

I love zombie movies, or in some cases I take it that true horror buffs wouldn’t consider some of them zombie films, but more of an epidemic or illness rather than being (un)dead. Nonetheless, the films have just the right amount of gore, action and humor to keep me hooked. Even that whiny, mostly boring show on AMC keeps me coming back every week. With every new movie comes a new poster. They are usually way over the top and awesome. Here is a collection I put together with the help of Rick Poyner’s article on Design Observer called “How We Learned to Live with Zombies.” Read it here.
In honor of their upcoming 50th anniversary, the Modern Art Oxford is displaying 50 exhibition posters from their archive to the public. Stuff like this makes me really appreciate the simplistic design sensibilities of so many designers from the UK.
Check out the collection here. Idea for this post found here.
Simon C Page is back with another series of prints dedicated to a field of science. As usual, they are fantastic. Great colors, great type, great minimalism. View them all here.
See his other set of posters devoted to astronomy, here.
Yaris, it’s a CAR! is the brilliant new campaign starring Michael Showalter, doing what he does best: wear a suit and say funny things. This is a lighthearted, state-the-obvious campaign that really works. No performance shots on a European road, no generic voice over. Just a very sarcastic and hilarious idea. Check it out here.
So, it’s been a while since I have been active on here and made a post. I blame work and wedding planning. However, when it comes to my ignorance of current events, NPR favorites, new music and most work conversations direct towards me, I blame M83’s new album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
On the upside, this album has convinced me to tie up the ol’ running shoes and hit the streets. The variety of upbeat, energetic songs full of intense vocals and the slower, more atmospheric tracks makes for a great running companion. If you haven’t heard it, listen to it. If you have, you should probably listen to it again. I mean, who knew I could be obsessed with a track titled Intro?
Swedish designer/developer Jonas Eriksson’s work is amazing. I first stumbled on his work when scouring dribbble for some UI design inspiration. There I found the most amazing almost-iPad app called 76 Synthesizer. This piece, for me, proves his brilliance without having to take a look at anything else he has done. The amount of detail and thought that went into this is unbelievable. This attention to detail is what I strive for when designing apps for the industry I work for. It makes for a much more pleasant experience. I am not quite sure how I would use or navigate the synthesizer app, most likely because I never understood those things, but I hope to be able to download it someday.
His website claims that he only has six years of experience under his belt. Within those six years Jonas has accumulated quite the portfolio and client-base. The portfolio is full of amazing UI, web and CG illustration design all for some big name folks.
Do yourself a favor and take a look.
Being a huge fan of Herb Lubalin and pretty much everything that came out of that man’s brain, I love these posters that intelligently incorporate his ITC Lubalin Graph typeface. To me, this typeface speaks to all things techy with a dab of playfulness. It is super friendly and precise, which is why I love it. Used as the display face, it holds up well with the bold stature of the IBM logo. It is also always great when used in a multi-line headline and on highly-conceptual minimal poster. Check out more at Ogilvy.com.
Images via Fonts In Use
Check out this incredible and inspiring Flickr collection of retro logos, fittingly named Retro Logo Goodness.
Work has been crazy for me these last few months, which is great not only for the betterment of my skills, but also for my need to catch up on the music that has been released lately. I find instrumental music to be best when I work because a lot of the things I have been designing deal with large amounts of numbers and information organization. Having words the pay attention to just doesn’t work as well as simple melodies and harmonies. There are drawbacks to this. Some music is way too slow and/or boring, making an extra couple cups of coffee necessary.
My solutions for the past week has been Mogwai — Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. If you haven’t checked it out I suggest you do. It has great melodies as well as heavier sound to keep your alertness high.
The master of infographics has struck again. Nicholas Felton has released his Feltron 2010 Annual Report. As usual, the annual report is packed with great typography, flawless layouts and killer charts, graphs and what-have-yous. This issue stuck out to me more than the previous years, so much so that I felt compelled to pre-order it. Working in the UI/inforgraphic field myself, this will serve as an invaluable source of inspiration for quite some time. This report documents the life of his father to an impressive extent.