Category: news stand
… and the ‘The Digital Newsstand’
Scott Walker works Monday to Friday as the assistant managing editor at the Birmingham News, Alabama’s largest newspaper. In his spare time he created this design project that transformed an old newspaper box into ‘The Digital Newsstand’. The project replaces the window with an lcd monitor that is hooked up to a computer inside the box. The screen is now used to display a variety of newspaper front pages that walker personally worked on. In addition, Walker programmed the computer to provide news updates and play music through hidden speakers inside. All in all, the project offers a new way to view the news that blends the old fashioned newspaper standand digital technology.
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NEW BARRY McGEE TREK MADONE 6.9
In a racing world where carbon fiber is the holy grail of track performance, San Francisco-based artist BARRY McGEE (aka: Twist) takes us back to the days of cold hard steel with his incredibly unexpected graphic treatment on this TREK Madone 6.9. Created in commemoration of LANCE ARMSTRONG’s competition in the TOUR OF CALIFORNIA for the first time this year, Barry’s signature characters populate a carbon fiber frame masterfully altered to resemble a vintage metal race cycle literally “ridden hard and left out in the rain” one too many times. One of Lance’s personal favorite artists, Barry was chosen for the task because of his unique aesthetic sensibilities and acute love of cycling, particularly fixed gear riding which have melded here in new and truly unexpected ways. Launched tonite as Lance’s main ride in his public anti-cancer ride in Hollywood tonite, the bike went on display in NIKE’s MONTALBAN THEATER as part of Lance’s public announcement of the new “Stages” art campaign being waged to help expand theLIVESTRONG foundation’s global anti-cancer fight (more news on that coming to ST soon).
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As a creative, I am addicted to books about art and design. Grand Stand II is an incredible addition to our collection here at the studio. If you can find it, BUY IT!
Grand Stand II is the definitive resource on contemporary stand design worldwide. This double-volume publication, presents nearly 200 show-stopping brand and corporate fair presentations, scales ranging from small to large, with stunning photography accompanied by commentary including company profiles as well as information about the designers. The expansive scope of projects depicted from cover to cover reveal the increasing importance of fair stand design today and how designers play an essential role in visualizing the identity of brands into captivating corporate presentations.
If you’re not already familiar with his hand-drawn type from his awesome book “Hand Job,” Mike Perry is a Brooklyn-based artist who makes drawings, paintings, illustrations, magazines, newspapers, and clothing, as well as teaches whenever possible. He has worked with clients such as the New York Times Magazine, Dwell, Microsoft Zune, Urban Outfitters and Zoo York, to name but a few.
Doodling away night and day, Perry creates new typefaces and sundry graphics that inevitably evolve into his new work, exercising the great belief that the generating of piles is the sincerest form of creative process. His latest show of original items will feature a mixture screen-prints, original drawings, and watercolors.
In addition to creating illustrations for others, Perry has his own magazine entitled Untitled, which features his current work and interests and is in its third edition.
The Patterns Found in Space
Giant Robot Gallery
Opening reception: 7 March 2009, 6:30-10pm
7 March-8 April 2009
437 East 9th Street
New York, New York 10009
+1 212 674 4769
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jack in the box rebrand: success
With all the fuss over the Pepsi and Tropicana re-brands it’s nice to see something that I think most people can agree on. Under Consideration’s Brand New recently ran a piece about the new Jack in the Box branding. I don’t think they have these in San Francisco, but in Sacramento they were everywhere and as much as I can’t stand their television campaigns (the exploits of their terminally unfunny and somehow vaguely 80’s-esque — in a bad way — globe-headed CEO) I have to say that they really did a good job with this new identity. The re-brand was headed up by Philly-based Duffy & Partners and I think they really nailed it from a purely aesthetic point of view. The only question now is whether people will still recognize it as a fast food joint. I don’t know if everyone is familiar with Pluto’s or Jack’s Urban Eats, but that’s the sort of restaurant this branding conjures up for me. I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing, but you have to wonder what sort of effect it might have on what I’d have to imagine is Jack in the Box’s core demographic: people looking for quick, cheap food.
