afto to poster designed by Aron Jones protinei ena minimal approach gia 202 simees xoron! spot cyprus! inta orea na itan poutalithkia etsi i simea mas! enna tin ekamna fannella (pou leei tze mia fili mou).
egelasa paaara polla me touto to video pou ekame i cyta os part of their new campaign. gennikos polla orea idea (an ke to design tou site ke tou logo tou “tech-a-story” – den mou poliaresan).
tin perasmeni vdomada ekana ena kalesma / brief pros grafistes pou elavan meros ston perifimo diagonismo gia to logotypo tis kipriakis proedrias, na mou stiloun ta logos tous na ta dimosiefso gia na doume etsi mia pio sosti ikona tou pies itan i ipopsifiotites. os klassikoi kipreoi pou imaste (miloume miloume gia ta pramata ton allon, alla aman en i ora na mpoume emeis sto proskinio – kamnoume piso) den elava oute ke ena logotypo. epiasa omos sto timeline mou sto fb ena comment, pou mou edine to info gia ena imerologio pou tipose to grafio tipou ke pliroforion me ta ipopsifia logotypa.
ipa pou lete na ekteleso grafistiki erevna, ke arkepsa ta tilefon na anakalipso pou mporousa na vro to perivoito imerologio. meta pou milisa me mia kiria pou stin erotisi “pou dianemithike to en logo imerologio?” mou ipe to fantasmagoriko “opou krithike anangeo!”. meta mou edose allo tilefono, o allos allo tilefono ke telika milisa me mia kiria pou mou ipe oti mporo na peraso apo to grafio tis na mou dosei to imerologio. epiasa ta pothkia mou pou lete ke epia sto grafio tipou ke pliroforion. mpennontas mesa rotisa ton ena apo tous 3 kirious pou kathontan sto reception na mou pei pou eprepe na pao. me estile stin triti porta aristera. i triti porta aristera me estile pano! epia pano ke toutos o kirios pou ekathetoun se ena grafio fatsa karta me tin skala mou ipe na pao stin defteri porta deksia. edo antamosa tin proti kiria pou actually eniosa oti edoulefken. afti ti kiria me rotise kiolas apou pou ime. tis ipa oti eime grafistas pou me endiaferei to thema (ti itan na tis po? oti eime blogger? enna ekseren? en eime sigouri) epiren me sto domatio tou sinaderfou pou exei klidomena mesa se mian armarolla ta imerologia. logo tou oti o kirios sinaderfos elipe, den mporousame na ksiklidosoume tin armarolla, etsi i voithitiki kiria ktipise mia alli porta. mpikame mesa ke antikrisame 3 kiries. i mia etroe xalloumi me psomoui stin asimokkolla pou ixe aplomeni sto grafio tis. afti me to xalloumoudi sikostike na mas eksipiretisei, dioti ipe oti ide extes sto trapezaki sto allo grafio ena imerologio. me piran ke mou to edosan! kratousa sta xeria mou to perivoiton imerologio, ke epiasa ta pothkia mou ke efia! (parenthesi – toutoi oulloi i kirioi ke kiries – ektos pou tin kiria pou edoulefke actually – den ixe kanenas computer pano sto grafio tou, diladi kamnoun oulloi kati san filing? ipografes? epistoles xirografes? something like that)
as pame tora sto imerologio. to fantasmagoriko imerologio perilmvannei ke kapia kimena gia to poso simantiko eine to imerologio, gia to poso simantiki eine i proedria ke i epilogi sostou logotypou. se ena apo ta kimena anaferei (i quote) “although it was not a contest and there were no prizes or rewards, the interest and ingenuity displayed by all those who responded to this invitation was particularly pleasing and encouraging. the PIO acknowledging this creative effort, decided to make the most of it and publish a 2012 calendar, decorated with the proposed logo designs, excluding the one which was ultimately selected to become the logo of the cyprus presidency”.
ara o protos diagonismos pou ixe ke vravio 6 xiliades evro, den ipirkse pote, ke tha paraminei o “casper the friendly ghost tou kipriakou graphic design” (diladi en tziame alla kanenas en ton thorei)!
tora fantazoume prepi na doso ke tin diki mou sxediastiki apopsi! so, lamvannontas ipopsi oti o protos diagonismos (pou ksero oti elavan meros pollis kosmos) den ipirkse potte! ston deftero diagonismo an mono aftoi elavan meros (afou aftoi ton eperan idisi) kata ta legomena tou imerologiou. tote me afta ta anthipopsifia, me to simbathkio tziolas, alla to logo pou epilextike itan to kallitero (asxetos tou apo pou eine “empnefsmeno”).
apantisi pros client service: ma pion font na megaloso kale mu? ennoeis to font size?
kialli erotisi apo client service: ennoo to font, emegaloses to font?
kialli apantisi pros client service: pion font olan? ennoeis to size?
(paramilito pros sinaderfous: anyway ego enna ipotheso oti ennoei to size tou font, dioti to font to idio den mporo na to megaloso)
to savato itan mia poutoutes tes meres pou mporeis na peis “wow eimaste evropaiki protevousa”. episkeftika tin ekthesi “anthropos” sto arxeologiko mousio. gennikos to mousio eine amazing – eine vevea akrivos opos itan otan imoun dimotiko – alla tora i guess mporo na ektimiso ligo kalitera diafora pramata. pragmatika eine yperoxa ta display cabinets (den ksero an eine ontos etsi pou ta leme) pou eine se olokliro to mousio ke fernoun kati apo 70s. i ekthesi “anthropos” poli kalostimeni poli orea gennikos (to videaki mono evarethika ligo, alla exo ke ligo short attention span, ara logika evarethika) en poutoutes tes ektheseis pou prepi na ginounte gia na mas kamnoun na piennoume sta mousia perki mathoume na ektimoume ligo tin istoria mas. to shop tou mousiou tin teleftea fora pu etixe na pao prin 2-3 xronia itan stuck in the 90s. epoulousen mexri ke VHS kasettes gia diafora themata. alla oxi pleon. eine tora oreotato ananeomeno etimo na to peksei “exit through the giftshop” opos ta mousia tou eksoterikou.
to apogevma piga sto “ledenes street market”. gia proti fora mia marketta tis lefkosias eixe actually urban feeling. o kosmos epernouse kala – pollis kosmos epie gia na perasei tin mera tou – ke oxi apla na piasei kati ke na figei. mbiritses apo to xaratsi, mousiki apo ton tony, launch tou 3ou tefxous tis cyprus dossier (poli kali by the way), ke diafora atomakia pou poulousan apo palia rouxa mexri cupcakes. opos prepi na eine ola ta markets (alla distixos oulla touta ta markets pou ginounte potzi poda – diskolefkounte pollaaaa na sou fkaloun touto to feeling)
to finale! nixta mousion stin kratiki pinakothiki! ne ne ne exoume kratiki pinakothiki. kanenas den kserei pou eine, kanenas den exei ksanapaei! giati diladi den mas epernan stin kratiki pinakothiki sto dimotiko? poses fores na doume tzino to mousio agonos? okey – empedosamen to, agonistikamen sklira! eniksero tora ta dimotika pernoun ta kamia episkepsi ke stin kratiki pinakothiki? elpizo. anyway. en patomeni (kiriolektika) me kiprious kalitexnes. en kati pou prepi na pate oloi na deite. enna diskoleftite vevea, dioti oi ores litourgias eine ligo apagoreftikes. vasika prepi na kameis skapoulla pou tin doulia sou (or na valeis adeia) gia na tin episkefteis. an ipologizei ke kanenas touristas oti enna perasei tin kiriaki tou stin pinakothiki – he better forget it – not going to happen. den ginete ta mousia mas oulla na exoun touta ta kivernitika oraria. pos tha travisoun kosmo? telospanton, i ipolipi vradia itan omorfi stin avli tis pinakothikis me live jazzoides mousiki, tsimpimatakia ke krasakia.
theloume teties meres more often!
prin merikes vdomades anakalipsa to redesign tis gourounitsas ke eshokkaristika/apogoiteftika ke to mirastika mazi sas! tora pou mou perase to proto shock agorasa mia gia na sas valo ke pics! ethimomoun lathos oti ekaman tin gourounitsa 3D (mallon imoun ipo tin epirria shock) alla ekaman ta oulla ta alla “3D-oides” ta logos, ta onomata to fonto ke ta lipa! ego vrisko to olo apotelesma poli apogoiteftiko! exase tin palia egli tou paliomoditikou snack pou agapousame. (mpori na to agapiso ke etsi vevea, alla enna prepi na ta vallo mesa se kouppoudan gia na ta troo). etsi gennikos edo (asxeto) – prepi na sas po oti ta handy andy ta garidakia eine ta pio agapimena mou ever! a! tze by the way, to kangouro pou kolla? itna ke palia? den thimoume!
Like this:
thnx to a friend on facebook, anakalipsa afto to series of mini documentaries, pou everyone in the “creative” industry should watch! dimiourgimena apo ton Kirby Ferguson, a New York-based filmmaker. afou ksafnika edimiourgithike enxorio grafistiko zitima – deste ta edo watch-the-series - etsi gia na exoume mia pio sferiki apopsi. se efxaristo poli facebook friend mou.
agapitoi filoi grafistes tis kiprou mas, this is a brief! tha ithela na kamo ena post ke tha ithela tin voithia sas. osoi lavate meros sto diagonismo gia to logotypo tis kipriakis proedrias, tha ithela na mou stilete ena jpg tou logotypou gia na kamo ena entry me ena collection of logos pou elavan meros ke exasan! etsi gia na paroume oloi mia idea tou pos to skeftikan to project oi grafistes tis kiprou etsi sinolika. ta logos veveos tha ta dimosiefso me ta onomata ton dimiourgon tous. stilte mou ta sto mail tou facebook or sto ouffoupleon@gmail.com by friday 18 may. thnx
anxothika – ke emourmourousa oti, aman reeee thelo na kamo shilia pramata ke den kathoume na ta kamo. perno mian tethkian periodo! mpori nan to kalokeraki ke vasika varkoume polla na kamo otidipote! ke petassete o filtatos sinaderfos mou ke mou leei “procrastination, enna sou stilo ena video na deis”. an niothete ke eseis to feeling afto, tis anavlitikotitas, check this video out.
ma alithkia? i am impressed! en to iksera oti exoume podilates astinomikous. exo apories. polles apories. opos: eine mono entos ton tixon? eine tou dimou lefkosias? kamnoun kapio bike training prin tous dosoun to official podilato? se extream katastaseis mporoun na kamnoun kolpa (na pigennoun grigora pano se skalia, na pidoun pano pou to roundabout tou oxi etc)? aman eine se idiki apostoli stekete ke o allos poupiso pano sta hops? dikeounte na laportaroun podilates mono? vasika ego simera pou ida afto ton ena epienna monodromo me to podilato – edikeoutoun na me grapsei? opios mporei na mou lisei oles aftes tis apories mou – please do!
