idsgn’s Monthly review, Vol. XI

handmade signs at the Sanity and / or Fear Rally, photographed by Annie Colbert
(via Enchantment Facebook page)

“Journalism Warning Labels” by Tom Scott
(first discovered via boingboing)

“The Times does info-graphics for iPads” designed by Applied Works
(thoughts via Creative Review, link for iTunes download)

The Impossible Project is possible! Keeping my fingers crossed the pricing becomes more possible. (I don’t want to have to spend 20 bucks+ on Polaroid film at an Urban Outfitters & I won’t and will keep using the expired film in the fridge if the prices don’t come down)

redesignrelated:

“The newest Lincoln Penny was unveiled Thursday Feb. 11, 2010 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The penny has a redesigned tails side, featuring a union shield, that will appear on one-cent coins from this year forward.”
—State Journal Register

This is the fifth redesign of the Lincoln one-cent coin since February of 2009.

(top image via Coin Update News)

Jaime Oliver wins TED Prize for 2010 

Roy E. Disney passes away at age 79 1930-2009
(image via craighodgkins)

“After 55 Years in Print, Design Icon I.D. Magazine Folds”
(via Fast Company)

very sad news…

redesignrelated:

The CNN.com redesign launched over weekend features a prominent new (red) navigation and adds their new “NewsPulse” to the mix. Right now this looks like it is primarily just a way to get to articles on the site based on how they determine popularity, but we’re sure that this will evolve with the refreshed site.

The design was done by HUGE and the CNN.com team (previously Razorfish and CNN.com).

via Multichannel News

redesignrelated:

The New CNN.com (First Screenshots) via Tech Crunch

“Today, CNN has invited a number of journalists to One Time Warner Center in New York City to witness a preview of the new CNN.com homepage (they’re calling the event “The Unveiling“). The site serves as one of the Internet’s most popular news sites and is also among the most trafficked sites overall, so a major redesign is no small undertaking…”

“Mr Eaves is the often requested and finally finished sans-serif companion to Mrs Eaves, one of Emigre’s classic typeface designs. Created by Zuzana Licko, this latest addition to the Emigre Type Library expands the versatility of the original Mrs Eaves with two complimentary families: Mr Eaves Sans and Mr Eaves Modern…”
(via kottke via emigre)