Hayao Miyazaki Minimalist Poster Collection
Ok, the minimalist poster trend is already old for me BUT I do love Hayao Miyazaki (and when graphic design merges with things I love - like anime!)
Decorated Playlists
Themed mixtapes with well-designed covers, compiled by DJ and graphic designer, Simon Foster.
To promote the mobile version of the Metro newspaper in Canada, advertising agency Rethink came up with the following campaign. Their idea was to set up a mini dispenser including QR Code, once scanned you were redirected to the app of the newspaper.
Source: gachineiro
Just My Type
A collection of nice font stacks. Inspired by Typestacks. Fonts from Typekit.
A group of Palestinian youth decided to protest at the gates of the United Nations Ramallah Common Premises, unwilling to allow employees to get in. The group demanded that UN employees take immediate action to save the lives of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Especially the ones in advanced stages of hunger strike, and those who are ill and still striking. They also plead that the UN employees make the enemy state comply to the demands of the freedom prisoners which are all compatible to the international human law and the third and fourth Geneva Accords.
freedom to all freedom prisoners!
More good design for good.
(via amodernmanifesto)
Source: rainbowsmokes
Philosopher’s Minimalism by Genís Carreras
Prints available at society6. Entitled “Philographics”, these minimalist geometric shapes represent various philosophical doctrines like existentialism, empiricism, nihilism, and solipsism. Several more can be seen on Carreras’ website, but spoiler alert: there appears to be no mention of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, which is just as much a code of ethics as it is a religious experience.
(via: io9)
(via sexinthecinema)
Source: ianbrooks
WFPF (Working From Porch Fort)
"Gangbang Interviews" and "Bikini Shots": Silicon Valley’s Brogrammer
As if women in tech don’t feel alienated enough, enter the “Brogrammer”. The article suggests some interesting social trends that I’ll be on the look out for.
What I find most interesting about the Brogrammer is that it seems to stem from two obvious possibilities: Geeks feel ostracized from the larger male community or someone thought this would be a good marketing gimmick and it spread. Really though, if the fear of being judged as a geek is leading someone to take on an extreme macho attitude (the “Bro”), we’ve got more problems than we thought.
I think the further marginalization of women in tech is a huge issue. But I think the marginalization of tech folk, men or women, is a problem to be considered as well.
How can we give this community self esteem, discourage negative judgements about it and find a more positive marketing technique to pull in both more men and women?
The Brogrammer is easy. Marketing to men with chicks in underwear is easy. Making sexist jokes to a largely male community to get them to like you is easy - but it’s like candy - it’s not real nourishment.
Sex Sells - Or Does It?
Interesting article on when sex does and doesn’t sell.
