J.R. Geigy was a Swiss chemical company in the  50’s and 60’s. Their in-house designers played an integral role in the history of the Swiss International style. The company’s designs recently received quite a spotlight, via an exhibition at the Design Museum Zurich and the publication of Corporate Diversity : Swiss Graphic Design by Geigy. One would think that designs like these would require the use of Helvetica, but the Akzidenz Grotesk typeface was undeniably successful in many of the designs. 

A short film was also created regarding the exhibition.
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On March 25, 2009, a collection of BMW Art Cars will be displayed in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. The exhibition will feature customized BMW’s by Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition will also feature a short film about Robin Rhode’s Expression of Joy project.

Frank Stella

Andy Warhol

Robert Rauschenberg

Roy Lichtenstein

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New York’s subway riders will be treated to printed selections from the Museum of Modern Art’s collection from February 10th to March 15th. The prints will be displayed in the place of advertisements in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street subway station. It looks to be an inspiring addition to everyone’s daily commute.

Via Design is Kinky.

I know that there are a ton of social image bookmarking sites on the web, but Dropular appeals to me more than any that I’ve seen. The overall design is minimal and clean, and there are several really nice UI features. The ability to drop an image into your pool without up/downloading anything or losing your place on a particular site is wonderful. Also, the arrow-key navigation is genius. They’re using a javascript that allows the user to jump from post to post and page to page smoothly using only the arrows on your keyboard, which saves my wrist from a world of hurt when I’m using the trackpad on my laptop at home.

I don’t have much in my image pool right now, but you can view my drops here.

Middle Tennessee State University’s seniors have launched the site for their upcoming show. The reality TV concept for the site was executed wonderfully, featuring great photography and motion graphics. I’m definitely interested in seeing what this semester’s group has to offer. Click here to visit the site and get the details.

What a nice concept for an exhibition: 33 artists create their own designs for turntable slipmats, there is a worldwide tour, and everyone parties.

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Check out the work by Middle Tennessee State University senior graphic design students in their exhibition, Prime Design: Rare & Well Done. I’m an alum, so I’ll definitely be stopping by. Thanks for the invite, Lauren.

primedesignshow.com