Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be9d660d92e774f96b0f135aec0ef080/tumblr_mk8hpzeYsM1qz4vjro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Somehow, I’d never noticed this:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>The Panavision logo incorporates three </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)" title="Aspect ratio (image)">aspect ratios</a><span> into its design—1.33:1 (TV, standard </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_ratio" title="Academy ratio">“Academy” ratio</a><span>) on the inside, 1.85:1 (standard U.S. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widescreen" title="Widescreen">widescreen</a><span>) in the middle, and 2.35/2.40:1 (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic_format#2.35.2C_2.39.2C_or_2.40.3F" title="Anamorphic format">modern 35mm anamorphic</a><span>) on the outside.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>It was designed by an mechanical designer at the company, <a href="http://www.panavision.com/content/takuo-%E2%80%9Ctak%E2%80%9D-miyagishima-remembered">“Tak” Miyagishima</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Tak’s legacy is permanently imprinted on the company as the designer of the famous Panavision logo.</span></p> </blockquote>http://notes.husk.org/post/46276356887http://notes.husk.org/post/46276356887Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:46:00 +0000imagelogobrandingfilmdesignpanavisionaspect ratioletteringregistered trademarkFletcher: And this color, red, it doesn’t make much sense to me.<br /> Low: What would be better? <br /> Fletcher: Blue makes more sense… Space is blue.<br /> Low: No Dr. Fletcher, Space is black!http://notes.husk.org/post/46211201617http://notes.husk.org/post/46211201617Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:53:12 +0000chatnasalogologotyperichard dannejames fletchergeorge lowconversationdesigncolourspace“It was a big change, people were using Helvetica, moving away from traditional faces. CN seemed to sum it all up. It was clean, but if you weren’t careful, boring. It took the life and soul out of things. In retrospect there was too much but at the time everyone wanted to use it, it was exciting.”<br/><br/> - <em>Gerry Barney, creator of the British Rail double arrows, talking type and branding with <a href="http://creativereview.co.uk/back-issues/creative-review/">Creative Review</a> in their article on <a href="http://creativereview.co.uk/back-issues/creative-review/2011/april/03-british-rail">British Rail’s 1964 logo</a>.</em>http://notes.husk.org/post/32253068886http://notes.husk.org/post/32253068886Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:07:48 +0100quotebrandingidentityhelveticadesignbritish raillogocnclean<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823voUTGp1qz4vjro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The official <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics#Logo_and_graphics">logo</a> of the 30th Olympiad, London, 2012, designed by Wolff Olins.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/28471936231http://notes.husk.org/post/28471936231Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:58:09 +0100imagelogo2012londonolympicswolff olins<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823fr0mbg1qz4vjro1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>The New York Times <a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/section/sports/olympics/2012/london2012_nav_rings.png">logo</a>. Quite a lot nicer than NBC’s, and a good nod to the Underground roundel (but did they get permission?)</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/28462567253http://notes.husk.org/post/28462567253Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:03:14 +0100imageolympicslondon2012logobrandingnew york times<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823auGEGr1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Why is NBC’s <a href="http://www.nbc.com/2012-summer-olympics/img/backgrounds/hero-971.jpg">Olympic logo</a> so terrible? I suppose it gives you fair warning of the awfulness of their coverage.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/28458389746http://notes.husk.org/post/28458389746Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:06:00 +0100imageolympicslondon2012logodesignbranding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3imhzDSvC1qz4vjro1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The <a href="http://gcaptain.com/the-ten-largest-container-shipping-companies-visualized/?678">top ten container shipping companies</a> by TEU equivalents, in order. Container images taken from <a href="http://homepage3.nifty.com/container/index.htm">Eiji Hoshiai’s</a> <a href="http://homepage3.nifty.com/container/40d-1-E.htm">forty-foot dry freight</a> page. <a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3imhzDSvC1qz4vjro1_r1_1280.png">Full size image</a>.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/22398842512http://notes.husk.org/post/22398842512Fri, 04 May 2012 21:43:14 +0100imagecontainerslogoshippingthe boxmaerskmediterranean shipping companycma cgmcoscohapag-lloydaplevergreenchina shippinghanjinosk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36602zzzh1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.redlightrunner.com/vinsixcolaps.html">Red Light Runner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>These unique Apple logo shoes feature the vintage Apple logo embroidered into the tongue and sides of the shoes. Distributed to Apple employees in the 90’s [sic]</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Found in the depths of my old bookmarks, revived for your viewing pleasure.</span></p>http://notes.husk.org/post/22116806016http://notes.husk.org/post/22116806016Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:52:16 +0100imageshoetrainerapple1990sclothingdesignlogo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22jnvJXp31qz4vjro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.citymaps.com/">Citymaps</a>. <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669301/ui-genius-citymaps-uses-brand-logos-to-make-maps-more-useable">Fast Co Design</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.citymaps.com/" target="_blank">CityMaps</a><span> is a view of New York City, Austin, and San Francisco through its logos alone. Rather than using satellite images, Street View, or legends for schools and restaurants, the map uses branding in its purest form — along with offers for all sorts of corresponding coupons </span>— to help you discover somewhere you’d like to go.</p> </blockquote> <p>(<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/126663808239896499/">via</a>)</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/20600752848http://notes.husk.org/post/20600752848Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:24:05 +0100imagescreenshotmapcitymapssan franciscoapplestarbucksdennyslogobrandsidentitywayfindingnew aesthetic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1bb0qMokO1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://new.pentagram.com/"> Pentagram</a>: <a href="http://new.pentagram.com/2012/03/new-work-grand-central/">New Work: Grand Central</a>:</p> <blockquote>The new logo takes as its inspiration one of the landmark building’s most well known icons—the century-old Tiffany clock atop the information booth in the center of the Main Concourse. The stylized version of the clock, drawn by Joe Marianek, has its hands positioned at 7:13, or 19:13 in trainmaster’s time, a nod to the opening year.</blockquote> <p>I’m glad I’m not the only person who makes subtle references using time.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/19775082169http://notes.husk.org/post/19775082169Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:13:05 +0000imagedesignlogologotypeidentitynew yorknew york citygrand centralgrand central terminusclock19:13