Ampersand is an online publication by Ramzy Masri, a student at the Kansas City Art Institute, that features work from students spanning all the creative departments of the university. It looks gorgeous and I wish it was a printed publication.
BBDK Launches Luigi Bormioli Site
My good friend Duane King and his uber-talented crew at BBDK have just launched a stunning new site for Italian glassware company Luigi Bormioli. I personally consider this site to be one of the best sites on the web in terms of design, typography, functionally and usability.
The design is ultra-clean and simple and the great use of white space makes it all feel very elegant and sophisticated. Designed on a simple grid, BBDK was able to create an eye pleasing layout that enhances the gorgeous photography. It’s all topped with a precise use of Gotham and Helvetica. How can you go wrong with those wonderful typefaces?
The site is extremely easy to navigate and the slight transitions and interaction points make the it a joy to use, and work harmoniously with the minimal design. This is an excellent example showing that it’s possible to create an engaging site without the use of Flash. Ian Coyle of Superheroes, who designed and developed the amazing ShopComposition site, worked with BBDK to develop the Bormioli site.
If this site isn’t recognized for it’s brilliance, then there is something really wrong with this world.
You can read more about the project over at Thinking for a Living.
DataLog
DataLog is a bilateral calendar printed on translucent paper whereas both sides are interdependent. While a calendar for 2009 is printed on the front, the backside shows statistical data of the Codeluxe studio from the past year.
Designed by Family
For the new year, Family has launched a new site along with new work, a store and a blog. These guys have been busy!
Type Nuts
Well, it’s good to be back! I want to wish everyone a happy new year.
To start off the new year we have a sweet site by John at I Love Typography called Type Nuts that features type-themed & type-inspired iPhone & desktop wallpapers. Some really nice stuff on there including a new wallpaper I designed for the site.
Re-subscribe to the RSS feed
Google has been moving all the Feedburner feeds over to their servers and over the weekend I moved mine since the ping server is much faster, which gets the news to you faster. Anyway, the feed url has changed so please unsubscribe to the old feed and re-subscribe to the new one. Thanks.