Here is a list of sites we’ve come across throughout the past couple weeks that we think are worth sharing. We call it friday blinks.
Brooklyn Nets logo redesign critique
An Adobe Illustrator/Jay-Z colabo fails to meet the mark. The Fox is Black and New York-based Jon Contino pull this new mark apart, for good reason, too. Mr. Contino also threw together a few quick and very solid options and some corresponding opinions. Take note, Jay-Z. HOVA!
(via Elias Jones/twitter) (via The Fox is Black/twitter) (via Jon Contino/twitter)
The New America poster
This amazing 3-color + blind deboss letterpress poster, designed by Portland-based Nando Costa and printed by Portland-based Keegan Meegan & Co. was created to promote Nando’s short film, The New America, which was a fully-funded Kickstarter project as of October of last year, and is planned to be completed by late June, 2012. This film will be completely made from over 600 pieces of laser-engraved pieces of wood, which were illustrated by Nando himself. Crazy awesome.
(via Under Consideration/twitter)
Handmade logo
The Swedish Design and Branding agency Snask created a new identity for the Swedish Handicraft Movement’s 100 year anniversary, embodying everything that SHM is all about. Making thing with your hands. Really awesome stuff.
(via Daniel Bruce/twitter) (via Snask/twitter)
Facebook soundtrack designer corrupts files on purpose
Los Angeles, CA-based creative director/designer/illustrator Rob Sheridan, with the help of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, purposely added and took out text from data text from the publicity stills provided by Sony for the album art of The Social Network. The result is quite awesome. I might have to give this a try.
(via Chris Allen)
Japanese artist paints realistic goldfish with paint and resin
Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints goldfish, layer-by-layer, then pours resin on top, making them appear to come alive. It’s quite amazing.
(via Dylan Moore)
In other news…
Chris Streger and his To Reslove Project are at it again. Now, it’s time for the re:resolution! Jason Hines has stepped up and set up a shop with society6 (here) and Chris has asked everyone else who participated in this wonderful project (I guess that means me, too, eh?) to follow suit. Maybe if we all were bad about following up on our resolutions, this will help us get back on track. I know I have swayed a bit from my resolution, so it’s time to get back to it.
(via Chris Streger/twitter) (via Jason Hines/twitter)
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