Japan- The Strange Country, gives a quick 10-minute view of Japanese culture using a fast-paced illustration technique. Our friend, Johnny Strategy at Spoon & Tamago, posted this video, and I thought it was worth sharing to help viewers better understand the culture of Japan, home to so many creative people and products.
Looking through the work of Bryan Christine, I can see how a picture can say 1,000 words. Take a look for yourself; these images are incredible! Communicating a message solely through an illustration is not easy, but these are some examples of how it can be done well.
These fuji apples were manipulated in the late stages of growth to appear to be “Apple” apples. By applying a sticker to the skin of the fruit about a month before they are harvested, this batch of apples are made into the cheapest Apple product you can buy these days.
And no, I didn’t see a line of people waiting to get their hands on one of these.
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This set of images shows an exercise in packaging by Sylvain Allard, teacher at UQAM School of Design.
Each one uses only a single piece of plain white paper, with no constraints of transportation or marketing of the 2D to 3D studies. I thought it was a clever approach to training students on limitations in the world of advertising; though many of the designs are not feasible, the students gained a knowledge of volume and practice at thinking fast on their feet.
This glimpse into the future of augmented reality is sensory overload. If this is what the future has to offer in the realm of augmented reality interface, the future is scary. Comprehending real time information, an overabundance of corporate logos and an oversaturation of audio visual stimulation in general is very hard to do, and this video illustrates that fact.
At second glance these are not pen drawings; they are wall organizers. The objects blend right in and are hidden by proportion and placement. Another nice find, courtesy of Spoon & Tamago (of Davison Creators design interview fame).
Yes, those are real glasses, cell phone and scissors.
“You’ve got mail.”
No, this is not some fine liquor or celebrity cologne. This bottle is the means of delivering a homemade maple syrup from a Virginia farm to consumers everywhere with taste. The thick glass bottle, natural brown color and official seal (if I’ve ever seen one) make this a great example of simple product package design. Back Creek Farms did a good job in designing this maple leaf styled syrup bottle for lovers of breakfast everywhere.
Holographic art has reached a whole new plateau with this new development from Zebra Imaging. When trying to communicate the structure of a building, many developers build scale models with landscapes and scale indicators for viewers to better comprehend the proposed construction. By using Zebra Imaging’s holographic technology, you can render any image imaginable and create a two-dimensional study that has three-dimensional qualities. Just take a look….
This is the face of an artisan — a genuine glass blower. This man, Tapio Wirkkala, is known for helping to put Finnish Design into the textbooks. His persona is that of an industrious workman of yesteryear; wrinkled brow, inquisitive stare, pipe in mouth.
Famous for ornamental sculpture, Wirkkala’s work was so well conceived, it is still in production today. Of his over 400 designs created between the 1940’s and 1980’s, some are still available through iittala online. Now that is time tested design.
