Monthly Archive for August, 2010

Don’t click it

Since the beginning of internet we’ve learned that to get anywhere we have to use clicks. We got used to the fact that this is the way to navigate trough the interface. But from the technology point of view clicks aren’t really necessary to get from one place to the next. So is it our natural behavior that we click or is it something we’ve gotten used to it over time?
This is a web experiment testing the need of a click. But in this interface you won’t find any buttons. Instead you navigate the content in a different way. It takes a short while to get used to it, but you’ll get the hang of it.

www.dontclick.it

THX Rik.

Published on 31/08/2010 in concept, design - graphic, design - interactive, design - user interface, design - web, experience, innovation and technology. 0 Comments Tags: experience, user interface, web design.

The Beautiful

My good friend, art director Anneke Krull, runs the brilliant blog I love illustration and was asked by Gestalten Publishers to be edditor of their new illustration book The Beautiful – Illustrations in Fashion and Style, based on here blog.
The Beautiful is a collection of work by 100 of today’s trendiest and most promising fashion and lifestyle illustrators. The book will be available in September 2010.
Get a preview here at the Gestalten website and be sure to check out I love illustration as well.

Published on 27/08/2010 in graphic design and illustration. 0 Comments Tags: book, book design, fashion, illustration.

Clever narration

The project WORDS is a collaboration of Everynon and NPR & WNYC’s Radiolab. Clever how the story is narrated by visualized words that evolve from one into the next. It graps hold of you and keeps you watching. Very inspiring.

Published on 23/08/2010 in film, motion design, motiondesign, photography and story telling. 0 Comments Tags: film, narration, video.

Inspirationsnack # 35

Beautiful stopmotion animation. 60.000 pictures were taken, 9.600 were developed and printed and 1.800 pictures were shot over again. Respect for the work that went in to the project.

More info: Pen Story (Olypus)

Published on 20/08/2010 in film, inspiration-snack, motion design, photography and video clip. 0 Comments Tags: animation, Olympus, Pen Story, photography, stopmotion.

Fashionable packaging design #6

OK. I grew up in the second wave of punkrock. By that time the Sex Pistols did no longer exist. Sid Vicious had already died, but we enjoyed the music. Although a little suspicious, because of how commercial it had gotten. (or should I say how commercial it always had been?).
Now, after about 2500 revivals and anniversary tours to cash in on old succes, they created Sex Pistols The Perfume. Although it might be the ultimate sell out of Punk Rock I can smile about concept. They did it again; annoying a lot of people who still believe Punk Rock is rebellious way of live and not a (fashionable) commercial product.

Just for old time sake:

Published on 20/08/2010 in brands, concept, design - packaging, fashion and graphic design. 0 Comments Tags: fashion, packaging design, perfume, Sex Pistols.

Fashionable packaging design #5

Heineken collaborated with French designer/artist Ora-Ïto to create this limited edition Icone Pure special bottle. 100% sustainable aluminum as Heineken claims.
It’s not the first time that Heineken works together with Ora-Ïto. He has also created the Paco bottle in 2004 and the 2006 Iconic bottle.

Here’s some examples of older collaborations The Paco and Iconic bottle.

Sources: bkrw.com & popsop.com & Ora-Ïto

Published on 06/08/2010 in art, brands and design - packaging. 0 Comments Tags: Heineken, Ora-Ïto, packaging design.

Embossed Drawings

This is some work of German artist Simon Schubert I stumbled upon while I was searching for images of folded paper. He uses a folding technique to crate these amazing embossed surrealistic ‘drawings’. Take some time to also have a look at his other work on his website.