Shape: A short film about design
Concisely put Shape is part of a project to get young people thinking about how the world is made around them, and where design fits in. It is raw, relevant and conceptually thoughtful. Expand your horizons about how design shapes your experiences on Think Design.
If you look closely, this chaotic piece of work is the future of transport as seen through the mental vortex of artist Edward Monaghan. The extraordinary artist was chosen for an ad campaign by tyre manufacturer Goodyear to help celebrate their forward thinking on their 120th birthday.
In India, if a person chose design as an occupation he was presumably doomed. So, Project Taxi Fabric showed off that design was not only functional or purposeful but could also tell stories that have an impact. About 30 designers drew and printed colourful seat covers for some kali peelies with stories of their beloved city, Mumbai — Video
We internalized years of international beauty ideals and lived in self-hate as we became the largest consumers of beauty products like Fair and lovely etc. #embracetheface, a portrait series and social media movement by Moshtari Hilal aimed to encourage people to appreciate their own facial features.
Via: WeTransfer
Long Form: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/moshtari-hilal
Check out how a graphic designer and advertising professional spent their time on the streets of Pune on Sundays.
Project: A Fresh Coat
Eloisa Iturbe wanted to have an output for creativity other than her commercial work at her studio. She was more close to nature and the random shape of objects than actual pure art and design. Her instagram is filled with objects painted by her and photographed in crisp sunlight. Find out what goes behind these asthetic pieces.
Source: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/eloisa-iturbe/
Every designer has at some point found themselves nudging elements around on screen for an hour, only to find themselves right back where they started.
Here's a way to beat around this painful part of the design process. One designer starts (or serves) and spends 10 minutes working on a design. After ten minutes, and no matter where they’ve got to, they fire the file over to the other designer, who spends another ten minutes playing around with the design. That second designer then sends it back and you repeat this process until you’re happy. That’s it. That’s design ping pong.
