Best Magazine Design covers 2009

Based on design structure, news relevance and aesthetics, these are my choices for the 2009 best designed covers of magazines around the world.

Presented in alphabetical order from: USA (Esquire, Newsweek, Time, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair), UK (the Economist), Portugal (Nada).

Best Newspaper frontpage design 2009

Based on design structure, news relevance and aesthetics, these are my choices for the 2009 best designed frontpages of newspapers around the world.

Presented in alphabetical order from: USA (Chicago Tribune, RedEye, The Virginian Pilot, The Huntsville Times), UK (the Guardian, The Times), Portugal (i, Público), Spain (Público) Denmark (Politiken) and Belgium (La Libre).

ART & COPY

"ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion."

more at www.artandcopyfilm.com

It's time for something ELSE

Else Mobile (It's Time For Something Else) from Rob Chiu on Vimeo.

Else Mobile (The Time Has Come) from Rob Chiu on Vimeo.

ELSE mobile
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Best Global Brands 2009

Interbrand Best Global Brands 2009

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Where The Wild Things Are

I got aware of "Where the Wild Things Are" probably much too late. As a London child in mid 1970s I might have come across Maurice Sendak's masterpiece among our school visits to the library, but I can't seem to remember.

By reading The Guardian last November I found the book because of its movie adaptation directed by Spike Jonze upon Dave Eggers' screenplay and the puppets of Jim Henson. It grew in me the delight, the need and the "I just can't wait" all around it.

My luck came this Christmas, as a gift. And I truely love the book. So does my six year old son. This is a great simple story, with that natural child mischief, the sense of adventure, fear, fun and sadness, that is in all of us, filled with Sendak's wonderful illustrations, and a final belief that no matter what, parents will always love their children.

Tomei conhecimento de "Where the Wild Things Are" provavelmente tarde demais. Isto porque vivendo em criança na Londres de 1970s deverei ter cruzado com esta obra-prima (texto e desenhos) do americano Maurice Sendak nas nossas visitas à Biblioteca, mas não consigo lembrar-me.

Ao ler diariamente o site The Guardian encontrei em Novembro passado notícia do livro por causa da sua adaptação cinematográfica com argumento de Dave Eggers e realização de Spike Jonze e os bonecos de Jim Henson, que estreia hoje (veremos o que isto nos reserva). E cresceu em mim o deslumbre e a ansiedade à volta desta história.

A minha sorte chegou este Natal na forma de presente. E verdadeiramente adoro este livro. E o meu filho de seis anos também. Editado em Portugal pela kalandraka sob o nome "Onde Vivem os Monstros" é fantasticamente simples a história de Max e dos monstros que encontra, recheada de deliciosas ilustrações que expõem a natureza humana, as travessuras de criança, a aventura e o medo, a diversão e a tristeza, e a crença final que os pais amarão os filhos acima de tudo.

Aqui link para artigo do jornal i

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Human Being

Human Being T-Shirt, here

via AisleOne

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