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Yellow is the new black

Written by dipika February 9th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 Comments

DK is thrashing away at the labs of our rural North Carolina temporary studio address.
In a short period, we’ll unveil a fresh, beautiful new logotype and brand identity package we’re creating for a Seattle* software startup.
Here’s a sneak peek from our drawing tablet:

One sketch that became an Illustrator vector file which then got colorful, […]

Unpink

Written by dipika February 9th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

D: Sounds different. Kind of country-song lyrics but reshaped into—
A: What? What sounds different.
D: This, on the radio. It’s Pink.
A: Different from what?
D: That “Coming Up” song.
A: Hrmph. Jer listened to that album all the time at work. I can’t stand it.
D: …
A: Everything else on that album sounds like this!
D: …
A: I can’t stand […]

Dolphin faucet

Written by dipika February 2nd, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Pop quiz for those of you in Seattle…
Which Indian restaurant has a dolphin faucet in their restroom?

Sounds like Grand Theft Auto

Written by dipika January 30th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

A; I hope nobody’s out there trying to drive in this snow.
D: Oooh. I had this dream about cars sliding.
A: …
D: I was trying to drive, and suddenly I had this aerial shot of the highway, and one car was sliding all over the place. Totally out of control.
A:
D: I go, “Is that us?”
A: Uh-huh?
D: […]

3 ways branding is like improv

Written by dipika January 29th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 Comments

What!? Carrboro hosts a comedy festival?!
The answer is YES! And!—it’s next month.
More about that is at DSIComedy.com, the club that hosted last night’s Social Media Club Triangle event for people who are into linking up online. This was WAY more low-key than the SMC Seattle event DK attended last summer, and we liked the […]

The more things change

Written by dipika January 20th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.0 Comments

I went to Askew Taylor’s yesterday for the first time in 10 years.

Cluttered with art supplies of all size and variety, it was exactly how I remembered it.
Of course, being a decade older made me a lot less intimidated by the Artists who Shopped There, plus I got to strike up conversation with the owner, […]

2012 shoulda been Japanese

Written by dipika January 15th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Crashing waves, overturned Navy ships and blinding volcanics rendered in computer graphics at last night’s viewing of 2012 weren’t impressive enough for Akira.
I guess Akira is the same as Akira.
Here’s our post-2012 discussion:
D: I was hoping after everything was kind of okay they would cut to a creative future scene. You know, to see how […]

The Fountainhead, Clientele and vintage graphic art

Written by dipika January 12th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Hello Raleigh-Durham.
Here are some of our picks for intriguing events coming up in the Triangle in January and February.

Classic movie celebrating the ego. This Thursday, January 14, the local group Triangle Modernist Houses will host a screening of The Fountainhead, based on the smashing novel by Ayn Rand. I read this for the […]