Posts Tagged graphic design

Infographic: The History of ABC Animated

Posted by mistergroonk in Books, History, World on January 21, 2011

Below is a screencap of an animated gif denoting the history of ABC.

Click the image or here to see actual animation.

Image via @iA

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Signalnoise’s James White Creates Proper ‘Green Lantern’ Poster, Teaches You His Process

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Artist, Movies, One Sheets, Tutorials on December 10, 2010

Visual artist and designer James White has drawn our attention for more than a few months now. He makes art both colorful and cool. The above fan made Green Lantern movie poster falls under both.

The Lantern in this design is obviously not the Ryan Reynolds version. They modernized his costume for the film with neat effects and all that which I’m sure will look cool onscreen, but my Lantern is the classic Hal Jordan version with the nicely designed black and green cloth and white gloves.

We never realized how much the white gloves made the black and green uniform pop visually until they put that fiber and mesh green outfit on Ryan Reynolds for the movie. Maybe Reynolds’ suit will look better as a finished effect.

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WATCH: David McCandless Talk the Beauty of Data Visualization. “Data is the New Soil”

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Comics, Intertube Madness, Just Freaking Neat, Marketing on September 17, 2010

Here we present to you a delightful TED talk featuring journalist/programmer Davd McCandless.

When David McCandless began speaking of combing the language of the eye with the language of the mind the obvious connection came to us.

“It’s two languages working together at the same time.”

This is something comics readers have known forever. It’s no accident that data visualization works as a simple, yet complex, way to get useful information across efficiently.

Below the jump, some info-graphics featured in the TED Talk that stirred our curiosity.

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Today in Star Wars: Graphic Design/ Illustrator Justin Van Genderen’s Minimalist Planets

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Just Freaking Neat, Movies on August 23, 2010

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Justin’s prices are decent. His posters are neat. We’re tempted to buy a print for our cluttered apartment.

via Justin Van Genderen’s Flickr, planets for sale

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Wipe Your Bum with Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, Flush them Down with Admiral Ackbar

Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, History, Marketing on July 5, 2010

In one hand, novelty toilet paper from the 70s!

Back in 1979 The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk were featured in an original, never-before-reprinted comic book story called Gamma Gambit on a roll of novelty Toilet Paper. Yes, toilet paper.

In the other hand, novelty graphic design from Deviant Art

Yes. Yes. “It’s a Crap!” We made the joke, Internet. happy now?

Thank you, Brendon Phillips. You gave a hum-drum post a one-two punch.

via geek tyrant, Deviant Brendon Phillips

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Teen Goalie Graphic Designs Camouflage Pads

Posted by mistergroonk in Sport, Technology, The Future on January 26, 2009

The line between geek and athlete continues to blur.

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Using computer skills he learned in a graphic design class at the private school in South Hamilton, Leahy sketched out new leg pads that blend into the goal netting behind him. He wanted pads, a trapper, and a blocker that are white with a raised double-stitched design, just like the goal. He applied for a design patent and had them custom-made by a Canada-based pad maker.

“When the shooter comes down and only has a split second to shoot the puck, they’re looking for net,” said Leahy, a senior from Hampton, N.H., who grew up in Byfield. “If you put the net on the pad, they’ll shoot at the pad instead of the goal.”

(via 7d, boston.com)

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