Author Archives: Amanda

Video: Brandmark Impressions by 5-year old

By Amanda | Published: February 8, 2012

I’ve been obsessing over logos for a few projects I’ve been working on in school. My lecturer shared this cute video from a designer going through a series of brandmarks with his daughter to get her perspective on their meaning. It’s kinda scary how she recognized the Starbucks logo. Talk about getting in the consumer [...]

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Dancing, Dancing, DANCING!

By Amanda | Published: February 8, 2012

A series of dance prints from Brazilian designer Niege Borges. The story that inspired them: In 1518, a bunch of people from a french town called Stransbourg were affected by something called dancing mania. It began with one lady named Frau Troffea dancing in the street and end up with, more or less, 400 people [...]

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Video: The Joy of Books

By Amanda | Published: February 7, 2012

This stop motion video was a promotional tool for the Toronto bookstore Type. From the looks of it it took quite a few hours to complete. As a huge fan of books and printed publications, I’m happy to see the video get so much attention and wish the store much success. Source

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Logos by Matt Lehman

By Amanda | Published: February 6, 2012
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Simple yet highly effective logos from designer/illustrator Matt Lehman. Top to bottom – Blood: Water Mission, General Mills: Connect, Dimes for Darfur, Pray for Hope

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Video: The Tents Trailer

By Amanda | Published: January 26, 2012

Check out the trailer for The Tents, directed by James Belzer with cinematographer Marcus K. The film features old and new footage and behind the scenes snapshots of the New York’s fashion week and interviews/commentary from Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Christian Siriano and many more. I love documentaries of all kind so I’m very excited [...]

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Video: Steve Jobs – Thoughts on Life

By Amanda | Published: January 24, 2012

I found this video to be inspiring. Sometimes I forget how much control we have over our lives. It’s up to us to put in the work to ensure we attain the results we want. I also enjoyed Steve Jobs’s thoughts on failure. That’s available here. Enjoy.

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Music Inspiration: Color Palette 8 – Miles Davis

By Amanda | Published: January 24, 2012
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Miles Davis – 1969 Image source

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Color Palette 7: Photography by Nakeya B

By Amanda | Published: January 23, 2012
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Loving the palettes on these visuals from  photographer Nakeya B.  Her portfolio features a wide array of portraits of everyday people to high-end shoots.  Check it out here.

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Society6 iPhone Cases

By Amanda | Published: January 19, 2012

I’m in need of an iPhone case in a major way. My current one is cracked and broken. A really undiginified way to be store such a great device. I like all these abstract images from Society6. I think I’m going to go with the one on the bottom left though. Captivated by the color [...]

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Patterns for the Sole

By Amanda | Published: January 18, 2012
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The latest patterns for your sole from Obsorn. I really liked the photography in their 2011 Look Book. Check that out on their home page if you haven’t done so already.

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