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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Beautiful Branding 5:49 PM
Exploring branding and packaging, I found this CD design that really amazed me. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I won't say much, just watch the video
Monday, July 20, 2009
Fossil Spring Line 2009 Launched 6:02 PM
The Cruiser Collection Launched Recently
Inspired by vintage Men's workwear.
I had a lot of influence on this collection and was so excited to see how the final materials work their way out for production. My co-op ended before I got to see final samples but my super talented co-workers did such an amazing job.
Inspired by vintage Men's workwear.
I had a lot of influence on this collection and was so excited to see how the final materials work their way out for production. My co-op ended before I got to see final samples but my super talented co-workers did such an amazing job.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Built-to-Order Fixie for $400...From Urban Outfitters? 11:59 AM
I've come to the realization that exercising is when I do a lot of my thinking andgoal setting. While pondering possible thesis concepts today on my run, I dreamt up an online store where customers could completely customize their own bicycles and utilize on demand manufacturing only to come home and instantly find out that Urban Outfitters Bikes launched today with pretty much the exact concept. Anyway its pretty awesome...
Part of me loves that they offer so many color options and different configurations while keeping the overall bike simple. You'll be shit out of luck if you're not a fan of the BMX bike handles. It will be interesting to see how this evolves and is updated when bicycling trends change and evolve.
Part of me loves that they offer so many color options and different configurations while keeping the overall bike simple. You'll be shit out of luck if you're not a fan of the BMX bike handles. It will be interesting to see how this evolves and is updated when bicycling trends change and evolve.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Beauty Product Inspiration Board 12:10 AM
Its 3:00 AM and I just finished one of our Inspiration Boards to help direct the design and inspire our line of Men's Beauty Products. At some point it will need some refining because it still reads somewhat flat.
Bare Strength
For the man who has lived life. Celebrating the strength, masculinity, and wisdom that come to men with age, Bare Strength maintains the health and vitality of the users face, keeping the skin bright and full of character.
Bare Strength
For the man who has lived life. Celebrating the strength, masculinity, and wisdom that come to men with age, Bare Strength maintains the health and vitality of the users face, keeping the skin bright and full of character.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Chair Studio Started Today! 3:18 PM
My studio started our chair studio today. We are required to design and build a chair.
The Opportunity
Welcome to the quarter you’ve all been waiting for…THE CHAIR PROBLEM. Our approach to this problem will be focused on the creation of design themes and product attributes through the study of Connections, both Physical and Metaphysical.
You will be lectured and coached on the techniques and methods to accomplish the above objectives. We will also discuss the application of figurative language forms such as metaphor, hyperbole, irony, humor and narrative as tools to inspire innovation in a product attributes, meaning and emotional content.
This will be an intense ideation sketching and 3-D modeling problem that is intended to round out your personal portfolio and demonstrate skills learned in this program. It will culminate, of course, with a full-scale prototype of your chair design, which will be critiqued at the end of the quarter by a team of guest professionals.
Wish me Luck!
I'll be doing a lot of sketching and research for the next couple of weeks that I plan on posting here!
Last Section's Work (My section was on Co-op)
Junior Industrial Design Students @ The University of Cincinnati DAAP
The Opportunity
Welcome to the quarter you’ve all been waiting for…THE CHAIR PROBLEM. Our approach to this problem will be focused on the creation of design themes and product attributes through the study of Connections, both Physical and Metaphysical.
You will be lectured and coached on the techniques and methods to accomplish the above objectives. We will also discuss the application of figurative language forms such as metaphor, hyperbole, irony, humor and narrative as tools to inspire innovation in a product attributes, meaning and emotional content.
This will be an intense ideation sketching and 3-D modeling problem that is intended to round out your personal portfolio and demonstrate skills learned in this program. It will culminate, of course, with a full-scale prototype of your chair design, which will be critiqued at the end of the quarter by a team of guest professionals.
Wish me Luck!
I'll be doing a lot of sketching and research for the next couple of weeks that I plan on posting here!
Last Section's Work (My section was on Co-op)
Junior Industrial Design Students @ The University of Cincinnati DAAP
Brand Identity 2:37 PM
I found this great concise introduction to Branding for the designer. As the story behind the products we design becomes more and more important, this guide is great for getting some quick insight into branding. Branding is no longer something that is applied to the product as an after thought, but something that has evolved into every aspect of the product in terms of, aesthetic, function, materials, process, construction, etc.
The first half of the book is available for free here. The entire book is available for download at a very reasonable price of $4.99 here.
The first half of the book is available for free here. The entire book is available for download at a very reasonable price of $4.99 here.
The Design Process Illustrated 2:18 PM
I found this a while back while trying illustrate the design process for some buyers. via Friday Editon Its the simplest and clearest way of illustrating the design process that I've found.
One of the biggest challenges of making money as a designer is explaining the design process to your customers. Afterall, they are paying you for your time and the refinement that the design process can offer. Explaining upfront that the design process is not a linear process helps ease tension between your client/buyer and designers.
This illustration can be applied to various individual aspects of the design process as well. One example is the initial trend research and "State of the Art" research that many designers start off with initially. It often involves scouring many blogs, magazines, and trend reporting sites and funneling them down into categories of trends and refining them into a decided product theory or trend.
One of the biggest challenges of making money as a designer is explaining the design process to your customers. Afterall, they are paying you for your time and the refinement that the design process can offer. Explaining upfront that the design process is not a linear process helps ease tension between your client/buyer and designers.
This illustration can be applied to various individual aspects of the design process as well. One example is the initial trend research and "State of the Art" research that many designers start off with initially. It often involves scouring many blogs, magazines, and trend reporting sites and funneling them down into categories of trends and refining them into a decided product theory or trend.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Photo: Road Trip San Francisco to Cincinnati 5:00 PM
With the help of best bud and co-pilot extroadinaire Marcey, I made the 3000 Mile road trip from San Francisco to Cincinnati. The trip was an adventure, neither one of us left the other one on the side of the road, and the damage to my car was minimal (in that not a total travesty sort of way).
Golden Gate Bridge
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Hoover Damn
Utah
Golden Gate Bridge
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Hoover Damn
Utah
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Branding Yourself 11:41 PM
I checked a couple things off my branding list this week
1. New website hosted under my domain name http://www.michaeljohnkandel.com
2. New Business Cards and Branding Direction
I was really surprised how difficult it was to create a business card. I went through a ton of iterations and concepts for it before arriving on the above design. In order to give everything relevancy, I chose the barcode as my graphic element, something that appears on all products. I didn't want to simplify the card to just my info, nor did I want to add senseless graphic elements. On a fun side-note, the barcode was created using my phone number and actually scans as my phone number. I plan on adopting the barcode into all of my branding (portfolio, blog, website, etc)
I was really happy with the avery business card products, if your looking for some card stock to make your cards. The cards break apart without any perforation and are thick enough to make sense in a business card. They also offer illustrator and indesign templates on their website.
In order to bleed the ink to the edge of the card, I lost a lot of the paper, so I put these little mini cards in-between the cards that feature only my phone number.
1. New website hosted under my domain name http://www.michaeljohnkandel.com
2. New Business Cards and Branding Direction
I was really surprised how difficult it was to create a business card. I went through a ton of iterations and concepts for it before arriving on the above design. In order to give everything relevancy, I chose the barcode as my graphic element, something that appears on all products. I didn't want to simplify the card to just my info, nor did I want to add senseless graphic elements. On a fun side-note, the barcode was created using my phone number and actually scans as my phone number. I plan on adopting the barcode into all of my branding (portfolio, blog, website, etc)
I was really happy with the avery business card products, if your looking for some card stock to make your cards. The cards break apart without any perforation and are thick enough to make sense in a business card. They also offer illustrator and indesign templates on their website.
In order to bleed the ink to the edge of the card, I lost a lot of the paper, so I put these little mini cards in-between the cards that feature only my phone number.
