ils proposent des espaces afin que leur membres travaillent sur des projets personnels, collaborent avec d’autres groupes et d’autres projets. Les hackerspaces trouvent leurs racines dans la contre culture des années 60 et les mouvements autonomes. Ils fonctionnent grace aux adhésions de leurs membres bien que leur structure juridique puissent varier en fonction des espaces. En savoir plus sur les Hackerspaces (Photo : Rubin 110)