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We've extended the deadline for our 2008 Regional Design Annual to April 1, 2008. Click on our competitions page to enter.
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If you've ever looked up old issues of The New York Times on microfiche, you know that half the fun is looking at the ads and the layout. The Times has recently introduced the TimesMachine, a feature on their website that lets you look at scans of the original pages of 70 years of the Times--from September 18, 1851 to December 30, 1922.
(It's so new that when we called the Times to confirm the launch date of the TimesMachine, the secretary at the corporate comunications department wasn't quite sure what we were referring to!)
Another Times tidbit: If you're curious about how the newspaper chooses its graphics, why not email Steve Duenes, graphics director? He'll be taking questions this week as part of the newspaper's Talk to the Newsroom feature.
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Last week belonged to Stefan Sagmeister. His gallery show, “Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far," ended Saturday at a stinky Deitch Projects (not without controversy), and his AIGA talk at FIT filled to overflowing. He somehow found time to show up at The New York Times to give a short talk (and encouraged everyone to see Michel Gondry’s exhibition "Be Kind Rewind"), and launched a new website. His book is available next week.
But this is awards season as well: Peter & The Wolf took home the Oscar for best animated short, while the Society of News Design handed out more than 1,100 awards for newspaper design. The Society of Publication Designers even gave PRINT a boost, nominating us for Magazine of the Year, along with Blueprint, New York, Dwell, and Good. And, lastly, Polaroid announced it was discontinuing its film products.
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The week of Valentine’s Day inspired love posts to all sorts of things, from the Empire State Building and the Kung Fu Panda trailer to zombie-themed cards. The Digital Arts Festival got its share of love, while Puma went right for the sex. PRINT contributor Jandos Rothstein gave props to Wig Wag; Poynter is cautiously optimistic about the Times Reader (reviewed in PRINT as well), and Alice Rawthorn helps everyone love the voting booth.
But these warm fuzzies didn’t extend to New York City, which dissed Gucci, and illustrators rejected the outré advances of Pixish. Most everyone, however, gave multiple hearts to the blog Perfect Bound, as well as the German type book Typoundso.
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Our Flickr group of 2008 Election Graphics has been filling up with some great images, including some interesting examples of Obama posters in cities around the country, including Shepard Fairey’s designs, Ray Noland’s work, Elbow Toe’s graphics, and Richard Rodriguez’s posters, as well as a parody of Fairey’s poster. (Though Obama seems to winning the election in pro bono work from graphic designers, our pool is neutral—there are graphics from the campaigns of Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee too.)
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