BP Logo Gets a Makeover

If you love logos check out www.LogoDesignLove.com. It is a great site featuring logo design today in addition to vintage designs. This week I am particularly interested in the BP Logo Gets a Makeover Page. This campaign is being put on by Greenpeace USA. Go to the Greenpeace Flickr Page to check out the other submissions. I have included some here that I think you will enjoy.

Who approved this??

I thought this was a cute idea. I love the sticker. Who approved this??

Chow Chow Panda

 

Poster of the Week

Love in the Afternoon Poster by Saul Bass

                                                             1957

Local Inspiration

Some of the best places to find inspiration is from your local environment. This may sound boring but just walk around your town or take a trip to the nearest city and you will find all sorts of public art, galleries, and diverse architecture inspired by various art periods like the Gothic or Art Deco eras. I moved to Connecticut about a year ago from Central New York and even on my move I saw lots of public art along the way. I have included some pictures from this trip.

The Gold Building at One Financial Plaza. Hartford, CT

Hartford, CT

950 Main Street. Hartford CT

Poster of the Week

                                                         Photo From user Rwarne @ Flickr

Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody)

Magnetic Photo Ropes

One of the things I deal with as a designer is incorporating some of my designs and photos into functional pieces for my home. One great idea I discovered a couple of years ago is the magnetic photo rope. Magnetic photo ropes provide an easy system for showing off your photos and light art works through the strength of small magnets. These images can be moved around and changed out to alternate photos in little time. Depending on the size of the cords, magnets, and setup used to anchor a single rope or a track of ropes to the wall, various sizes of images can be displayed and the ropes can extend as far along or down the wall as wanted. The ropes can be purchased through the store at Photojojo.com or you can save some money and build yourself a custom size arrangement. Follow these links for constructive ideas in building your own photo ropes. Personally I prefer the more clean, simple, and professional look of the vertical ropes.

• Photojojo Store    

                        http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/magnetic-photo-rope

• Vertical Ropes     

                        http://www.diyphotography.net/diy-photowire-frames

Photo from the Photojojo Store

• Horizontal Ropes  

                        http://curbly.com/alttext/posts/74-easy-photo-wall-on-a-
                         shoestring-er-wire-budget

Photo by member alt text of Flickr

Goals for Summer 2010

~ Get my car new tires.
~ Get CS5 = )
~ Get to Westerly many times.
~ Get this blog on the move.



                          ...more to follow

Recommendations

My recommendations of the week are:

• The THEATRICAL ELECTRONIC: And Installation by: Caroline Locatelli at Cazenovia College

                                                                Cazenovia, New York

The exhibition begins Saturday April 17 and runs through Wednesday the 20th at The Cazenovia College Gallery in Reisman Hall.


For Additional Information Check out the Event Page at:
        http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113568408659186&ref=mf


I actually modeled in a fashion show with Caroline a couple of years ago and she is quite a talented artist.






The blogs at:
          

• Vandelay Design     http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/

           The Vandelay Design blog is great for inspiration and tutorials.

• Swiss Miss      http://www.swiss-miss.com/

           Swiss Miss is the blog of Swiss born Tina Roth Eisenberg who is
           a designer in NYC. She is always posting interesting articles and
           unique design and decor ideas from around the web.