Welcome to The Logo Loft's Website Spotlight. Periodically, we here at The Logo Loft will run across something online - the site of an agency doing really cool design work, a profile of a particularly creative designer - that we just have to share. This time around, we're spotlighting both a profile and a site, both involving industial designer Robert Brunner.
In this Design Week profile, Brunner, a former director of industrial design at Apple, talks about his firm Ammunition, and his push to have more ownership in the creative ideas he releases to the marketplace. ("I was giving away intellectual property very cheaply," he says at one point in the interview.) Brunner also discusses his new "cleantech" venture, Regen, in the profile.
For a look at some of the ideas that Ammunition produces, head over to the agency's official website. You'll see samples of their impressive identity work for clients such as Kohler and Sandisk, and, a particular favorite for many of us here at Logo Loft, a healthy roster of products they've helped design, from the Fuego grills to the nook for Barnes & Noble.
At the Logo Loft, we believe that good design work is equal parts strategic thinking and pure inspiration - a philosophy that we see employed wholeheartedly at Ammunition. That's just one reason we're proud to share it as today's Logo Loft Website spotlight.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
LogoLoft Website Spotlight for Dec. 1, 2009
Welcome to the Logo Loft's website spotlight of the day. We kick off December with a brief entry focusing on an article appearing on an old favorite of The Logo Loft's: Designer Daily.
For us here at the Logo Loft, illustration of all kinds is as much a part of life as coffee and the Internet, so it's no surprise that this article on website illustrations caught our eye. From the whimsical style gracing the pages of Okami Design to the sketchbook look of Instant Ad Legend to the elevated art of A Crayon's Life, this article provided the Logo Loft designers with plenty of inspiring samples. Click on over and take a look for yourself - with 30 examples to choose from, you're bound to find something that might inspire a new direction in your own projects, or even your own website.
That's it for today - be sure and check back with the Logo Loft as we continue to hunt down and expose good design on the World Wide Web.
For us here at the Logo Loft, illustration of all kinds is as much a part of life as coffee and the Internet, so it's no surprise that this article on website illustrations caught our eye. From the whimsical style gracing the pages of Okami Design to the sketchbook look of Instant Ad Legend to the elevated art of A Crayon's Life, this article provided the Logo Loft designers with plenty of inspiring samples. Click on over and take a look for yourself - with 30 examples to choose from, you're bound to find something that might inspire a new direction in your own projects, or even your own website.
That's it for today - be sure and check back with the Logo Loft as we continue to hunt down and expose good design on the World Wide Web.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Logo Loft Internet Spotlight: PRINT Magazine
Today's Logo Loft website spotlight focuses on the online home of a favorite of many Logo Loft designers: Print magazine.
When we at The Logo Loft hear a motto like "Design for Curious Minds," we respond to it. Print lives up to their catchphrase by delivering instruction and inspiration in both their print and electronic forms. Print's online home offers a wide variety of features, including book reviews, interactive features, tips on the use of sustainable materials, lists of competitions, directories on everything from design agencies to design schools, and educational content geared toward new designers and seasoned professionals alike.
The Logo Loft designers spend a lot of time rooting around the Inspiration tab, checking out galleries, profiles, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of designers, illustrators, typographers and more. This section, and Print as a whole, is another tool we use at The Logo Loft to hone our craft and discover new ways to consistently deliver top-notch work.
When we at The Logo Loft hear a motto like "Design for Curious Minds," we respond to it. Print lives up to their catchphrase by delivering instruction and inspiration in both their print and electronic forms. Print's online home offers a wide variety of features, including book reviews, interactive features, tips on the use of sustainable materials, lists of competitions, directories on everything from design agencies to design schools, and educational content geared toward new designers and seasoned professionals alike.
The Logo Loft designers spend a lot of time rooting around the Inspiration tab, checking out galleries, profiles, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of designers, illustrators, typographers and more. This section, and Print as a whole, is another tool we use at The Logo Loft to hone our craft and discover new ways to consistently deliver top-notch work.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Logo Loft Website Spotlight: Heydays
Welcome to today's Logo Loft Website Spotlight. Today, the Logo Loft is sending you all the way to Oslo, Norway, for a peek at Heydays Studio:
Heydays is the brainchild of five Oslo designers who joined forces after graduation to start their own design studio. Their work reflects a stark, simple approach heavy on European influences. Among Heydays' clients are the hip-hop culture magazine Kingsize and a political publication called Premiss. To learn more about their work and their philosophy, take a look at the website linked above.
Heydays is the brainchild of five Oslo designers who joined forces after graduation to start their own design studio. Their work reflects a stark, simple approach heavy on European influences. Among Heydays' clients are the hip-hop culture magazine Kingsize and a political publication called Premiss. To learn more about their work and their philosophy, take a look at the website linked above.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Logo Loft Website Spotlight: Going "Under the Dome" with Platinum
The Logo Loft's designers are always looking for the next piece of design inspiration, and this time we found it in a book. Well, actually, we found it on a book. Unless you've been living under a an impermeable dome this week, you know that Stephen King has released his new novel, a 1,000+ page behemoth called Under The Dome. Along with the usual pre-release buzz that any King book gets, this one has gotten some extra attention for its innovative cover, designed by the artists at Brazilian design studio Platinum.
King fansite Lilja's Library has an exclusive interview with the creative team behind the cover, accompanied by several pieces of concept art showing how the cover progressed from King's original "sketch" to the finished piece of work now gracing more than a million copies of the hardback.
It's a nice peek behind the curtain at the design process - the same type of process that Logo Loft designers go through with their work: refinement, editing, refining again, and tweaking until it's just right.
King fansite Lilja's Library has an exclusive interview with the creative team behind the cover, accompanied by several pieces of concept art showing how the cover progressed from King's original "sketch" to the finished piece of work now gracing more than a million copies of the hardback.
It's a nice peek behind the curtain at the design process - the same type of process that Logo Loft designers go through with their work: refinement, editing, refining again, and tweaking until it's just right.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Logo Loft Website Spotlight: 11/04/09
Here at The Logo Loft, we find inspiration in all sorts of places - from the office next door to offices halfway around the globe. Today, The Logo Loft is looking all the way to Australia to showcase the work of graphic designer Caroline Gilroy.
Caroline Gilroy's graphic design philosophy combines her love of typography, print design, and publication design, into a strong portfolio for clients including Atlantic Magazine, Nick Cave, and The Dungog Film Festival. Simple, striking images combine with bold colors to create a unique, inspiring design each time. Take a look at the gallery on her site, and you'll see what we mean.
Check back soon for another Logo Loft website spotlight!
Caroline Gilroy's graphic design philosophy combines her love of typography, print design, and publication design, into a strong portfolio for clients including Atlantic Magazine, Nick Cave, and The Dungog Film Festival. Simple, striking images combine with bold colors to create a unique, inspiring design each time. Take a look at the gallery on her site, and you'll see what we mean.
Check back soon for another Logo Loft website spotlight!
Friday, July 3, 2009
The Logo Loft Internet Spotlight: 5:1
Today's Logo Loft website spotlight features the work of some of the best up-and-coming talent the industry has to offer. Enjoy today's Logo Loft Site of the Day:
The London College of Communication's Graphic & Media Design 2009 Degree Show has just ended, but you can still see the work of over 200 graduates of the school’s five “specialist pathways” - Typographic, Information, Illustration, Advertising, and Interactive/Moving Image - at the special 5:1 website. Check it out for a glimpse at the designers of the future.
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