Design and the NYC Subway Map
Following his extensive work on the New York City subway signage in the late 1960s, Massimo Vignelli, inspired by Harry Beck’s 1933 London Underground map, simplified New York’s tangled subway map into a clean, readable system. Idsgn writer Skylar examines Vignelli’s map and how the Metropolitan Transit Authority scrapped [...]
Continue Reading2010 Pantone Color of the Year
I can finally sleep at night; Pantone has announced their 2010 color of the year, and it looks like it may have been inspired from a leisure suit. From Pantone: “In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “It is believed [...]
Continue ReadingThe same ‘Seinfeld’ episode airs in Bangkok 12 hours later…
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Continue ReadingHow to (how you should) use color in your logo designs…
Logo Designer Blog gives us a refresher course in color theory, listing the connotations of each color, and how some popular logos use the color “rules”: Red evokes aggressiveness, passion, strength and vitality Pink evokes femininity, innocence, softness and health. Orange evokes fun, cheeriness and warm exuberance. Yellow evokes [...]
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