Discorax's House of w00t

No, it's not the amount of pints it takes to keep your local daywalker amped up. Vampire energy is energy wasted by electronics that are plugged in but not doing anything. Take a look at this quality video and all will be clear. Maybe if we take some of this advice to heart our atmosphere will be a little more clear in the future. Enjoy.

Labels: graphic design, Web Video

It's not everyday that you can get a glimpse inside the mind of an artist. You can visit a gallery and see a snapshot, or look at a bunch of their pieces and get a good idea about that period of time.

Then there is the artist sketch/notebook. Di Vinci's notebook is a traveling exhibit of it's own. The sketches and thoughts draw millions of visitors a year. Picasso, Monet, Degas have pages from their sketchbooks framed and displayed in museums around the globe. The notebook of an artist is more than one of their works. It's their thought process laid out on paper. A storyboard of their thinking, a true glimpse into their mind. I believe that is why the sketch/notebook of an artist is so interesting.

Moleskine notebooks have long been a standard for artist and intellectuals alike. Recently Moleskine sponsored an extremely cool online art exhibit. Artist from around the world made videos showing the contents of their sketch/notebooks. The collection of videos can be seen at the DETOUR THE MOLESKINE CITY NOTEBOOK EXPERIENCE website.

I carry a Moleskine notebook, and one of these days I'll have to make a video of what I keep in mine. For now, I'll be inspired looking at what others have done and enjoying a brief journey into the minds of these gifted artists.

Labels: Art, graphic design

Make My Logo Bigger Cream has changed the lives of so many clients. Will you be next?

Agency Fusion did this clever little self-marketing campaign. Very well done, and it really does showcase how easily a design can go wrong. Trust your designer, they're not just delivering you those 3 comps, they're also NOT delivering you the other 3000 they ruled out because they don't work for you and your project.

Labels: graphic design

Tenspace by WOW

A motion graphics installation featuring plants and typography. We've interpreted the space between each number in a countdown and present it to you in a physical space. Experience a virtual landscape featuring 11 digitally rendered ikebana pieces which draw you in as you speed through time. Clinging to the camera you race through three dimensions viewing each piece one by one.

View the video on dezeen.

Labels: graphic design

This [insert medium here] is "Written in the universal language of American English"

Did I peak your interest? Which Part?

• American English.


• Universal Language.

I read this quote on a website selling a book. One of the selling points was "Written in the universal language of American English." That peaked my interest. What implications could there be for a universal language? I've been waiting for the universal translator myself. A Bable Fish of sorts. Instead, it seems that American English is becoming universal. All implications aside, it is convenient to be fluent in American English, but I've always wanted to learn another language and it's becoming less and less necessary for me to speak another language in our modern times. Now I'm a bableing fish...

I believe that the only true universal language is experience. That's why pictures are so powerful. Pictures express experience. It's also why visual communication is so universal. Think about international signage, the simplicity in the message, but the richness of the communication. The simple stick figure, the skull and crossbones, the STOP SIGN. Think about it. Pictures are their own language, and they communicate through experience. It's much more universal than American English will ever be.

Labels: graphic design