Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 24, 2009, 1:26 pm
“I cannot adequately describe the taste experience in words, but if I could, the description alone would make you vomit in disbelief. It really is that bad. It really, really is. It’s the only thi...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 24, 2009, 6:47 am
GOOD Magazine is known for it's crisp, clear information design. The 'Road Map To Harmony' walks us through a board game metaphor, where space by space the user is presented with informati...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 24, 2009, 6:43 am
The Mid-Century Modern Pool on Flickr is a treasure trove of modernist architecture, interior design and product design—take a look around.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 24, 2009, 6:42 am
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architects behind The High Line, have recently redesigned the The Julliard School in New York. What caught my eye in these photographs (by Iwan Baan) was the detailed sta...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 23, 2009, 1:18 pm
The National Geographic Photography Contest has attracted some incredible photographers—head on over and browse through the three categories: People, Places and Nature.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 23, 2009, 7:01 am
Garry Winogrand was a prolific street photographer, active in several American cities throughout his lifetime. He used a 35mm Leica camera with a fixed focal length lens (as did many of his contempora...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 23, 2009, 6:56 am
I wouldn't have thought of Brazil as a major source of modernist architecture; however Julian Weyer's Tour of Mid Century Modern Brazil proves otherwise. Lots of great images including designs...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 21, 2009, 10:31 am
This afternoon I finally got around to watching a documentary called High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air, which I downloaded from the BBC iPlayer two weeks ago (sadly it's no longer available...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 20, 2009, 11:50 am
Love this bizarre site promoting the new Yeasayer album, Ambling Alp. Warning: naked people.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 20, 2009, 11:45 am
Kenneth Capello, now a well-regarded advertising and fashion photographer, shares some nostalgic snapshots of his skateboarding youth in Acid Drop. Via We Love You So
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 20, 2009, 7:11 am
More fantastic news/editorial layouts, this time from the design team at Portugese daily newspaper i (Informação); a great example of how engaging newsprint can be with the right design ethic. If...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 19, 2009, 7:17 am
Michael Freimuth has some beautiful editorial design in his folio, in particular 'The Smiler' magazine for Jack Purcell, and his work on creative publications Materiel and Proximity. What can ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 19, 2009, 7:16 am
Some superb retro-styled posters for the Jazz 2008 event in Guimarães, Portugal, from design studio Martino&Jaña. Check out their folio on Behance for a lot more excellent poster and editorial desig...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 18, 2009, 7:07 am
The ORDOS 100 project invited one hundred architectural practices to design a villa for the construction of a 'cultural and creative park' at Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China. The renders abo...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 18, 2009, 7:06 am
A couple of subtle, natural portraits from a series called 'Your Favourite Cup', by Canadian photographer Maxyme G. Delisle. Delisle is a member of the Montreal based Made Of Stills art collec...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 17, 2009, 12:05 pm
A really interesting (and exciting) article about the study of fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, from NewsWeek.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 17, 2009, 7:27 am
I just discovered this article on Villa van Vijven at Dwell; modern-day communal living, with the goal of creating something special architecturally. From the article: “Villa van Vijven is a tr...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 17, 2009, 7:21 am
Google recently announced the launch of their Powermeter service for UK consumers. Whether you want to save a bit of money on electricity bills, or help reduce our carbon footprint by identifying elec...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 16, 2009, 3:07 pm
I've mentioned Hubert Blanz before, and I wanted to post about some of the other work I found while browsing his web site. A lot of Blanz's pieces turn lifeless sections of engineered infra...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 16, 2009, 6:55 am
Industrial designer Sam Broadbent has a great web site, with some really interesting projects. I was impressed by the interactive ordering system for the Inamo restaurant; it appears a little like the...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 16, 2009, 6:54 am
Just found these fascinating old panoramic photos at A Continuous Lean: head on over there for more images and larger versions.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 15, 2009, 9:01 am
There's a lot of really excellent work in Mark Weaver's Make Something Cool Every Day project. You can see more of his work here.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 14, 2009, 4:56 am
Maps (good maps, at least) are amazing examples of information design. They can convey a huge amount of navigational information: the roads, rivers and topography of a section of landscape, population...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 13, 2009, 11:50 am
Best Art Vinyl 2009 Nominations: a selection of 50 of the best designed album covers of 2009. My vote goes to the iconic breaking egg cover for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album “It's Blitz”. Via C...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 13, 2009, 6:18 am
Tom Foulsham makes strange, ingenious and wonderful machinery. I love the Man Machine.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 13, 2009, 6:07 am
Seth Thompson's 'Poca Luz' series has some great shots of the interiors of homes, shops and churches in Mexico and Cuba; beautiful natural lighting and vibrant colours. Via Ffffound
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 12, 2009, 7:10 am
Finnish-born architect and product designer Eero Saarinen was notable for his use of many different architectural materials and methods of construction, never settling on a 'signature' style. ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 12, 2009, 5:43 am
“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.” James Cameron (from The New Yorker)
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 11, 2009, 1:01 pm
If you're looking for design inspiration, spend an hour or two browsing the wonderful and very comprehensive AIGA Design Archives.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 11, 2009, 6:51 am
Massimo Vignelli formed design firm Vignelli Associates in 1971, with his wife Lella. The firm is responsible for some truly iconic work: the New York Subway transportation graphics and signage, the K...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 10, 2009, 6:56 am
I've just finished browsing the very well produced web site for the Bauhaus exhibition at MOMA (see my previous post for a discussion of the exhibition design). The Bauhaus was a German design...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 10, 2009, 6:50 am
I'd like to find out a bit more about Bern Hill, the artist behind these striking modernist railroad posters from the '50s. Apparently these came up for appraisal in the US version of the Anti...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 9, 2009, 7:44 am
Syd Mead is famous for his work as conceptual artist and designer for many great science-fiction films (Blade Runner, 2010, Tron); best known for his vehicle and spaceship designs, the images above sh...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 9, 2009, 7:40 am
Australian design agency Pidgeon have some excellent identity design pieces in their portfolio. I particularly love the project shown above, for The Marquee People, a boutique marquee hire firm. Vi...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 9, 2009, 7:37 am
Some interesting ideas on the Eight Inc web site, including this design for the ecologically sound Malama learning centre in Hawaii, discussed in depth at DesignBoom.
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 9, 2009, 4:40 am
“History is usually some quite selective collection of statistics weaved together subject to some theory of the author.” From Jonathan, a commenter on this post
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 8, 2009, 11:51 am
I came across Kevin Cyr's work a while ago now, but somehow he slipped under my posting radar—he produces these absolutely amazing paintings and drawings of vehicles in and around Brooklyn, NY. ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 8, 2009, 11:47 am
Some detailed screenprinting and illustrations from Argentinian designer and printmaker Leandro Castelao. Via FormFiftyFive
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 7, 2009, 3:08 pm
The Visual Telling of Stories site “records a range of material dedicated to the study of the Visual Narrative”; it's a sprawling archive of editorial illustrations, infographics, layouts and ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 7, 2009, 3:04 pm
Earlier today I came across this post on the Geebird & Bamby site; a photo from Ed Ruscha's 'Twentysix Gasoline Stations' book. While researching it further, I stumbled upon this reprise o...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 6, 2009, 5:56 am
Circle K is a U.S. convenience store chain, which relocated many of it's stores during the late '80s and early '90s due to financial restructuring and changes in corporate policy. These...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 6, 2009, 3:03 am
The Geography of Jobs: an interactive data visualisation mapping employment gains and losses in the US. You can pinpoint Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with a giant red area over New Orleans, and watch wha...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 6, 2009, 1:27 am
Little White Lies is a bi-monthly, independent movie magazine that features cutting edge writing, illustration and photography, and has some excellent editorial design. You can check out some issues o...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 5, 2009, 6:13 am
These great vintage posters commemorating Porsche's racing achievements were found at the Grain Edit blog: their design contains many elements of the Swiss Style pioneered by Muller-Brockmann, one...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 5, 2009, 1:55 am
Tom Gauld illustrates for the Guardian and the New York Times, among others; his style is a hybrid of simple line drawn cartoon and vintage linocut. I particularly love his book, The Gigantic Robot. ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 4, 2009, 3:15 am
Fantastic shots of Las Vegas from Jean-François Thériault. Take a look at the other work on his photo blog, it's well worth a look. Via Geebird & Bamby
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 4, 2009, 3:14 am
Oliver Tomas' Flickr sets are a treasure trove of vintage graphic design and illustration, particularly this archive of 60's and 70's Scandinavian logo design. Visit Oliver's web site ...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 3, 2009, 6:39 am
Avant-garde artist Gordon Matta-Clark trained as an architect before moving into art, where he concentrated on subverting his craft. From the Met Museum web site: “Compelled to focus attentio...
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 3, 2009, 1:50 am
Great composition and use of space (pardon the pun) in these retro-styled posters from Simon Page. Via Being Being
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Mark Bell posted an article on Eclectica - Nov 3, 2009, 1:45 am
Urban Cursor: a giant GPS-enabled cursor placed in Figueres, Catalunya during the recent Ingràvid Festival. The cursor's position is tracked and posted on a web site as participants move it aroun...
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