December 1 and 8 Class Schedule

Please be on time, and bring all your completed work as one small PDF on a portable drive.

Snow White Remix

Great remix of a classic for a movie called Wishery.

Brooklyn Art Library Grand Opening (food, music, drinks, dogs)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159812174057929&utm_source=Art+House+Co-op+List&utm_campaign=e724273df8-Sketchbook_last_chance11_15_2010&utm_medium=email

A Billboard that advertises nothing but clean air

SO COOL! :D

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662616/a-billboard-that-advertises-nothing-but-clean-air

Ghost Bikes

An exploration of the grassroots “ghost bike” movement - why are these mysterious white bikes being placed in cities all over the world?

Ghost Bike - Watch the Documentary Film for Free | Watch Free Documentaries Online | SnagFilms

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry came to speak at Pratt this past wednesday. he had some positive points about enjoying everything and pursuing one's own ideas.

Gehry's buildings are expressive, emotional and infinite, filled with countless perspectives angles, compositions, viewpoints and thoughts. i think he is an architect who has truly broadened the tradition of the field and utilized the countless abilities made possible through the use of the computer.

Wieden and Kennedy, 1995

Anyone for tennis?

This news hasn't made it to ESPN yet…

NY ART BOOK FAIR

Hey guys, the NY Art Book Fair is this weekend, Nov.5-7 @ MoMA PS1!

http://nyartbookfair.com/about.php

Chrome Features: "New Tab"

The DOT animation reminded me of the Google Chrome ads, which I absolutely love! They are one take shots with live harp music. This one is for the Google Chrome feature, "New Tab".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bsXCY7rbww&feature=player_embedded

Chrome Features: "Incognito"

This one is for the Google Chrome feature, "Incognito".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of3jcPTD9IY

Wieden+Kennedy London for NOKIA

This is from the Wieden and Kennedy site- I love the music and feel of this stop motion animation:

http://www.wk.com/campaign/dot

Next Week's Class

The Sketchbook Project

Hey guys, get your sketchbook to tour around the U.S. and become part of the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Art Library! You just have to pay $25 and choose a theme. They will send you a blank moleskin sketchbook, you do your art, and you send/postmark it back January 15, 2011. I've already started :D

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Paul Sahre

Nice article about his book design process…

Blurb Pop Up NYC

Online book publisher Blurb has a pop-up store opening this week, with 10 days of interesting workshops.

Albert Watson Opening

This Thursday, October 21, 6pm

HASTED KRAEUTLER

537 w24th Street

NYC

Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind

There are several upcoming creative opportunities you should be aware of. First, our annual Halloween Costume Contest, which has many categories, including pumpkin carving. Second, Fishes Eddy, which is flat-out terrific. In addition to bragging rights, both have impressive cash prizes. Go for it.

Gorgeous Little Posters

Stamps. The largest stamp show of the year opens this week, free. Geeky, in a good way.

adidas originals ad

very well made.

Mythical Logo

Here is the King Arthur Flour Company logo for use in your campaigns and link to product shots.

Old Spice Grover!

Battle Under the Bridge

Skate Jam this Saturday!

McDonald's Playland

McDonald's Australia has just introduced its largest TV commercial campaign to date. Titled "Playland," the spot builds on the company's famous tagline, "I'm lovin' it" and was created by DDB Sydney.

A 60-second version of the commercial first aired in the beginning of September. The 30-second version will be released Oct. 17.

The ad features Sydney residents discovering the largest McDonald's Playland ever constructed while en route to work. Upon their discovery, they begin to engage with the equipment, including a Hamburglar Swing, slides, Fillet-O-Fish bouncers and more.

"Playland is simply about unbridled fun. It gives real meaning to the tagline 'I'm lovin' it' and reminds us adults how wondrous the world can look to a child," said Adam Rose, creative director, DDB Sydney.

At the Outdoor Awards in Sydney on Sept. 9, Playland won a Gold award for Most Innovative Outdoor and a Silver award for the FMCG category.

http://ny.beam.tv/beamreel/dytbjsZJxy/file/qmRkmGytPh/page/1

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/fashion/30BICYCLE.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Thursday%20September%2030%20Heels%20on%20wheels&st=cse

^New York Times Article from last thursday I found in the Fashion & Style Section related to our Velorbis Ad Campaign.

Jewelry Words

say a phrase like "I love you", and it literally becomes jewelry!

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19524-homebrew-technology-love-letter-meets-jewellery.html

advertising basics

some of my favorite ads are the ones for basics:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6M7EKYvsB9TuOmQSHymxYhlPrrSpGc7hdkEPfefGZ_yEEdBTwPYjtvgjCJR7HvsvLDBI6jdB7rcZlQvzUYkO6klyMDjkjvzL9DUQ8HkWUjKr-QQX4Bhg_aq0dJ8zSCt5SBb0KSh8izhz/s1600-h/ivanovic+got+milk+ad.jpg

http://www.gotmilk.com/

http://www.pbjcampaign.org/

http://www.thefabricofourlives.com/

http://www.incredibleegg.org/

http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/5702/369409/tour_01.jpg

more bike...

good fucking design advice, and art school cliches

http://www.goodfuckingdesignadvice.com/index.php

http://grainedit.com/2010/06/17/art-school-cliche-spotting/


both funny and completely true.

Diesel, I wasn't made for running Ad

I really couldn't stand the Diesel Be Stupid campaign ads I've seen until I came across these.

This one is great.

bike clock

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56399937/clock-made-from-a-recycled-bike-wheel

The Creative Process Illustrated

What goes on in the minds of creatives at work?

Find out at the Art Directors Club.

Opening Reception & Book Launch Event
Monday, September 27, 2010
7pm-9pm

Info here.

Very cool Target event put together by the Ad agency Mother.

awesome car ads for every decade

http://www.adclassix.com/caradsindex.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollym/4707162743/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Font Fight

Free Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor has completed the soundtrack to Fincher's new movie, The Social Network. In true Reznor fashion, he is giving away a 5 track sampler, here.

Creating Music From Nature

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

1 Year Ago - By taking an image of birds perched on a wire, Jarbas Agnelli arranged a beautiful song which he claims is composed by the birds.

Spray On Fabric

Instant Spray-On Fabric!?!

Next, we'll all have robot maids named Rosie and floating spaceship-esque cars.

The Wilderness Downtown

The Wilderness Downtown

Don't click anything. (Don't close any of the "pop ups") Just open the link, type in your address, and enjoy!

Font Conference

Bike-inspired art

check it out.

Porcelain

This made me feel uneasy and intrigued. To me, it looks like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

http://www.yvonneleeschultz.com/work/porcelain-pistol/

Get involved at The Met!

Came across this amazing opportunity to get involved at The Met.

It's called The College Group at The Met (CGM) and it's a group of 25 students who get together and plan events and programs for other students.

Sounds amazing!

The deadline is September 17th, so get on it if you're interested!

Check it out right here.

Design Blogs

Here are some cool design blogs to check out:

enormous champion
share some candy
friends of type
colour lovers

Brooklyn Museum

 Recently I visited the Brooklyn Museum and saw some nice work. They have two great exhibits going on right now.  There is my personal favorite, Andy Warhol and for all the Bravo fans out there Abdi Farah from Work of Art. I recommend everyone takes the time to check it out :)

ComD Imaging Lab

Find out what's new in the ComD imaging lab and what's available to you.

Information sessions are being held:

Monday September 13

Friday September 17

12:45-1:00 (approximately)

Brilliant & Bad Ass

James Victore Book Release

Victore will be speaking with Michael Bierut and Paul Sahre, and a book signing will follow the talk.

Tuesday, September 14 at 7PM

The School of Visual Arts Theatre

333 West 23rd Street

Free

(Attempted notes during a history class. Advice: please sleep.)

http://www.adsneeze.com/public-interest/worksafe-ad-campaign

Guatemala anyone?

I just received an email about a Graphic Design Internship with a travel company in Guatemala! Anyone seriously interested please contact me ASAP. And find your passport.

School's Out…

have a great summer!

Racial profiling

Lords of apathy has posted this logo and is encouraging people to use it freely. Help get the message out and give McCain the finger.

Which font?

http://inspirationlab.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/soyouneedatypeface.jpg

Shepard Fairey

SHEPARD FAIREY
MAY DAYMay 1 - 29, 2010
Opening

Saturday, May 1, 6 - 9 PMDEITCH PROJECTS
18 Wooster Street 
WWW.DEITCH.COM

Pratt Rocks

This Saturday, May 1st check out recent Pratt grads, Mike Del Rio, Sophie Dupin, and Charlie Tippie (Shiloh Gray) at a free Webster Hall show.

Must RSVP for +3 passes.

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/bNG0N1

We did it.

Thank you to all the Pratt students who came out to help make NYCamo a 1,584 foot success!

1 on 1

Please prepare one PDF file as follows:

One file with all three campaigns

1. Million Trees NYC

2. King Arthur Flour

3. Weird Museum

Name your file your FirstLastname.PDF

Use reduce file size feature.

Please be on time, or lose your place.

Check that the files, thumb drives, hard drives are working.

Bring questions and comments about this class.

ComD Agency thoughts.

NYCamo

Please join me in helping “camouflage” a dingy stretch of Queens Boulevard one third of a mile long.

Over a three day period, between 150-250 volunteers are needed to stencil and paint a design along a pedestrian walkway and bike lane at Queens Plaza 1,584 feet long.

The design, NYCamo, is a brightly colored camouflage pattern based on the shapes of the five boroughs of New York City. The commission was awarded by the NYC Department of Transportation Urban Art Program.

Dates

Stencil Day 1: April 22nd 10am-4pm

Stencil Day 2: April 23rd 10am-4pm

Paint Day: April 24th 9am-4pm

rain or shine

Location

Queens Plaza Overpass

Queens Boulevard between Jackson & Skillman Avenues

DIrections

G, R or V train to Queens Plaza

Contact

Niko Courtelis

nikoc@earthlink.net

646.415.2300

Facebook: NYCamo

Dutch Treat

A great archive of Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel on this site, The Memory of the Netherlands. Did I mention it's in Dutch? Thanks to grainedit.

the new jackson pollack?

Tis the season

Amusing.

Ad

DICE 2010

http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/dice-2010-design-outside-the-box-presentation/

I would start around 11:00.

Y&R Colgate Outdoor

Why does everyone buy Colgate toothpaste? Maybe because of their ad campaigns.

Crowdsourcing and Disruption

CROWD SOURCING AND DISRUPTION

A panel discussion on the shifting economics of Design and Communication

6:30PM Wednesday March 10, 2010
Memorial Hall, Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus
200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

Pratt's Undergraduate Communications Design department will host a panel discussion on the emergence of crowd sourcing models in the design and communication industries. Crowd sourcing is a new and often hard to define term that refers to using information technology to parcel work out to a large group. Crowd sourcing models have already completely changed the stock photography business and appear to be spreading to other sectors of the creative economy.

Our guest speakers will help the audience uncover what crowd sourcing is, what the implications are for designers and what an appropriate response might be for those working in affected industries.

Repaint Times Square

The NYC Department of Transportation has announced a design competition for the Times Square Urban Plaza, and $15,000 will be awarded to the selected artist.

hygiene color bleach ad

Hygiene Color Bleach
To show the product's efficacy, we created these ads and placed them around the moving walkways and general walkways. The stains were created using a visual illusion. Consumers can see the stains from a distance but when they come closer these stains will magically disappear. As they come closer, they can read the message. "Hygiene Color Bleach. Removes Stains Fast."'

The basic strategy of this ad is dependent upon the synergy between placement location and optical illusion. I think the 2 factors go hand in hand very successfully.

Agency: McCann Worldgroup, Bangkok, Thailand
Chief Creative Officer: Martin Lee
Creative Director: Thidarat Nitikijphaiboon
Art Director: Apichai Inthutsingh

more at Adgoodness

Parents Say, Children Do

Health & Safety Awareness Ads

Interesting imagery used in ads. Instances of a picture being worth a thousand words.

World Wildlife Federation

Carry Hope

Print Magazine has invited 12 artists to choose a cause and design a tote bag to be sold to raise money for the charity of their choice. And now they are opening submissions up to anyone. Deadline 3.15.10

The Trees and Typography of Crawley Library

With all the talk and research on trees with the Million Trees NYC campaign, I came across this and thought it was pretty cool.

Fight the Power

For skateboarders, the Brooklyn Banks, beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, has been the marquee boarding spot since the 70s. The city has announced plans to paint the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge and wants to take over this communal skate area for equipment storage until at least 2014. We all know how that could end. But YOU can help!

Skate legend Steve Rodriguez (getting sick, above), of 5Boro Skateboards is fighting City Hall to preserve part of the park. To help keep the Brooklyn Banks, please spread the word, and send an email to brooklynbridgeoutreach@gmail.com.

And if anyone has creative ideas on other ways to spread the word, please let me know, and I will forward them to Steve. Thanks everyone!

Rome after Raphael

This small show at the Morgan Library is packed with gorgeous Italian Renaissance drawings, worth the discounted student admission.

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut in embroidery, love it.