http://www.korkitchen.com the official blog of kor group Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:05:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Friday, October 24 and Saturday October 25 I attended GAIN – AIGA Business and Design Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. 1st of all the conference was great! I found it to be inspiring, informative and highly entertaining. There was rarely a dull moment. The speakers ... http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/10/30/things-i-gained-at-gain/ Lou Dorfsman, a design director for CBS, who's work included the creation of the CBS Didot typeface, passed away last Wednesday. Perhaps his most famous piece of work, the Gastrotypographicalassemblage wall in the CBS cafateria, is the largest, modern typographic artifact in existence. It was discarded by CBS but is ... http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/10/29/lou-dorfsman-passes-away-at-90/ Take a look at the history of political campaigns at the Living Room Candidate, by the Museum of the Moving Image. http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/10/29/298/ While not stating a political opinion one way or the other, a viral campaign video for Barack Obama that utilizes variable data has caught our attention. Produced by MoveOn.org, the video employs techniques found in print and website personalization but embeds the name of the recipient into a mock news video segment. ... http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/10/24/variable-data-video-hits-the-campaign-trail/ Take a look at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards winners. http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/10/23/296/ One of the coolest things about working in Fort Point Channel is that we share the neighborhood with so many artists and art lovers. We love being part of this community, and we’re excited to be part of this year’s Fort Point Open Studios. On October 18 and 19 between 11am ... http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/09/25/fort-point-open-studios/ There's a lot of information on the interwebs. Alltop gives you an easier way to access most of it.  http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/09/22/alltop/ Adobe will be announcing the details of Creative Suite 4 on September 23 at 9:00 a.m. You can sign up to the web broadcast here. http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/09/17/adobe-cs4-is-coming/ For those who love minimalism, minimalsites compiles all kinds of websites that would fit that description.  http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/09/16/minimal-sites/ Yeah, I'll say it. I don't understand presidential polls. Who are these people running these things? Who are they polling? How large is the sample size? Are they accurate? How is this presidential race so close? However, the designer in me likes the concise nature of a color coded pie ... http://www.korkitchen.com/2008/09/11/infographics-08/