Digitalthread / design resources2007-06-15T18:13:58ZEssential design resources, including fonts, typography, photoshop actions, stock photos, design magazines, design books and web design conferences and events.tag:digitalthread.com,2008:/designresources//7Movable TypeCopyright (c) 2007, DigitalthreadTropism Exhibit2007-06-15T18:13:58Z2007-06-15T18:01:13Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.15582007-06-15T18:01:13ZWe're kinda tired of the whole "vs." concept—something that was born out of graffiti, and is now used to describe every little design collaboration under the sun. As if these designers aren't truly joining heads, but actually duking it out on the computer like a heads-up match of Quake III. Let's face it, these artists are working together to make something beautiful and unique that extends the concept of "mixed media" and gives it new vibrancy. So come judge the results for yourself this weekend in Brooklyn, NY as Joshua Davis and Commonwealth put their communication skills to the test...Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
We're kinda tired of the whole "vs." concept—something that was born out of graffiti, and is now used to describe every little design collaboration under the sun. As if these designers aren't truly joining heads, but actually duking it out on the computer like a heads-up match of Quake III. Let's face it, these artists are working together to make something beautiful and unique that extends the concept of "mixed media" and gives it new vibrancy. So come judge the results for yourself this weekend in Brooklyn, NY as Joshua Davis and Commonwealth put their communication skills to the test...
The Hurricane Poster Project2007-05-30T22:06:52Z2007-05-30T22:05:17Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.15512007-05-30T22:05:17ZThe Hurricane Poster Project gathers limited edition sets of hurricane-related posters from high-profile and up-and-coming artists, designers, and firms from the United States and abroad. The donated posters are sold at this site, and all profits go directly to the Red Cross. We liked the short range of selected designs—most of which revolve around trees, leaves and water imagery. Design for goodness' sakes....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
The Hurricane Poster Project gathers limited edition sets of hurricane-related posters from high-profile and up-and-coming artists, designers, and firms from the United States and abroad. The donated posters are sold at this site, and all profits go directly to the Red Cross. We liked the short range of selected designs—most of which revolve around trees, leaves and water imagery. Design for goodness' sakes....
Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign2007-04-03T16:26:50Z2007-03-26T15:24:00Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.15232007-03-26T15:24:00ZIf you're ready to take your website, design, art or media to the next level, it's all about interaction these days, isn't it? Well, here's how to get a virtual leg up on your competition and peers... Just book a fight, or catch a train to Potsdam, Germany and join the two day conference "Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign"—it's a focused forum on all aspects of interface and interaction design. So, whether you are into mobile telephones and media interfaces, problem solutions, product visions, web pages and virtual worlds, art and commerce, or just business and science... take a look into the future...Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
If you're ready to take your website, design, art or media to the next level, it's all about interaction these days, isn't it? Well, here's how to get a virtual leg up on your competition and peers... Just book a fight, or catch a train to Potsdam, Germany and join the two day conference "Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign"—it's a focused forum on all aspects of interface and interaction design. So, whether you are into mobile telephones and media interfaces, problem solutions, product visions, web pages and virtual worlds, art and commerce, or just business and science... take a look into the future...
Design Within Reach Semiannual Sale2007-03-07T22:57:02Z2007-03-07T23:00:17Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14732007-03-07T23:00:17ZMore is Less at Design Within Reach until March 12th. We bought our workbench desk here a few years back, and still love it... And now you can save 10% on thousands of classic and new designs during the Design Within Reach Semiannual Sale. Check out the site for classic products, desks, lamps, rugs and many new furniture designs, from floor to ceiling, inside and out. This offer is valid only until March 12, 2007, so click the link below now!...Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
More is Less at Design Within Reach until March 12th. We bought our workbench desk here a few years back, and still love it... And now you can save 10% on thousands of classic and new designs during the Design Within Reach Semiannual Sale. Check out the site for classic products, desks, lamps, rugs and many new furniture designs, from floor to ceiling, inside and out. This offer is valid only until March 12, 2007, so click the link below now!...
WHAT MATTERS2007-04-03T16:23:43Z2007-03-03T16:22:26Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.15262007-03-03T16:22:26ZWHAT MATTERS is an international symposium for professionals, academics, and students of graphic, product and architectural design, hosted by and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with the :output Foundation, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. WHAT MATTERS will consist of five lectures over two days by internationally recognized professionals in the fields of design/architecture, and four presentations by teams of faculty and students from academic institutions representing those fields. At only $100 for entry, and a maximum participation field of 100 people what are you waiting for? (March 16-17, 2007)....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
WHAT MATTERS is an international symposium for professionals, academics, and students of graphic, product and architectural design, hosted by and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with the :output Foundation, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. WHAT MATTERS will consist of five lectures over two days by internationally recognized professionals in the fields of design/architecture, and four presentations by teams of faculty and students from academic institutions representing those fields. At only $100 for entry, and a maximum participation field of 100 people what are you waiting for? (March 16-17, 2007)....
Anti AIDS Poster Competition2007-02-21T13:25:34Z2007-02-21T13:24:24Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14402007-02-21T13:24:24ZHistorically, the former Soviet block and Eastern Europe have always had a solid foundation in creating expressive poster designs—particularly during the times when people were truly stuggling and suffering. Now comes a new challenge in our modern times, and it will be interesting to see the results of this poster competition, based in the Ukraine, to help promote AIDS awareness. Note: The submission deadline has been extended to March 31st, 2007....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
Historically, the former Soviet block and Eastern Europe have always had a solid foundation in creating expressive poster designs—particularly during the times when people were truly stuggling and suffering. Now comes a new challenge in our modern times, and it will be interesting to see the results of this poster competition, based in the Ukraine, to help promote AIDS awareness. Note: The submission deadline has been extended to March 31st, 2007....
Characters2007-02-20T13:44:11Z2007-02-20T13:43:11Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14382007-02-20T13:43:11ZFounded in 2004, Characters Font Foundry is an independent Dutch type foundry, designing, manufacturing and selling high quality typefaces for creative designers. Characters specializes in creating custom typefaces for corporate identities and packaging. Some are modern, and some are pretty funky—as the tag line says: typography to express yourself....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comfont foundries
Founded in 2004, Characters Font Foundry is an independent Dutch type foundry, designing, manufacturing and selling high quality typefaces for creative designers. Characters specializes in creating custom typefaces for corporate identities and packaging. Some are modern, and some are pretty funky—as the tag line says: typography to express yourself....
Designs of the time2007-02-16T16:22:54Z2007-02-16T16:22:54Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14322007-02-16T16:22:54ZWho designs your life? That is the question behind a year of community projects that explore how design can make a positive difference to our daily lives. Dott 07, an initiative of the Design Council, focuses on grass roots community projects; but there are also projects involving more than seventy schools, plus exhibitions and events in museums, galleries and rural sites in North East England. The year culminates in a twelve day Festival in NewcastleGateshead in October 2007 – which will bring together the results of projects and enable all the people involved to share experiences....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
Who designs your life? That is the question behind a year of community projects that explore how design can make a positive difference to our daily lives. Dott 07, an initiative of the Design Council, focuses on grass roots community projects; but there are also projects involving more than seventy schools, plus exhibitions and events in museums, galleries and rural sites in North East England. The year culminates in a twelve day Festival in NewcastleGateshead in October 2007 – which will bring together the results of projects and enable all the people involved to share experiences....
European Logo Design Annual2007-02-16T16:47:56Z2007-02-16T06:44:51Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14332007-02-16T06:44:51ZEulda is the high-profile juried graphic design award annual that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed in Europe. The winners are selected by an international three-tier jury consisting of 10 top design professionals, 10 marketing managers from major international clients and finally 10 members of the public....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
Eulda is the high-profile juried graphic design award annual that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed in Europe. The winners are selected by an international three-tier jury consisting of 10 top design professionals, 10 marketing managers from major international clients and finally 10 members of the public....
AIGA - Competitions2007-02-15T22:00:32Z2007-02-11T21:56:03Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14312007-02-11T21:56:03ZCall for entries! Submissions for the AIGA Annual Design '365' issue no. 28 are closing on March 2nd, 2007. AIGA competitions celebrate excellence in contemporary design and seek to promote the value of design to a broader public. These are the most prestigious design competitions in the United States, extending a legacy that began 90 years ago....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign events
Call for entries! Submissions for the AIGA Annual Design '365' issue no. 28 are closing on March 2nd, 2007. AIGA competitions celebrate excellence in contemporary design and seek to promote the value of design to a broader public. These are the most prestigious design competitions in the United States, extending a legacy that began 90 years ago....
WC Fonts2007-02-10T17:30:49Z2007-02-10T17:19:46Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14212007-02-10T17:19:46ZWC Fonts – founded in 2005 by Christophe Féray and based in France – is a small typographer's paradise consisting of some great professional font designs, and features a large freeware fonts collection in OpenType format. The typefaces are often conventional in terms of legibility—yet still funky and modern, experimenting with concepts that seek new visual, typographic and linguistic possibilities. The pro/custom designed typefaces are published for retail sale, and are all quite nice (although at this posting we had a hard time finding the payment links). We also liked his iconographic fonts....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comfont foundries
WC Fonts – founded in 2005 by Christophe Féray and based in France – is a small typographer's paradise consisting of some great professional font designs, and features a large freeware fonts collection in OpenType format. The typefaces are often conventional in terms of legibility—yet still funky and modern, experimenting with concepts that seek new visual, typographic and linguistic possibilities. The pro/custom designed typefaces are published for retail sale, and are all quite nice (although at this posting we had a hard time finding the payment links). We also liked his iconographic fonts....
Eliot Noyes2007-02-09T15:19:23Z2007-02-09T15:09:44Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.14182007-02-09T15:09:44ZEliot Noyes (1910–77) was a remarkable figure in twentieth-century design. An architect who began his career working in the office of Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, he went on to become the first Director of the Industrial Design department at MoMA in the 1940s. From the late 1950s until his death in 1977 he was Consulting Director of Design for IBM, Mobil Oil, Westinghouse and Cummins Engine Company, and was responsible for bringing about a change in the way that these corporations, and others that followed, were to think about design and its impact on business. His legacy includes a...Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign by individual or co.
Eliot Noyes (1910–77) was a remarkable figure in twentieth-century design. An architect who began his career working in the office of Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, he went on to become the first Director of the Industrial Design department at MoMA in the 1940s. From the late 1950s until his death in 1977 he was Consulting Director of Design for IBM, Mobil Oil, Westinghouse and Cummins Engine Company, and was responsible for bringing about a change in the way that these corporations, and others that followed, were to think about design and its impact on business. His legacy includes a...
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album2007-02-04T23:12:15Z2007-02-04T23:01:25Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.13982007-02-04T23:01:25ZThis is the first and definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. At Factory, musicians and designers commingled creatively, with innovators such as Peter Saville, Den Kelly, Mark Farrow, 8VO, and Barbara Kruger elevating album covers to a new art form. After a foreword by the founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter, the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue, arranged by the famous Factory reference system. Factory Works, as part of...Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comdesign by country or theme
This is the first and definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. At Factory, musicians and designers commingled creatively, with innovators such as Peter Saville, Den Kelly, Mark Farrow, 8VO, and Barbara Kruger elevating album covers to a new art form. After a foreword by the founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter, the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue, arranged by the famous Factory reference system. Factory Works, as part of...
Retna2007-01-30T22:06:07Z2007-01-30T22:04:31Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.13892007-01-30T22:04:31ZSince it's conception in 1978 Retna has been the leading source for iconic music imagery and now has expanded it's reputation as a leading source for celebrity, stock, and historic images. Retna fully grants each user access to view and search their entire online digital archive which noteably houses the collections of Yousuf Karsh, Cecil Beaton, William Gotlieb, Lord Snowdon, and famed rock photographer Mick Rock. Working with some of the largest publications and publishers in the country – they recognize the importance of working just as closely with independent designers, graphic artists, and researchers....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comstock photography
Since it's conception in 1978 Retna has been the leading source for iconic music imagery and now has expanded it's reputation as a leading source for celebrity, stock, and historic images. Retna fully grants each user access to view and search their entire online digital archive which noteably houses the collections of Yousuf Karsh, Cecil Beaton, William Gotlieb, Lord Snowdon, and famed rock photographer Mick Rock. Working with some of the largest publications and publishers in the country – they recognize the importance of working just as closely with independent designers, graphic artists, and researchers....
MAC Rhino Fonts2007-01-27T18:50:48Z2007-01-27T18:47:32Ztag:digitalthread.com,2007:/designresources//7.13792007-01-27T18:47:32ZMRF (MAC Rhino Fonts) was established in 2003, but founder Stefan Hattenbach has been producing fonts since 1997. The foundry operates as an independent studio, specializing in custom typography, editing and digitizing and other type-based technical services. They have 4 free fonts for download, and their traditional line of fonts are available from a number of online distributors....Digitalthreadfstoj@digitalthread.comfont foundries
MRF (MAC Rhino Fonts) was established in 2003, but founder Stefan Hattenbach has been producing fonts since 1997. The foundry operates as an independent studio, specializing in custom typography, editing and digitizing and other type-based technical services. They have 4 free fonts for download, and their traditional line of fonts are available from a number of online distributors....