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Susan Kare probably designed half the stuff you never noticed

January 23, 2012 in design,inspiration,spotlightwith 1 Comment

A lot of people probably don’t think about the person that sat there and designed every aspect of the program you are looking at. Who created those icons on your dock? who decided to make the Photoshop Pan tool look like an actual hand? A lot of that is to the credit of Susan Kare. She created some of the most iconic icons known to date.

Check out her work at kare.com

Silence Television: unbelievable illustration posters

January 11, 2012 in design,inspiration,spotlightwith 1 Comment

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Came across these last week. I love the simplicity, clean lines and detail. Each catches your eye and leaves you gandering in it’s beauty. Check em out over yonder

HP Global Rebrand Process

December 14, 2011 in design,spotlightwith 1 Comment

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Amazing write up (plus videos) of the branding process for HP. A once iconic company turned stale. Their new brand mark hinting at their past. Made me laugh to see by 2021 they want to own the slant as their image.

Check out the full story here.

Friday Inspiration 80 x 80

December 8, 2011 in design,Friday Inspiration,Furniture,inspiration,Office,spotlightwith 4 Comments

wow.. can’t believe it’s been a solid 80 weeks of posting these. In celebration I went all out and captured a full 80 images to showcase some awesome design inspiration.