26.11.08
DINZ
I now know that one pronounces DINZ Dins. I also know more about Kris Sowersby’s (of Klim fame) Cerano typeface than I ever expected, and loved every minute of it.
In a nutshell it is oh-so-loosly inspired by Neo, Sauna and FS Albert (as initiated by DNA), but is a million miles away in its finished form. His talk was titled “I don’t like it, it looks like toothpaste”* and while there is some room for criticism of BNZ’s rebrand especially with regard to the current state of the world’s economy I think that if my toothpaste came out as well formed as that, my dentist would be out of a job. (As an aside, my personal take on the rebrand is: If you are rebranding, then get on and do it. It seems so half finished: ATM machines with the new lower case bnz, under the building with the old shield… all getting a bit confusing)
Gary Stewart from Ocean (the agency with the most down to earth website in town) gave a bit of a show and tell of their work over the years for NZ Film Festival (one version of which felt very similar to something I did for Fabric in the UK a couple of years ago. Visually that is. But Fabric never moved forward with it, and Gary’s poster collection rocks.
A few weeks ago I saw a poster in a gallery in Dunedin.
I think I also saw some paintings, but it is the poster I remember mostly. This poster was by Experimenta and is now sitting in my flat thanks to Duncan who presented a brief retrospective of their work. Hints of Experimental Jetset, Build, Hort (in a way I can’t put my finger on), TDR and NonFormat (all favorites of mine) but in a good way. I’d be really interested in seeing a totally analogue piece by them as their craftsman approach really shows through but could be seen as a bit cold for many audiences. There’s a challenge for you Duncan.
*As an aside if you are interested in a typeface that really does look like toothpaste you can find one by Autobahn here.
In a nutshell it is oh-so-loosly inspired by Neo, Sauna and FS Albert (as initiated by DNA), but is a million miles away in its finished form. His talk was titled “I don’t like it, it looks like toothpaste”* and while there is some room for criticism of BNZ’s rebrand especially with regard to the current state of the world’s economy I think that if my toothpaste came out as well formed as that, my dentist would be out of a job. (As an aside, my personal take on the rebrand is: If you are rebranding, then get on and do it. It seems so half finished: ATM machines with the new lower case bnz, under the building with the old shield… all getting a bit confusing)Gary Stewart from Ocean (the agency with the most down to earth website in town) gave a bit of a show and tell of their work over the years for NZ Film Festival (one version of which felt very similar to something I did for Fabric in the UK a couple of years ago. Visually that is. But Fabric never moved forward with it, and Gary’s poster collection rocks.
A few weeks ago I saw a poster in a gallery in Dunedin.
I think I also saw some paintings, but it is the poster I remember mostly. This poster was by Experimenta and is now sitting in my flat thanks to Duncan who presented a brief retrospective of their work. Hints of Experimental Jetset, Build, Hort (in a way I can’t put my finger on), TDR and NonFormat (all favorites of mine) but in a good way. I’d be really interested in seeing a totally analogue piece by them as their craftsman approach really shows through but could be seen as a bit cold for many audiences. There’s a challenge for you Duncan.*As an aside if you are interested in a typeface that really does look like toothpaste you can find one by Autobahn here.
Pecha Kucha four is number three.
The Paramount here in Wellington hosted the fourth Pecha Kucha in the capital. My third one, and definitely the biggest one of the three. In comparison to Christchurch’s event a fortnight ago what Wellington lacked in intimacy and a sense of belonging it gained in technical superiority (I realise I still haven’t blogged about Chch so rather than try to find my notebook (for the record I am not one of those designers with a Moleskin in my back pocket… am I the only one who thinks the paper is too smooth?) I’ll move on.
Highlights this time include the entertaining scientist Craig Stevens managing to link models of turbulence James Bond and back without missing a beat.
And for you wordies head over to Duncan Sarkies’ site Write Group (or browse through all the other stuff he is known for). As well as writing for the brilliant Flight of the Conchords he is on a mission to make sense of sentences, particularly those in the business/government world. One charming real world example of this was a certificate of achievement to a child in Keystage 3 (or something like that), which means absolutely nothing to anyone, especially for the intended audience (the kid) when the child should have got an award for a bloody good description of a duck. There was more, of course, but that’s it for now.
As an aside can I just rant a bit about the branding of PK itself? In a nutshell: Love the wordmark, hate the Bank Gothic. While not that apparent on the website I do feel a little sorry for each presenter when the introduction slide is such a dog’s breakfast (I’ll try and get a photo of it next time).
Highlights this time include the entertaining scientist Craig Stevens managing to link models of turbulence James Bond and back without missing a beat.
And for you wordies head over to Duncan Sarkies’ site Write Group (or browse through all the other stuff he is known for). As well as writing for the brilliant Flight of the Conchords he is on a mission to make sense of sentences, particularly those in the business/government world. One charming real world example of this was a certificate of achievement to a child in Keystage 3 (or something like that), which means absolutely nothing to anyone, especially for the intended audience (the kid) when the child should have got an award for a bloody good description of a duck. There was more, of course, but that’s it for now.
As an aside can I just rant a bit about the branding of PK itself? In a nutshell: Love the wordmark, hate the Bank Gothic. While not that apparent on the website I do feel a little sorry for each presenter when the introduction slide is such a dog’s breakfast (I’ll try and get a photo of it next time).
19.11.08
17.11.08
9.11.08
Buy this: Vormator released at last
Read this: Wikinomics
You might have heard a rumour that I have been hanging about in Malaysia for most of October. It wasn’t all white sandy beaches and cocktails at sunset, I also did some serious reading in between. One of the books I have been pushing on just about everyone I have met since is Wikinomics. If you haven’t heard of it read this. If you have heard of it buy it (although I prefer the UK cover, as it was orchestrated by my friends at We Made This). It is the first book on economics I have read. It could be the only one, but it is brilliant, and while they didn’t predict the current collapse of the stockmarket they are on the money for every other page.
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