http://blog.vizwerks.com Vizwerks Blog Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:42:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We recently stumbled upon the Grain Edit and The Art of the Title Sequence posts on the Visual Language of Herbert Matter.  From the website, "Herbert Matter was a man who seemingly fit many lives into one by excelling in the creative disciplines of design, photography and film. The documentary ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=372 Another fun piece by Friends of Type! http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=368 http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=364 Letter Cult recently compiled a list of of the Best Custom Letter Forms of 2009.  The artwork above is by Jessica Hische, who we're big fans of. The list is a nice roundup of innovative design techniques and a good snapshot of what designers are doing in the present day. ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=358 We're looking forward to a fun week in New York to attend the Nadi Retail Design Collective Show December 9-11th.  NADI is the Visual Merchandising Committee for A.R.E., the Association for Retail Environments. Members include manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers involved in the visual merchandising industry. As visual merchandising has evolved ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=353 We would like to invite you to stop by the new PDX Pop-Ups shops this Thursday evening November 12th at 5PM for their grand openings. Mayor Sam Adams will be on hand at 5PM for brief remarks and ribbon cutting. As part of the Downtown Retail Strategy, Portland Business Alliance, ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=344 In our quest to read every single page of the internet, we recently stumbled upon the homepage for the Aspen Art Museum.  Wow!  That fresh mountain air must be great for contemplating contemporary art. We were pleasantly surprised with the caliber of their exhibitions and their refined modern aesthetic. We ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=339 We found this graphic floating out in the blogosphere and used it for various strategy conversations on projects happening around the office and thought it'd be good to share with all of you. http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=333 One of the trends we're noticing in environmental design these days is the use of triangulated panels and irregular surfaces. The Barcelona-based design and architecture studio, Deardesign recently showcased this approach with their launch of the Lurdes Bergada Flagship Store in Barcelona. We enjoyed this space for being both restrained ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=329 We confess. We are obsessed with type.  As such, we've been huge fans lately of the type collection over at Friends of Type.  These folks are craftsmen who showcase a true passion for type and the different creative ways it can manifest itself.  Currently, they are made up of the ... http://blog.vizwerks.com/?p=320