+SAMOA #8 is a well-designed journal from São Paulo with a focus on the independent art, music, and performance scene. Worth checking out for the neat illustrations, graphics, and photos. If you can read Portuguese I’m pretty sure the articles are interesting as well. I like a lot the graffiti from Titi Freak and Tara McPherson’s illustrations.
Power of Ten is a classic documentary film from 1977 written and directed by Ray and Charles Eames. The film depicts the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten. Although I have seen this film many times, I’m still amazed by the animation in this film and how HUGE our universe is.
Warm up your fingers and get ready to hit the ice with our latest Xmas game.
An ‘after hours side project’ by Michael Mann and Kunal Sen animated at the 2008 summer camp of our non-profit client Peace it Together. They also recently uploaded a few short films made by youth participants at the camp on their Vimeo account. More information about Peace it Together’s creative peace-building program that brings together young people from Palestine, Israel, and Canada for dialogue, conflict resolution, and filmmaking, is available on their website.
Things got hairy around here last month. Literally. In support of the global fundraiser known as “Movember,” there was some serious moustache (aka ‘mo’) growing going on here at Fleming. Check out the results here…
According to Kim Ji-Hwan and Jin Sol from zero per zero, each city’s various railway systems should reflect the character of that city. In an effort to infuse the city’s identity into its subway map, while also trying to simplify the original map, the designers produced a series of original maps for three cities (Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka) in the size of 100 x 70cm (39” x 28")
Seoul Railway
Seoul boasts 600 years of history as the capital of the nation, and features the grand river, the Han Gang, flowing across it. The Han River is the symbol of Seoul. Representation of the Han River in this map mimics the curvature in the middle of the Tae-Geuk mark of the national flag of Korea. The overall circular shape of the map was also inspired by the Tae-Geuk mark. The brighter area in the centre of the map, seen up close in the detail shot 1, shows the territory of Han Yang, the old capital of the Cho-Sun Dynasty. This was the old Seoul marked by the Four Gates, and the growth of the city becomes clear when compared to the modern metropolis.
Every month, the editors at HOW magazine choose the Top 10 Sites for Designers - sites that are considered to be fantastic resources or just plain cool. This month, HOW selected the personal website of Felix Heinen, one of Fleming’s senior designers and our intrepid blogger, to appear on their list. Way to go Felix!
