Communication/Letterform: Minimalistic Design

http://www.trendhunter.com/photos/97173#!/photos/97173/9
Really cool redesigns of well known products. 

"Antrepo Design Industry is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy that aim  to change perceptions by giving consumers a dose of minimalism in their designs.

Their latest project includes decompositions of famous everyday product packaging. This includes Nesquik, Red Bull, Durex, Mr. Clean and Nutella. For each product, they worked with the existing packaging and created two alternative versions; the first is a simplified version of the original and another that is very minimalist."

Letterform: Page Layout inspirations

http://iamatrapstar.com/wordpress/?p=4031

[Sneaker Tokyo vol.2 "Hiroshi Fujiwara"]
 Shoe Magazine, Japanese designs.

Communication: Along the River During the Qing Ming Festival

Along the River During the Qingming Festival
清明上河图
Zhang Zeduan
Panoramic Chinese scroll painting

Captures the daily life of the people during the song dynasty. Theme is during the Qing ming festival, showing lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city.  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Along_the_River_During_the_Qingming_Festival


Close ups:

http://china-gift-art-products.blogspot.com/2010/07/riverside-scene-during-qingming.html

http://china-gift-art-products.blogspot.com/2010/07/riverside-scene-during-qingming.html

Communication: Panorama Photos

http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/Switzerland/West/Vaud/Montreux/photo519946.htm

http://kory83.deviantart.com/art/Viewpoint-Panorama-76968121

York Castle Area 

http://www.york360.co.uk/panoramic-tour-of-york/york-castle-area.htm

http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/Hearing_Boards/images/Rooms/Miami%20City%20Hall%20Chambers%20Panoramic%20View.JPG 

       

"Water Cube" Beijing, China
  Eric Stolle

 http://ericstoller.com/blog/tag/photographs/

Communication: Self Reference/Book Binding

http://www.reuels.com/reuels/Book_Binding_Instruction.html
http://www1.american.edu/IRVINE/erika/gallery.html

book about bikes, using the bolts they use on their bikes! 
http://www.underexposedcreative.co.uk/blog/

Letterform: Researching...

very plain and simple if it weren't for the sideways G

another cool business card thing, simple text but a small graphic replacing the y is really clever.

 Alan Clarke: Posters for 2010 Olympics

This site is an online resource of the 1972 Munich Olympics. It showcases the visual identity of the Munich Olympics through Otl Aicher and his teams’ iconic designs.
They are a source of inspiration that will be shown here in a comprehensive fashion.

"One of the cultural mile-stones in the field of visual communication, the design of the XXth Olympiad was so successful that it articulated to multi-lingual and mutli-cultural audiences which had never been done so well before. The pictogram system which was devised by Aicher and his team for the games was the perfect example of simplistic information design and has now become the universal standard"

http://norococo.blogspot.com/2009/09/inside-logo-design-buckdaddyblog-part-2.html

http://mybusinesscarddesign.com/2010/07/06/letterpress-business-cards-montage/

http://kottke.org/09/05/nice-posters-for-the-2012-olympics

http://www.1972municholympics.co.uk/Posters/Poster_Sport_Section.php

Letterform: Research Modern Raggae Art/Albums

Notice: Grungy or exotic looking text.
Incorporation of Jamica. (Flag colors, landscapes, the sun with rays.


Exploring what raggae styles, art form are associated with this type of music.

Artist: Jon Wayne and the Pain
Title: Follow Through
Genre: Modern Reggae
Release date: 2010

Rise: The Roots of Modern Reggae :Various Artist 

Trevor & the generals: "Old school Reggae from these Telfords favourites will excite any spectator. It might be winter outside but you’ll be warmed from the stage by the classic reggae styling, the sun will surely come out to play on this occasion."

 

Green, red, yellow colors, and Lion repeated in designs associated with the flag of Ethiopia.

http://mikkisays.net/2010/09/28/modern-reggae-jon-wayne-and-the-pain-follow-through-2010-mp3-320-kbps/

http://www.slacker.com/album/capleton/rise-the-roots-of-modern-reggae 

http://www.telfordswarehousechester.com/2009/10/

 http://reggaerootsmusik.blogspot.com/2009/11/gondwana-gondwana.html

Raggae developed in Jamiaca, based on a rhythmic style characterized by accents on the off beat, known as the skank.

Letterform: Redsigning this album cover!

Genre:

Reggae

Tracks:

1. Lee Perry & Dub Syndicate - Train To Doomsville
2. Barmy Army - Billy Bonds MBE
3. Forhead Bros - Circular Motion
4. African Head Charge - What A Wonderful Day
5. Dub Syndicate - No Alternative (But To Fight)
6. Bim Sherman, Singers & Players - Run Them Away
7. Prince Fai I, Singers & Players - Water The Garden
8. African Head Charge - Throw It Away
9. Eskimo Fox - Digital

Musicians:
BASS: Flabba, Evar, Kishi, Keith Le Blanc, Ras Elroy, Lizard, Dr. Pablo
DRUMS: Style, Keith Le Blanc, Prisoner, Eskimo Fox
GUITAR: Bingy, Dwight Pinkney, Skip McDonald, Crucial Tony
KEYBOARDS: Kishi, Keith Le Blanc, Dr. Pablo, William Rieflin
HORNS: Ray Carless
PIANO: Steely, Dr. Pablo, Kishi
PERCUSSION: Bonjo I
DRUM PROGRAMMING: Kishi
SPECIAL EFFECTS: Crocodile, Prisoner

PRODUCED BY: Adrian Sherwood, Keith Le Blanc, Style Scott
RECORDED AT: Southern, Berry Street, Blue Mountain
MIXED AT: Southern, Berry Street 

Album cover artist: Ian Wright 

ON-U SOUND record company. 

Ideas: 
4x5 grid _ 4 songs on one side, 5 songs on other side
30x30 grid _ 2011 is their 30th anniversary  
8x8 grid _  8 different artist/ bands

Communications: Artist book ideas.

Use of Natural material and photos of natural things? Patterns designs?

Stephen Spurrier: "The Dehli Diaries, 2006" 
 "Set of 3 artists books each representing one of the three months the artist spent in Barcelona as artist in residence at the Australia Council Studio." Book can reflect a period of time that it was created. Also, cool shape.

Elizabeth Rotchford-Long. "Winnow"  I like how this book was put together.

Very cool concept idea, alphabet theme with sketches of things that accompany the words.
Sophie Artemis, 'Primer', [London: Sophie Artemis], 1992. NAL pressmark: X940020 (Book 2, pages 6-7)


http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/2006/04/artist-books-workshop-sydney.html
http://www.grahamegalleries.com/category/fair/stand-7-ugg-boot-press/
http://www.elizabethrotchfordlong.com/GalleryAlbum.aspx?gallery=books
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/prints_books/features/artists_books/database/object.php?id=1&id2=4&action=&hits=&page=&pages=&object_type=&country=&start_year=&end_year=&object=&artist=&maker=

Communications: John Cage

I'm studying nomadic art history! Interesting theme he has...

John Cage's works are hands on experimental

http://www.sitegallery.org/archives/595
http://artvoice.com/issues/v9n51/art_scene
http://www.twitteringmachines.com/category/art/
http://cityarts.info/2009/09/17/john-cage-zen-ox-herding-pictures/

Communications: Sol Lewitt

http://www.sitegallery.org/archives/595
http://www.sitegallery.org/archives/595
http://faram-au-fait.blogspot.com/2010/06/sol-lewitt-artists-books-at-site.html

Communications: Lawrence Weiner

http://cheapandplastique.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/ny-art-book-fair/
http://rolu.terapad.com/index.cfm?fa=contentNews.newsDetails&newsID=80074&from=list
http://www.eabfair.com/participant.php?l1=k&l2=K&l3=l&l4=L&l5=m&l6=M

Communications: Thomas Barbey

 Photo collages by Thomas Barbey. Creating surreal worlds with his photographs. No computer software was used to make these....... so not sure what his secret is!

"Pitcher Books"

https://www.artifactsgallery.com/art.asp?!=W&ID=18828

"Urban Offering"

https://www.artifactsgallery.com/art.asp?!=W&ID=18764

Letterform: On-U sound "Play it All Back"

Record label company from my album cover (Play it All Back volume 2)

Turns out my record has a about 4-5 raga-e artists. 

http://www.onu-sound.com/

store site:http://onusoundrecords.ithinkmusic.com/my-store/index.php 

 The most ridiculous photo ever seen, technically done and the subject its self. Overlaying of photos and a feathery glow around the singer. Interesting....

Communication/Letterform

Ian Wright: "Paper Trail"

same artist that designed one of the album covers I found (i think???) Very creative and well done. Made of layers of scape paper.

http://www.orangebeautiful.com/blog/post.php?post_id=970