April '08
One-Page Sites
The concept of what is really needed in a website has been moving toward one-page (total) for the past couple of years. We're now even seeing portfolios are reduced down to one page. We Shall See was calling theirs a blogolio for a while. Sites such as One Page Love, Full Single, and One Page Folios are full of excellent examples.
6/11 via
Alabama
The PDC has just returned from a couple of trips across the state line into Alabama. We met up with the Rural Studio, Project M, and with letterpress printer Amos Kennedy. We've begun to post up some of our photos from our rural south adventures on flickr.
6/9
Grandburo
Great shirts from Providence, Rhode Island's Grandburo.
6/6
Edhv
Type + foam + Marshall McLuhan.
6/2 via
BIG Type on the Internet
Smashing Magazine has put together a showcase of 55 examples of big, loud and yet elegant typography in web design. link
6/2 via
P-AR Site Launch
Platform for Architecture + Research is our favorite Los Angeles architecture office. The PDC has been working with them to implement an Indexhibit backend to their site. The site is up so head over to it and take a look at the exciting work of P-AR. link
5/27
Feedback Loops
RISD student Alexander Bohn has put his thesis presentation Feedback Loops sequentially into a flickr set. Check it out. link
5/26
Keyboard Shortcut Skins
The first thing we saw today were these keyboard skins from Photojojo. We like 'em. They're custom fitted for 6 Apple keyboards and have the keyboard shortcuts printed on the keys for Photoshop, Aperture, Final Cut, Pro/Express, Pro Tools, After Effects, Logic Pro. The PDC could use a couple of these.
5/22
Designer's Toolkit
Here's a new addition to the PDC Library that will be very useful: The Designer's Toolkit: 500 Grids and Style Sheets. It also comes with a CD containing digital files of the grids. link
5/21
Check in Architecture
Check in Architecture is designing research missions for students to document flashpoints of change in the urban fabric. They're adriotly making use of YouTube and other online media to serve as their project hub. And Arto Lindsay is on the front page. Arto Lindsay is awesome. link
5/20
Step by Step
For those of us whose cutting craft is less than ideal, The Small Object has posted a tutorial on how she cuts matboard. link
5/19
Matrioshka
Bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte and terabyte take shape of Matryoshkas (Russian nesting dolls) to make the right sequence. What's best about this is that its design problem is stated: How to double please a foreigner? link
5/7
5/5
New Indexhibit Participants
Newly added sites to the Indexhibit particpants list have been posted. There's always exciting new work to be discovered there.
5/2
Yongfook
Status updates, uploaded photos, favorited sites, and blog posts are now understood to be a daily part of our web life. Tokyo-based, Yongfook, has woven them all together into a beautiful blend on his site. He makes a strong case that blogs are evolving. In addition, he'll also be bringing that capability to you in the form of Sweetcron.
5/1
Bob Caruthers
Bob Caruthers is a professor of graphic design at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas. This is his amazing flickr set of graphic design ephemera collected through the years. And this set is a collection of his impressive body of work.
4/28
13 Corporate Identity Manuals
Flickr user insect54 has posted a set of images from a 1976 book containing the full corporate identity manuals of thirteen companies. You should also visit his other sets, especially the Graphic Design Books.
4/24
Print Work
Victionary will be releasing a book this month entitled Print Work: An Exploration of Printing Techniques. Although there isn't much information about it yet, it looks like it could be a promising addition to the PDC Library. link
4/23
DOS Pillow
Art. Lebedev Studio is producing these pillows with DOS directories embroidered on them.
4/22 via
Equal Measure
Harry White Design has produced a measuring cup that provides a little extra commentary as you measure out your cooking ingredients. Captions such as "enough red wine to take you over the driving limit" and "vol. of bacteria living in your gut" are printed at the appropriate volume markers. It's even available now on Amazon. thnkx, KB
4/20
Area_2
Remember what a great book Area was? The PDC copy is falling apart from extensive use. Well, Phaidon has just released Area_2 and, nicely, it looks like they've put Ellen Lupton in charge of it. Unlike film sequels, design series often get better as they move forward. So, it's likely PDC Library will be adding Area_2 to our aquisition list.
4/18
Alex Trochut
The work of Alex Trochut is pushing through new boundaries in typographical illustration. link
4/17
Sugar Script
Type rendered in sugar from Stefan Sagemeister. It's truly sweet.
4/14
Together At Last
Andy Warhol and Tom Bosley talk art on the Love Boat.
4/14
Magic Highway
This illustration has this morning off to a good start.
4/14
Qlassic
Paris based studio, Qlassic, has some illustrative gems in their portfolio.
4/11
newhome/studio
This is one fine live/work space.
4/10
Toko / Sydney
Some very good work from Toko
4/9
Jean Jullien
Photoshoot of the costumes for the normality issue
movie.
4/9
Five Spot
Doesn't helvetica seem a bit out of place on the new five dollar bill?
4/7
Walker Design Fellowship
Since 1980, the Walker Art Center Design department has maintained a graphic design fellowship program for recent graduates. Deadline: June 9, 2008. link
4/6
The I'm Working Hoodie
We love Nancy Nowacek's idea sketch for the "I'm Working" hoodie.
4/5
We Heart Prints
Are you more likely to purchase your next print in a gallery setting or online?
4/2
Oregon
Oregon's been on our minds of late.
4/1
