The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) comes out every 2-years and is an assessment of global situation on reducing disaster risks and provides a comprehensive overview and analysis on key issues and what governments are doing to prevent disasters. GAR13 is the third edition of the report, entitled From Share Risk to … Continue reading 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
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Telling tales through type
I just finished reading Communication Arts Typography Annual 3 and the quality of the work blew me away. It’s not so much the various types and fonts that people came up with, but how words and images were created with 26 letters in the English alphabet (there were examples in other languages as well). The … Continue reading Telling tales through type
I feel a lot smarter about construction cranes.
For the last few months, every morning I wake up and have to look out the window to a couple of construction tower cranes staring back at me. And every so often I realized that the cranes are getting taller while I/our apartment stays at the same height. How does the crane keep getting taller? … Continue reading I feel a lot smarter about construction cranes.
Advertising that gets the creative juices flowing
Whether you have nice or negative things to say about advertising, it’s an industry that pushes the boundaries of creativity in communication. One of the premier magazines that shows this collective boundary-pushing field is Communication Arts. Every year, the magazine publishes “annuals” that highlight visionary examples of communication, not only in advertising, but also typography, … Continue reading Advertising that gets the creative juices flowing
Thanks for visiting in 2012
Google analytics are great when you’re managing websites or anything to do with tracking online use, visits, or engagement with web content. There’s so much that gets captured and that can be customized the way you want that if you like how statistics can help you do your job better, analytics are a great service/tool. … Continue reading Thanks for visiting in 2012
100 things you need to know about people
I just had a chance to read this book from cover to cover and was amazed at the amount of detail there was in explaining how people see/understand things. The title “100 Things every designer needs to know about people” is pretty clear in explaining what the book is about. While the intention of the … Continue reading 100 things you need to know about people
Respond or die
Things are changing and you might not know it even if it’s you who’s actually caused the change. Haven’t figured it out yet? Just look at what you carry everyday and what most people can’t live without these days. I’m talking about your computer, phone and/or tablet. In the last couple of decades we’ve moved … Continue reading Respond or die
We are designers in one shape or form
In some way or another, you’re probably a designer. We typically think of design as something visual, and in most cases it’s the easiest way to think of this profession. Graphic design, information design, structural design, environmental design, type design, etc… the list goes on. Just look at the picture above – can you believe … Continue reading We are designers in one shape or form
The Economic and Human Impact of Disasters in the last 12 years
Conceptualized and designed this infographic that shows the Economic and Human Impact of Disasters in the last 12 years. The data is sourced from the Brussels-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and their International Disasters Database (EM-DAT). The idea was to take global disaster statistics and visualize three key variables that … Continue reading The Economic and Human Impact of Disasters in the last 12 years
ECHO-funded UNISDR Media Trainings on Disaster Risk Reduction: 2010-2011
Conceptualized and designed this infographic to highlight one of UNISDR’s key activities with the media between 2010-2011. Given the global scope of the project, a map was chosen to best represent this scale and breadth of the trainings. A scale is used at the bottom of the graphic to provide more details to compare the … Continue reading ECHO-funded UNISDR Media Trainings on Disaster Risk Reduction: 2010-2011