How awesome is this little nugget. LOLinator.com allows you to link a site and see what it would like if cats had designed it. In my case, I actually think that it looks cooler this way. It looks super awesome!
I would like to be recruited to this wonderful organization. In fact, with their handy dandy Visual Enforcement Kit, I can still do my civil designer duties. I love the selection of stickers and I can definitely use plenty of them at the office. I have to keep Diego, Eduardo and Caroline on their toes.
So help spread good design, bring bad design to justice. Go to Design Police to download your own kit.
I saw Helvetica last night as it kicked off the RGD Ontario’s DesignThinkers 2007 event. It definitely was a stimulating kickoff to a 2 day conference of inspiration and creative thinking. Gary Hustwit and Stefan Sagmeister even joined us for some Q&A after the film which made for a giddy conversation.
I really enjoyed the film Helvetica tonight. Thank you Gary for not only making a very open film about the most ubiquitous typeface ever, but for putting together a slew of interviews of inspirational designers. As Eduardo put it, the movie had our industry’s version of rock stars, if such a thing could describe the people behind designs’ prevailing cornerstone, typography. Whether or not you know these designers, the film made design more accessible to a wider audience.
And now I’m disappointed that the deluxe edition DVD set is sold out! Seriously, I want my deluxe edition!?
This is Stefan Sagmeisters infamous AIGA 1999 poster. He did this with the help of an intern around January/February, and it took a few months to heal but when summer came around the tan brought out the light scarring. Ah well, it made for a quirky side story. This man is insane, and I’m going to see him tomorrow morning.
A lot of friends have moved or are currently thinking of moving, and now would be a great time for them to use this nifty little tool. It helps people find the walkability of a neighborhood. All you have to do is enter the address and you can instantly assess if that place is surrounded by convenience.
Score System:
This neat little site uses Google Maps to find your neighborhood, then calculates how far you are to all sorts of places such as grocery stores, movie theatres, restaurants, bars and even fitness clubs. My score is 82, which is very walkable. I’m sure there are much more stores and whatnot that are very close to me but are not mentioned in the map, so I think I deserve a better score. Hee hee.
One thing they don’t have is the local public transportation. I guess that would be a little more specialized but wouldn’t that just be ever more convenient.
Find your score at www.walkscore.com
