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We knew that someone would eventually callout the idea of advertisers as “storytellers”…and that someone was Stefan Sagmeister of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh. He made his comments at the CAMP Festival in Calgary.
In the interview, Sagmeister attacks the urge for those in the communications industry to rush to re-assign themselves as storytellers. “Now everybody’s a storyteller,” he says, before dismissing the trend as “bullshit”.
Read MoreThe Art of Ping Pong is a collaboration between Fivefootsix and some of the most exciting, influential and upcoming artists and illustrators creating a series of bespoke ping pong paddles to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
Read MoreNick Goettling is a Chicago-based illustrator, storyboard artist, concept designer, and fine artist focusing on building a more visually stimulating world. With a strong background in traditional drawing and painting, he also employs digital technology in his work. He was recently commissioned for a pair of bright murals, soon to take over two underpasses on Kimball Avenue near Northeastern Illinois University's Avondale campus.
Read MoreHigh culture meets urban art: In the clash of cultures Red Bull Flying Bach turns the international classical world upside down. Their creative performance visualizes and revives Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier crossing the borders of serious music and youth culture. Their unique advertising for the show can be seen right now in Lakeview East.
Read MoreA series of interactive cards were designed as collateral for the Modern Ball at the Modern Wing—a biennial fundraising event held by The Architecture & Design Society of The Art Institute of Chicago. The abstract patterns become animated as the cards are pulled from their sleeves.
Read MoreIdentify web fonts on any site. Fount will tell you which web font in your font-stack you are actually seeing – not just what is supposed to be seen. It’ll also tell you the font size, weight, and style.
Read MoreAn animation of a quote from Ira Glass created by Saar Oz.
Read MoreBuilt Form designed and fabricated tabletop objects to be presented as gifts to help the client generate interest in a proposed mixed use project in downtown Durham, North Carolina designed by Built Form. The gift item featured a 1:50 building massing model enclosed in a protective structure which acted as a stage-set when unfolded for display.
Read MoreThis gallery of Pull Quotes from Discover.typography is a great place to start if you're trying to decide how to format pull quotes. It includes sixty-three different ideas for editorial typography, sure to get you moving in the right direction.
Read MoreGermen Crew just completed what could be one of the world's largest murals in a small Mexican pueblo. The colorful mural was Commissioned by the Las Palmitas, Pachuca District, long known for its role as the "Drug Capital of Mexico." A massive public art project comprising 209 homes and over 215,000 square feet, the Macro Mural reveals a hybrid style that leans heavily on the group's graffiti background.
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