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USA TODAY recently did a massive makeover of its newspaper, but the most impressive—and perhaps overlooked—aspect was the redesign of its digital platforms by Fantasy Interactive. In particular, USATODAY.com stands out from other major news publications whose sites languish in static vertical layouts. The interface allows users to flip horizontally through articles and entire sections, like scrolling through an iPad app. Stories are easy to find in the simple three-column layouts, defined by rich colors and large gridded images. And by integrating the latest in responsive design, HTML 5, CSS and JavaScript, they have elegantly layered articles and separated advertising from editorial content in unprecedented ways. |
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At MacFadden and Thorpe, we’re strong advocates of the connection between physical fitness and graphic design excellence. That mouse isn’t going to lift itself. One of the healthiest designers we know is Tim Belonax, so it made perfect sense that he designed these graphics for a half-marathon sponsored by Facebook. |
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Today’s entry brings exhibit materials designed by Jon Sueda/Stripe SF for a show at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City. The show, entitled “Blockbuster: Cinema for Exhibitions,” was curated by Jens Hoffmann and “investigates how a number of significant contemporary artists working with film and video have been affected by, and redeploy in their own practices, cinematic strategies found in the work of major 20th-century filmmakers.” |
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In thinking about those projects we envy, we recognize that it is the people we know—our municipal contemporaries—that most directly inspire our work, and sometimes make us grind our teeth with jealousy. So for our week here, we decided to shop local, and set some nepotistic limitations to our choices: only people in the Bay Area and only those we know firsthand. San Francisco is sometimes chided for its provincialism, but we’ve decided to embrace it and introduce you to some people in our neighborhood. |
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There’s something haunting and strangely beautiful about these monochrome American flags by So Cal clothier Stampd' LA. |
