This summer, independent news and entertainment source National Public Radio has been heavily promoting their re-designed website. Here’s a recent screenshot of the homepage. A user normally doesn’t get to see the entire page like this, but it is a very useful way to assess how the elements of the page are interacting, what is working, and what is not working and needs further development.
LemonAid Beverages GmbH is launching these beverages with a subtle minimalist design in Germany now and later this Fall throughout Europe. Swedish design firm BVD designed the packages. Not only are these very nicely designed, but most of the proceeds will go toward social purposes managed by the manufacturer.
One of my favorite things about design is typography. One can do so much with it–and yet so many pay little attention to it. John Berry’s Dot Font column on Creativepro.com is a great source for those of us who love typography. This particular article shows great examples of how type and type alone can be used to compose a great design. I like that he opens with a piece by Herb Lubalin, who I think is great. he looked at type like nobody else did before or after.
Head back over to Designer Daily for a different collection of Cold War propaganda. This time the focus is on pro-america. All the examples are from post World War II. It also covers literature and comic books, media and advertising, and movies. Note how much more commercial the types of media that are covered. The nature of the west or a product of the post-WWII boom, or both?
