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Yesterday was Nelson Mandela Day, a global calendar event to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday (he turned 92) and to raise awareness for worthy causes. So go check out the website and do something worthwhile. Mandela, we think you are awesome.
Month: July 2010
July 17, 2010
Adam Hill
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Adam Hill is a Cape Town-based illustrator and graphic designer with a polished technique. His gig posters are pretty damn awesome. Here is a selection of work that I liked.
July 13, 2010
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An awesome alphabet from letters designed by Jessica Hische. That woman is a genius.
via: The Design Dish
July 12, 2010
Content is King!
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So, we do lots of websites. The story is usually the same: discovery, content strat and generation, prototyping and design, code, launch. There are, of course, many other things that might need to be done: usability testing, complex interaction design, technology, etc…
When we started doing this we thought very differently about what the ciritcal elements in the make up of a great website are. Over the years though, we have come to the conclusion that it all comes down to content. Good information. The design can be very mediocre, the code messy, the navigation adequate but bad content = ultimate fail.
So, to that end we modified our approach to be content centric and thanks to clever people like Catherine Green, we are doing better sites.
If you are interested in this kind of thing, check out Jakob Neilsen. He is an old school usability guru. Im always amazed by the quality and simplicity of his writing (always backed by mind numbing volumes of data). Check out this article on how users read your website!
The highlights:
- Users scan – the don’t read
- Highlighted words get love
- Bullets work
- Use headings and summarise content for easy consumption
- Halve your wordcount
July 12, 2010
Woolworths Tactical
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Great tactical advertising campaign for Woolworths centered around the matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
via: between 10 and 5
July 6, 2010
Detect Mobile
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Detect Mobile creates bespoke marketing solutions for their clients to address specific audiences through mobile technology.
Nicework used a thumbprint as a marker of uniqueness in Detect Mobile’s corporate identity to express their personalised service. The thumbprint is a versatile image that Nicework expanded to a variety of applications including their website, stationary and sophisticated die-cut business cards with pop-out sim cards.
July 5, 2010
WWF Campaign
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July 5, 2010
Design is History
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Design is History is the thesis project of Dominic Flask, the website is an online resource for young designers to learn about the history of design and how it developed. Content covers various themes including influential designers (past and current), typefaces, and design movements.
