FART & DESIGN

OCAD U

2011-05-06T09:46:00.005-04:00

the new OCAD U identity. although i was expecting to hate it, it's well-thought out and executed with an excellent model for inclusion of student work. good old gotham at work again. thoughts?

Hovering Art Directors blog

2011-04-15T16:31:00.002-04:00

Funny. Not sure if this is ongoing or not...

Stupedously unuseable stock images

2011-03-30T09:47:00.002-04:00

Bad stock, bad. Enjoy

If It Were My Home

2011-01-19T12:01:00.002-05:00

Interesting site!

Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

2010-12-13T10:14:00.001-05:00

here

Cool

2010-11-01T10:46:00.002-04:00

Here.

SPECIAL EFFECTS OF A TIMESTRETCHED

2010-10-01T11:10:00.001-04:00

i wanna learn autocad and i want an ipad!

for reals?

2010-09-30T11:39:00.001-04:00

Bruce Mau Design to rebrand OCAD University

2010-09-17T10:18:00.002-04:00

really?

amazing

2010-08-31T15:21:00.001-04:00

new arcade fire video

type video awesomeness

2010-08-20T11:55:00.000-04:00

awesome

2010-07-13T10:27:00.001-04:00

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

we all love football, right?

2010-06-24T17:57:00.002-04:00

the future of type on the web

2010-06-04T11:32:00.002-04:00

Gallery - Penguin Books 75th Anniversary - Penguin Group (USA)

2010-05-21T09:14:00.002-04:00

A nice little piece concentrating on some great covers of Penguins – including the Art Director and the Designer’s comments. Click on the “book” and it’ll go full screen so you can read it. Nice piece.
There's also a neat gallery of old covers here

Bloomberg Businessweek Re-Design

2010-04-24T09:58:00.006-04:00

The new magazine came out on Friday! Redesign by Richard Turley (Guardian - UK), with support by Karlssonwilker, and an amazing team of people I get to work with... very exciting.

FROM ANTHONY: see a related article here.

i love this SO HARD

2010-03-26T10:19:00.002-04:00

Vintage Toronto Postcards

2010-03-18T10:15:00.002-04:00

more here

Real Simple Screen Saver

2010-03-15T09:23:00.002-04:00

download here.

matrixshop

2010-03-09T12:15:00.001-05:00

Evolution of Type Taste from Grade School to Present

2010-02-08T15:43:00.003-05:00

Recent Departures – Come Up To My Room

2010-02-08T09:58:00.004-05:00

Hey, for all who missed room 214 at Come Up To My Room.
The website has been up dated and I have put some images on Flickr.

Check it out, let me know what you think. It was a collaborative piece with friends Chris Braden, Mike Dudek, Liam Johnstone, Paul Kawai and myself.

this is the flckr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34091208@N08/

1 for 2 for Joe

2010-02-01T08:56:00.004-05:00

You won a grammy! And you lost one, sucker, kidding congrats! that rules! can I touch the grammy?

The Lady Gaga Report

2010-01-29T23:05:00.001-05:00

Hello Lady Gaga Lover,

For those interested in up to the minute Lady Gaga Reporting* please head to;

http://twitter.com/popturkey

Instant reports and images. Maybe one, maybe none maybe more (depends how much of the weekend I want to spend looking at things with my real eyes vs through an iPhoto lens).

Joe
* disclaimer – reports may or may not include any Lady Gaga

Unhappy hipsters

2010-01-29T14:34:00.001-05:00

Cool Music Blog

2010-01-18T09:30:00.002-05:00

Left as Rain

The Letter Heady Blog

2010-01-13T09:19:00.001-05:00

here.

design genius...

2010-01-05T16:31:00.000-05:00

james cameron should've probably had leo in one of these things...

amazing old cartoon

2009-12-16T14:19:00.001-05:00

Grammy nominated!

2009-12-12T11:17:00.004-05:00

Joe is too modest to brag about it, but the David Byrn & Brian Eno album he designed at Sagmeister Inc., Everything That Happens Will Happen Today has been nominated for a Grammy in both the Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package and Best Recording Package catagories! Congrats Joe, and good luck. And, as the good friends we are, we won't give you any more props unless you WIN.

the next step in paperless magazines

2009-12-09T12:54:00.003-05:00

the end of print

2009-12-03T16:19:00.002-05:00

wonderfactory worked with time, inc. to launch a wireframe of the future of tablet magazines. spectacular. more info at wonderfactory's site. thankfully, at least it looks like columns and pull quotes are still important...

sweet paper animation

2009-11-29T21:41:00.004-05:00

milton glaser drawing spock, err shakespeare

2009-11-23T14:01:00.001-05:00

MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.

clients from hell

2009-11-20T09:51:00.002-05:00

Hidden In The Shore Maze

2009-11-18T12:44:00.002-05:00

Kristine's got an opening this Thursday in the Distillery District. Maybe see you guys there?

Details here;

KRISTINE MORAN - Hidden In The Shore Maze
Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 19 6 - 8 pm
Artist in attendance.

Show runs November 19 to January 10, 2009

Clark & Faria is pleased to present its first solo exhibition by Kristine Moran.

CLARK & FARIA
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm. Sunday 12:00 to 5:30 pm
E-mail: info@clarkandfaria.com
Website: www.monteclarkgallery.com, www.clarkandfaria.com (coming soon)
Address: 55 Mill Street, Building #2, Toronto, ON Canada, M5A 3C4
Phone: 416 703 1700
Fax: 416 703 1770

The Sylist

2009-10-08T16:44:00.001-04:00

The Stylist is a new free UK women's mag.Looks pretty cool even if it is a take off on New York Magazine.

boring post

2009-10-07T11:46:00.001-04:00

but come on that is my bike out font of work on google street view. bitchin'

Client vs. Designer

2009-09-30T11:59:00.003-04:00

Amazing

Type on wheels

2009-09-29T09:29:00.004-04:00

Very cool local video. It's the Bicycle Film Festival Trailer.

Stella Artois steals CBC Logo

2009-09-28T23:13:00.002-04:00

Not nice.

DIY iPhone/iTouch dock

2009-09-16T13:00:00.003-04:00

Do you need a little craft in your life and a place to rest your iPhone/iTouch on your desk. Well you could buy something I guess, or you could go here, download the template and and in 5min make your own handy dandy cradle. I just made one out of an old file folder here and it works like a dream. Enjoy

Mix Tape Business Cards

2009-09-15T16:02:00.004-04:00

Very cool, idea, file under – why didn't I think of that. Thanks to Adgoodness blog

Type Fail

2009-09-07T19:59:00.001-04:00

Visit the blog for more incredible fails!

Well Openers for T Magazine

2009-08-25T00:22:00.002-04:00

How many ways can you draw a letter?
Check out the 'T's of T Mag.

Madmen yourself

2009-08-19T09:42:00.004-04:00

Drop yourself into the look and feel of everyone's fav retro Advertising TV drama. Manmen Yourself.

ART & COPY

2009-08-17T12:24:00.003-04:00

here.

summer posters

2009-08-12T16:08:00.005-04:00

just some nice posters as the heat comes on...
also, not sure when this happened, but tom brown's new website is amazing.

clever

2009-07-23T09:47:00.002-04:00

tin can lids

monkey band

2009-07-22T14:08:00.001-04:00

ok, this is not so GD-related, so i'm also posting this great business card for a massage therapist.

SKYplay

2009-07-22T10:33:00.003-04:00

SKYplay depicts a composition dominated by use of the sky & real clouds at that moment with another object.

Taking the car for a spin

2009-07-20T09:09:00.004-04:00

Check out this bit of type nerdiness. Take the car out for a spin and make type. Coolness

Oh yeah you can download the font too.

Ink Calendar

2009-07-17T09:35:00.003-04:00

here.

Vintage Coke Cans

2009-06-30T09:43:00.004-04:00

here.

so cute

2009-06-15T10:56:00.004-04:00

this has nothing to do with design but OMG must see!

design movies yeeaah!!!

2009-06-03T11:42:00.000-04:00

want to see this trailer on link

move over baconnaise there something even worse

2009-05-22T16:48:00.003-04:00

Magnet 09

2009-05-21T21:03:00.005-04:00

Tommy Li: Inside the mind of a Maverick at this year's Magnet Conference along with Donna Braggins and other interesting speakers from the world of editorial deisgn. We should all check this out!

The Feathertale Review #4 Launch Party

2009-05-18T12:04:00.005-04:00

When: Friday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Czehoski, Third Floor, 678 Queen Street West, Toronto

Special instructions: Contributors are requested to arrive as near to 7:30 p.m. as possible for a meet and greet with editorial staff. We suspect that by 9:00 p.m. the third floor will be just about ready to collapse under the girth of our numbers.

Hope you can make it!

Interiors of the creative

2009-05-12T15:44:00.000-04:00

The Selby

Meat Cards

2009-05-05T11:30:00.000-04:00

do they have tofu cards?

Make The Logo Bigger SONG

2009-04-28T21:58:00.002-04:00

amazing song I love it!
next time a client says "Make The Logo Bigger" I'm breaking into song!

http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/make_the_logo_bigger_the_song.html

Magazine design, circa 1970

2009-04-22T15:17:00.004-04:00

We have it so easy these days... Check out the design/edit process for 1970s magazine.

your business card is crap

2009-04-22T14:09:00.002-04:00

and of course, the ultimate business card scene.

German Film Magazine

2009-04-19T18:47:00.003-04:00

Also got a german film magazine. black & white plus gold. nice.

Esquire

2009-04-19T15:15:00.004-04:00

Picked up this Esquire at the St. Lawrence Market today. wicked.

Career Evolution

2009-04-11T11:23:00.005-04:00

Maybe you've seen this one already? I think they forgot the coffee cups above the intern. Also, the CCO stage could accurately represent the stage before intern, known as student.

Social Tribe

2009-04-07T14:08:00.000-04:00

interesting

Not another skate vid

2009-04-07T12:05:00.002-04:00

Tennis anyone, layer tennis that is

2009-03-31T09:38:00.003-04:00

Maybe you've heard of this, but maybe you haven't it's just another silly game for designers/photoshop geeks to play, but some of them are pretty cool. That and it's just another way to get your collaborative juices flowing, check out this article about it here. Enjoy.

looks lovely.

2009-03-30T16:21:00.004-04:00

what? you are joking. i mean for reals? yes for reals.

2009-03-20T09:34:00.002-04:00

made of pop cans. source here.

Best on Page

2009-03-17T14:27:00.002-04:00

lets go to this, it is free. register here.

Board Games Through the Ages

2009-03-10T16:18:00.001-04:00

some amazing old board games from one of my favourite sites.

CS4 reviews?

2009-03-08T13:34:00.002-04:00

Just wondering if anyone has been using CS4 yet? I might be purchasing some new software soon, and have heard that it's pretty good. No need to reply if you're still using Quark 3.31 with Photoshop 2.5 (the ultimate graphic design duo).

magazine tattoo

2009-02-27T09:16:00.005-05:00

link here.

fun type video

2009-02-23T12:13:00.001-05:00

Great Acceptance Speech

2009-02-23T09:53:00.001-05:00

...thank-you, my pencil...

REASONS FOR OPTIMISM

2009-02-19T14:55:00.003-05:00

this paragraph made me feel better.

japanese facades

2009-02-14T17:38:00.004-05:00

women know your limits

2009-02-14T17:36:00.001-05:00

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.... bacon...

2009-02-06T15:47:00.002-05:00

If you're doing a little coding don't forget to close any «bacon» tabs.

Print Mag.

2009-02-02T13:55:00.003-05:00

Check it out. Sagmeister gives a shout-out to Joe in an interview on Print Mag Feb 08.
He also gives a shout-out so Sri Lanka calling it one of the most beautiful landscapes in Asia. But we already knew that :P

beautiful paper

2009-01-29T09:37:00.006-05:00

these head pieces are made of paper for the Chanel Spring 2009 couture show by Kamo, a Japanese hairdresser. You can see more of them here

NFB archive films are free

2009-01-24T19:04:00.003-05:00

bonhomme loves winter sports.

http://www.nfb.ca/explore-by/title/

389 Years Ago

2009-01-23T14:07:00.008-05:00

Wicked type poster

My Adidas

2009-01-23T11:30:00.003-05:00

every image has a sound

2009-01-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

Goodbye Bush

2009-01-23T09:35:00.000-05:00

bahahah LOVE IT!

Shigeo Fukuda 1932 – 2009

2009-01-21T12:04:00.001-05:00

obama action figure to the extreme

2009-01-21T01:47:00.000-05:00

Satellite Inauguration

2009-01-20T20:25:00.002-05:00

A bike lane that travels with you

2009-01-20T10:28:00.000-05:00

i want one

The Lunch Date

2009-01-15T01:21:00.001-05:00

not design-related, but it's one of my favourite films of all time, at only 10 minutes long.

art deco architecture

2009-01-12T17:32:00.003-05:00

think of how fun going to the movies would've been if the theatre looked like some of these..!

I do not believe you. that is pretty cool

2009-01-12T09:06:00.002-05:00

real photographs, that have been manipulated to look like miniatures.

b film titles

2009-01-05T01:53:00.004-05:00

Magic

2008-12-31T09:03:00.001-05:00

Happy 2009 kids.

Cut&Paste coming to T.O. in 2009

2008-12-23T11:48:00.005-05:00

I know it’s way off, but mark your calendars folks, the Cut&Paste tournament for designers has added a Toronto date. Check out the promo video on blogto

Can someone please punch this guy in the face for me?

2008-12-22T12:17:00.003-05:00