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We have a winner!

Jody Brewer is the first to share some bright shiny design objects that I hadn’t seen before, so she will be the first recipient of a random prize.  Here are her suggestions:

Fun type game for all of you type lovers out there …

http://www.typeconnection.com/index.php

Exhibit: Making Identity

A lovely identity system for Making, the Australian Institute of Architects’ annual conference. The creative directors of the conference were passionate about an identity that would challenge the usual modernist architectural aesthetic—something more inviting and inclusive. 

With architects as clients, it was important for the designer Danielle de Andrade and creative director Paul Garbett to rationalize their design decisions. They developed a system of color selection and image making that took a lot of subjectivity out of the process. 

Making was explored through four themes: life, connections, impact and culture. Andrade and Garbett assigned a color to each of these themes, then created an alphabetic matrix that generated imagery from word inputs. This added a random and, at times, unfinished-looking element to the identity, which resonated with the “making” theme. The conference attendees enjoyed the connect-the-dot portraits of the speakers, particularly during the duller lectures.

http://garbett.com.au/projects/making/

http://www.commarts.com/exhibit/making-identity.html

Web pick: Hopscotch Music Festival

Responsive, dynamic and intuitive. How do you feel about those all cap, bold sans serif coming at ya? Any issues with hierarchy or is this where we throw some rules out?

http://hopscotchmusicfest.com

While we are on a musical roll:

Check out this interactive video. Dang.

http://ty-segall.com/manipulator/

The latest video for lo-fi punk musician Ty Segall’s single, Manipulator, takes the concept to its natural extreme. The interactive website for the video allows viewers to click on any area of the screen to instantly switch out the scene with any number of random images, from 50s aliens to babies to Cyrano De Bergerac. According to an interview with director Matt Yoka, the video has trillions of potential image combinations. 

The site was coded and designed by Simon Wiscombe.Click here to experience the site for yourself. Via It’s Nice That. (from Print Image of the day http://www.printmag.com/image-of-the-day/09102014-interactive-music-video/)

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