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Idealog—in the ideas business

  • Animation that pops

    2012-02-13 17:20:27 // // Idealog #37: now
    We think illustrator Tane Williams is immensely talented, and we swear we're not biased in his favour just because his cover design for Idealog #31 was a finalist in the Maggies.
  • Classic book covers with a tactile twist

    2011-11-25 14:18:35 // // The Idealog Blog | 1 comment
    Penguin Threads is a loving reimagination of three classic book covers.
  • After shock [Meet the Cantabrians reinventing their shaken city]

    2011-03-18 10:37:18 // // Idealog #32: features | 2 comments
    Christchurch’s chocolate-box facade has cracked. The city will never be the same— but what will it choose to become? Kris Herbert meets the Cantabrians who are reinventing their city
  • Prints of darkness [Doing business the Illicit way]

    2011-02-24 09:23:36 // // Idealog #32: features | 2 comments
    Illicit can’t seem to catch a break: from the suicide of brilliant co-founder Martin Emond, the pillaging of its work by pop stars and rip-off artists, to the failure of its US partners. So the 15-year-old fashion label and K’ Road institution found a new voice and a new hip-hop market, though the joke, says Steve Hodge, remains the same. Now the US is calling again. By Florence Noble
  • Pop of the tops

    2010-09-24 06:00:00 // // Idealog #29: features | 2 comments
    Glenn Jones’ t-shirt designs are designed in Auckland, printed in Texas and popular all over the internet. Ulrika Hedquist tracks the success of Glennz Tees.
  • You thought we wouldn’t notice? We did.

    2010-09-02 12:03:24 // // The Idealog Blog
    Here’s a website bound to stoke the fires of designers who’ve ever had their work mirrored or outright copied. “You thought we wouldn’t notice” brings design work mimicry into the limelight of shame.
  • Semi-Snapshot: Jessica Hische and her crazy Uncle

    2010-08-20 17:37:40 // // The Idealog Blog | 2 comments
    As unassuming and down to earth in person as she was in her presentation, illustrator and typographer Jessica Hische reveals to Design Daily her master plan for getting 50% off Karen Walker gear and tells us why sociology and psychology are deeply embedded in her illustrations.
  • Display your creative flare in New York, New York

    2010-08-13 14:21:06 // // The Idealog Blog
    Fancy having your design work displayed on a billboard in New York’s Time Square? That could be a reality thanks to an international competition by Tivoli Audio, who is seeking designers, illustrators, and photographers from around the world to prepare a poster to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
  • Awake and a-tweetin'

    2009-10-20 13:20:27 // // The Idealog Blog
    A nifty animation of Tweets saying ‘Good morning’. It would appear Kiwi twitterers don’t spend their time adding to the noise—good work, team.
  • James ‘Benjamin Button’ Jean

    2009-08-17 08:45:00 // // Idealog TV
    No one proposed to him when he was signing books—much to his disappointment. He had the audience and fellow speakers in awe, and it’s got nothing to do with his catchy name and youthful looks! We spoke with a modest James about his incredible body of work and why he’s, er, aging backwards.