Archive for the 'design' Category

Nize Packag(ing)

Thursday, November 6th, 2003

Very nice DIY DVD/CD packaging over at jewelboxing.com (brought to you by the fine folks over at Coudal Partners)…

I might have to look into these for my annual year-end compilation.

Design A Badge, Get A Badge

Wednesday, September 24th, 2003

This is kind of cool..

Download the template at http://www.harrumph.com/badgeswap and design your own 1 1/4 inch button. Send the design back to harrumph.com along with $1 and you’ll get back someone elses design.

How Ikea Names It’s Products

Friday, September 5th, 2003

Practically all of us have been to an Ikea and I’m sure that most of us who have shopped there have several Ikea products in our homes/offices (or at least the Zillion-pack of tea light candles for dirt cheap that is at the main entrance)… With that said, we all know that the products [...]

Pour Out A Little “OE” For the VW Beetle

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

The last “original” Volkswagen Beetle has rolled off the assembly line in Mexico… It’s kind of sad when you think about it. This car had a look that is completely timeless. The “original” Beetle had personality and made an owner love their car. Almost an inanimate attraction…

I’m proud to say [...]

Paul Rand’s Designs

Thursday, March 27th, 2003

Yesterday I talked about UPS deciding to throw out the classic design that Paul Rand created for them for something a little more modern/edgy. I personally think it’s a big mistake and with the comments that people have left, I think most people are in agreement.

Here’s a good article talking about Paul Rand’s work [...]

New UPS Logo

Wednesday, March 26th, 2003

A new UPS logo was announced along with a full-on advertising campaign to back it and allow people to “get to know the new look”…

Reading the comments over at k10k, someone mentioned that it “looks like a fuckin OS X Aqua icon“.

I thought that was a funny comment. :)

The Truth About Ikea

Monday, February 24th, 2003

Great link I found over on Mike Daisey’s site to an article about a trip to Scandinavia and the Ikea corporate headquarters…

Before lunch, Anna gives us a tour of the showrooms where the current IKEA products and the secret prototypes for new ones are displayed. I am a little surprised to hear that exactly the [...]