DESIGN CHATTER
AI + Graphic Design: An Unlikely Pairing
Sep 25, 2020
Ok, this one is a little creepy! Designers, look out: we’ve always thought our jobs couldn’t be outsourced to machines…well, designer Nickolay Ironov is here to prove us wrong. The Russian logo designer is known for his experimental work…and it turns out, the fact that there is no “he”: the graphic design work is the product of AI, and Nickolay Ironov doesn’t exist. An experiment by Art. Lebedev Studio, the team in charge of the project kept the “remote employee”
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The Creative World Remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sep 23, 2020
The world lost an exemplary human with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Supreme Court Justice was a force to be reckoned with, and many of us owe her for rights we take for granted everyday. Out of the collective grief is a bright spot: artists are feeling inspired to commemorate her life. It’s amazing to see creativity even in tough times, and this year has certainly been a test of that.
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Surrealism in a Sneaker
Sep 16, 2020
There’s a new fine arts collaboration in town! We are VERY excited about this one too. MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, has teamed up with Vans for a special collaborative project featuring one of our personal favorite artists: Salvador Dali. While the collection includes sneakers and apparel, the sneakers are stand out pieces of design: rather than just slapping the painting onto a shoe, these sneakers have subtle nods with colors and details from the paintings.
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IKEA Time Capsule
Sep 11, 2020
Y’all know we love IKEA…cute furniture that not only incorporates fun design but also affordability, not to mention that flat packing! The IKEA Museum, founded in 2016 in the original location, just released all of their catalogs through the years…72 years of them to be exact! This journey back through time is a fascinating time capsule showing how design changes can be both great and small. Starting in 1950, there is a chair for everyone here!
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Intel Updates
Sep 09, 2020
Logo update alert! and it’s a big name: Intel has opted to undergo a brand refresh! Fun fact: for as old as the company is (it was founded in 1969), this is only their second upgrade! We figured it was definitely about time. The new mark is fresh, bright, modern, and definitely gives the computing company a push in the right direction. I tis also a combination of the two other logo versions, so it really plates to their roots!
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How Atlanta’s Bizarre Intersection Designs Became Art
Sep 08, 2020
If you read our blog regularly, you know we love to highlight the moments when design and our beloved city of Atlanta intersect. Well, today’s topic couldn’t fit that description any better.
You’re probably familiar with the oddities of how Atlanta’s intersections are designed. Some might call them city planning missteps. We call them unique city quirks.
Well, now those quirks are considered art! Located in Hawaii, map designer, Peter Gorman created a work called “Intersections of Atlanta” to show 20 of the city’s most creative interchanges rendered on a dark gray backdrop.
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