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Objectified

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Following on from the excellent Helvetica, Gary Hustwit’s new project is a documentary on industrial design called ‘ Objectified‘. The documentary explores the creative process behind some of the world’s most influential designers and how their designs impact on our world.

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Tags: Build, Gary Hustwit, Helvetica, Logo, Objectified
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Connected: 17.06.08

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

• Pentragram discuss their work on the new brand identity for AkzoNobel
• If I had some spare time I’d spend it on these two projects. A paper V12 four-stroke Engine and R2D2
• Kids on decks, rocking the house
• Guardian article covering the recent MySpace redesign which focus on usability, interaction and a ‘more intuitive, customisable, and private experience’. Be interesting to see if they’ve made changes to the underlying structural code which has always been a mess and whether they’re going to migrate their backend from Coldfusion.

Tags: Brand, Logo, Star Wars, UI
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Connected: 20.04.08

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

• Wow - Zaha Hadid’s winning design of Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius
• Me = We. Al Gore’s New Logo for the Alliance for Climate Protection’s ‘We can solve it‘ campaign.
• Fantastic story about the salvaging of the Cougar Ace and it’s $103million cargo. Via Wired

Tags: Climate, Logo
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