Quote of The Week, Costner - 2/8/09

You gotta play this game with fear and arrogance.

-Kevin Costner, Bull Durham

I'm pretty sure Costner was talking about baseball. But I think it can apply to the business of advertising/branding/design/communication as well.

Life, too.

dubs. out.

54 Kick Ass Logos

Logos are one of the reasons I'm so interested in design. A good one is worth more than any good ad ever will be.

Thought there was some good stuff here.


Click here to see the other 53.

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Objectified Trailer

From documentary director Gary Huswitt, who brought us Helvetica, this one deals with industrial design, looking at everything from "toothbrushes to tech gadgets." It takes a close look not only at how these things impact our lives daily, but also at the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential designers who bring them to us, including:

Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
IDEO (Palo Alto)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Smart Design (New York)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

The film will have its world premiere in March, with details announced shortly.

dubs. out.

NewRack

Got this from a friend of a friend. Who I suppose is now a friend.


Wish I thought of this.

dubs. out.