Amelia's Anthology of Illustration

Compiled, designed and published by Amelia Gregory of Amelia's Magazine fame. This new book features dozens of illustrations (by a selection of up and coming illustrators) that vividly bring to life a variety of yet-to-be-implemented contraptions and technologies that could provide renewable energy in the future. The book not only showcases illustration work along with interviews and profile pieces on each of the 40 featured illustrators, but also promotes clever ideas for renewable energy-creating technologies, with explanations of these concepts too. Here are some spreads from the 264 page hardback (first edition) tome.

Read more and see more at http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/december/amelias-anthology-of-illustration

Andrew Bannecker

Andrew Bannecker and KTV Media for Tory Burch from BERNSTEIN & ANDRIULLI on Vimeo.

Andrew Bannecker and KTV Media Give the Gift of Tory Burch
I really ike the illustration - done by Andrew Bannecker. It was his 1st, but I'm sure he'll do more animations in the future.
The piece was animated by KTV Media.

Turning dunes into architecture

Besides global warming, limited resources and overpopulation the world has more needs and issues that threatens people´s basic live conditions as the issue of Forced Emigration.
No political conflict or imperialist policy is pushing Sahara´s population out of their homes.
It´s their own sand who´s doing it. How to take over this uncontralable nature force?
Well Mr Larson seams to have a big solution to this big issue.

PSA - THE EASY WAY OR THE CLEVER WAY

Two recent PSA campaigns kepts me thinking yesterday. One is the Planestupid.com TV and online campaign done by Mother. Yeah the one with the polar bears getting smashed in the ground with lots of fake blood like in a gore movie. And the second is the summit on Summit campaign by Goodby Silverstein & Partners to fight the clean water crisis.

The first one chooses the easy and shortest way to impact. Do that make people really go to the URL? Honestly don´t think so. It´s beautifully shot by a great director and will win a couple of awards in Cannes, D&AD or One Show but the message itself, although based on a truth, is as useless as it can be. Easy impact had its fans in the 80´s. These are the times of the second campaing I´m about to talk to you now.
A simple idea. A groop of more or less famous people are going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya and work and update the website while climbing.
That is building a compelling experience of the Web user.
You have the feeling that you´re being part of this challenge in real time.
This is a big idea beautifully done. We´ll see the results very soon.

Cadbury - Dogs in Cars

More from Glass and a Half Full
The latest Cadbury Dairy Milk spot features several dogs enjoying the breeze from the seat of a Lamborghini.

Ramona Falls - 'I Say Fever'

Absolutely love the illustrations!!!

Logo Development

When Herbert Matter got the job to design a new logo for the New Haven Railroad he literally went through hundreds of sketches before arriving at the final logo.

NHRR logo development from Herbert Matter on Vimeo.

THE GUGGENHEIM

"The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Making of the Modern Museum". It explores the process behind the building and examines the history, design, and construction of Wright’s work. You can buy it here: http://www.guggenheimstore.org/gufrllwrandm.html

Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut: 5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks



Read more at http://the99percent.com/videos/6056/michael-bierut-5-secrets-from-86-notebooks

Emory Douglas: Colored Iconography for the Black Power

Douglas was the most prolific and persistent graphic agitator in the American Black Power movements. Douglas profoundly understood the power of images in communicating ideas. Inexpensive printing technologies, including photostats and press type, textures and patterns, made publishing a two-color heavily illustrated, weekly tabloid newspaper possible.
I personaly discovered his amazing talent by accident visiting the New Museum in New York.
Just like russian constructivism posters, this is great graphic design with a true meaning behind it. Each death of an afro-american in the any state gave birth to a martyr in Emory´s posters.
Poster that were wide spread allover the state in order to convince people to take action locally.
A national wide strategy with local targets and wonderful graphic executions. Really well thought.