Cool Hunting
| 08 March 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
365 Days of Design
by Josh Spear
Keeping a daily journal is not as easy as it sounds-- I go in spurts, weeks of writing in my book, sketching in my black book, and then sudden dry spells. Micah Bauer's graphic journal has inspired me to keep documenting my ideas. He had pretty strict rules to abide by though-- one composition a day, each day, for 365 days straight. His compositions must remind him of an experience of that day, each must contain typography or be derived from typographic elements, and more. Last years documentation is on display, and the work is really great. It was initially an exercise to hone his design skills, and now it seems clear to me that Mr. Bauer is talented and very well disciplined.
GDC: A Force More Powerful
by Carol T Chung
BreakAway Games, showed their upcoming fall release, A Force More Powerful. It's a nonviolent strategic simulation game. The basic goal was to create a tool that enabled social movements to learn nonviolent strategic planning for implementation in oppressed societies. The project was sponsored by ICNC (International Center on Nonviolent Conflict). It will be distributed in multiple languages and easily accessible to other countries.
GDC: World Tour of Mobile Games
by Carol T Chung
GameSpot) and David Collier (NAMCO), go through 40 of the crÈme de la crÈme of mobile games from all over the world in fewer minutes than the number of mobile games discussed. Organized by genre, the mobile gaming duo showcased their picks and justifications, while highlighting trends in creative development.
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