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Sol Sender on the design process behind the Obama 08 logo. Fascinating stuff especially when you see the designs that made in to the final three and also the various applications of the final logo. Video’s can be found here and here.

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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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• 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.

• 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