Color of the Year infographic by Colour Lovers.

We’ve all seen & admired the beautifully crafted wedding invite by designer and groom, Matt Dorfman. Although Jill & Matt got married two years ago, the interwebs are still abuzz over their little typographic treasure.

Well it seems someone over in Boden’s creative department has done their trending homework and has taken note as well.

Their most recent winter catalog bears a striking resemblance to Jill & Matt’s wedding invite. The catalog features a contest in the form of a fictional love story between you, the consumer, and “Johnnie” (Boden).  To see how the love story pans out, Boden is asking shoppers to submit the happily-ever-after ending for a prize of $500 in store cred.

When I received the catalog in the mail I instantly scoured the web to see if anyone else has made the connection.  Nothing yet… We’ll see just how long it takes everyone else to catch on.

Inspired by Garren Lamson’s dribbble post, I created the above is a infographic poster design to be submitted to The Great Oil Leak Poster Project, which plans to sell posters to help generate funds for relief efforts and the folks who are suffering as a result in south Louisiana.

Hoping we can get enough designers to participate and really make a difference.

The other day I sent an email to a client, stressing the importance of some key elements when developing content for the web. This seems to be a common theme when working with non-agency clients who don’t have a team of interactive copy writers on staff.

I sent them the following pointers to help them reorganize/structure some of their content a little more clearly, which thankfully they found helpful and not obtrusive. Read the rest of this entry »

Plates as pie charts? A clever little idea, the Wheel of Nutrition plates are designed by two recent design-school grads based in Milan, Rui Pereira and Hafsteinn Juliusson.  The idea is to help visually convey proper consumption and promote healthier eating habits.

While the premise is very original and has a lot of potential, the idea of a flat pie chart seems a bit unfinished .  I would have loved to see the plates as a square or rectangular design where food segments were housed in their own little units to help aid in portion control.  Some fun nutrition facts presented with some eye-catching typography would be a great addition too.