2010 Calendar Ideas

A year of space

Starting out as a self-initiated project, Simon Page's posters for the International Year of Astronomy 09 ended up being used by the organisation and are now available to buy as prints. Click through to see more of them...

Page is a self-taught UK-based graphic designer with a particular interest in geometric patterns and shapes, which may stem from his degree in Applied Mathematics. But mathematics' loss is certainly design's gain, as Page has been creating some great work over the last couple of years.

Initially designed as self-promotional pieces, the posters eventually caught the eye of the IYA 09 organisation – a global astronomical awareness effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO – which approached him a few months ago to see if they could use them in their own promotional work (which Page agreed to). "Rather than go for a modern sci-fi, highly Photoshopped image, I've gone for a more retro feel with posters that you might of expect to see on an old astronomy book back in the 60s and 70s," says Page on his website.

Their popularity online has thus led Page to issue them all in two sizes measuring 13" x 19" and 18" x 24" (priced at a modest $40 and $60, respectively). You can view and purchase all the prints in the series, here.

Page is offering free shipping to the US if customers spend $80 (the price of two of the smaller prints). Discounts are also available for those wishing to buy more than two prints.

-Article posted by Mark Sinclair for Creative Review

Point + Shoot

We love our iPhones here at bigger dot and love our iPhone cameras even more. A few of us have taken some pretty dynamite photos with some assistance from apps such as Camera Bag, TiltShiftGen and my new favorite, Best Camera. 

The creator of Best Camera, noted photographer Chase Jarvis, has published a book of photos taken with the iPhone and has launched a website where anyone can share their favorite images. See more of Chase's work as well as others in the recent article, Photographers and Their iPhones here.

Here are some photographs taken by us.

Photographs taken by Joel Lueb using the iPhone 3G and Camera Bag.

Photographs taken by Jill Finley using the iPhone 3G and Camera Bag.

Skater Baby

We have a feeling

We Feel Fine is the companion print piece to the site http://www.wefeelfine.org. When a person from a blog publishes the phrase “i feel” or “i am feeling”, We Feel Fine picks up the text and places the post info into their database. Make sure you check out the interacive version (link at bottom of page) and click "Feeling" in upper left corner.