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<rss version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Snapshots and musings on this, that and the other from Garrett Reil of Rain design partners. Experience and interests revolve in and around communications design and branding. Or, getting ideas and messages across… If you need to contact me, go to the Rain design contact page - thanks. To go to my main blog site, click here.</description><title>Signs and portents</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @garrettreil)</generator><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/</link><item><title>9gag:

CSS is awesome</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l48x8uR43z1qzxzwwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tumblr.9gag.com/post/713897079" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;9gag&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://9gag.com/gag/6709" target="_blank"&gt;CSS is awesome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/811059334</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/811059334</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:32 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Adobe attempt to end the cold war with Apple and Apple’s...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2poxzHYVk1qzpzeto1_400.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Adobe's response to recent troubles&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2poxzHYVk1qzpzeto2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Apple's imagined response&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Adobe attempt to end the cold war with Apple and Apple’s imagined response. From &lt;a title="Apple-adobe-design-fetish" target="_blank" href="http://design-fetish.blogspot.com/2010/05/we-love-apply-by-adobe.html"&gt;Design Fetish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/615793082</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/615793082</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 10:27:35 +0100</pubDate><category>design</category><category>apple</category></item><item><title>What could I add?
via aidenkenny:

Thank you, thank you,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2od8kszfJ1qz4t5yo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;What could I add?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://aidenkenny.tumblr.com/post/613486267/thank-you-thank-you-uncredited-picture-editor-at" target="_blank"&gt;via aidenkenny&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you, thank you, uncredited picture editor at the Irish Times. Found by &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/suttler" target="_blank"&gt;@suttler&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/613817144</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/613817144</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:10:07 +0100</pubDate><category>humour</category><category>life</category></item><item><title>GE’s interactive web chart of energy use caught my eye....</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2kxn2j5jY1qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;GE’s interactive web chart of &lt;a title="GE Chart" target="_blank" href="http://www.ge.com/visualization/appliances_energyuse/index.html"&gt;energy use &lt;/a&gt;caught my eye. Design by Pentagram.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/609622297</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/609622297</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>graphic design</category><category>information design</category></item><item><title>Lost in translation
From the The New York Times signs in Chinese...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2kkq5CPPS1qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2kkq5CPPS1qzpzeto2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Lost in translation&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a title="NYT article" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/03/world/asia/20100503_CHINGLISH.html"&gt;The New York Times&lt;/a&gt; signs in Chinese with less than perfect translations (presumably!)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/607112613</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/607112613</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:08:29 +0100</pubDate><category>humour</category><category>Signs</category><category>bilingual</category></item><item><title>The enemy within, an article on the shortcomings of PowerPoint...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1qtl5a2rM1qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The enemy within, an article on the shortcomings of PowerPoint presentations, from the &lt;a title="New York Times PPT article" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html"&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/565105455</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/565105455</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:09:00 +0100</pubDate><category>powerpoint</category><category>information design</category></item><item><title>Just stumbled across this site featuring Otl Aicher’s work...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l039rgoaD41qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l039rgoaD41qzpzeto2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l039rgoaD41qzpzeto3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l039rgoaD41qzpzeto4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just stumbled across this site featuring Otl Aicher’s work for the Munich Olympics (1972). &lt;a title="Link to 1972 Munich olympic graphic design work" href="http://www.1972municholympics.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Fantastic.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/483888789</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/483888789</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:45:16 +0100</pubDate><category>graphic design</category><category>posters</category></item><item><title>The Apple tablet is here…
Exclusive pictures of Apple...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwwybwrAP71qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The Apple tablet is here…&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exclusive pictures of Apple Tablet reveal it is indeed bigger than an iPhone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a clever Apple naming reference the device is to be entitled the &lt;i&gt;Newton&lt;/i&gt;. Remember you heard it here first (love the retro styling).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Image &lt;a title="Apple Newton" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_%28platform%29"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/356286491</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/356286491</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:11:55 +0000</pubDate><category>apple</category></item><item><title>Watch this.
A very witty and engaging talk about how the school...</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="390"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent" /&gt;&lt;param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/SirKenRobinson_2006-medium.flv&amp;su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=320&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=66&amp;introDuration=16500&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=2000&amp;adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=top_10_tedtalks;theme=how_we_learn;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=master_storytellers;event=TED2006;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="390" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/SirKenRobinson_2006-medium.flv&amp;su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=320&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=66&amp;introDuration=16500&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=2000&amp;adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=top_10_tedtalks;theme=how_we_learn;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=master_storytellers;event=TED2006;"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Watch this&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A very witty and engaging talk about how the school system is killing creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/355917470</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/355917470</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:50:01 +0000</pubDate><category>creativity</category><category>education</category></item><item><title>Intelligent sign.
Well that’s clear. Glad you told me.
via...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kws5v60Ngg1qzrk4so1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Intelligent sign.&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well that’s clear. Glad you told me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;via &lt;a href="http://franciscoali.tumblr.com/post/352423311/thanks" target="_blank"&gt;franciscoali&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/352620429</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/352620429</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Signs</category><category>humour</category></item><item><title>Love this timeless book cover design.
(via namashco)</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwia3s1ieD1qaw9lzo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Love this timeless book cover design.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://namashco.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;namashco&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/345924064</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/345924064</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate><category>design</category></item><item><title>Meanwhile, Rain continues...</title><description>
We’ve posted some of our “Eleven Years of Rain” celebration posters over at our...</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/258327272</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/258327272</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate><category>graphic design</category></item><item><title>Followed - or not?</title><description>
Being followed?
Do you ever get that feeling?
Is it actually worse not to feel followed!? (Not...</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/257095599</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/257095599</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate><category>life</category><category>tumblr</category><category>blog</category></item><item><title>New AOL [Aol] Brand.
A redesign for AOL has memories of their...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkm0lNugp1qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;New AOL [Aol] Brand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A redesign for AOL has memories of their competitor Addison’s goldfish brand here from Wolf Olins.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a title="rebrand for aol" target="_blank" href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/november/aol-becomes-aol"&gt;Creative Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254467802</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254467802</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:56 +0000</pubDate><category>brand</category><category>design</category><category>branding</category></item><item><title>I really must get a Gucci Bag. Recession proof.
(via...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjfmaOZAe1qzkt7ho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I really must get a Gucci Bag. Recession proof.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://-marmaladeskies.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;-marmaladeskies&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254391021</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254391021</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate><category>branding</category></item><item><title>Need to work on my walk today.
9gag:
Walk</title><description>&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/sdYsolKXXq3cy014vGKsAVLio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Need to work on my walk today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tumblr.9gag.com/post/144713538/walk" target="_blank"&gt;9gag&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href="http://9gag.com/gag/9785" target="_blank"&gt;Walk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254308856</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254308856</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:06:11 +0000</pubDate><category>humour</category></item><item><title>Interesting architecture
New Porto headquarters for mobile phone...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktk56iIerR1qzpzeto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interesting architecture&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New Porto headquarters for mobile phone company Vodafone, designed by architects &lt;a title="Architects link" target="_blank" href="http://www.barbosa-guimaraes.com/"&gt;Barbosa &amp; Guimaraes&lt;/a&gt; – Portugal. Photo’s by &lt;a title="Photographer link" target="_blank" href="http://www.ngphoto.com.pt/"&gt;Nelson Garrido. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a title="dezeen article" target="_blank" href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/23/vodafone-headquarters-by-barbosa-guimaraes/"&gt;Dezeen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254208360</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/254208360</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:17 +0000</pubDate><category>design</category><category>brand</category><category>architecture</category><category>photography</category></item><item><title>Coasters with character.
(via loveallthis)</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktc43iSpNy1qzy3cwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coasters with character.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://loveallthis.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;loveallthis&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/253326188</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/253326188</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:27:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Typography</category><category>graphic design</category></item><item><title>"If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion."</title><description>“If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.” - George...</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/250168926</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/250168926</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:23:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>These were designed by James Alexander. You’d probably...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktd5i9lQzw1qa28hwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;These were designed by James Alexander. You’d probably have to join the Circle (ie. become a member) to pop one in your wallet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.richardmutt.net/post/249749318/typographic-circle-card-design" target="_blank"&gt;richardmutt&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’d like one of these.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;from: &lt;a href="http://raindesign.tumblr.com/post/249734828/typographic-circle-card-design" target="_blank"&gt;raindesign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gem.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our good friends at Jade Design made these membership cards for the typographic circle. Nice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/249756899</link><guid>http://visualblog.garrettreil.ie/post/249756899</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate><category>graphic design</category><category>typography</category></item></channel></rss>
