Netdiver Mag

Oh the cutie! Me who loooves miniatures – delightful iPhone – diorama by Mike Ko.

Anatomy of a (superb) font created by using simple geometrical shapes by Superscript².

Basic type is composed of 8 weights: thin to bloc, all of this weights allow 21 variations of contrast between thick stroke to hairline and a stencil version.

Looove Elevator Studio – which has become Liverpool’s creative hub, providing working space for artists, musicians and commercial Companies – one-pager new website and ready to be scrolled from floor 0 to 8. Smart metaphor in ref w/ their name.

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Web design handiworked by talented Smiling Wolf.

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Oh and that logo is sooo beautiful.

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Happy World Communication Design Day 2012 – We LOVE design!

The theme ‘Convergence’ celebrates the changes in design practice: the digital revolution; cross-disciplinary collaboration; the convergence of ‘expanded media’ and open-source creative capital. This day also honours all those involved in promoting the value of communication design throughout the world today.

Leimei Julia Chiu
Icograda President 2011-2013

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poster by : WCDD / Jnk Artworks

A jaw-dropping outstanding concept that set the bar way over and on high in the photography stratosphere. Harbor City – Chocolate Trail 2012 by AllRightsReserved as reviewed by X NAM.

Head-on there to see more pictures. Photo manipulation / staging / photography are just.. <insert here>speechless.

In praise of enterprising self-initiated projects that push and expand our conceptual / design / drawing skills. Curious what these are? Hit it.

Sneakercube personal design project by Pawel Nolbert.

Shifticons new online service: the easiest and fastest way to create custom icon web fonts. Pick a set or pick a selection that will be assembled just for you. The resizing feature is awesome – easy to evaluate on how small it will resize and still be legible.

Niiice!

Sensational Circus Spectacular by Nathan Godding

School project, he imagined a modern circus and created a range of designs targeted at contemporary audiences. A flexible system incorporating playful typography and bold colors brings the identity to life.

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Looove the bright colors and how he applied to all media applications. Bright rising star. Somewhere to definitely watch for.

Atipus is a graphic communication studio, created in Barcelona in 1998 and their website sports an extremely rare sighting of #093aae as main accent color. Most of their projects are print, packaging, typography related.. using lost of pastels colors.

This day is dedicated to? Focus on finding concept clarity. Expansion of drafted storyboards for a project.

Silence.

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via: Alan Houser

The Cosmonaut by Marco Goran Romano

What an eloquent example of what it means to live / love / work in the virtuality of what is called the Internet. In the past 17 years, I have been exploring a multi-dimensional world wide web of networks / hubs / lists / friends that each have embedded some of my memories / moments / images..

Still awed every day at all there is to learn / discover.

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Definitely getting the iPhone case.

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On a side note – really digging his Chianti Pride hand-drawn font.

The jaw-dropping gorgeous Accent™ (Free) Display Typeface by Nelson Balaban. Free (for non-commercial use) download.

Plain – second part is the junction of portraiture and illustration produced and photographed by Kirsten Becken. When asked, she also doubles up as an art director.

How should we then live? Always painful to survive those who just passed.. there is a sense of incompleteness that can’t hardly be put in words.. Kinda of wanting to put the world on hold while I take time to grieve and overcome my sense of loss. Nope. No time. Life goes on and on and that’s truly.. wonderful.

So from here we go to the future and beyond.

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via: We are all in this together poster by WAAITT.

Blowing me away right now. Introducing Uppleva by Ikea. Supra smart and cool presentation of their new product range that integrates smart TV and sound system with furniture. Watch the video – you’ll get it.

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Furniture become technology???

Like / hate?

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via: Khoi Vinh review post on Subtraction.

Silent Partner is designer Shane Loorham and a host of creative partners where design is utilised as a story telling device to enrich brands and weave narrative into environments — physical and virtual.

Believes in the value of creative collaboration.

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Gotta love The Snow Man two color themed branding pack and signage.

RIP / Hillman Curtis

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I’m crying like a baby.. oh no. Hillman was an inspiration, a mentor and such a good and kind person. Very secluded and protective of his intimacy – I met him twice – second time w/ his little beloved son.

Soft-spoken – he has made a profound impact on my life. If you have not yet read MTIV Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer – suggest you do. Just re-read what he wrote in the copy he gave me.

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For those not knowing him, he was a pioneering new media designer, former design director for Macromedia and eponymous partner of the digital and film agency in New York City.

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He has designed a much acclaimed / criticized website for Adobe just previous the web standards started to gain terrain.

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When he started filmaking – I supported him wholeheartedly and we had on and off discussions about the concept.. etc.

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His last video explaining his parcours and a glimpse of his ghastly look.. A look that I know all too well.. when I went through the pain of loosing my little ‘bro.

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Hillman Curtis, a Pioneer in Web Design, Dies at 51 by Paul Vitello

Hillman Curtis called himself a serial self-reinventor.

He once explained his penchant for reinventing himself in an interview. “I originally went to school for creative writing and film,” he said. “I then spent 10 years pursuing music, and, after failing at that, I did various random jobs. I got into design out of desperation — I didn’t want to wait tables or pound nails.”

“The reason for designing new media is simple — to subtly and quietly change the world.”

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Hillman Curtis 1961-2012 by Gabe de Urioste

My experience with my hero. Yesterday, my cinema hero and mentor, Hillman Curtis, died after a long battle with colon cancer.
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Hillman Curtis, 1961-2012 by Observatory: Design Observer

Nothing had prepared me for coming face to face with him, and as we set up for the taping, I had to adjust my frenetic energy to connect with his serene and gentle manner. He was certainly not what I expected. — Debbie Millman

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RIP Hillman Curtis by Oliver Lindberg

.net: What advice can you give to new designers?

HC: Everyone’s path is different, and I realise that as I interview other designers. I realise that their relation to the craft is unique. All I can say is design with care, don’t avoid things like grids (grids are important), and examine the tradition of graphic design.

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His last interview published April 11. Interview with Design Legend Hillman Curtis by Jens Loeffler.

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Touching au-revoir on his FB profile.

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Above picture courtesy of: Richard Charlesworth

quote by Katharine Green: This proves it… he always could FLY!

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That is one of his stories – and we had talked about the ‘ending‘..

My gosh. You will be missed my dear.

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Addendum: RIP / Arnaud Mercier. Another loss for the design community – past September.

Vinyl cover with analog light animation by Michael Hansen.

Convincing project that shows beyond doubt that black & white only themed designs cannot be above ordinary and being exemplary in keeping w/ a tight budget.

Stunning simplicity. Briliant concept.

Times have changed. Small businesses are looking for big ideas without the hefty price tag. Creative agencies are looking for talented designers without the long-term commitment.

Knoed was established to do both.

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Me who loves minimalist in everything design – not in a boring way but in an inspiring lift-me-up–everything-is-possible way. The packaging for IdeaPaint is exactly that. Cool, fresh and self-explanatory.

Brainy fun and astounding solid colours minimalist website for Spelltower an intelligent puzzle game w/ so many possibilities.

Multi-player mode (Debate) available.

Developed by Zach Gage

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Definitely w/ make most of us better spellers and bloggers.

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via: Fon Kumuro

Vinyl artwork for Call Super’s debut EP ‘Staircase’ on Five Easy Pieces. Printed on 300gsm coated board, pressed on 180g pure virgin black vinyl. Terrific branding, geo patterns and design by Ross Gunter.

Susanna Vento is a decorating editor – interior & prop styling – set design – interior design and her staggering portfolio is proof that she has an eye that unflawlessly creates superb staging, product vignettes and interior spaces.

What talent she has!

It’s wonderful to fall off one’s chair on Monday and that’s exactly what happened when Mark shared the link to Krystalrae — who creates clothing w/ daring pattern combinations designed for that rare woman who has the confidence to stand out, pioneer trends, and is never one to follow — website.

Finally something fresh – punchy – audacious – beautiful.. and last but not least – usable. The mobile version is as gorgeous.

Watch what happens when you scroll over the model. Oh! I’m impressed.

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via: Mark Fleming

Bring a little psychology to Web design. Cool Mental Notes deck cards by Stephen P. Anderson.

We feel the need to reciprocate when given something as a gift.

Recognition over Recall

Our brains seek out ways to organize and simplify complex information, even when there is no pattern.

We remember and respond favorably to small, unexpected and playful pleasures.

Peak-End Rule

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View the 7 cards sample.

Check out the animated calendar snipped from the brand new Ryan Fitzgibbon website (redesigned over last w/e). Inspiration all year round!

He is a graphic designer and began his career as an intern at People Design before moving to San Francisco in 2009, where he spent the ensuing 2.5 years as a communication designer at IDEO and as co-chair of communications for AIGA San Francisco.

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Each month contains a quote from some of his favorite creative people. Never get comfortable. Reinvent yourself. — Michael Vanderbyl.

I’m always on the lookout for inspiring interior spaces. Why? Because they rejuvenate and stimulate how I perceive – as a designer – laying out – the art of using space in a 2d environment. Of course I have a preference for large minimalist rooms w/ touches of memorable furniture and accessories and crammed w/ designy stuff working spaces.

What it teaches me is the relation between forms – shapes – colors and how their arrangement take advantage of challenging spaces.

Have you ever consider doing so?

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Wanna see my growing collection? Follow my Furniforma board.

My <3 iPhone 3Gs crashed 2x times in 5 days. Diagnostic? Expiring after almost 4 yrs of hard / intense useage. Had no choice but to get 2 new 4Gs (one for JF / me). Currently in iTunes sync hell trying to get 2 new phones to be restored w/ apps and configs.. forget about the music library.. ditched. One of my last pix taken.

It’s Spring. Time for new..

The Happy Show — an exploration of happiness by Stefan Sagmeister. As a graphic designer he not only tests the boundary between art and design, he often transgresses it through his imaginative implementation of typography.

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Institute of Contemporary Art exhibit.

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Conrad Altmann is the senior art director for Studio Holladay and to keep his creative skills sharp he does a #glyphaday. What do you do as personal projects?

All your bases belong to me. Facebook buys Instagram.

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Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion by Emily Price

Facebook snapped up the hugely popular photo-sharing app Instagram Monday, for roughly $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock.

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Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App by Josh Constine and Kim-Mai Cutler

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Facebook snaps up Instagram for $1B by AP

On the surface, that’s a huge sum for a tiny startup that has a handful of employees and no way to make money. But the lack of a business model rarely dampens excitement about hot tech upshots these days. As Facebook has shown, itself without ads or revenue in its early days, money goes where the users are.

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Insta-growth: Instagram for Android hits 5M downloads in 6 days by Sean Ludwig

“This is an important milestone for Facebook because it’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many users,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote yesterday.

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Instagram Android / Apple

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The Facebook-Instagram Deal Could Be Sad News For Amazon by Julie Bort

In his blog announcing the acquisition, he said, "We will try to help Instagram continue to grow by using Facebook’s strong engineering team and infrastructure."

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Instagram illustrations by: Cole Rise

Black & White is enough. Posters (shipping unframed), notebooks and cards sporting some inspiring thoughts. Careful there are some mature topics. Designed and shop runned by Therese Sennerholt.

Vignettes and location staging photography is superb.

Think independently!

Fresh out! TAB short for The Art of Branding was founded and is run by designers who create purely from the heart has got a new website. Oh my! Original and stocked w/ great projects.

They live and breathe creativity. For them, it’s not a trend but a philosophy on life. Way to go!

We’ve got mail!! Just received the ‘Netdiver Mag c’ buttons available via Pinsetter — which allows you to literally spell with buttons and some extra nice pocket size notebooks aka Field Notes — available in different sizes and fab packs.

Both product lines proudly crafted by Coudal et al.

Thank you Jim.

Ideas begin on Paper — a new iPad app that allows capture of your ideas as sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and share them across the interwebs. Superb imagineering by FiftyThree.

Beautiful website too.

Handmade Type by Tien-Min Liao

This is a self-initiated typographic experiment that explores the relationships between upper-case letters and lower-case letters, and also records the transformation between them.

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Impressed by the level of research put into this project. Must see.

The Aldas Project: 366 Drawings for Good, is a year-long project by artist, Kristy Modarelli, that began on January 1, 2012.

The idea for this project is two-fold – a personal challenge to create an original drawing every day, for a year; and to raise money for three of Kristy’s favorite non-profit organizations.

Which shows a) how important to pursue personal projects / challenges b) doing good for non-profits.