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Just what the world needs: another blog from another self-important design guru. Brand66 is a design discussion presented by — me, Michael Rylander. Over the years, I've been lucky enough to work on some the world's great brands, like Apple, Sony, BMW, Fortune, and American Express.

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DateThursday, May 24, 2012 at 8:48AM

Cut from the same cloth

You may remember our previous entry about Magnolia Editions’ re-invention of the tapestry. Well, Mararten Baas from the Netherlands has created something cut from similar cloth. To coincide with Remembrance Day on May 4th, his piece called 780.559 is a 190 foot-long tablecloth containing the names of each resident of the country. All 780,559 of them. Associate Bertjan Pot engineered the project, developing a custom font called Font of the Loom, which allowed the names to be woven on the fly. For more wefting action, check out the making of video. 780.559 is now living in the Amsterdam Museum. Thanks to Co.Design for the heads up.

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DateTuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:13AM

Going Gone Gorilla

One of sixty gorilla sculptures created to celebrate Bristol Zoo’s 175th birthday. Creative agency, 375, commissioned Tom Lane of GingerMonkey to produce custom lettering relating to the bushmeat trade in Africa. The life-size sculpture was then covered in heat-sensitive black paint to make an interactive show-piece located in the heart of the city center. 

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DateFriday, May 18, 2012 at 9:22AM

Østersøen

I’m taken with the charming hand-made feel of this music video from Lorenzo Papace. 

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DateFriday, May 11, 2012 at 8:51AM

Air Jordan by Tom Lane

Tom Lane’s slam dunk package design for a new limited edition ‘Year of the Dragon’ Air Jordan shoe. “What started out as a packaging job then snowballed after the first round of visuals. Eventually my work got incorporated into the shoe design, bag, some apparel, and a few more things to come.”

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DateFriday, May 4, 2012 at 11:32AM

Leaf art

Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran is a master at turning yard waste into fine art. He uses a very sharp scalpel and the paper-cutting techniques of Chinese and Japanese artists to create these stunning pieces. 

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DateMonday, April 30, 2012 at 8:44AM

Rock and roll goodness

Seems the design elves over at musical legend Dunlop have been busy. Lately, we’ve seen a rebrand of the iconic Cry Baby guitar pedal. And now they’ve taken a fresh look at their plectrum packing. 

As Visual Designer Graham Shaw puts it, “Tortex guitar picks are an iconic part of the fabric of rock n’ roll, like a pair of filthy leather pants and a snotty disposition. We spotlighted the ubiquity of our brightly colored picks in the campaign “It’s More Than a Pick,” focusing on the familiar Tortex color coding used to denote pick gauge. The desire to “give back” to diehard Tortex users led the creative team to the idea of printing the header card on vinyl rather than paper and adding a kiss-cut to the dieline around the Tortex logo. The result? A vinyl sticker for every Tortex devotee to slap on their guitar case, guitar, amp, or groupie’s ass.”

 

 

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