Stumbled onto this interesting find while putting together the CN logo post. The CN Turbotrain was a high-speed train build in the late 1960’s. Really interesting lines and I loving the paint on these. I think that last one (B&W) is some earlier version or prototype.
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CN Turbotrain
Tycho – Dive LP Out Now
The new full-length Tycho album, Dive, is now available for direct download from the ISO50 Shop. This is the digital version (MP3/FLAC), CD and vinyl will be shipping November 15th.
It was a long time coming so it’s nice to be able to release it a little earlier than planned. Enjoy!
Olly Moss
Tycho AV Laptop Set in Seattle Tomorrow
Last minute addition to the calendar. I’ll be doing a live Tycho A/V laptop set tomorrow night at Decibel Fest in Seattle. Hope to see you out.
OPTICAL 1 : SINE YOUR NAME ACROSS MY HEART
TYCHO (A/V)
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
SIMON SCOTT (LIVE)
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
MOUNTAINS (LIVE)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Friday September 30th, 2011
Nordstrom Recital Hall (Benaroya) : 200 University St
Doors: 6:00 PM
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CR Favorite Logos
Creative Review has a great post on their favorite logos. Each logo was chosen by different designers and writers, each giving their reasons for the choice.
Create Review: Favourite Logos
CN Logo
Last week I posted on the NASA logo and suggested that it might be the most iconic logo of our time. In the comments, Design+Conquer begged to differ and reminded me of an equally perfect logo. The CN logo was designed by Allan Fleming and James Valkus for the Canadian National Railway in 1960. Being an American I’ve had limited exposure to the mark, but every time I’ve come across it (usually on trains passing through when I lived in Sacramento) I’ve always been stricken by it’s minimal perfection.
Real-For-Real Miniature Airport
httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4NcTnQedo
httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRQ2pOGwVag
Incredible, working model of an airport in miniature. Apparently this is called “real-for-real”, described by CDM as “photographing real-world things, making real things in miniature, and setting the real world into motion”. Second video has some nice making of shots. Can’t even imagine the hours that must have gone into this.
Tycho Dive iTunes Pre-Order
We’ve got about a month to go until the full release of the new Tycho full length, Dive (out digital Oct. 25 / physical Nov. 15), but iTunes has the pre-order up now at a discount. I’m putting together a preview track with snippets from all the songs on the album, should be posting that in the coming weeks.
Pre-Order Tycho Dive on iTunes
You can also score the official release of Hours / Cascade here
NASA 1976 Graphics Standards Manual
An original Graphics Standards Manual from 1976 when NASA transitioned to the “worm logo” (more info). Love the car graphics, was waiting for something on The Shuttle but then realized it was just a concept when this manual was written. Maybe it’s just an American thing, but is this not the most iconic logo ever?
Via Tim George
Charles Ross: Star Axis
Star Axis is “an architectonic earth/star sculpture” (detailed info here) by American artist Charles Ross. Conceived in 1971 and began in 1976, Star Axis — located on a Mesa in New Mexico — is scheduled for completion in 2013. Sadly there aren’t a whole lot of photos of this incredible structure out there. I guess I’ll have to take a trip down to Mesa.