The top 15 out of a 36-quip week.
A = Authors | C = Community
A / No. 17 / Armin / Taking the tilt-shift technique — where the subjects of a photograph look as if they were miniatures — taken to the next logical step: Tilt-shift stop motion animation.
A / No. 23 / Armin / Winners of the Worldwide Logo Design Annual. [Via VIBE]
A / No. 16 / Armin / Having fun with TSA employees by running messages inside a backpack with stenciled metal plates. [Via SwissMiss]
C / No. 16 / Clashmore / Perhaps the best Obama poster yet.
C / No. 7 / Ahrum Hong / The vernacular typography of Sarah Palin.
C / No. 6 / Alfonso / Eastern graphic design flirts with western aesthetics on these deliciously vintage Japanese matchboxes. Via Pink Tentacle.
C / No. 20 / Myles / Sign of the times. McDonald’s changes value menu because of financial crisis.
A / No. 19 / Armin / A collection of 1960s Mexican postage stamps turned into a bookmark. But beyond anything else, the stamp at the bottom, with all that Cooper Black? Drool.
A / No. 21 / Armin / Cool office spaces in Columbus, Ohio. [Via Brandflakesforbreakfast]
A / No. 24 / Armin / If you are into colorful gradients, this Nike jacket is for you.
A / No. 18 / Armin / Great work by Filip Tydén, including these clever “sky” stickers. [Via Manystuff]
A / No. 28 / Armin / Wow, full on branding for this designer wedding. [Via HOW]
A / No. 29 / Armin / Alternate movie posters that forego the visual hoopla and simply state the name of the movie and the product placements in left-justified, rag-right sans serif type. Man, The Bourne Ultimatum really sold out. [Via Veer]
C / No. 8 / Niki Brown / Designers favorite fonts in use
A / No. 27 / Armin / 30% of the profits from this cardboard box inspired duvet go to charities that help the homeless. [Via Sub Studio]
The one about the metal plate messages inside back packs going through airport security is one of those ideas that seem hilarious until you try it.
On Oct.14.2008 at 08:56 AMShoot, I got pulled over for having the wrong size water bottle in my carry-on....I asked if I drank half if it would qualify...they kept me there almost past boarding time for that joke, the goons.