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Dieter Rams is an industrial designer known for his work with Braun. His famous principles of good design can be distilled by the "less is more" ethos. His legacy is felt strongly at Apple, a company renowned for the sublime designs of its products.

The Swiss style isn't actually "Swiss." It refers to a global movement towards simplified, structured design, evident in both composition/layout and type. This distinctively bold approach can be seen everywhere - just keep your eyes open the next time you flip through a magazine or walk through the Eaton Centre.

This is a great article that touches on many of the things we talked about in Janice's class this week. There are also some links to the innovation/diffusion readings for virtual org.

A designer tool for creating color combinations that work together well. Not educational, but VERY useful.

Interesting little article offering interpretation about twitter patterns during "Superstorm" Sandy. I noticed similar patterns following the event. Even though the storm really seemed to be hitting Delaware more directly, most of the information on social media was coming from Manhattan.

I really enjoyed our infographics seminar in PC8006 last week and the ethical implications of infographics. There's many out there but I thought this one was sweet and simple, and has a sort of 'rules list' that some infographic designers are choosing to abide by.

Helvetica the movie is a documentary about typography, graphic design, and visual culture. It discusses how a sans serif typeface created in the 1950s has become one of the most widely used, yet, for the unassuming, least noticed in the world.

Was just researching it for my PC8006 presentation with Zandra! Great post!

I'm passionate about water conservation so I find the content really interesting on this site, but content aside - this is an awsome example of how to properly use infographics. Great elements of visual design!

When you're evaluating a brand name, it can help to visualize it in a variety of settings. Catchword's Name Visualizer is a free tool that allows you to contextualize name candidates in six real-world scenarios, from a business card to an advertising billboard. This site builds on this week's discussion on virtual team work and also relates to our Visual and Document Design course. We can now have the ability to connect virtually using visual applications. Brand creators can decide on an effective brand name and brand placement for their products or services through virtual applications.

As we are all likely looking for visual examples of creative infographic designs I thought this was a fun reference point. Tracing James Bonds sexual conquests through all his films highlights a great example of a timeline - something we need to include in our final poster.

This website is brilliant. Professional-looking websites are looking more and more alike these days. This one, however, looks like nothing I've ever seen and illustrates how skillful storytelling, good visual skills, and tech savvy come together to read like a window into two peoples lives. What this website is about is a pleasant surprise at the end!

An interactive game designed by Google that's actually about getting Google good data for footpath routes to compete with Nokia's recently announced turn-by-turn navigation for pedestrians.

An interesting site focusing on the evolution of visual communication. The author takes you through communication via rocks and caves, the printing press, the computer etc...It's an interesting read as it allows us to thoroughly understand how communication tools progressed at the speed of light since the Latin typographic system. 

This is a fun collection of visual designs on the topic of environmentalism.

Janice mentioned how much she disliked comic sans. This is a great illustration of how much a font can change the entire feeling of a brand and logo.