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In its Standards of Professional Practice the AIGA makes this unequivocal statement regarding authorship, “When not the sole author of a design, it is incumbent upon a professional designer to clearly identify his or her specific responsibilities or involvement with the design. Examples of such work may not be used for publicity, display or portfolio samples without clear identification of precise areas of authorship.” Unfortunately, this dictum has not led to consistency in the way graphic design is credited in magazines, books, websites, or contests and doesn't address the problem of unattributed work.

The AIGA's stance speaks to what has traditionally been the major issue in graphic design attribution — in such collaborative work why does a single designer end up getting the credit?

What about young designers who put work done at a well-known studio on their personal portfolio site? What about big studios that use a monolithic studio credit for the work done by individual employees? And (as in the Sundance Channel example) what about work that goes completely uncredited?

But if you go back a few thousand years, the site was home to the Mayans, a highly advanced civilization whose ruins still dot the region. Among their many accomplishments, the Mayans developed one of the most sophisticated writing systems in Mezo-America, with over 800 glyphs and symbols. And that’s where the New York-based design and branding firm Carbone Smolan began its brainstorming to create a symbol that would capture the essence of the resort’s history and culture. “We understood that Punta Nizuc was Mayan for “nose of the dog” “ says co-founder Leslie Smolan. “After researching the Mayan culture, and noting visual cues like anthropomorphic creatures with softly rounded, wave like forms, our sketch process and final logo incorporates both, evoking both dog and sea.” Smolan shared her Nizuc mood board to show us the earlier incarnations of their ideas. The logo also reflects the Mayan belief in the circular nature of the continuum of life – birth, death, rebirth. So, Smolan says, the logo is designed to keep your eye moving around the mark. It’s a cool little bit of cultural conscription, and looks surprisingly authentic, even if its pedigree is more Manhattan than Mayan. Of course, a strictly New York interpretation of what “nose of the dog” would look like would probably be something cold and wet – not the pictogram you’d want to represent a luxury a beach resort.

I have great interests in typography subject since studying in graphic design course. It is amazing that by using a certain typefaces with the placement of the types can create incredible visual language even without the using of images. Typography is actually a very professional skills, because it is not just about selecting the right typefaces, but the layout, the size, the grid and many more.

Nizuc, located on the Riviera Maya, is an exclusive resort property and private residences that incorporates world-class architecture and design, respect for and preservation of the natural landscape, while delivering a level of service, hospitality and warmth that redefines luxury. What began as a vision born from developer Alan Becker has been given life through the collaboration of a team of designers and hospitality visionaries. CSA created a luxury brand identity that embodies Nizuc - where Maya steps into the future

This is not a design or Japan related post, but it is so sad and touching that I had to share it with my blog readers. I came across is tearing slide presentation at SlideShare, about a mother protecting her child in the recent earthquake disaster in Sichuan China. Unfortunately the mother was dead because of the hard objects hitting on her. But the rescuer found out that there is a baby under her child and quickly get him out. The child was fine, thanks to his mother. Then the rescuer found a hand phone near the baby and on the screen, it says “My dearest child, if you are able to survive you must remember that I Love You”. This is such a sad story. In the earthquake that struck last week, it already taken so many people’s life (40,000 and counting), and every life behind there is a family, and there is a story to tell. If there is no earthquake, maybe they are enjoying their life right now with friends and family. But the earthquake just ruined it all. I hope everyone can pray and hope for Sichuan so that everything will become OK. And my respect to all the rescuers and medics and many more unsung heroes who are restless and working hard to save more life.

Seoul Commune 2026 investigates the viability of an alternative and sustainable community structure in the overpopulated metropolises of the near future. The imagined community is integrated within the ever-accelerating developments of the digital environment and ongoing rapid social change. Seoul Commune 2026 presents a concrete architectural and urban proposal that entirely reconfigures, and consequently develops the existing towers in the park form. Seoul Commune 2026 unites towers and the park in a balanced way. It forms a complex network of private, semi-public, and public spaces.

The driving force behind the inspiring Amanresorts and now GHM Hotels, is turning his legendary design aesthetic to Mexico. Cancun to be exact, which has suffered from a mass market image for too long. Zecha’s new Nizuc will raise the bar significantly. This US$180 million development is to be built on the infamous Punta Nizuc, the site of the former Mexican Presidential Retreat. The ancient Mayan culture of the people who populated this area will influence all aspects of the hotel, inspiring the design, food and art. There will be 160 one-two and three bedroom pied-a-terres, 45 hotel rooms, 16 Club Suites and three expansive villas. Also part of the development is a 2000 sq metre ESPA Spa offering an innovative treatment programme inspired by millenari mayan traditions as well as ayurvedic treatments.

Gourd Bottle Tower matrix + Honeycomb Matrix

Company Profiles are literally profiles for companies. From an engineering perspective, we started with a relatively simple prototype of recent promotions and hires, iterated and created static pages for several companies. We then launched our company standardization project, played with massive amounts of statistical data, improved our search engine, added analytical data platform, ran a whole bunch of SQL scripts and implemented several designs of a page - Phew!

Robert Bringhurst’s book The Elements of Typographic Style is on many a designer’s bookshelf and is considered to be a classic in the field. Indeed the renowned typographer Hermann Zapf proclaims the book to be a must for everybody in the graphic arts, and especially for our new friends entering the field. In order to allay some of the myths surrounding typography on the web, I have structured this website to step through Bringhurst’s working principles, explaining how to accomplish each using techniques available in HTML and CSS. The future is considered with coverage of CSS3, and practicality is ever present with workarounds, alternatives and compromises for less able browsers. At the time of writing, this is a work in progress. I am adding to the site in the order presented in Bringhurst’s book, one principle at a time. You can subscribe to an RSS feed for notification of new additions.

Featuring a short film by the producers of “21 Grams” and “Babel,” Nizuc.com introduces the authentic Nizuc lifestyle to an international audience. One-click navigation highlights lush photography, shot on location in extraordinary natural surroundings, while detailed renderings highlight the spectacular architecture. Lulled by the sound of the ocean, the website allows viewers to imagine living in this modern oasis.