As I was scavenging for content, I came across with a cool post on webxpedition18.com featuring some ads Apple have published over the years. Sure, some are just plain hidious, but some, specially the later ones, are quite pleasing to the eye; but above all, a gasp of fresh air to the brain. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Re_design
Re-branding the US Dollar
I first saw this US dollar design by Dowling Duncan on designboom.com and was immediately impressed with his design for the $5 bill, just because it would be really nice to finally see our ancestors being acknowledged in that kind of way. In the article, he explains the creative process behind his designs:”We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. we also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in america but visitors as well (…)they are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.”
Sin duda alguna que entre los varios diseños del dolar Americano que ha elaborado Dowling Duncan, su concepto del billete de $5 dolares es el que mas poderosamente me llama la atención, sobre todo porque me invita a reflexionar sobre lo importante que seria para nuestra generación, el poder finalmente darle a nuestros ancestros indígenas un verdadero reconocimiento por el gran valor que representan en nuestra historia. Al explicar su proceso creativo al re-diseñar cada billete, Duncan explica que su objetivo era que las imágenes se relacionaran directamente con la denominación de cada billete, asimismo, Duncan tenia como propósito que el billete fuera educacional, no solo para quienes vivimos en EEUU, pero también para quienes vienen de visita. Me gusta como cada billete consiste de texto informativo que se relaciona directamente con la imagen a blanco y negro.
Facebook Interface
Check out this interesing post by Francisco Rosales for socialmouths.com, upon which he shows us what the future facebook may look like. Since I first joined FB back in late ’07, much has been said and written about it’s interface; I personally don’t have anything against change, quite on the contrary, I embrace it as it pushes innovative thinking… and the image above shows a very cool interface layout that I think would make the navigation process even more engaging and intuitive for a broader number of users.
En este articulo podremos darnos una idea de lo que Facebok podría ofrecernos en un futuro (¡El cual quizás no este muy lejano!). Es curioso ver cuanto se ha debatido sobre los cambios a los que Facebook ya nos tiene acostumbrados, yo en lo personal disfruto de ellos porque estos reflejan una filosofía innovadora; este concepto en particular, me parece que nos brindaría una mejor navegación, que podría ser mas intuitiva y atrayente para un mayor numero de usuarios.
Is Bamboo the New Plastic?
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Check out this portable computer, see anything unusual about it? Asus, a Taiwanese hardware company famous for the parts they provide to companies like Apple and HP, has developed a series of conceptual computers made of bamboo wood. Click on the link below to read the complete article. By the way, based on the fact that anything on excess brings negative results, should we really buy the idea of bamboo being environmentally friendly?
The New “Total Cereal” Box:
General Mills Learns White Space
Here’s my little gold star for General Mills!
It seems that someone has been busy trying to figure out how to promote Total Cereal these days, I really dig the most recent version of its packaging, its new minimal design definitely communicates a healthy connotation and not the typical “look at me, buy me, eat the whole box in one shot…have a spoon full!” that we so often find in the cereal aisle. This new box says “Enjoy, take your time… bone appétit!”