Posters

Spontaneous Quiz: 85 Years of Oscar Picks

By Delphine Hirasuna | February 13, 2013September 4, 2014

UK-based graphic designer Olly Moss collaborated with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Gallery 1988 to create the official “85 Years of Oscars” poster for the 85th Academy Awards, which will be held February 24th. Asked to incorporate a reference to every single Best Picture winner over the last 85 years, Moss managed to personify the lead character in each of the statuettes. Click on the poster to enlarge the image and see how many Oscar winners you know. If you are like me, some will come easy and others will stump you until you learn the answer, and say “oh, I get it!”

Announcements

Doyald Young tribute

By Kit Hinrichs | August 2, 2011September 4, 2014

Doyald Young, a lettering teacher of mine and mentor to generations of designers died recently at 85. Lynda.com prepared a tribute to him in a most fitting way. Letters and Logos.

Advertising

An Ad That Has London Buzzing

By Delphine Hirasuna | June 24, 2011September 4, 2014

The winter of 2009-2010 proved disastrous for registered beehives in London. About a third of the registered bee colonies collapsed, poising an enormous threat to food growth in the United Kingdom. According to U.N. statistics, the decline of the honey bee population in Europe is now between 10 and 30 percent; in the United States, it is at 30 percent, and in the Middle East, up to 85 percent of the bee population has disappeared. This is worrisome. Of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees.

London recently teamed with LIDA Agency and M&C Saatchi to launch a Capital Bee Campaign to raise awareness of how human behavior is endangering local bees. The campaign includes a series of billboards and YouTube videos to change public beehavior.