This Summer/Autumn depending where you live is screening “The Other Guys” (see trailer below), a movie by Adam McKay. One thing I like on top of a good movie, are good title sequences and this is no exception.
As well as being nicely designed, the animated infographics ‘educates’ and complement the movie’s story line and message. Rolling through various financial hiccups, indiscretions (i.e. Madoff, AIG) and social differences creating a good thought provoking conclusion to the film.
The title sequence itself was designed/created by the US studio Picture Mill, a visual agency specialised in films, television and advertising.
(The Other Guys is a Sony Pictures Film, End Title Sequence still from Picture Mill)
Posted on: 1 September 2010, 1:47
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Cartiere del Garda, part of the Lecta group, has been promoting the paper industrial excellence and development with respect to the environment.
As a celebration, a 3 years design/photography project entitled A Better Project saw the light. From 2007 to 2009, 3×10 photographers from around the world have been briefed to document “the experience of one man’s spare time”, “their personal view of the modern city” and to report on companies/entrepreneurs “who have distinguished themselves thanks to a work policy which embraced sustainability, creativity and solidarity”.
The result is a 3 books set, 300x300mm hard back, each featuring the photographic work on the high-quality paper range from Cartiere del Garda.
A Better Time, A Better City & A Better Business.
The first 2 using the GardaPat 13 KIARA 150gsm, while “A Better Business” feature the entire “Excellent Collection” of papers (GardaMatt Art, GardaGloss Art, GardaCover Hi-Fi, GardaPat 13 KLASSICA & GardaPat 13 KIARA), with each paper stock match to specific photographs that match best the surface to enhance the visual impact.
About Cartiere del Garda:
“A business that started 50 years ago with one production line, an entrepreneur, a hundred collaborators and a great deal of good will, Cartiere del Garda has become one of the most modern and respected paper mills producing woodfree coated products in Italy, and continues to build on its time-honoured ethos; the respect for the environment and consideration of the community.”
The 3 books were directed and designed by the Italian, Milano based design agency, Imille.
Photographers include:
A Better Time: Silvia Morara, Julien Oppenheim, Borut Peterlin, Kathryn Cook, Anja Teske, Johan Markusson, Matilde Gattoni, Ingvar Kenne, Sharron Lovell, Susana Raab
A Better City: Stuart Isett, Stephen Gill, Frank Rothe, Alexey Titarenko, Missirkov & Bogdanov, Massimo Siragusa, Weng Fen, Atul Loke, Jordi Bernadó, Yannis Kontos
A Better Business: Espen Eichhöfer, Stefanie Grätz, Yann Mingard, Amanda Calluf, Burkhard Schittny, Paul Kranzler, Rafal Milach, Ziyah Gafić, Fabio Mantovani, Wei Leng Tay
Posted on: 30 August 2010, 16:39
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Found this pretty interesting book a couple of months back while travelling in France. Titled Detail in Typography (Le Détail en Typography), this book deals with ‘everything’ micro-typography and working with the column of text, enhancing its readability and legibility, all in a very approachable and concise manner.
This great edition – first published in 1987 -reminds me in some ways to Robert Bringhurst‘s The Element of Typographic Style, but in a more straight to the point way (and maybe less in depth).
Sample chapters include the reading process, line composition and column type setting; all chapter and reflections illustrated with rich examples.
Written and designed by Jost Hochuli (graphic designer/typographer from the “modern Swiss typography”), Detail in Typography is available from Hyphen Press, Amazon, Typotheque and many other retailer and in various languages.
Posted on: 25 August 2010, 0:16
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Back in July 2010, Gmund announced the new fine paper division, Lakepaper. They offer 8 paper products (Emotion, Extra Plus, hide, New Ecology, New Line, Reflex, Whisper and Business) with all relatively business and corporate communication oriented.
Lakepaper define themselves as “dedicated to the creation and production of fine paper of outstanding quality”, we can expect the same high quality of paper as from Gmund. Each product comes in a variety of format weight and shade with matching envelopes and for any corporate communication application. All of it available straight from their online store.
Find out more about Gmund and Lakepaper.
Posted on: 23 August 2010, 19:38
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Howard Smith Paper has been promoting is range of environmental coated (silk,matt and gloss) and uncoated multi-purpose paper Greencoat, as well as introducing its Carbon Balanced paper campaign.
“Now, Carbon Balanced Paper from Howard Smith nails the myth for good.
“It is paper for which the production and distribution has been carbon balanced, or offset, by the World Land Trust, on top of its other environmental and sustainability benefits.”
Also part of the Carbon balanced paper, features the think4 paper range.
Posted on: 11 August 2010, 23:40
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Receive the other day the captivating INSPIRE Magazine (#35) from Iggesung Paperboard, paper merchant and mill, manufacturer of Invercote and Incada paperboards. The cover features a cool printing process, cold foil. It achieves similar result than hot foil, but has the advantage to be applied in-line (like Aqueous Coating) on the offset press. This offers greater flexibility and opportunity for overprinting and maybe some cost saving.
Posted on: 28 July 2010, 22:44
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Haven’t been updating this blog for a little while now, but was working on its new edition and specially the new list of merchants and adding to it papers and mills. A unique place to find out what papers are out there and where they are from. Hopefully a great resource.
This new site is being updated constantly, so bare with us while the content grows.
Check out boxedpaper.com
Posted on: 15 July 2010, 23:47
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I am a big fan of printing processes and experimenting with them, I’ve done research on their associated psychological response and I believe each process should be chosen in response to the brief.
With the same concept, Underware, the design collective author of fabulous typefaces, managed to ‘manufacture’ blood offset ink. For the sampler of their typeface Fakir, a book on the theme of voluntary suffering, The book of war, written byRuud Linssen, will be printed with the author’s blood.
A brilliant, concept and execution!
(Image from Underware)
Posted on: 12 June 2010, 20:36
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For a bit of paper business wisdom and inspiration, marketing applications, research and retrospective on paper as a media today, check out the free Life with Print booklet series by Sappi. Even if not right up to day (2005-2009) this definitely gives interesting insights.
“Despite all predictions that the 21st century would see print swamped by the electronic media, today print continues to play a valuable role in our everyday lives and is more powerful than ever before,” (Sappi Fine Paper Europe CEO, Berry Wiersum)
Posted on: 26 May 2010, 23:41
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Mohawk Fine paper are holding another edition of their design competition, The Mohawk Show 11. If you have some great piece of print design printed on one of the many paper stock proposed by Mohawk, go ahead and submit it by May 11.
Posted on: 30 April 2010, 18:12
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