On this day, (Sunday) June 7

1893: Gandhi performed his first act of civil disobedience.

2010: Renee Perkins of District Heights, Maryland, sued Slip-n-Slide Records for failing to remove the expletive "dick" from their music.

2015: We celebrated Sam's birthday!

CG

On this day, June 9

1931: The first Donald Duck cartoon premiered.

1959: The first nuclear-powered, ballistic submarine, the USS George Washington, was launched.

2015: We celebrated Liisa's birthday!

CG

Google Gets Design

         














How an engineering-driven company made design a priority.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046512/how-google-finally-got-design

JM

Calligraphy Logos

Seb Lester recreates famous logos by hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBU_yFN-p3E

CG

On this day, April 20

1902: Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element, radium chloride.

Every year: Dude, 420.

2015: We celebrated Joanne's birthday!

CG

On this Day, April 14

1948: A flash of light was observed on the moon.

1958: Sputnik 2 (with dog, Laika) burned up in the atmosphere.

1968: Bob Goalby won the 32nd Golf Masters Championship.

2015: We celebrated David's birthday!

CG

Marion Deuchars on hand-lettering

A short film focusing on work created by lettering artist Marion Deuchars for D&AD's Judging Week 2015.

http://bit.ly/1aRwcQ4

JM

A New Look at Tintype Photography

Photographer Harry Taylor explores the imperfections of a 150-year-old art form.

http://newgrids.fr/2012/11/18/american-tintype/

JM

On this Day, February 26

1829: Levis Strauss was born.

2012: A bus plunged off a cliff in Shaxi, China.

2015: We celebrated Justine's birthday!

CG

On this Day, February 5

1983: Former Nazi Gestapo official, Klaus Barbie, was brought to trial.

2015: We celebrated Drew's birthday!

CG

Taking a different tone with color

Shawn Huckins recreates color swatches as large scale unexpected stages for his painted scenes.

http://shawnhuckins.com/section/107200_Paint_Chips.html

CG

Christoph Niemann's Clever Illustrations

The blog has been void of content for too long. Here is some morning inspiration. You might recognize Christoph Niemann's name from his NY Times drawings or his Lego book.

Illustrator Christoph Niemann’s Quirky Visual Experiments Shared on Instagram Every Sunday | Colossal

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On this Day, December 3

1586: Sir Thomas Herriot introduced potatoes to England from Colombia.

1967: The first human heart transplant was performed.

2014: We celebrated Melissa's birthday!

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On this Day, November 13

1995: "Goldeneye" debuted.

2001: Shakira's album, "Laundry Service," was released.

2014: We celebrated Josh's birthday!

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On this Day, November 12

1982: Anne Hathaway was born.

1998: Tidy Cats issued a recall of all their cat litter.

2014: We celebrated Shart Brian's birthday!

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On this Day, October 15

I have some birthdays to catch up on...

1980: George Brett was forced out of the World Series due to his hemorrhoids.

1981: Cheerleader, Krazy George Henderson, led the first audience wave in Oakland.

2014: We celebrated Wyeth's birthday!

CG

Materia Materials Resource

A great research tool for discovering materials. Materia offers a database, articles and events about materials. Each material is shown with photography and technical specs. There's also a quick link to order samples and more info from manufacturers.

JM

http://materia.nl

On this Day, (Last Saturday) October 4

2005: "Advertising Age" listed "People" as the magazine of the year.

2009: Britney Spears was announced as a new "X FActor" judge.

2014: We celebrated Jessica's birthday!

CG

Gorgeous

The other week a group of duckies toured the Gorgeous exhibit at the Asian Art Museum.

The exhibit was an interesting collaboration; pieces from the SF MoMA's permanent collection were presented alongside ancient artifacts held in the Asian Art Museum, to compare and contrast different perceptions of beauty. The presentation of the artworks is purposefully jumbled, not following a linear or conceptual path, prompting viewers to come to their own conclusions of contextual relationships. 

 

 

"The objects in Gorgeous are not easily categorized, and embracing their resistance to classification is an essential part of the project. Rather than providing a contrast between “East” and “West” or focusing on centuries of scholarly debate concerning beauty, the exhibition aims to engage visitors in an ongoing conversation about personal reactions to what makes something not merely beautiful but gorgeous."

Mike's favorite piece was Brancusi's "The Blonde Negress."

Overall, a wonderful exhibit exploring perceptions of beauty, attraction, and cultural values.

MC

On this day, (Yesterday) September 29

1997: Toronto's Brian Zemic won a $100,000 wager after obtaining breast implants and keeping them for a year.

2013: Rolling Stone listed their top Game of Thrones characters.

2014: We celebrated Fay's birthday!

CG