Copyright David McCandless, Courtesy of HarperCollins, from The Visual Miscellaneum

A few months back, while splashing around in the happy bookstore mud that is Amazon, I came across David McCandless' infographics atlas, The Visual Miscellaneum (also titled Information is Beautiful for the UK hardcover edition). As a total graph & data junkie I immediately sleuthed up some details around the author/designer, and found that, aside from the two books under his belt, the writer has contributed visual information & great writing to the likes of The Guardian, Tank, and one of my all-time favorites, Wired. Well, lucky for me, I got the chance to dissect The Visual Miscellaneum / Information is Beautiful page by page and ask David some questions about his approach to visualizing data in a world of rather staggering & bleak stats... http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-david-mccandless/feed/ 187 http://www.los-list.com/blog/kawaii-hello-brute/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/kawaii-hello-brute/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:15:04 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=4236

Hello, Brute's newest addition, Pepper, by Jon Knox

A few months ago I discovered the whimsical world of Hello, Brute: a collection of hand-cast polyurethane resin toys brought to life (with a very fashion-forward and bright coat of paint) by Portland designer Jon Knox. Jon describes his creations as "an all-boy crew who are often stuck somewhere between the best and worst moments of their lives." I totally fell in love with the character Danny, a discombobulated-looking nerd with slightly stoned doe eyes peering out from behind thick black prescription frames and decided to dig deeper... I was honored to have had the opportunity to ask Jon some questions about his design career and the newest addition to his shop: Pepper (seen above) of which 5 signed, limited-edition 9" figures are up for grabs (for a wee sum of $175) in the Hello, Brute shop! http://www.los-list.com/blog/kawaii-hello-brute/feed/ 6 http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-beijing-taxi/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-beijing-taxi/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:56:34 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=3719

YZ and I have been busy working on the title sequences for Beijing Taxi, a documentary by Miao Wang's 3 Waters Productions which will be world premiering at this year's SXSW festival in the Documentary Features category. The film is stunning - telling the stories of three Beijing taxi drivers as they face the tremendous changes of the pre-Olympics city. Miao, the film's director and producer, took the time to answer some of our questions about the film and what it takes to drive a cab in the Chinese capital. http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-beijing-taxi/feed/ 1365