Keeping things goofy and fun. Don't take everyting so serious. Go buy a tarp, grab your skate and get a perfect little wave. These guys like to hear themselves talk a little too much, and that's OK too. A little Miike Snow in the background makes for a nice appropriate soundtrack...
So this is it. The last of the Design Quota alphabet. What now? There will be a stretching period until I start up again. The last 4 months have been great, and I think I will miss the routine of wrangling a design out of a letter form in 10 minutes or less.
The letter Z did all it could for the finale. A let down? Anticlimatic? I think it's an appropriate end to a succesful mission. The Design Quota has changed the way I approach my daily process and keeps things fun. That's what design is, it's fun. If it's not, why do it?
It's like the finale of Seinfeld, how do you say goodbye? Well, you don't. Another season is starting for the design quota real soon. Random fun posts will still be showing up as usual, so stay tuned. Newbaric never rests, and neither should you.
Take your time, kick your feet up and wander through the last 4 months of the design quota. What else is there to do? Your boss is looking too...
If I were to have a typewriter, I would want this to be my Z button. If my last name started with a Z, this would be my logo. If I were a Zebra, I would want this branded on my rear. Good thing I have nothing to do with Z, because it's not that great. But it is nice isn't it? A nice evolution that started with two arrows pointing away from each other... see them? Some thick and thin tweaks I would make, but overall a nice Design Quota Z. For some reason I want to read an 'S' in there with a false negative space. Maybe it's just me...
Thanks for staying tuned with the design quota. Tomorrow will be the last of the alphabet, followed by a lull while I trek across the country. I will still be posting random bits, so stay tuned. Design Quota rules...
The letter Z looking like a Swan, or a backwards S. Not the usual straight lines of a Z, but you'll live.
ONLY 2 more days of the letter Z and then we are out of letters. Any ideas for the next Design Quota topic? Might be taking a bit of a stretch between topics, as I am preparing for a move across the country. Just got married and relocating two time-zones away. Here we come Wisconsin! So long, for now, California. Starting mulitiple new journeys at once, and will still be posting the entire way. Stay tuned for the next design quota topic...
Great companies don't become great by accident. You can see in this video the dedicated staff and resources that Trek provides it's employees and riders to make sure they stay on top. Any they are on top...
Looks like W got all gamer on us. Took some inspiration from Galaga, which happens to be the last video game I ever played, back in the 1980s... Not a big video game fan, but W is...
You can bet that this letter isn't forgetting anything when it walks out the door. This is the letter that checks to make sure the door is locked, walks to it's car, drives away, stops and runs back to check again. Not only does it check, but it unlocks the door, opens it up, and then closes it again and re-locks it. Yeah, this W has issues.
Nothing like a nice letter V to start the day off. V's take on what a vitamin water company logo just might look like. You have a V, a water drop and some nice welcoming water. Good job to V. So pure.
The letter U has cooled off for today's design quota and is chilling by the pool. Hopefully it us wearing some of that UV block from yesterday's post. The letter U has fair skin and is prone to burning. Nothing worse than a burnt U. Don't you agree?
The letter U is coming in hot. It's representing itself in the form of a UV sunblock logo. Ultra-Violet, the dangerous invisible little rays that make you extra crispy. Smart little letter, I say.
Some things I would keep on changing and tweaking if this was going to be a logo. Spacing and alignment, as well as some extra modifications to the standard type. Thanks to Futura for lending us it's bold U. Always a happy helper.
If you haven't already seen this video, take a look. It's the USA reacting to Donovan's goal from around the world. Good stuff and great to see the country getting into it. This is the World Cup...
I have never been much of a video game player. Maybe because I am terrible at it, and the remote would eventually end up in the TV. But Tetris is one of those games I did like growing up. I never knew I had so much in common with T. It's a whole family of Tetris pieces. Imagine T's family picnics, good times...
The double-decker T is rare in these parts. It showed up with all the latest trends from overlap, transparencies and arrows. Kudos T, you are like vampire movies of typography... so hot right now.
Yup, it's a T-Square. Just the beginning of what could be a nice plaid repeat pattern. I could see you on the golf course rocking your T-Square polo. Collar down, like a gentlemen...
The double double S. Simple Univers condensed spun around to make a nice semi-geometric shape. Pleasing to see and taste. A subtle folding border and you have the making of the Design Quota. Until tomorrow when T makes it's debut.
We have some noise on this one. Got this 'S' from a found photo in the Newbaric archive. I was looking for something a little less obvious, but that is how the Design Quota works. Mysterious ways... not really.
I swiped this off of my buddy 'ol pal, Joe Turpel's website. The Black Keys are without hesitation one of my favortie bands of the last decade. I was poking around Joe's Page Turner blog, and saw he posted this vid. Definately worth a repost. So talented. Music and design go together like two things that really should always be together... always.
Just wrapped up a nice little full page gem for Infinity. Off to print.
We changed up the art direction and look for Infinity. Went from the black and worn look to something a little brighter and fresh. Just in time for summer. Put your feet up, grab an iced tea (with an umbrella) and soak in the rays.
The USA won today, 3-2, against Slovenia... that is until the referee decided to take back the goal for no explainable reason. FIFA, get your act together. The other cards in the games were human mistakes, but taking a goal away is corruption. You can't blame games on the ref, but I am finding it hard to figure out any other reason why the USA lost this game...
That said, the Slovenian team is good, and all due respect to their efforts on the pitch. USA defense, wake up, you can't afford anymore early goals. Great comeback, let's keep it rolling into next Wednesday against Algeria.
