Please Explain: Jonathan Hoefler & Steven Heller

WNYC 93.9FM has a weekly radio show called "Please Explain". They recently interviewed typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler, type designer and president of Hoefler & Frere-​Jones and Steven Heller, co-​chair of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts and author of the VISUALS column for the New York Times Book Review, and asked them to explain how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design. Listen in…

The crisis of credit visualised

Created as a thesis project in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, this work by Jonathan Jarvis is a brilliantly produced movie explaining the credit crisis in a delightful way. Great work.

The future of the newspaper

I stumbled on this talk by Jacek Utko, a Polish newspaper designer. He makes some great points. Not only for designers but for anyone who loves what they do. A very (short) inspiring talk.

A normal iPhone ringtone

Like almost every other phone I've had in the last five years, my new iPhone is full of lame ringtones. What's wrong with phone manufacturers that they can't at least give us one normal ringtone. Anyhow, I went on a quest to find a decent mobile ringtone and came up with the ringtone that Apple had as a part of their ad for their first gen iPhone aptly called cellphone ringing. So if you want a regular ringtone for your iphone, control click or command click (mac) this link to download it as an m4r file. Then just open it up in iTunes.

Autumn Whitehurst

Well, what can I say about Autumn Whitehurst? Her work is stunning. The campaign she worked on for Monaco is so gobsmackingly beautiful. I'm sure you'll agree. She has a great collection of work.

Looking at Things

If you're working on a Mac or have an iPhone you should check out an application called Things. With iPhone and desktop sync on the way (can't wait for that), Things is the todo application that should've been a part of a Mac out of the box. Based on the Getting Things Done way of working, Things helps you prioritise you're tasks into what needs to be done today, next and someday and lets you schedule tasks to appear at a later date. You can tag tasks for easy sorting and organise tasks into projects and areas. Check it out for yourselves. It's a great way to stay on top of your workload.

James Jean rules

A visit to James Jean's blog is most certainly worth your time. He works as a multi award winning comic book and editorial illustrator but has also been producing some seriously stunning personal work. You can get hold of one of his open edition prints for around $50 or more for his limited edition prints – although there aren't many left. Good luck if you can get hold of a copy of one of his books too. Both are amazing and both out of print a couple of times over. I'm looking forward to getting hold of one of his prints very soon. I can't resist.

New Multiforte website

Recently we completed the new Multiforte website. Multiforte are a fee for service financial planning company. This means that they don't take commissions and can give you independent advice you can trust. Check them out if you need some help.

Draw As You Snore

We've just uploaded a new site we created for Draw As You Snore. They provide a way for Australian advertising agencies to get their storyboards drawn overnight. Check them out.

Jose Parla

Recently I went to the Monster Children Gallery here in Sydney and saw the work of Jose Parla. Truly breathtaking stuff. If you ever get the chance to see his work first hand, do it. There's a great video on his website which shows his thinking and execution. A true artist.