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Infographic of the Day: The Brains vs. Beauty Quandry

In hunting for a partner or a fling, we all known the trade-offs between beauty and brains. But we've never before seen a chart that so accurately describes the trials and tribulations of meeting someone worth dating. Not a whole lot to say about this ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  20 Nov 2009

Ad With Dying, Computer-Animated Polar Bears Stirs Controversy

How far is too far, in the effort to teach the public about global warming? A U.K. group called Plane Stupid is drawing fire for a new ad their airing, to illustrate the point that every plane flight emits about 880 pounds of carbon-dioxide--about the ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  20 Nov 2009

Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The new Issey Miyake line has new items in 20 colors each, and will refresh every two months. So Nendo designed a series of display pieces which can constanly be arranged in new, quirky, overlapping patterns--an idea of constant change lifted from the ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Issey Miyake

Design Nirvana: Lego Teams Up with Muji

Lego has launched thousands of young designers into a lifetime of tinkering; Muji is a  paragon of clean, ingenious design. So naturally, the two have paired up for toy sets that blend elements from each powerhouse. The kit comes with Lego bricks, ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  20 Nov 2009

The Gunn Report's Most Decorated Ads Include Interactive for the First Time

The report is something of a bible for companies looking to hire top talent. Rather than awarding any plaudits itself, it simply tabulates the 100 ads and campaigns that won the most industry awards throughout the year. This year they included ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jeep,  Saatchi & Saatchi,  Burger King

Clients from Hell: The Problem With Design? It's the Clients, Not the Designers

The artwork is approved, but we need to replace the skeleton, we think it might be homosexual, and that could ostracise the audience, it’s a very masculine industry. We think there’s too much space, can you put all the services we do inside the logo. ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pixar

Infographic of the Day: 30 Free Web Sites for Online Promotion

Web 2.0 is changing the nature of advertising and marketing--no news there. But any would-be social marketer is now deluged with choices. Which is why Chris Watson at Visualization Magazine designed this chart, which shows 30 different Web 2.0 services ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chris Watson

Dutch Break Ground on Fruit Cake–Looking Building, Just in Time for Holidays

The Dutch architecture firm MVRDV--#5 on our list of Most Creative People in Architecture--has just broken ground on one of their wackiest projects to date: A massive market hall whose canopies double as apartment buildings. For the Rotterdam-based ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  19 Nov 2009

Apple Exec's Backyard Is Designed for Barfing

When you think of backyards, the first things you probably think: Dogs woofing, July 4th grilling, swingsets. Then again, you're not a senior Apple exec by day, and an art collector on the weekends. As Metropolis reports: "The Japanese maple in Jeff ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Infographic of the Day: A Chronology of the Gay Marriage Debate

Even if you're up on the news, the present state of the debate over gay marriage can be confusing at best. The LA Times has created an infographic to help. It is not a particularly well-designed graphic, but it's chockablock with information, and has ...

From CLIFF KUANG, Fast Company,  18 Nov 2009

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