Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Logo Design: Library of Congress



Article: The Library of Congress Rebrands...

"Acting as proverbial bookends to display and frame the LOC’s wide-ranging catalogue of more than 32 million holdings—which include not only books, but also films, photographs, audio recordings, manuscripts, maps, and fine art—the main “LIBRARY” wordmark is then variably spliced apart to sandwich a rotating set of images: a violin, a Dorothea Lange photo, a flower specimen, a still from film footage. The content is rich and variable, making the logo perform as a sort of curatorial platform and showcase of LOC’s diverse collections."

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Fashion Design: Serena Dressed by Virgil Abloh and Nike

High couture and athletics converge at the U.S. Open when Serena wears outfits design by the collaboration of LV's head of design and Nike.

Article: Virgil Abloh and Nike to dress Serena Williams

New Directions in Architecture

Buildings that move is a concept being explored by more than a few designers.

Article: In Zurich, a Building That Dances

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Apple Reaches a Trillion Dollar Valuation

Businessweek Article

Apple becomes the first company to be valued at $1 trillion

42 years after the company was founded the iPhone firm makes history

1980
$0.51 share price
12 December 1980 Apple goes public to 
instant financial success
January 1983 Apple Lisa released
1985
$0.27
1985 Chairman Steve Jobs quits Apple 
after a boardroom power struggle
1990
1995
$0.49
1997 Jobs rejoins Apple, becomes CEO
August 1998 Launch of iMac G3
in translucent Bondi blue
2000
$1.30
October 2001 iPod launched
2005
$17.43
June 2007 iPhone released
2010
$53.74
August 2011 Jobs resigns because of ill-health.
Tim Cook becomes CEO
$100
September 2012 iPhone 5 sells
5m units in three days
2015
$122
February 2015 First 
company valued at 
more than $700bn
2018
$0
50
100
150
200
$207.05
August 2018 Shares surge on news of the company’s quarterly 
figures. The new share price values Apple at $1tn