video of Alex Bogusky & his father Bill Bogusky

“A Brief History of Computer Icons” (above c. 1984 via Psdtuts+)

redesignrelated:

Girl Scouts of America logo redesign

You’ll need to look twice to notice the small but significant changes. The new version differs only slightly from the identity designed back in 1978 by Saul Bass.

“A Fresh Identity for the Girl Scouts of America: The world’s largest organization for girls gets a much-needed facelift.” (via Fast Company)

Johanna Asseraf’s illustrations with Perler Beads

I didn’t even realize this is what they were called.

(first discovered via design work life)

original Pac-Man sketches, c. 1979 by Toru Iwatani
(first discovered via Laughing Squid via Control)

“What I Remember Most about LEGOs”
(via The Oatmeal) 

redesignrelated:

Toy Story 3 revival for the classic Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone

With the release of the new Toy Story 3 film Disney/Pixar also launched a new line of toys for kids. The new Toy Story 3 branded Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone is another slight redesign of the 1961 version which has already seen numerous iterations throughout the years. Possibly the biggest difference with the new toy is that it runs on AA batteries, and it allows you to “dial” Toy Story 3 characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Rex.

It was surprisingly difficult to find a good photo online of an original 1961 model of the Chatter Telephone. The photograph above is from Collectique’s Etsy page.

Forever Be 50, commemorative Beatles cover art for Der Spiegel by Klaus Voormann
(first discovered via The Daily Heller)

R.I.P. Gary Coleman
(photo of Diff’rent Strokes cast via BET)

redesignrelated:

Quaker Oats logo and packaging redesign

“…At the forefront is a new logo set in Hoefler & Frere-Jones’ popular Archer typeface. As for Mr. Quaker, he finds a new home inside the letter Q—grinning as you chomp down on a “wholesome” Dark-Chocolate-Mocha-Hazelnut-Café-Square granola bar. Perhaps it’s a result of the new, lighter design (hooray for losing the multiple gradients, shadows, and gold embossing), but the chubby Quaker Man looks out of place here…”
—via “Quaker loves life with Archer” article by Idsgn

We recommend reading the full post by Idsgn which discusses the evolution of the Quaker Oats logo throughout its long history, pointing out a Saul Bass design from the early 1970s.

a great collection of over 100 vintage lunchboxes
(via The Jailbreak)

matthewkrawse:

Google logo themes usually make me smile… this one went above and beyond. I dig how they not only decided to integrate the logo into the Pac Man game UI but also made it fully functional!

The best part: instead of the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button… it’s an “Insert Coin” button that reloads the game.

The little things are what make stuff like this awesome.

“1939’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ Shaped Our Today | This Day In Tech”

(via Wired.com)

scans from Industrial Design in America, c. 1951
(via @Aqua Velvet via weetstraw)