Design Language News

"Cubes for Albers and Lewitt"

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:35:00 -0400

Jessica Eaton’s photographs of painted cubes.

Felice Varini's Paintings

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:47:44 -0400

I can imagine the delight of stumbling upon a piece by this Swiss artist: walking past seemingly abstract, scattered lines and realizing the simple geometry at the origin.

Labour Market Intelligence

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:35:01 -0400

Labour Market Intelligence:

Large format brochure designed by The Consult containing data on the fashion and textiles industry. (Via September Industry)

Santiago Salvador

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:46:00 -0400

Santiago Salvador:

I love the color and simplicity in these paintings. (via Papertastebuds)

barackobama: Another reason to like Obamacare.

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:00:06 -0400

barackobama:

Another reason to like Obamacare.

Wind Map

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Wind Map:

Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg’s beautiful animated map of wind patterns in the US. It even shows speed based on the contrast. Oh, and the map is almost in realtime.

This is an iPad app that turns Van Gogh’s “Starry...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:09:00 -0400

This is an iPad app that turns Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” into an interactive animation. Created by Petros Vrellis.

Feltron Biennial Report

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:35:20 -0500

Feltron Biennial Report:

Nicholas Felton’s latest report is now available to order. Beautiful as always.

A lenticular map of NYC by Christopher Cannon. Isotope...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:51:00 -0500

A lenticular map of NYC by Christopher Cannon. Isotope 221’s website has a nice description of the project. (Via Raffertyesque)

Build Your Own Museum

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:09:04 -0500

Build Your Own Museum:

The Tokyo Ito Museum of Architecture has made a paper craft diagram available for download that will let you recreate the building at 1:150 scale. (Via Things Magazine)

Boy Scout Hydration Chart

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Boy Scout Hydration Chart:

“Optimal” is an interesting choice to describe urine. And not that we need to be scientific about this, but wouldn’t the color be dependent on how much water is in the toilet? (Via)

Susan Kare's Icons

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:00:45 -0500

Susan Kare's Icons :

Good article by Steve Silberman on the woman behind Apple’s first icons, including some great concept sketches. (Via)

Occupy George

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:34:41 -0400

Occupy George:

This endeavor aims to educate through Infographics stamped on dollar bills.

Racial Divisions

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:53:00 -0400

Racial Divisions:

Jim Valandingham animates the racial divide in cities using census data of their black and white populations. (Via)

Worldwide Animal Sounds

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:50:00 -0400

Worldwide Animal Sounds:

I went to the Talk To Me exhibit at MoMA this past weekend and I highly recommend it. There are too many great pieces to link, but one that’s viewable online is a project cataloging different animal sounds made by children around the world. They are surprisingly different, but mostly all recognizable. They’re also absurdly cute.

jmak: Thanks, Steve. Posting designs like this one makes me...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:52:15 -0400

jmak:

Thanks, Steve.

Posting designs like this one makes me paranoid, because I can’t shake the feeling that it’s not original. I enjoyed the process regardless, but please let me know if somebody else beat me to the idea!

Thoughts?

Fairy Tale Posters

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:29:00 -0400

Fairy Tale Posters:

These minimalist posters by Christian Jackson each represent a familiar children’s story. (from Papertastebuds, via @rosegarsch)

The American Day, Remixed

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:02:00 -0400

The American Day, Remixed:

Nathan Yau of Flowing Data remixes this New York Times interactive graphic about how americans spend their day. His version breaks up the activity categories so they can be compared side-by-side. The original survey data can be found here.

The Art of Clean Up

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:41:00 -0400

The Art of Clean Up:

In his new book, Ursus Wehrli takes the disorder of everyday life and organizes it. (Via Kottke)

Entry for a competition to rethink the food label. My main gripe...

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:01:00 -0400

Entry for a competition to rethink the food label. My main gripe with the current label design is that it assumes you will remember the percentages of nutrients you eat throughout an entire day. This design attempts to show percentages per meal (with three meals a day) to make a food’s value more clear. To demonstrate, which value seems like a healthier percentage of calories: 40% daily value or 120% meal value? They are the same, but 40% daily value doesn’t seem as that bad. Other entries in this competition can be seen here.