Archive for category Fun Stuff
The Cute Designer Video That Started It All
Posted by Alan G in Fun Stuff, Graphic Design on July 13th, 2009
I make no secret of my admiration for Gridiron Flow, which in my not-so-humble opinion is the best thing to happen to designers since desktop publishing. Here is the very original YouTube video that enticed me into the private beta test program for the product, more than a year ago:
A Typographic Take on Human Rights
Posted by Alan G in Fun Stuff, Graphic Design, Typography on March 21st, 2009
Here’s a brilliant animation that presents the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in various flavors of Helvetica. Considering how clinically “clean” Helvetica is — the most beautiful or the most boring typface in the world, depending on whose opinion you ask — the amount of emotion and poignancy that Seth Brau imbues it with is amazing.
Two big thumbs up, as they say in the movie biz.
Down to a Tee
Posted by Alan G in Fun Stuff, Graphic Design on February 20th, 2009
I came across an odd but fun website that does nothing but sell t-shirts. It’s not the only such site out there, by a long way, but the designs have a quirky sense of humor that’s refreshingly geeky and stays on the right side of good sensibility (for the most part, anyway). I have to admit it appeals to my own quirky, admittedly geeky sense of humor.
Here’s an example:
Another design shows a cow talking to a milk bottle (remember those?) and saying: “Milk, I am you father.” To which the bottle, of course, replies “Nooooo!”
The company is SnorgTees. It’s good for at least a grin any time you feel the need of one.