Archive for February, 2010

World’s major earthquakes

GOOD magazine features an illustration by Design Kompany that’s an infographic about the earthquake in Haiti:

Haiti earthquake in context of major world earthquakes

What isotopes can tell us about anxiety

This is going to reveal some nerdiness, but I can’t stop thinking about halflifes.
Remember high school science? Uranium? Isotopes? Radioactive decay?
Halflife: the time required for something to fall to half its initial value. In particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate.

I was thinking about how we get to our […]

Pink is for Monica (2)

Pink is for Monica in 2010, too.

Bank busts and other things

DK is in Charlotte, NC, this weekend.
Checking out the big city and bright lights of the Southeast. I’ve heard a LOT of stories about how the banks here collapsed, sort of. It’ll be interesting to see how Charlotte’s morale has recovered.
I remember enjoying the beautiful museums, lovely walkable downtown, and meeting with clients a few […]

Yellow is the new black

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

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

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




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Brand designs:

A1A
Atlantic School of English + Active Leisure
Blitz!
Bonanzle
Case Design + Project Management
Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
C'ODA
D+A Studio LLC
Flow
Global Village conference
Group3 Architects LLC
Gupta Insurance & Financial Services
Joji Minatogawa Architects Kikokugo
Matchbox Mobile
Miyabi
Modern Business Training Services
Northwest Asian Weekly
Real Science
Petites Fleurs
Potters Bar
Redpill
Revolt
Spaccarotelli
Durham World Beer Festival 99-00 Write with Meaning
Vibrance Nutrition + Fitness
Zenovation
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