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  • A Bettery Bit of Branding

    April 19th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Final Bettery Logo

    Initial Visual Direction for Bettery Logos

    Bettery Kiosk Design

    It's not often that we see a lot of detailed information coming out Wieden + Kennedy about a branding project, but they've just published a short case study / post about the recent work they did for Bettery, a rechargeable battery Kiosk station that you'll be seeing pop up around PDX and Seattle very soon.

    In the post they talk a bit about their process for the complete rebranding of the company, the UI design of the kiosks and what it was like to work across a longer project timeline than usual. As for the resulting logo work, we're into it — It's extremely modern and definitely conveys the nature of the company. It's a definite professional upgrade for Bettery as well. You'll see what we mean when you take a look at the logo they were initially dealing with.

  • Illustrating the Point

    April 18th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Nick Stokes work never ceases to make us smile a bit. Here's two recent illustrations he's been working on. We love the keyboard and all the love it apparently has. The only thing we couldn't figure out is whether that keyboard is standing in a pool of blood? Perhaps it's the love of violence that propels him forward.

  • Lounge of the Future

    April 18th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Heineken has put out a call looking for designers from a variety of disciplines to help create the lounge of the future. Their crowdsourcing effort will culminate in a hand picked selection of professionals who will work with the beer manufacturer to co-create the lounge. Interested? Then head on over to the Heineken competition site and sign up.

  • Like Knows Like: Jessica Hische

    April 18th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Jessica Hische - Like Knows Like from Like Knows Like on Vimeo.

    We're huge Jessica Hische fans up in here. Her deft mastery of lettering and typography is seriously inspirational. She's received a lot of attention over the past couple years, but this is a great look at her and her work through the more human perspective of documentary. This short was produced by Like Knows Like, the documentary side project of Marije Kuiper and filmmaker, Bas Berkhout.

  • Agent of Good?

    April 18th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    This bums us out more than we care to admit. I guess it was bound to happen, but still. All we want to know is how much GE had to pay Hugo Weaving to do this spot. I guess we're just surprised that he would be able (legally) to reprise that role at all. Ah, the beauty of synergy, Jack Donaghy would be proud.

  • Half Cut Tea Profiles Designer, Kristina Gerig

    April 17th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Half Cut Tea . com | Kristina Gerig from Matt Glass on Vimeo.

    Here is an interesting little profile done by Half Cut Tea on local designer Kristina Gerig. Gerig is a materials designer at Nike, but she also makes and designs other stuff in her free time. This short doc explores here work and thoughts on her life and art.

    If you haven't been to the Half Cut Tea site before, it's worth a visit. We hadn't before today, but there are a lot of great mini docs on there that profile some really interesting individuals.

  • Obey the Giant

    April 17th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    OBEY THE GIANT - The Shepard Fairey Story from Julian Marshall on Vimeo.

    We were fairly excited when we ran across this short documentary on Shepard Fairey, one of the most prolific and accessible street artists and designers in the world. He's been working under the name Obey for the last couple decades, and during that time, he's created some of the most memorable, iconic images (the Obama poster and his Obey sticker featuring Andre the Giant) in the past decade.

    Check out this documentary when you get time, it's extremely insightful. We love that it only focuses on the early years of his work. Special Branch produced the work, and it was directed by Julian Marshall.

  • The Audi R8 is Fast

    April 17th, 2013 / Comments (1)

    This is the first time we've seen something like this, but it's a great use of interactive technology. To showcase the speed of the new Audi R8, the company created an interactive ad that will be run in digital magazines on the iPad. What makes this unique is that the ad utilizes the screenshot function in the tablet as a “camera” and allows you to try to capture a photo of the little speedster. You're going to have to be fast to get a hold of this one.

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