Entries tagged “icons”
Photographer Henry Hargreaves’ created the Toasted portrait series with rows of burnt Wonder Bread. The “toasted” personalities include Che Guevara, Jim Morrison, and all four of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison.
(first discovered via feature shot)
Steven Heller looks back on the interesting history and “DNA” of the iconic Nike logo, the evolution from a “stripe” to a “swoosh,” and that infamous “bargain brand” first designed in 1969 by Carolyn Davidson, supposedly for a mere $35. She was a graphic design student at the time.
The final variation of the design was launched to the public in June 1971.
Whether you are looking for a regular point and shoot, dslr, a Polaroid, or a storage card, Billy Brown has kindly shared “100 pixelated camera illustrations for anybody to download and use in whatever way they see fit.” The illustrations are marked as Creative Commons 3.0 and are available to download as .eps, .ai, or .png files.
Happy Earth Day (April 22nd).
Back in 1969, cartoonist Ron Cobb designed the ecology symbol. The almost forgotten iconic mark, appropriated for the “Ecology Flag” back in the 70s, combines the letters “e” and “o,” symbolic of the environment and oneness (among other things).
(via roncobb.net)
“A Brief History of Computer Icons” (above c. 1984 via Psdtuts+)
In ’Twas the Icon of Christmas, Steven Heller looks at the visual history of Santa Claus and illustrators of the past. (article via AIGA)
Helveticons by Goodbye Horses is a set of 245 royalty-free vector icons, glyphs and symbols in seven formats inspired by the lines of Helvetica Bold. Bit pricey but look like they’d be useful for everything from wireframing to iPhone apps. (via Matthew Buchanan)
