We're kicking off a brand new series of interviews here at Imprint Culture Lab, and for our inaugural "8 Questions with...
As you most likely know, John C Jay is, the Executive Creative Director for Wieden+Kennedy - the respected American ad agency, best known for its work with Nike. Incidentally, he has spoken and moderated discussions at several ICL events. AIGA, the professional association for design, have biographies on 159 influential designers from the past and...
Kickstarter, as you've surely heard, is a platform for securing “crowd funding” to support creative projects. Founded with VC and angel investments in 2008, they’ve funded an impressive array of projects since, including film, music, and publishing. The Pebble E-Paper Watch recently became the company’s most heavily-funded project, with over $10 million in backing. This...
It seems rather like a trailer for a Sci-Fi flick, but this is, in fact, a promotional movie produced by the people behind Mars One - a mission to inhabit Mars by 2023. The Dutch company claims they already have the technology and the supply chain necessary to take mankind to this bold new frontier....
This week, Los Angeles became the largest city in the US to ban plastic bags at shops and businesses. The Council voted 13-1 to remove plastic bags from 75,000 businesses over the next year, according to the LA Times. The move is designed to encourage shoppers to bring their own bags. Otherwise, you'll have to...
The Book Cover Archive sets out to show appreciation for excellence in book cover design, by beautifully documenting some fine examples. 2009 ICL conference speaker Chip Kidd, an accomplished artist and designer, has his own section on the site, which is a fine place to start admiring some great design. ...
Dan "The Automator" Nakamura spoke at our 2007 conference, alongside the likes of Josh Spear, Rob Heppler, and Alyasha Owerka-Moore. Interestingly, Dan was recently named in the SF Weekly article "The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6." This isn't the 20 hottest artists right now, this is the 20 greatest SF artists of...
Fans of ICL partner brand OMHU, as well of fans of William Wegman's photography, not to mention lovers of the Weimaraners in particular, might want to think about heading over to OMHU's Facebook page sooner than later. A photo print poster by accomplished photographer William Wegman is up for grabs. Click "Enter To Win" to...
It's GO time! Imprint is very pleased to announce that our partner company GO has become an official sponsor of the World Stage Racing team and pro driver Brian Wong. Driving since the age of 15, Brian is one of the gifted, up and coming drivers to keep an eye on in NASCAR's National Circuit....