THE COLLECTED INSPIRATIONS OF THE VISUAL DESIGN DEPARTMENTTumblr (3.0; @theamphibian)http://theamphibian.org/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yn7csQx91r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MINIMETEO is a beautifully simple weather app, using bold color and iconography to quickly convey the weekly forecast at a glance.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/24220728927http://theamphibian.org/post/24220728927Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:45:00 -0700iPadAppIconography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4sl7gwG7g1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A nice collection of futuristic UI designs from the recent Avengers film. Useful reference for the next battle armor interface project you may find yourself struggling with.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/24001036355http://theamphibian.org/post/24001036355Tue, 29 May 2012 09:16:28 -0700UIMotion GraphicsFilmdata visualization<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hwjsiaLl1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Semantic Zoom for Windows 8 tablet. By pinching in, the user zooms out to a folder up in hierarchy. Zooming in does opposite. </p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23629715357http://theamphibian.org/post/23629715357Wed, 23 May 2012 14:47:52 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hwfwqFm71r5rx1bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Interesting little photofold effect by Supratim Nayak on Dribble. Reminds me of the paper app on iPad. Thoughtful UI :<span>Photos fold up when fingers are slid on them, (bottom to top), to show options.</span></p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23629561759http://theamphibian.org/post/23629561759Wed, 23 May 2012 14:45:32 -0700uimobiletouch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e6z5kfFw1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another year, another Adobe CS iteration. CS6 further revises the visual brand that has developed over the last few versions of the Creative Suite. While the success of the end result is debatable, their thorough writeup on the design process is always an <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/brandexperience/2012/05/16/the-cs6-desktop-brand-system/">interesting read</a>.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23500179203http://theamphibian.org/post/23500179203Mon, 21 May 2012 14:42:41 -0700brandingdesignadobecs6process<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40960348" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Slick demo for the simple photo app VSCO Cam™ designed by <a href="http://visualsupply.co/" title="http://visualsupply.co/" target="_blank">Visual Supply Co.</a> They also make a set of presets for Lightroom and Aperture that look amazing. Would love to try them out - but hesitant due to the price.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23233709106http://theamphibian.org/post/23233709106Thu, 17 May 2012 09:39:51 -0700appmobileiPhonecameraphotographyuivideodemo<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41997966" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“In his installation, <a href="http://onys.net/apmoa/" title="http://onys.net/apmoa/" target="_blank">Reverse of Volume</a>, <a href="http://www.onys.net/" title="http://www.onys.net/" target="_blank">Yasuaki Onishi</a> uses the simplest materials — plastic sheeting and black hot glue — to create a monumental, mountainous form that appears to float”</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23212838237http://theamphibian.org/post/23212838237Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:00 -0700artinspirationinstallationvideodocumentarymaking of<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44ci2490q1r5rx1bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lovely weather app concept by <a href="http://dribbble.com/thorstenbeeck" title="http://dribbble.com/thorstenbeeck" target="_blank">Thorsten Beeck</a>. Posted on <a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/559925-Weather-App-Design?list=Rebounds" title="http://dribbble.com/shots/559925-Weather-App-Design?list=Rebounds" target="_blank">Dribbble</a> as a rebound to another really nice <a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/553778-thermometer" title="http://dribbble.com/shots/553778-thermometer" target="_blank">concept</a>. </p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23164821527http://theamphibian.org/post/23164821527Wed, 16 May 2012 07:06:02 -0700designappmobileweatherblueiphoneconceptui<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42rs9SdNF1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Branding for Elephant Combs by <a href="http://www.tbwaindia.com/" title="TBWA/India">TBWA/India</a> for MKV Household Products.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23110882066http://theamphibian.org/post/23110882066Tue, 15 May 2012 10:40:56 -0700brandingproductelephantanimal<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40013587?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.pigmentpol.de/" title="http://www.pigmentpol.de/" target="_blank">Pigmentpol</a> branding by <a href="http://www.feld.is/projects/pigmentpol/" title="http://www.feld.is/projects/pigmentpol/" target="_blank">Feld</a> and <a href="http://www.atmodesign.de/project/pigmentpol" title="http://www.atmodesign.de/project/pigmentpol" target="_blank">Atmo Design</a>. Read more <a href="http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/new-identity-for-pigmentpol-by-feld-and-atmo/" title="http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/new-identity-for-pigmentpol-by-feld-and-atmo/" target="_blank">here</a>. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://acd05.tumblr.com/post/23098910008/beautiful-branding-from-feld-and-atmo">acd05</a>) </p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23110404087http://theamphibian.org/post/23110404087Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29:00 -0700brandingdesignvideocolorgerman<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39725439" width="400" height="200" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Opening animation for the 2012 Pictoplasma Festival. Beautiful use of color and shape to create surreally real forms and a haunting atmosphere.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23109296514http://theamphibian.org/post/23109296514Tue, 15 May 2012 10:01:24 -0700Motion graphicsAnimation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41ukqWgK31r5rx1bo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span"> ”City of Melbourne asked Landor to develop a cohesive brand strategy and new identity system. The challenge was to reflect City of Melbourne’s cool sophistication on the world stage, capture the passion of its people, and provide the city with a unified, flexible, and future-focused image. The new identity needed to overcome political complexities, improve the cost-effectiveness of managing the brand, and unite the disparate range of entities (including the council, City of Melbourne’s destination brand, and an ever-growing portfolio of different initiatives, programs, services, events, and activities).” - Behance</span></p>http://theamphibian.org/post/23091215091http://theamphibian.org/post/23091215091Mon, 14 May 2012 22:43:00 -0700BrandingMelbournecityidentityTypographydesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uuplosP1r5rx1bo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uuplosP1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uuplosP1r5rx1bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://theamphibian.org/post/21794911663http://theamphibian.org/post/21794911663Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:16:00 -0700illustrationfolkcolorpattern<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31uhwd6vO1r5rx1bo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Lovely illustrations by Lydia Nichols. Fabulous little illustrator out of Brooklyn.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/21794521838http://theamphibian.org/post/21794521838Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:08:20 -0700illustrationfolkcolorpattern“To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jeff Bezos</em>http://theamphibian.org/post/21252465004http://theamphibian.org/post/21252465004Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:41:00 -0700designquotebezosamazon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2e1mfOowK1r5rx1bo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2e1mfOowK1r5rx1bo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2e1mfOowK1r5rx1bo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Boarding Pass/FAIL</span></p> <p><span>“This all started on a recent flight aboard a Delta Airlines plane. I was heading back from New York where I had met up with fellow designer </span><a href="http://twitter.com/dcurtis" target="_blank">Dustin Curtis</a><span>. If you are not aware of Dustin’s take on American Airlines, </span><a href="http://dustincurtis.com/dear_american_airlines.html" target="_blank">go read this</a><span>. Anyway, I was inspired by Dustin and his attitude towards shittily designed things, to say the least. I was bored so I started rummaging through my stuff trying to find something to read when I grabbed my boarding pass. So I stared at it for a while. Rubbed my eyes, then stared at it some more. </span><span>It was like someone put on a blindfold, drank a fifth of whiskey, spun around 100 times, got kicked in the face by a mule (the person who designed this definitely has a mule living with them inside their house) and then just started puking numbers and letters onto the boarding pass at random (yes, I realize that a human didn’t lay this out, if a human had, judging by the train-wreck of design, they would have surely used papyrus). There was nothing given size or color importance over anything else, it was a mess.</span><span> </span><span>“ </span></p> <p><span>Read More by going to his site. Well done and thoughtful…</span></p>http://theamphibian.org/post/20987510462http://theamphibian.org/post/20987510462Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:39:51 -0700designTypography<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/5664292?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="230" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Fontplore is an interactive application designed for searching and exploring font databases.</span><br/><span>Fontplore helps you to easily find the right typeface for your project in a collection of several thousands of fonts. It lets you browse, preview, compare and print the fonts you are interested in.</span><br/><span>And the clou is: It does all that on an interactive table, using tangible objects to navigate and control actions, so the workflow is easy to understand - easy to grasp!</span><br/><span>More information: </span><a href="http://www.fontplore.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fontplore.org</a></p>http://theamphibian.org/post/20987144098http://theamphibian.org/post/20987144098Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:09 -0700motioninterface<a href="http://gamechangers.wolffolins.com/">Wolff Olins "Game Changers" site</a>: <p>Yet another vertical scrolling site - plus some business/design thought and that “New Aesthetic” Woff Olins style they first rolled out for the London 2012 Olympic branding…which seems to be more and more “normal” as the years have gone by. </p>http://theamphibian.org/post/20489514606http://theamphibian.org/post/20489514606Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:33:14 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wzc7djAc1r5rx1bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>An informative micro-site for the revival of the <a href="http://www.fontbureau.com/NHG/">Neue Haas Grotesk</a>, the precursor to Helvetica.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/20414967616http://theamphibian.org/post/20414967616Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:31:19 -0700TypeHelveticaDesign History<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hcinqOTf1r5rx1bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A couple of beautiful screens from Windows Phone. Local Scout and Threads.</p>http://theamphibian.org/post/18858754993http://theamphibian.org/post/18858754993Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:20:47 -0800windowsmobileapp