Angela's design mind

In the year 2000

atieri — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:40:36 +0000

I work for a pretty cool magazine. Technology Review is the oldest tech magazine in the world, founded in 1899. There have been over 700 issues published. Recently we began digitally archiving old issues. As I was browsing I came across some really amazing, and not so amazing, cover designs. The 60′s produced some great work. The covers were simple, bold, and usually abstract. There were no cover lines to distract from the image. Here are a few really nice ones.

July 1961

November 1965

July/August 1969

See my absolute favorite from January, 1969 after the jump

January 1969

It’s just… SO. GOOD. In every way. I can’t help but think of this though.

HTML5

atieri — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:45:42 +0000

Check out these really neat examples of what HTML5 can do by this guy Mr.doob, who was responsible for creating that crazy Arcade Fire video, The Wilderness Downtown. The potential applications of this technology, other than just being fun to play with, seem endless. Unfortunately it’s going to be a while before all browsers are HTML5 compatible (I’m looking at you, IE), but at least I’ll have some time to try to wrap my head around how to use and code it.

Info graphics

atieri — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:32:34 +0000

The New York Times always has fantastic info graphics. Clear, simple, and informative. Here are a few recent ones regarding sugar consumption in the U.S. It is much easier to grasp how much a wheel barrel full of sugar is, versus just saying 45.3 pounds per year. Yuck. Read the full story here.

Updated resume!

atieri — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:12:54 +0000

You may now call me Angela Tieri, Assistant Art Director. I’ve included some new classes and iPad stuff as well.
Check it out!

March MIT News

atieri — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:24:43 +0000

The March/April ’10 issue of MIT News contains some of my favorite commissioned art. I love being able to work with such talented artists.

Christopher Churchill took beautifully simple portraits of Mark Bear and Matthew Goodwin, two MIT researchers working on understanding the causes of autism.

Mark Bear, by Christopher Churchill

Matthew Goodwin, by Christopher Churchill

The cover illustration, by Marcos Chin, did an impressive job of visualizing the complicated and often misunderstood symptoms of autism. The illustration was also included in this year’s American Illustration Annual.

March '10 cover, by Marcos Chin

Visual bookmarking

atieri — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:38:31 +0000

I discovered this neat visual bookmarking site today, Zootool. It’s an excellent way to gather all the awesome inspiration I find on ffffound (one of my favorite websites of all time)

Here’s a link to my image zoo. See what inspires me!

http://zootool.com/user/angelatieri/

image via ffffound

Fun little project

atieri — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:54:39 +0000

I was asked to freshen up the magazine’s tip-in cards, those subscription cards that always fall out.

Here’s the old version:

And here’s my version:

No more drop shadows or ugly fonts, plus lots of CMYK! See two more versions…

Just Add Water

atieri — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:49:49 +0000

I designed the book “Just Add Water” using artwork I created in a semester-long sketchbook project, using original and found images. The book explores the reasons why people don’t eat well, including lack of time and money.
9 in. x 6 in. x .25 in., 10 spreads plus cover

Type classification posters

atieri — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:49:04 +0000

I designed a series of five posters detailing typographic style classifications.

Veterans Association poster

atieri — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:20:01 +0000

A poster for the Veterans Association designed for my “Making Ideas Visible” graduate class. The camo-patterned couch represents the difficult transition soldiers must make back to civilian life.