App Round-Up

Sadly our App knowledge doesn't extend much beyond Angry Birds, but we have seen a couple great apps launched in the past few weeks that deserve a download.

Plates! by Kyle T. Webster

First up: Plates! by talented illustrator Kyle T. Webster. Kyle follows up his minimalist White Lines with a colorful and invigorating exercise in choosing condiments.

Graphic Design Quiz by Scott Fisk

Second: For those of you who want to test your knowledge, there’s Scott Fisk’s Graphic Design Quiz. Great fun, although it would be even better if you could see what the correct answer. This quiz will be free for a limited time.
You can buy both these apps on iTunes.

Summer Reading: Gopher Illustrated

Gopher Illustrated

As August slowly comes to a close, it's time to finish up your summer reading. Right now I've got my eye on Gopher Illustrated. It's from Venuezela and can be found in select stores.

Found via MagCulture

Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler

Poster by Joey Roth. Prints sell for $25.

Logo in Motion

A mesmerizing piece of art commisioned by London’s V&A museum and produced by Troika.
The piece, titled Palindrome, was recently installed in a near-by Tube station. I would easily miss my train, being so entranced by the work.



It’s also great to see an institution be willing to play with their logo as well.

Found via Creative Review

True Tales From Our Not Too Distant Analog Past: Jason Holley

Last week we attended ICON6 in Pasadena, where Jason Holley presented a series of hilarious animations and they were a huge hit.  Fortunately for the rest of you, he’s posted one of them online. Fabulous!


Books on Tape from jason holley on Vimeo.

MacPaint Enters the Museum

Drawing by Susan Kare. Image by Apple

As a 10-year old MacPaint was my absolute favorite program. I would create birthday cards and signs. Although I didn't realize it at the time, it probably started my career as a graphic designer.
Now Apple has donated the original source code of MacPaint and QuickDraw to the Computer History Museum, which is even available for download. For those of us who are less interested in code, the Museum tells the history of these revolutionary programs.

Found via Unbeige

Grain & Gram: Printmaker, Nick Sambrato

Interesting article on printer Nick Sambrato from Grain & Gram: The New Gentleman’s Journal. Sambrato is the owner of Mama's Sauce   Press and he talks about buying and running a printshop. 

Found via Quipsologies