It’s that time of the year again and we’ve got a bunch of wintery goodness to give away. There are going to be three main drawings and a couple runners-up. You can enter to win up to four times, see below for details.
First Prize
Your choice of ISO50-designed snowboard or skis (view choices)
One 18″ ISO50 Studio Giclee print of your choice
One ISO50 thermal or shirt of choice
Tycho MP3 Collection
Awarded Jan. 17, 2011
Second Prize
One 18″ ISO50 Studio Giclee print of your choice
One ISO50 thermal or shirt of choice
Tycho MP3 Collection
Awarded Jan. 6, 2011
Third Prize
One ISO50 Shirt of choice
Tycho MP3 Collection
Awarded Dec. 13, 2010
There are several ways to win, each adds to your chances (i.e. doing all of them would get you a total of four entries):
Good luck and happy holidays!
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Nice prizes. The post sticks out for me is Alex’s Playoboy redesign. It’s really good (and brave) to see the whole process from start to finish.
Cheers
Adam
The Dark Side Of The Lens really captured me and came as a nice break and it really stood out from the other posts.
I have to say the Dark Side Of The Lens as well. It inspired me to try more daring things with my 5D Mark II and so far it’s paid off. : )
Canon SD780 Vs. burning man was my favorite post!
My favorite post:
05/10/10 – Renaud Hallee
I really enjoyed The Dark Side of the Lens. I work alot with stills and fixed layouts in different formats and I find video very inspiring – I´m not a surfer at all – but very impressed with people who master video as art.
I´d put a “18 on my wishlist!
well this is my christmas shopping sorted 🙂
my family will look super sweet in iso50 clobber.
Jakub posted a track from Tame Impala in a playlist in May ‘10. TI is now one of my favorite Bands.
I also liked the tycho live band photos from April.
My favorite post:
07/14/10 – Swiss Holiday House
I have to go to the mountains more often…
“Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man” is most definitely my favorite post from this year.
I think my favorite post was the Dark Side of the Lens as well. Amazingly shot in an area i used to travel to a lot as a child.
The World From Above.
Gorgeous photos!
I have to pick ONE? This is a one of the most consistently quality blogs on the Internet, any pick is going to be arbitrary. Fine, arbitrary it is.
Favorite post this year is the look at Kim Høltermand’s Tuve series of photographs. Absolutely breathtaking, and I never would’ve seen’em without ISO50.
My favourit post was the one about overcoming creative block. Well done! Thanks.
i really love all your blog entries and i never found anything like this blog which is full of superb design, photos, graphics and of course beautiful music. although my favorite post was just this some days ago about nerd boyfriend dot com. what an amazing idea to find and get the clothing you see in (old) movies!
best, robzn
ANALOG VISIONS.
I honestly believe in my ability to stare at it for hours at a time.
Scary to think how I would react to it under the influence.,
Roded
I’m still listening to the ISO50 Playlist 10 nearly every day. Thanks for this great selection!
How do you NOT love the Creative Block post? That one takes the cake as the best.
i really dug the matthew lyons blog post. amazing illustrator
I agree- The Dark Side Of The Lens
creative block for sure
No words to describe those prizes.. simple amazing!
If of all of them must pick a favorite i would pick two, Overcoming Creative Block & Swiss Holiday House. Luck everyone!
Dark Side of the Lens – truly inspiring to do what you do because you love doing it, not because it makes you money or gives you status. Taking hold and creating your own experience and being artistic in the process; simply brilliant.
My favorite post is Above Everything Else. Insanely impressive and inspiring. Pure art! Thank you
Alexandre
my favorite post was “canon-sd780-vs-burning-man”, amazing and inspiring photography.
good luck and happy holidays everyone.
My favorite was the Neuva Forma mix post. It’s become one of my favorite things to listen to at work! Thanks!
One of many favorites of mine was the Tycho Live @ FITC giveway bc I got to check out your live performance while I was in SF. Great time!
So many to choose from but the Fav would have to be the recent one on most refreshing albums of 2010
My fave was the post on the “Rich Brilliant Willing” company. Awesome interior design.
I just love your PlayLists, I have discovered great bands because of them!
Dark Side of the Lens for sure.
Your playlist are the best…i wait for them!
Best post this year was the Burning Man photos. Really made me want to get out there at some point. And it’s always refreshing to see some awesome work put together with such simple tools like a point n click camera. Puts all the hype of all the new gear behind you for a little bit.
I loved the Dark Side of the Lens video, PL10, and the Tampa airport signage info. Thanks for this great blog.
My favorite post was the one about The dark side of the lens. I was no more in front of a screen 😉
I loved the 583 Calculators post, and really enjoy your playlists. Was also a great fan of the electric DeLorean!
I think my fav has to be the Mark Weaver Wildlife Series. It’s truly inspired stuff…
I think my favorite post was the Experimental Jetset Presentation at the Walker Art Center.
The SwissAir Posters & Logos.
Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man. It actually inspired me to go out and update my 4 year old cheap point-and-shoot. I ended up going with a Canon S95 and I love it.
I love seeing what ya’ll dig up and share, one of my favorites being the old Princeton 1966 photos.
It’s great to seeing new work, but you can’t beat finding something great that has been forgotten.
One of my favorite posts this year was your Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man article. Because of the beautiful imagery and later you comment about your process which I found very informative. So much so that I’ve kept the article bookmarked.
I hope that if I already have both the ISO50 and Tycho facebook pages ‘Liked’ that I’m still counted for those entries =)
My favorite thing while working is to put on the newest ISO50 playlist. It uplifts my day every time.
But if I had to pick one thing, the Terrabyte studio print is the best.
I’ve got to say my favorite post from the past year was actually Playlist 09, that music just carried me through the summer.
The “YoursTruly” post which introduced me to some great music. Without that post I would have missed out on “The Morning Benders”, Toro Y Moi, Baths, honestly to many to name. That and the MIDIBOX with the ol’skool arcade buttons. Keep it up!
My favorite post was the one on The Dark Side of the Lens.
Fujifilm Finepix X100. Can’t wait for it!
Happy Holidays.
Canon SD780 vs Burning Man
My favorite post of this year is the Bernard Barry post about a month ago. I had never really been exposed to his work directly, although I am a fan of decoder ring.
My favorite post was the one about making cool pics with an Iphone. The essence of the post was that it’s all about how to use light. Very true!
Now with this sais, I really hope to win the snowboard 🙂 I would kick-ass while doing 180’s in the french alps!
Cheers!
I just checked and it wasn’t posted in 2010 but was in the past year: the the Casino Versus Japan re-issue, I loved the artwork on it.
It’s a hard choice to make… but i must say that ‘Overcoming Creative Block’ post was a nice inspiration and teaching.
Thank you for your selections.
Greetings from Portugal.
My favorite post was the Making of the HBO Intro…It took me back a few years.
I loved the Dark Side of the Lens.
My favorite was the Burning Man post… ahhh the memories. You captured it! A tip of the hat from Fort Lauderdale.
Hmmmm. Favorite post of the past year. I would have to say the “Tycho Album Progress” post was my favorite of all, for a few reasons.
First of all, the photos were crazy inspirational…seeing the process of electronic music being made in such a tangible, tactile way made a huge impact on me.
Second, the honesty of the prose was excellent. So many artists are like, “I’m the G.O.A.T., follow me, get up on my level” with their whack _ss youtube videos and whatnot, but here is a dude making hot jawns (excuse the Philly slang) but who is crazy humble about the anxiety of creating an organized body of work and the struggle with the process. Loved it.
Third, the photos again…your studio is the ish.
There were a lot of other great posts…the ‘creative block’ post, the nofomo post and a few others that were very good, but this one is my favorite.
Peace + Respect,
JC
One of my favorites was undoubtedly Dark Side of the Lens, definitely an inspiration to an aspiring videographer.
And any of the posts about architecture (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stared at the photos of that house in the Alps, and then spent hours perusing various architecture firm websites… while I’m out in LA in the spring, I plan on pitching an idea about a show that focuses on similar architecture to HGTV, Travel, Discovery, and a few other networks / production companies).
My favorite post was the post of pictures from Alex’s trip to Japan. Alex took his trip to Japan a few months before I did. Seeing the post made me look even more forward to the trip.
No Fear of Missing Out // Process Post
I get a lot out of the precess post you guys do. Being pretty fresh out of college and getting a very ” lacking ” college education from my school. Its nice to read up on stuff like this that should have been referenced in my school’s teachings.
Love it – Can’t get enough of it
-Palmer
Always loving your blog, i check it daily for inspiration!
This was my favorite post of the year. My second favorite post was “Overcoming Creative Block.”
The post by Jakub on 19 feb 2010:
New Broken Social Scene + more
You introduced me to them, I went to their show in Utrecht last week, and talked to Brendan Canning.
It was amazing!
Keep up the good work!
Fav post is probably the Leica Camera post, introduced me to some serious hotness 😀
I also like it when you guys post links to FREE EPs. Keep up the good work,
A fan.
My favorite post over the last year is definitely the Tycho Live Photos, posted on 10/4/210.
Being in a band as well, I love seeing live shots of others performing their music.
Dark side o’ the lens for sure.
Favorite post: Neil Krug, he is so inspiring and I always wonder how he achieves that retro look.
Loved the nueva forma post or really any music post, like ‘back to IDM’.
My favorite post was the Dark Side of the Lens.
Love the “Leica Camera Love” posts. I feel the same way towards that camera. Just wish it wasn’t so damn expensive.
I loved the recent Dry Waves Free Comp post! Free downloads are always the best! Thanks for the chance to win!
Point concept by Beamer… excellent photojournalism. My absolute favorites, though are your profiles of vintage analog synthesizers.
Beautiful, intriguing, and timeless… while being bulky, confusing, and clearly stuck in time.
I mostly love the ones that remind me of California, for instance 10.22: Point Concept.
Thanks for all the great inspiration.
“Most refreshing albums of 2010”!! By far my favorite.
besides every playlist you post, since it’s what I listen to at work every day…I would have to say opening my eyes to Dark Side of the Lens was my favorite single post. I love Armada Skis! Cheers!
Favorite post of this past year (that I can remember) was definitely “Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures,” though an easy way to outdo that one would be to release a sneak-peek of up and coming Tycho/ISO50 material…
Every year is always ripe with great posts, this year was no exception – I loved the Overcoming Creative Block, Tycho Album Progress, etc. – but I must say that my favorite post was the announcement of the Tycho show in NYC this past September. I still have that soundboard-audience matrix tape of the show, I’ll have to get you the raw version while I continue playing with it!
Love your stuff. Would love to win the contest.
My favorite post was: Overcoming Creative Block.
Keep it up.
The music and design combo posts always do it for me, expecially the Project Thirty Three entry. Still trying to find some of those covers out in the field.
My two favourite posts were the Princeton yearbook photos from the 60s and and IBM system photography. SO good.
Favorite post specifically is the Overcoming Creative Block post and generally anything that Alex posts – especially his Japan pics
Thanks!
Tough call, but I’d have to go with the Swissair logos and posters.
Dark Side of the Lens and all of Jakub’s posts.
The creative block post was great. From the technical-side, the two-part backing up posts were really good reads, too.
The playlists are always great posts, but I would have to say the Burning Man post was the most memorable to me. Until I saw those photos, I always kinda scoffed at the whole Burning Man schtick like I’d scoff at a Widespread Panic 15 minute guitar solo. Your photos from that set totally changed my perspective and painted a much different picture for me. If that ain’t art, I don’t know what is. Thanks.
I was in the market for a new workstation chair this year so my favorite post from 2010 had to be the review of the Herman Miller Embody chair.
Anything to do with photography. I especially liked seeing the before and after shots on the Burning Man trip.
My favorite were Yours Truly Memoryhouse and Tycho Live Photos.
My favorite post this year was the “There Will Always Be Echoes” download link that Jakub posted. The Mux Mool and the Benoit Pioulard tracks were my jam during the summer. Thanks again!!!
GAP logo controversy/design competition.
The Dark Side of The Lens… The video was really breathtaking. I also loved Playlist 9.
I generally like the posts about old films, or old printed stuff… thing i can tell inspire your style… i have several on my “starred” items in my google reader…
I loved your post about Burning Man – it was my first burn this year as well and I thought your images were incredible and I actually took a photo of the SAME person – the man in the short-shorts and the short boots. What are the odds of that? Only at Burning Man. 😉
I rather enjoyed the Shigeto/Mux Mool interview. Runner up was the Swissair post.
I absolutely love the playlists and architecture posts. However, my favorites are the retro abstracts, like the swiss air posts.
I’d have to say Jakub’s 10/14/10 post on Atlas Sound, Arp, Matthew Dear, and Eluvium, because the photograph of the house on the coast is so lovely.
Thanks! Great contest.
I really liked the Atari Computer Concepts post. Swiss Air is up there too. Vintage Ski adds as well. Also the post by Jakub that introduced me to Emeralds.
Still drooling over that white Leica that Shelby posted last month.. wishing I had $8500 to spare
The GAP logo redesign was the best as it proved your worth from a pop culture perspective.
What started as a blog you would post information, music, etc. to has turned into a cultural epicenter for art, design and the like; it’s been great to see the growth and to grow with you Scott!
I really enjoy every post on ISO50… I would say that one of my favorites would have to be Alex’s Playboy redesign followed closely by the Swissair logos and posters post. Great year, great posts!
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Manfred
NOFOMO Process Post was a great insight into Alex’s creative process. Woo!
Loved the post regarding the old Porsche 962 prints. Awesome stuff. Keep up the good work.
Those swiss air photos were killer, and i rather enjoyed checking out some of the Gap competition entries.
Dark Side of the Lens, 9/30/2010, most definitely.
my fav post was
Neil Krug Pt.2
My fav. post has to be the skateboard art. Definitely a out of the norm post, but as a boarder, greatly appreciated.
Great stuff, it would be amazing to win any of the prizes!
I honestly throughly enjoyed the previous post, “The Most Refreshing Albums of 2010” New music is always good.
for what it’s worth, even if I don’t win, your blog is consistently fantastic! please keep posting inspirations, you have a keen eye.
Dark Side of the lens (30th sept 2010) definitely stood out but I liked the Swiss Air posts just as well. 🙂
My favourite post of this past year is the post: Fear Of Missing Out//Process Post on 08/09/10.. I love the originality of it, and the totally rad video//music!
My favorite posts of the year have to be, “there will always be echoes” the MG machinedrum edit was and is one of my favs of 2010. Also the covers series which seems to bring a lot of great artists together and inspire priceless collabortions.
SWISSAIR POSTERS. In general I’m drawn to all of the older advertising that I am exposed to on ISO50, but that SWISSAIR post came at a great time for me. Truly inspiring stuff.
Swiss Holiday House is definitely my favorite post! LOVE IT!!! snowboarding & the mountains are my greatest passions and this is my dream house. thanks for the groovy website and posts, it always inspires me! happy holidays & new year. peace!
I may or may not win but I dont mind 🙂 just wanted to say that your site looks awesome on the iPad.
One of my favorite recent posts was the NerdBoyfriend post. Pretty awesome concept and nice photos on there. Thanks!
Overcoming Creative Block was definitely my favourite post of 2010, and one of the most memorable interviews I’ve read on any blog. Keep up the quality posts, guys!
I’ve gotta say “Brand Talk: J. Crew”
I love getting insight into brands and companies, and J Crew is one that I never really gave any though to before.
Also, I got into a big discussion with a prof about SwissAir when he saw me looking at that post.
SWISSAIR Posters,
Loved it!
C
i always love the playlists and the covers series..
Tough choice, but The Dark Side of the Lense or the one on Matthew Lyons would be my favorite, I guess…
Dark Side of the Lens, made me melt out of my seat
I’d say the Burning Man shots, the Canon SD780 vs. Burning Man post. Interesting to see your artistic process.
However as an engineering grad student frantically throwing research together I’d say my fave of the day is the Refreshing Albums of 2010. Its definitely helping my bang out a proceedings paper for SPIE next month.
The overall blog has been a great inspiration to me as a design student. I love to see a group of people with a similar passion and show it by posting great content to inspire others.
being a car guy my Favorite post has to be of the series of the Porsche Racing poster collection. it was the first post I saw while I was looking for inspiration for my own work.
Please keep continuing the great posts and the great work you guys do, thanks!
want want want want want.
i really want your mp3 collection and a shirt.
nothing else.
i absolutely love your music and your clothes.
you’re an inspiration!
-chris.
realized I have to state my favorite post, was definitely the Playoboy redesign. loved it.
Favorite post has to be the Dark Side of the Lens. Simply beautiful.
I used to love it when you would post on your design process…you don’t do that anymore. Still come here for some inspiration though. So my favorite was the Mark Weaver Wildlife Series post, it introduced me to a new artist.
I loved the Gold Panda video posted, such a schweeet tune and mint video, keep up the good work man, definitely one of my favourite blogs. If you wanted to check out my photographs on my website anytime if you get the chance that would be safe. Cheers
Favorite post: LOSCIL + SMALL BLACK + HOUSES + DESTROYER by Jakub 11/05/10. I love the picture of the clouds and Small Black and Houses have been on constant repeat for me since.
Apart from that I just want to say thank you for this amazing blog, so inspiring, beautiful and professional in every part.
Playlist #9
I’ve listened to them all and this is the one I always go back to. I listen to it at least once a week (if not more)..and find myself 2x more productive with these tunes. Thanks!
woot for iso50
give us more process articles!
Well choosing a single post might be difficult, but Shigeto’s Full Cirle album was amazing. I’m tied between that and the Matthias Heiderich posts.
And stumbling across phantogram was a highlight of my year.
But I think I’ll say Matthias Heiderich. As a student I’ve just started photography recently, and his work has given me plenty of inspiration.
x
Princeton 1966
09/13/10
I would have to say my current favorite post would be the “making of the HBO intro”. It’s just pure amazing on how things were made with little or no technology. I love process posts too though. (hint, hint)But ifn ya asked me. All of them are great. Keep it up, you will always have a fan in me. Thanks.
The new printer. Was that this year? I loved it. Or the one where Alex sings “soul sister”!
I also like the process articles.
Favorite post of this year: Folch Studio
Very cool prints, and an awesome studio. It made me want to convert my room into something similar.
Wow, i’d like to win sth finally ;))
My favorite post from this past year was
182 Square Foot Home
posted by Jakub 08/25/10
I became fascinated by picodwelling after I read this post. There is something really quite unique and satisfying in my opinion of simplifying one’s life to only have what is really needed, without duplicating items. Steve Sauer’s philosophy of having no wasted space and everything accessible/funcitonal is brilliant. Sauer’s http://www.oixio.com/pico-dwelling/ is also a great website to check out. Thanks for posting!
Honestly, I know this is a recent post, but I loved the last Project Thirty Three post. I am a DJ and amateur designer and those album covers were just the BEST! I love nothing more than simplistic design and bold colours.
The Gap thread was my favorite. Rather than bickering and complaining like most people at the time, this blog was a source for alternative options. It was a fun exercise.
Dark Side of the Lens really grabbed my attention as well! Great effort and consistency.
My favorite post was “Your camera doesn’t matter”. It’s always awesome to see people inspire using the cheapest gear out there. Reminded me of Joe Satriani recording “surfing with the alien” on a super cheap no-name electric guitar because it had the right sound. =)
My very first post was the Playlist 10 and so this is my obvious choice 🙂
I enjoyed the Japan trip photos the most. Nice to get some images from another culture.
What I have enjoyed the most – in addition to the looks into your own work, of course – were the posts on the many exotic or far-away spots. I want to someday talk my friends into renting Casa Kimball (likely during the off-season) and the New York loft stair drawers inspired me to build some in my basement.
Dark Side of the Lens really grabbed my attention!
Thank you for all you’re doing Tycho!! It was such a pleasure to see you at Decibel — yer one classy guy…
My favorite post was the Dark Side of the Lens: simply great and inspiring. Happy holidays! 🙂
any of your posts on recent projects or your mixes. always find some new gems in there.
The best post has gotta be “CFCF+Portishead+Superpitcher+Blondes.” CFCF rarely gets the love it should unless it’s on iso50, and then Portishead is some serious icing on a super groovy cake.
The Dark Side of the Lens
http://girovago.tumblr.com/
cheers, scott hansen. san diego is fiending for a tycho set!
My favorite post would have to have been Overcoming Creative Block. Really helpful, insightful and interesting!
i was just listening to dusty brown, which i discovered here!
The Princeton ’66 photographs get my nod for favourite post.
My favorite was the Burning Man post. It’d be nice to see YOUR guys’ work more often 😉
my favorite post was the one about swissair!
love your music.
I would not be mad if I won the first prize 🙂
I’ve always been a fan…winning any one of these prizes would make me very happy.
Your post on The Encounters At The End of the World was one of my favorite recent posts. I hadn’t heard of the documentary before and after reading your post I wanted to check it out. I recently got the chance to watch it and it really was quite interesting. I’ve recommended it to several of my friends.
On a side note, any chance you’ll be getting more Vuela thermals in stock? Mediums are OOS 🙁
I really dug the post about the Massimo Subway posters that were uncovered in NYC.
Keep it up Shelby.
Dark side of the lens blew me away and made me stick around and delve into the treasure trove that is ISO50.
All of the Tycho posts are my favorites!
ive “liked” both iso50 and tycho on facebook for sometime now. Does that still mean my entries count?
My favorite Post(s) of this year has to be Lieca LOVE Part I & II. Beautiful M8-M9 models.
If i happen to win, can i swap all of it for a camera? Been a big fan for sometime now! keep up the awesome work Scott.
My favorite post from this year was of the 583 calculators. Reminded me of math lessons from years ago.
I too enjoyed the post on overcoming creative block. Happy holidays friends!
wow, solid Holiday giveaway here!
Since I already “Like” both Tycho and ISO50 on Facebook, and I’m not quite ready to purchase that print I want, I guess I only get one entry? Fine by me – but it’s a toss-up between two posts..
1. Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man – awesome photo editing work, well done.
2. Dusty Brown EP + ISO50 Artwork – hooked on Dusty Brown, and love love love the cover art. Can I get a print of that..?
My favourite post was that about the hbo promos. Even though that approach is more…romantic, I still prefer computer generated stuff, because it literally doesn’t limitate the imagination of the artist
My favorite has to be the “science and tech” post Alex posted in April. I favorited the flickr the images came from and they are all beautiful, perfect for someone who loves science and art just like me!
A recent post about the SwissAir logo made me find myself staring at the images for much longer than normal. I’m very excited about the design that is brought to light in this blog, and I really appreciated this one in particular as a lot of swiss design influences my own work. Rock on!
Favorite posts from this year: Dark Side of the Lens and Making of HBO Intro.
Yes!
Yes please!
Fav post = Porsche ads posters.
I really enjoyed Canon SD780 versus Burning Man article as well as ALL the mixes you’ve created. I’ve honestly listened to every single one of them multiple times. I’m also a fan of tych0 and the iso50 pages on fb ^_^
Favorite post is the Burning Man pics posted by scott
Hard to choose but one of my favorites was definitely Swissair: Behind The Logos. (10/15/10)
Dark Side of the lens was the most inspiring post I have ever seen. It is by far my favorite. The video is so well done and motivates me to get out and do something. I’m so glad I found it here. Thanks!
It was troubling to pick out one favourite post from all the amazing stuff that’s been posting.
But I got really inspired by the SWISSAIR posters that Shelby posted this summer, so gotta go for that!
Cool prices, I would ride that snowboard deck with such pride, even tho I suck at it.
must admit, the summer playlist did get played quite a bit at my place. That’s my pick, thanks again for everything.
<3 Jeremy
can’t decide between Tata Vislevskaya and Garmonique.
Lets say Tata.
Thanks for all the tees i’m wearing (7 now), and the music !
I really enjoyed the creative block post. I wouldn’t mind seeing more process posts, and maybe some more variety of recording articles. Can’t wait to hear what’s next from Tycho either!
Godspeed.
One lucky day not too long ago I navigated my way to this site and have been back every day since. The post from this past year that sticks out for me was the HBO Intro Behind The Scenes post. On a personal level, that old intro triggered the memory floodgates and put a smile on my face.
Great competition with fantastic give aways. I would LOVE to have the snowboard as my deck is already way to old and screwed up. Tough question regarding the favorite post though… Well, those tunes by Nueva Forma were pretty amazing, but that iPhone Fashion Shoot was another great post.
Keep it up!
My fav post was The Dark Side of the Lens.
Definitely the Dark Side of The Lens. The shots in it were simply amazing as was the monologue. That man is my inspiration for photography and there is truth in everything that he says. Thank you so so much for sharing!
Atari Computer Concepts is one of my favorites, I remember going to my dad’s office as a kid and seeing similar amounts of awesome 80’s computer goodies and this post gave me a massive amount of nostalgia. Great stuff.
Love your music posts!
Love your music!
Love you, dudes!
Being a photographer myself I’d have to say that the “canon-sd780-vs-burning-man” post was awesome! amazing photography that made me want to pick up my camera and shoot shoot shoot!
I thought the video you shared about how ink was made was my favorite from this year. Had no idea it was such an art.
My favorite was definitely The Dark Side of the Lens. A close second would be C11 B&W.
i would have to say the vintage synth ads, BMW 3 series spot, and playlist eight…BOMB!
k thanks, bye.
Too many great posts to decide but, I’d say there was one post in particular that impacted/inspired me the most and that was “Top Ten Fonts of 2009”. At that time (early this year) I was really searching for some new typefaces and your list opened my eyes to some that have quickly become favorites of mine.
Loved the Cristiana Couceiro posts. I believe there were a couple.
Quick question: do we have to re-like you on Facebook, or does it count if we have already liked you on Facebook?
Favorite post is a tough decision. I’ve got to say, I love the art, but when it comes down to it, I come for the music. So I appreciate all the playlists.
The post on Nueva Forma has probably had the biggest impact on me this year. What a great resource for finding quality independent musicians! I’ve listened to them over and over.
Either the Nueva Forma podcast heads-up (nice to have another reliable source of good music) or the HBO Intro behind the scenes post (a welcome submersion in the stuff of my childhood).
I LOVE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CHRISTMAS SERIOUSLY!
love,
jer
this entire blog gives me inspiration when my mind is full of chaos and btw “Past Is Prologue” made me to fall in love with lomography, somehow )
thank you for posting those beautiful things!
cheers from Georgia(the country) 😉
Mark Weaver print series. Also all of the Music posts! I learned of a bunch of great material through those. I look forward to the Tycho record in 2011! Cheers!
I would have to chose your music posts, I get to discover some new sounds and that’s something I carry on and inspires me to come up with some designs.
My favorite post of the year was the post about theanual digital camera that is going to be released in 2011. I am getting back onto photograhy and I thought that this post was interesting and helpful.
Almost every playlist you post are my favourite. But that said i was super stoked with Alex’s post of surfing video “The Dark Side Of The Lens”, super inspiring short film.
My favorite post this year has to be the Atari Computer Concepts. As an industrial design student, its always amazing to see concepts done by hand. Sadly, our industry of I.D. is becoming more and more dependent on computer renderings and less on the craft and beauty of a hand render. We all can still sketch well, but past that, people jump to photoshop or rendering models in keyshot. It’s like a breath of fresh air to see the vintage Atari work, as well as the many posts here every day.
It may be a bit of a cop-out, but the ‘Most Refreshing Albums of 2010’ post was has been my favourite in recent days. The Dry Waves collection was amazing as well – love Warm Ghost. But it was really great to see your 2010 albums represent so many artists that I hugely adore. Plus, I found a new obsession in Emeralds!
The Burning Man post was great fun.
The IBM photographs were definitely my favorite. Gorgeous.
Favo designer/Favo DJ = makes art on favo ski company. Please god let me win!!!
favorite post — playlist 10 got me laid. wins by default.
Fav of 2010: Princeton 1966
Oooh, I really like these prizes 🙂 Anyway, so the post that I remember the best is the one about the 1980s HBO intro ( The Making Of ). I’ve only been a designer since the computer some-what overruled the necessities of hand-created motion graphics. It was pretty inspiring to see the intricate amount of detail and work that went into it.
Awesome prizes!
The “Unevolved Brands” post really stands out.
My favorite post is Dorian White + Cex + Khonnor + Yasume 🙂
So hard to choose as this is one of my favorite blogs. The full stream of Shigeto’s new album is my most recent favorite. The video of Tycho talking about his design process was also great. I’d love to see more video content, especially live video from shows/talks.
Ahh the holidays…
Favourite post so far, most definitely Beamer’s post Point Concept. The photos were stunning as was the board. Definitely got me stoked to get out into the water!
Cheers!
FITC SF Highlight Reel. SUCH a great event, and that reel captured it perfectly.
Unevolved Brands was my favorite post. the minimalistic and simplicity of the designs is something i really enjoyed. pz are you reading my post ?
Unresolved Brands
My fav. post is the one about HBO. I remember you posted it on 26th of October, which was my girl’s birthday. We watched it together, then started looking looking through your other stuff and found out about Tycho. Guess what happened next… 🙂
My favorite post was the Canon SD780 vs. Burning Man. There is something about the retro-fied look to those pics that draws me in and won’t let me go. Your skill with editing and manipulating shots from any type of camera, lens, and technique astound me. Thanks for the ongoing enlightenment!
NO FOMO really get me stuck. You are a great team.
x
Loved the post on the Swiss Air logos. My parents worked for TWA in the ’60s and ’70s (that’s how they met). Their homes are still full of similar memorabilia — posters, uniforms, matchboxes. Even the air-sickness bags looked cool.
I’d have to say the Creative Block post was my fav. lots of good info on this site, tho.
J.
I really like the Nueva Forma compilations posted by Shelby on 9/23…very solid…especially comp 8 around the 14 min mark.
the matthew lyons process post was immensely helpful.
I have been enjoying Cina’s work for GI’s artists.
The Tycho Album Progress post was fantastic. It was great to have a view into your creative process and the photos were simply amazing, and inspiring to know I’m on the right track with my own gear collection.
P.S. Every holiday season, without fail, an ISO50 shirt is on my christmas list. I hope that will continue for many more.
Kim Høltermand / Tuve was a post that still sticks out in my mind. The photos are gorgeous, yet quite minimal and balancing uniquely on the line between dark and bright. I loved them and appreciate the sharing!
I think my favorite post was the Holga D. If only for the selfish reason that I would love to see it made. Keep influencing good things! Thanks for the years worth of great posts.
Although most posts on here are eye opening or eye popping … I found the ‘How Ink is Made’ post quite interesting … so yeah, lets go with that one
Cheers!
nueva forma is how i live my life
tough to pick a favorite, but the behind the scenes for the HBO intro was just awesome
Your post about the North American Wildlife series led me to discover one of my favorite designers Mark Weaver. In turn I discovered his flickr blog “make something everyday” which inspired me to do the same.
Good vibes team!
I would have to go with Skateboard Art. Purchasing the books brought up in that post brought back soooooo many rad memories and really mad me quite happy. Thanks Scott.
Love the GAP fiasco that went on, and the endless list of solutions that readers submitted. Great work design world. Don’t take no for an answer!
My favourite post of the year was the Alt/1977 series by Alex Varanese — incredible graphic design work, which I loved.
Sooooo, I pretty much love anything that you put your hands on, but if I have to pick something out of the prizes (and something that I don’t already own….hahaha), it would probably be the ARMADA skis! ARMADA is an amazing company all the way down to it’s roots, by starting the company because the bigger players in the ski industry wouldn’t let ski designers make skis that were built to ride by guys who spend most of their time on the slopes. They only wanted to design skis that would appeal to your average Joe who only spends two weeks of the year skiing. Plus they have always valued a good design aesthetic! I seriously hope I win!
My favorite post is the 10th playlist, love the tracks!
Can’t really think of a favorite post. I liked the one with the strange slo-mo music video. I also like the Architecture posts.
I dont know Scott, you post so much good things it would be really hard to just choose a single post that has stuck to me, some great playlist have been posted, great art has been shown to me. I cant really complain alot, i just like to sit back and relax and enjoy what you have to share. But all in all i really like your best of posts, becuase thats where i think some really interesting materials are presented.
But all in all of my favorite post has been when you shared Nueva Forma, since the first time i clicked that link, i have discovered some great new music that i did not existed before! Hard choice. But one of the post i recall is when you shared the Flying Lotus Ep!
i must admit that i started reading this blog as an admirer of scott’s beautiful work and all of the the design related content and now it is the music posts from jakub that keep me coming back.
it was his first post on flying lotus waaaay back in august of 08 that grabbed my attention and has kept me captivated ever since.
really dig what y’all are layin’ down.
p.s Happy holidays to you too
My favorite post was a track from earlier this month by Suzanne Ciani. SOLID SYNTH GOLD.
I really liked the “Swissair: behind the logos” post of 10/15/10, if I have to pick one. 🙂 Cheers.
I liked the Tycho Facebook page a while back.
Dark side of the lens was certainly one of my favorites this year.
In my opinion, your ‘Canon SD780 vs Burning Man’ post was honestly my favorite. It brought me great joy to read your experience. Hoping you go again next year, and we get a chance to meet!
All the prizes look fantastic!
Namaste. 🙂
Would have to be darkside! Thanks for the giveaway!
I could not find it in the post archives so I don’t know the exact name, but I would have to say the homemade card board camera.
Alex’s Dark side of the lens post. I loved the video, read about it, posted it to a few friends, and it turns out I know Micky (the guy who shot it – a friend of a friend who i met last summer) and he’s now agreed to shoot a video for my band’s next release.
Plus, there’s a shot of the derelict pub round the corner from my parents house where my dad used to be a regular. Which was a lovely surprise to see seeing as most of the video is shot in cornwall, whereas my parents live in Manchester, around 500 miles away and definitely no where near the coast.
This post was a revelation to me and without reading this blog I may never have seen it.
Danny x
For me, the GAP logo redesign project turned out to be really interesting. As I still didn’t start my studies in art (studying in science but planning on going in infographics or publicity at university), it got me to realize how logos of big trademarks were stamped in my subconscious as most entries just felt wrong to me by not being the original logo.
Of course, the playlists are also one thing I can’t wait for to come out!
Emman.
While I most look forward to Jakub and Scott’s music and design posts (respectively), I’ve got to pick the post on how to overcome creative block from earlier this year. When I’m feeling uninspired I still go out into the woods and listen to Boards of Canada, my favorite suggestion of all. Danke schoen!
Autobahn Sleeve 🙂
Nice work. keep going
All things Dieter Rams, culminating with the “UNDERCOVER X TOKYO” post… Keep it coming.
I just found out about your music…it’s awesome!
I’ve been catching up on your blog posts..I have to say my favorite is “the dark side of the lens”!
I must have watched it 4 or 5 times in a row…mesmerized each time! Absolutely AMAZING!
I’m about to purchase some of your music…keep up the great work! Thank you.
the sk8 art. the best.
Alex’ Dan Holdsworth photo post 11.11.10. Haunting. It has stuck with me.
Any of Jakub’s Posts, I get to hear some amazing music every time I come back here…this whole blog is amazing! 😀
Definitely enjoyed the Vintage Synth Ads! Shared this with my music tech tutor at uni, who hold physical memory of some of these relics!
Also enjoyed the Swiss Holiday House as with any of Shelby’s Architecture pieces!
My favourite has to be the free EPs from Mux Mool & Busty Brown. Can’t decide which is better!
Franco
I really liked Top Album of 2009, a summary of your best choices of music. Also the one of 2008… xD
Oh, by the way, I am a fan of both Facebook pages since a long time.
Thanks for this giveaway, you truly rock 🙂
oh wow, it’s too hard to choose one favorite.. they’re all oh so great. if anything my favorite must’ve been the modern analogue console post… i work in a studio that has a 8048 and it’s my favorite desk there!! that one is far from modern, ha, but aside, all of the consoles you featured are so gorgeous!
Favorite post that’s still with me is Shigeto’s Full Stream of Full Circle. Great album/ thanks
The photography this year got me going; but my favorite had to be the Dark Side Of The Lens, that was pretty neat. Keep up the good work Hansen
Dark Side of the Lens was really cool and so was the 5d mrkii wreaked in 1 second.
i like the swissair logos post. it was really interesting, bad ass gifts btw!
porsche racing posters are awesome!
Plancast design process. I love seeing how designers tackle projects such as logos and getting a glimpse into their mind through their work. Oh, and having a great end product helps too!
Dark side of the lens all the way!
😀
I really all of your featured process posts, in particular the Matthew Lyons Post from February 22 earlier this year.
my fave post would have to be the feature on mark weaver’s nature designs. it introduced me to his work and now he’s a big influence for me.
I’d have to say my favorite post was the pictures of working on the new album. I’m a big fan of behind the scenes of the “making of” process. Can’t wait for the new album – I’m gonna preorder no doubt!
Love all the music posts, but the Dry Waves comp made my week!
I’ve enjoyed following the site daily. Hard to pick just one post, but I can say the one I’ve shared most was the recent Unevolved Brands. Found it very interesting to task everyones brand recognitions.
I was taken back by “The Longest Exposure” post back on July 27th of this year. It was amazing to me that a combination of a very simple camera and a long period time could yield such beautiful images. Definitely noteworthy. Keep them amazing posts cooking!
I would have to say the post that I would pick would be the post about Neil Krug, however I am a bit biased since he did do a show at the gallery here this past September….. Aside from that and the simple fact that I dig all of the posts on here, the other one that really stands out in my mind was the post about the Ford GTO, WOW what an amazing car.
Definitely the playboy redesign!
I loved that Dark Side of the Lens post/video. It was magnificent.
My favorite post would have to be the re-branding playboy process post. It’s always good to have an insight into the process behind work.
If we already like the tycho/iso50 pages does that count?
Hard to pick a single post from all of these, there are so many that i enjoyed, all the music/album posts, the ones with the Leica cameras, the SD780 vs Burning Man.
But i will say that my favorite post was the Neil Krug part 2. I checked out all his work afterwards, and i was stoked!
Definitely the Brian Eno album. Those are beautiful.
Definitely liked the “Dark Side of the Lens” post. Beautifully made video that I could watch again and again.
I’m going to have to with any post with Mux Mool in it the past year, because you got me hooked. (Also sharing the teenage engineering op1 was awesome)
the “Intelligence in Lifestyle magazine” article !
very inspiring stuff there
Zipper House – made me so jealous.
tycho album progress (5/19/10): got me head over heels excited about music that means the world to me. also was absolutely wonderful to see how much true passion goes into it. <3
583 Calculators (8/27/10): its the little things in life, especially vintage technology & it's progress in design and functionality.
I would say the creative roadblock post…but then again I can’t remember if that was this year…
The Burning Man post was well said. it’s always nice to see good photos made with ‘minimal’ cameras, showing that equipment isn’t everything. I love my sd780!
…And man that forum roost 161 board is sexy!
~Sean
My favorite post was on Jelle Martens. His work was wonderful find. I refer to it frequently and have shared it with friends and family, since your post. Thanks for posting the holiday giveaway and Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
My favorite post from the past year has go to be the one about how ink is made.
I really enjoyed the There Will Always Be Echoes post. Great playlist.
I love it when I get an inside look at Scott’s studio….
I think my favorite post was the Rorschach Suite, and getting to hear The Hexx, keep going back and listening to the posted tracks.
Matthew Lyons Process was fantastic. I would love to see more of these artist process oriented blogs in the future. Gap was pretty fun too.
Thank you for the inspiration and the preservation.
Brian
My favorite post is the amazing collection Paris Review covers. Those are stunning.
And I’m a huge fan of all the music posts. Keep them coming Jakub!
I guess I will say the post introducing Com Truise. Love it all, though!
My favorite post was the one on your project to update the Playboy Logo. I enjoyed reading the thought process and artistic trials to get from the original concept to the finished design. Great logo too btw!
I don’t bump into surf films often, but loved The Dark Side of the Lens
My favorite post has to be the one that got me to follow your blog: 7/13/10, Playlist 9. I discovered Tame Impala (just saw them last week, they were great), Baths (plan to see them in February), and enjoyed artists that have been growing on me all year. Keep up the great posts, especially the music choices. I come to you to hear things first, and to think about what I’m listening to. And yes, I don’t mean hearing, I mean listening.
i loved the dry waves post… still listen to the mix every few days… just beautiful
Definitely the GAP redesign contest.
My favorite post this year was anything talking about The Soft Moon
Love all the posts showcasing new music. Invaluable for discovering new artists.
love the post about tron!!! i cant wait to see it either 🙂 Tycho is my hero!
Clearly the holiday giveaway is my favorite post. It’s really gotten me in the mood to board! I just checked out Tycho and am a budding fan.
Best post of the year was the mention of “make something cool everyday”. Theres some great stuff in that gallery, I’ve gone back and looked through it at least 30 times.
LOVE Tycho. thanks for making the best music out there Scott, I am forever a fan. -Chris
Love the music, and the design work.
Its like a well mixed drink, it goes down smooth.
The Wes Anderson Trailer is the first that comes to mind, because its was one of the first posts that introduced me to ISO50.
400 songs later I’m still fallowing looking for new music and new inspiration for my graphic design and photography.
Great stuff, keep up the good work.
Ryan
The Dark Side of the Lens. Awesome sea/waves photos. 🙂
anything Jakub posts!
I my opinion i would say that the best post of the year was “Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures” I love working on my designs at work.
damn…very hard to choose only one of the posts…hmmm…giving my points to the swissair logos post…love graphic history 🙂
I’ve appreciated the post Eno Covers which make me discover an artist whose everybody has heard about but few really know the work : thank you for opening our eyes, our ears and our brain !
Wow, this is great!
Scott posted about his trip to the ‘Burning Man’ in the post ‘Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man’. The post featured really cool pictures of the event and a nice discussion about the process behind the pictures was going on in the comments. Yep, that’s my favourite post of the last year!
“Naive: Modernism and Folklore”, I found out and buy this awesome book.
Thx ^^).
If I had to choose it would be ‘The Dark Side of the Lens’. Truly inspirational!
Love this blog! Keep up the good work. Gareth
I love it when you do these giveaways. I would rate this as the best one this past year.
Vanilla Bicycles 04/15/2010
Made me get into bikes and build my own.
If I have to pic one,it is playlist 9. That playlist was historic. A wellness of so much inspirational music.
Second,The burning man . I have the some pictures in the background on my Ipad.
Third,The darkside of the lens.
The most beautifull camara on the most beautifull place on earth. route1
(Btw,I bought 4 shirts just -before- the holiday sales,I hope that’s no problem ..)
Browsing back quickly, some of the ones that stood out for me were Atari computer concepts, they were incredible! The Dark Side Of The Lens, I need to watch that again! But the HBO Intro I maybe might say is my fave. Oh yeah and loved the Shigeto vs Mux Mool interview too. Great year.
My favorite post of the last year was a toss up between the announcement for Dusty Brown’s new ep (which talked about the show he played in Sacramento, which I was very glad to see in person) and the article about Scott talking at Academy of Art in SF (where I was bummed I could not go to see scott talk about his creative process.)
My favorite post this year was either the feature on some of Mark Weaver’s work, very inspiring and helpful to me as a designer, or the dark side of the lens video post. That video was so ridiculously well done it shot chills up my spine.
Your site and your work is a continual source of inspiration for my work. It would be hard to pick a favorite post, but if pressed I’d have to say the vintage Prosche ads was a great one for me personally. It got me up out of my chair, down to the basement and going through box after box until I found my own collection that includes many of those great works – thanks for the reminder!
You’re post on The Disposable Skateboard Bible was so inspiring. I whipped out my old cruiser and had such an amazing day thanks to you!
Fave post = “Childhood Music Memories.” Love the story you told from your childhood, but especially love the picture you posted of your mom and aunt.
Fave post of the year has to be “The Dark Side of the Lens.” Breathtaking stuff.
Favourite post: The most refreshing albums of 2010
Fantastic prizes. My favorite post of the year was the ISO50 playlist 10. Great stuff that I’m not getting tired of.
I really liked the Top Seven Fonts of 2009 post. Even if seven is a kind of weird number for a list.
Hey dude!
Love your blog…I literally visit everyday waiting for new inspiration. I have to say it’s hard to narrow down to just one favorite post but if I have to I would have to say I love all the vintage advertising and poster series posts….my favorite being the Swiss Air poster series you posted in October 🙂
I thought the calculators one was pretty rad
Mos Def the Nofomo post by Alex.
Thanks
Hey Scott. I need new Skiis! I saw your NY show last month and brought everyone I know. I dig your style and your passion for creative. My desktop background is your swiss modular home overlooking the mountains. Architectural posts are my fav-fo-sho.
So many great posts. My favorite was probably a post awhile back on Vintage Ski Ads. Brought back memories of my childhood and looking through ski magazines. Also liked the skateboard art post. Maybe I’m just a bit nostalgic.
I loved the post showcasing A Collection A Day. I love that I can come here to learn about music, art and other websites that have similar interests. Keep up the good work.
I want to win this.
My favorite ISO50 post is always the most recent one!
Winning comment
Born in ’77 I bought your shirt. I posted all over everything, I liked everything, I went to all your E. Coast shows and now I’m commenting. Enough brown nosing already. Skiis…please?!
this is incredibly hard to choose just one post that i enjoyed the most because theyre always amazing, but id have to say Dark Side of the Lens was spectacular. i absolutely love you photography posts and this one was unique and almost deviant.
I liked the post about The House amongst Threes, because it was on my birthday and pretty cool! Best combo ever
My favorite post was the GAP Logo Contest.
Long time reader, first time poster.
Need snowboard…
Princeton 1966.
Capture in the moments in time and also the essence of a style era.
In this post, Alex mentioned ‘Take Ivy’- I happened to come across this book at the very moment. It’s funny that style era has return to present day.
uff is there many favourites posts, hard to decide, so I love the blog and the posts, anyway my post is about the playlist 10, and the dodocase post by Scott, oh! and the Atari concepts post!
Well I hope will have lucky for the prizes hehe.
Scott and ISO team thanks for all, have a great hollidays!
Whats up big dog,
This give away sounds like a dream.
🙂
One article that I recall off the top of my head that was interesting was the one with your opinion on the new $100 bill.
I had never thought to question the design of currency before you did.
haha.
My favourite was definitely the “Dark Side of the Lens” post. Beautifully done.
definitely the GAP post.
My favorite post had to be the tame impala lucidity pilooski remix post.
woooow favorite post. tough to say. i think the most memorable one would be the gap logo redesign. some real funny ones and some good ideas as well.
fav post: gap redesign
Would have to say that the posts that are about the interesting houses that you find with the wide range of architectural designs always capture my attention and imagination. I liked the FLW falling waters post.
Vintage Porsche font appreciation. Vroom.
The Dark Side Of The Lens post was really cool, definitely my favorite. The Gap redesign contest also wound up being pretty fun/interesting.
Vintage Ski Ads part 1 and 2 posts!
Loved the post on Matthias Heiderich. Really great photography that inspired me to buy a camera!
Canon SD780 vs Burning Man
My favorite was the Swiss Air post(s).
Great classic design…
Loved the use of the Elph at Burning Man.
And anything Mark Weaver.
I liked the Adidas camera post.
I am into music so I love the most, your studio, songs and live performance updates..Looking forward for new album..
Hello Iso50, I follow you religiously. I am constantly inspired by your daily posts of great design and music. You’re one of the biggest reasons I want to be a great designer, because one day I want to be featured on your site. Iso50-I love you. And, my favorite post this year was on How Ink Is Made. It reminded me of how Mr. Rodgers would show videos of how Crayola crayons were made.
scott and crew…
thanks for the constant updates. we check out your site everyday and at least one of your playlists is always streaming in our studio…really getting into your posts of your studio and, as always, any pictures that are included when you post new music. it’s amazing how many ideas can come from a single picture cropped just right.
thanks again guys..
There are many favorite posts from the past year but the one that sticks out right now is the sneak of the Gold Panda album… because it’s playing in the studio right now. Keep making the world look and sound better!
I looooved the Andrew Myers photography post. I had never heard of him prior to the post and I love his art / photography. As a photographer myself I found much inspiration by his works. Thanks. Keep it coming.
I personally quite enjoyed the post about the new hundred dollar bill.
Everything here is pretty much amazing, but my favorite was “The Longest Exposure”.
I really liked the J.Crew post. Its always nice to see a well know company make an improvement on their brand rather than trying to keep up with trends. I’m not even sure of what J.Crew’s brand was before, nor did I care. But now their direction as a brand is so much clearer and timeless; its become one of my favorite brands.
I’m also a huge fan of Jakub’s music posts. I will listen to anything and everything you post man.
You all make a great team.
“Creative Block”, “Experimental Jetset Presentation”, “Swissair Behind the logos” and, of course, the consistent influx of great music. Phenomenal job guys.
Tycho is the bees knees.
It’s pretty damn impossible to name a single favorite article but if I have to… I’d say the recent one about skateboard art.
Also, all the music posts are simply amazing.
This one!
I really dug the post when you put playlist ten up. I find inspiration with many of your posts, but that was great! I listen to the music on this site almost everyday as I work on my artwork, and that was something I had been waiting for!
The Dark Side of the Lens was very intriguing to me as well.
I was also very interested in all of your Tycho posts as I am in love with your musical style!
A collection a day, works by Lisa Congdon.
10.06.2010
I can’t point out any one post but I always look forward to the playlists as they never fail to feature some of the finest music I’ve heard as of late. Not to mention having many Windish Agency artists featured on these lists as well. Viva ISO50!
Nice contest!
Dark side of the lens did it for me. when ever i was having a hard day at work or a killer school project was racking my brain it allowed me to relax and see the reason I’m putting all this effort into what I’m doing with school.
I can’t pin point one specific post that I like besides all others… But I thoroughly enjoy all the music posts. It’s one of my best sources for finding new artists and new tunes. I really dig all the album artwork that comes along as well.
Thanks much!
I can’t pinpoint one specific post that I more than others, but I thoroughly enjoy all the music posts. It’s one of my best sources for finding new artists and new tunes. I also dig the all the album artwork that is included.
Thanks much!
Got the Facbook ‘likes’ covered and bought a couple shirts a few weeks ago, so here’s my post. Pick me. 🙂
Btw, iso50 medium shirts shrink up to be rather snug (not as bad as threadless which go unwearable), so I bought larges and can’t get em to shrink enough. Sigh, #inbetweensizes…
I dug the vintage ski ads but would say the consistent music updates are what kept me coming back more often than I care to admit.
The semi-recent “dark side of the lens” article was something I kept going back to. Probably because the images were so striking and I kept wanting to go back and look at the stills. So based on time spend perusing, I’ll have to say it was my favorite.
I would say that the “Dark Side of the Lens” post was my favorite (the video WAS undoubtedly amazing), but I wanna choose something that showcase content created by one of the member of the site and thus I’ve chosen Alex’s No-Fo-Mo post.
The best part of it being the M83 and Hunter S. Thompson backed “Our Energy Would Simply Prevail” video.
Mt. Hood calls to me.
Win or lose i’ll be hitting the slopes on my old skis & listening to your music. like the rorschach suite post & all the unique pics/mp3’s i would never have experienced elsewise. hit up the next nyc show too. happy holidays
Dark Side of the Lens really inspired me. I still see visions from that video in my head at random times of the day. I WILL spend more time with the video side of my 5d/II more!
i liked the post about the making of the jabulani ball during world cup
fav post this year: overcoming creative block
HBO intro = fantastic!
the Dusty Brown free EP post. one of my favorites of the year! also… every playlist post!
I am going to have to say the Dark Side of the Lense, was my favorite post. Amazing.
For me its playlist 9 which has some real gems in it. By the way thx for the playlist posts always enjoy listening to them.
My favorite post was the HBO intro
love shelby’s architecture posts.
thanks.
also love free christmas goodness.
My favorites were the J. Crew brand identity, and the Gap logo redesign. I am a big fan of J. Crew’s products, they make quality stuff, and I really like the direction they are going.
As for the Gap logo, I was shocked to see that they were changing their logo, and was really pleased and inspired by some of the ideas that people came up with on here.
Keep up the good work everyone, you guys are my favorite blog to check on each and every day.
I’ve been snowboarding for 10 years, and a new ISO50 designed board would make my day. 161 is even my size…
I really love all the inspiring music that Jakub posts, I started working more with synths probably as a result of this blog. If you made me choose a specific post, I’d say dark side of the lens. I still watch it often.
I thought Alex’s playboy rebranding post was very cool.
As swiss, the best post was for me “Geigy Graphic Design” of course… Beautiful example of swiss rationalism design.
And… I need these ARMADA’s skis!
Not sure why but the one about Burning man really inspired me!
My favorite post was the Gap rebranding fiasco. It was great to see all of the designers (the talented, and the terrible) post their ideas and reinterpretations of the brand.
I also enjoyed when Skulltaste was announced. I was happy to see that Mux finally released a full lenth!
Lastly, I loved seeing Com Truise get the #1 spot for album of the year!
The World From Above was my favorite post. 🙂
I loved the Tobacco interview. Maniac Meat is a great album and it was stellar to hear from the artist himself, not to mention his bizarre answers.
The Holger Schilling post.
I’m still in love with those Bastionen pictures, hope he will make a book one day, I would certainly buy it.
No Fear of Missing Out was by far the best post of 2010
Dark Side of the Lens is one of the best post of the year, for me 😉
“The Longest Exposure” post was definitely my favorite of the year. I’ve shown those images to many of my friends. That’s not to say anything else on this blog is much less incredible.
I also loved the post where Scott announced he would be doing visuals with CVJ at his show in SF recently, mainly because it made my trip up from San Diego that much more worth it.
Keep up the great stuff guys.
I really loved the Rebranding Playboy series — anything that provides a window into another designer’s process will always top my list.
I really liked the article entitled Above Everything Else… I’ve seen the The Third & The Seventh by Alex Roman as well, he is amazing at what he does.
Too many to chose from, but waaay back in January the Phantogram post gave me the soundtrack to my whole year….
I love the play list posts — they really represent the tone and feel of this entire blog, and you can sense the time that was put into the selection of eclectic tracks and custom art work.
Each playlist gives me a road-map of new musical destinations to explore!
favorite post of 2010 was Dark Side of the Lens. keep it up.
I liked the post about a 182 square foot home. It really got me interested in pico-dwelling and optimizing the vacant space in my apartment.
VINTAGE SYNTHESISER ADS stuck in my mind – puts me in mind of Soulwax’s live version of ‘Pop Life’, “Can I have a big hand for my CASIO guitar?”
Favorite Post: How Ink Is Made. I just found it interesting, since I work with color all day long at my job. Love so many other posts too though.
And earlier today I bought my brother a t-shirt of yours for Christmas!
me me me!
This one 😀
my fav was the “Refreshing Albums of 2010” post. a bit obvious but I love discovering these gems.
My favorite post was the Mux Mool album post, I wouldn’t have found the album without it and it’s amazing.
Hmmm this is so hard, all of the posts are so good, hard to pick on out! I always like the playlists, good to discover new music.
The longest Exposure – was a great find, I’m always interested in experimental photography, especially when films involved!
Post: Brand Talk
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills…” JFK
The “Gap Redesign Contest” was an amazing experiment… especially seeing the winners. But I also really like all the music playlists here, for instance I now have the beautiful listenings of Tycho and Deerhunter which are perfect for working! 🙂
“Metal Heart: Tilt-Shift Video” is one of the coolest tilt shift vids I’ve ever seen. That gave me inspiration to shoot snowboarding in tilt-shift… a body doing fantastic aerials over HUGE kickers… turned out amazing.
I’m stuck between the atari computers post and burning man. Honestly, i’m into any of that vintage tech stuff… and all the photo posts… and all the music posts… it’s kind of hard to decide.
Dark Side of the Lens
Another fan of the playlist posts here! As an above poster said, the music posts really just encapsulate the vibe of this blog. I think my fav playlist post was the Phaseone: Realist Sh*t I Ever Wrote post from March.
Hard choice I love all the posts on architecture as well as music but my favorite would have to e the feature on Shigeto. Coming from a drumming background myself, I find he gives inspiration for my own music.
It’s so tough to pick just one favorite post! But I was really inspired by the 10/20/10 Matthias Heiderich post. I followed the link to his website and I remember being astounded at the quality of design in his images. Fantastic work.
Thanks for doing this giveaway!
My favorite post was ‘Making of the Obama print’. I found the process of the creation you explained very much interesting. I wish you posted more of this and maybe tips on how to do stuff like you do (working with patterns and layers etc). Cheerio!
Like many others, the Dark Side of the Lens has stood out to me and been very inspirational. Just the raw art side of it, as well as the mood and spirit it catches of the ocean.
Oh and thanks for contributing to my drooling over more cameras by Leica and even the Fujifilm Finepix x100.
Love your blog. Cheers!
the dark side of the lens. really nice find.
that and i rip just about every playlist.
peace.thanks
sulki & min, swiss air, and the kraftwerk autobahn album cover because i happen to have it hanging on my wall. but really sulki & min.
My favorite post from this year has definitely been the Mark Kozelek playlist. I am a huge Mark fan, and there were some gems on that list that I didn’t know about, so was very happy to see them. It brings me a lot of joy to know much you like and respect his music and yet play an entirely different genre. Great to see the album covers on this site, too, among the more modern designs.
My favorite post of the year, by far was the Nueva Forma Listening Pleasure post. Thanks for sharing this podcast with us. It’s so dope! I’ve been sending the link around to friends of mine that I know would dig it.
As a camera nerd, I’m always drawn to anything camera/photo related. I too am drooling over the Fuji camera coming out early next year!
My favorite post was about the Gap Logo Contest! That was priceless! Happy Holidays to everyone! 😉
Loved the post about the Dark Side of The Lens movie. Really inspiring!
My favorite post was the Gap Logo Contest. It was interesting to see all the different variations people came up with
Most definitely the dark side of the lens, but the whole blog is incredible.
All the camera posts, but particularly Leica Love Part 2. Such an amazingly beautiful camera… which I will never afford.
My fav post has to be the article on Geigy from this past september, I’ve always been a fan of swiss design, and a past teacher of mine by the name of Roland Young introduced me to Geigy’s work about a year or so ago, and I’ve been hunting down their works online ever since.
My favorite post of past year was SWISS HOLIDAY HOUSE.
My favourite posts are the Playlists. Always a nice start to the day and really solid late-night design jamming.
The Dark Side of the Lens.
My most favourite posts are the Playlist – definitely!
You guys have a great sence for quality music!
Always dig Swiss design. Favorite was the Geigy post. Your site has been great to work tunes in the office. Thanks!
Loved the swiss holiday house! What i wouldn’t give!!
It is a hard question, anyways I need to choose one so I think my favorite post was Playlist 09, keep it up!
This year, thanks to ISO50, I fell in love with Toro Y Moi.
high five for awesomeness!
But I too, like many enjoyed Dark Side of the Lens
I loved Alex’s NOFOMO process post! Made me excited for my design classes next fall..
i’d say one of my favorite posts was the abbey road studio post.. such a gorgeous place
By far my favorite post was the Video for Four Tets Remix of Vessel by Jon Hopkins. A gorgeous video. I watch it all the time.
I love Dusty Browns EP, has to be my favorite post of the year.
My favorite from this year was the post on Brian Eno covers. The packaging for the new album is tops.
I loved Dark Side of the Lens. A lot.
It’s a toss up between Swissair logos, Atari concepts, and HBO branding posts. Though, most everything that comes out of this blog is enjoyable.
…oh yeah, and the Eno covers. Kickass stuff.
My favourite post from last year was the first Leica gush a couple of months ago. I am almost certain I will never be able to afford such a device, but I can appreciate the design nonetheless!
The vintage ski designs of the 70’s and 80’s was my fav post of the year. Really good examples of classic ski design that I wish we saw more of these days.
– ds
My favorite post of the year was the Swiss Air one. Loved seeing the transformation of the identity. Been a loyal fan of your site/design for quite some time. Thanks!
My favorite post this year was the ‘Dark Side of the Lens’ project.
Best post for me had to be the interview segment with Shigeto and Mux Mool, both are favorites of mine and I’m glad to see all the support your blog gives.
My favorite post of the year was the Dark Side of the Lens. I must’ve watched that at least four times through, the first day.
A close second might be the post of Cristiana Couceiro’s work. I found her use of color to be really inspiring.
I really liked the Swissair logos. Gave me a ton of inspiration. But the post that takes the cake for me is Playlist 10. You guys really do a fantastic job of picking out some great music that isn’t the easiest to find.
I liked Jakub’s recent post on Top Refreshing Albums of 2010.
I really liked The Longest Exposure, such incredible photos and like Scott said, “it’s like seeing something you’re not supposed to.” That really stuck with me. Thanks for a great year of posts, all!
I’d say The dark side of the lens. But I usually find each post incredibly interesting.
Keep it up!
“kidnapping myself on youtube”
yup, my fave post this year is alex’s thorough process on the fake viral AEOLAS project, it inspired me to do similar projects 🙂
My favourite post would be the one where Kurt Vile was mentioned, since he’s gone on to become one of my favourite artists this year, and I made a special trip to go see him play in his hometown Philly. AMAZING.
I liked The Dark Side of the Lens, but any vintage-related article you post is gorgeous
loved the swissair logo… but they are all great 🙂
The Ashley Wood post was one of my favorites!
Hey there, I just wanted to say that your work is an inspiration to me. I’m working on a care package to show my gratitude. From your music, to your design, the word style comes to mind. Good Journey
I’d have to say my favorite post was either the DIY arcade button midi controller Scott posted, or Alex’s FOMO process post. As a design student, it’s really interesting to see another student’s work and learn about their thought process.
But I pretty much love everything you guys post. 🙂
there were many but one of my favorite post was the design magazine overview!
thanks for the great and inspiring blog posts!
The Dark Side of the Lens, for sure, but pretty much anything posted on this blog is worth mentioning.
I enjoy every post, whether it is music or archtecture or garphic design. Some of my favorits are the vintage Porsche ads and the longest exposure post. And the Tycho band fotos, of course. Thank you for being an inspiration and have a relaxeed christmas season!
As a skier myself, I really enjoyed your History of Ski Aerial Acrobatics post.
ah i forgot.. i for sure like the TYCHO and ISO50 sites on facebook. i hope many friends from me will see it.
happy st. nicholas 🙂
The vintage synthesizer ads. Me and my older brother saw it and just geeked out for a good time.
Scott, your site and work are out of this world. Truly an inspiration to all. I always like to see vintage photos- keep up the great work!
Rock on! Love that your bringing design to skis and not just boards.
solid top 1 album list in that recent post. (those ski’s look rad.)
Leica Love Part 2 great post. I want that camera as well.
This is a pretty big giveaway.
Whoa.
This may be my favourite post : )
Great contest. would love the snowboard, I live in MI and we get 9 months of snow. SWEET.
Nice!
Loved the recent profile on Ashley Wood.
You’re going to make me choose one post out of many that I enjoyed this past year, just to win to cool schwag?
OK.
The HBO opening post was awesome, it took me back to sitting on the couch with the family, when the special first aired. Very similar feeling to what an old mix tape does when I hear it for the first time in 15 years, hehe.
Good stuff.
What if we already like you both places? 😉
I would have to go with the great Gap logo debate as my favorite post. It got me cracking on a new logo, so that was good.
I really enjoyed the Academy of Art lecture from way back. That was a great post.
My favorite was the Undercover x Tokyo store Alex posted about. Wonderful retail design execution and somewhere I plan on visiting this summer thanks to that post (and the other Tokyo posts)
I like the video in The Dark Side Of The Lens very much, but I think its hard to favourize just one poast as I like som many of them. Keep up the good work! Love it.
excellent work, really enjoyed the swissair talk.
Sorry, I love to many to say. Your style of design is amazing and fresh to me I just can’t get enough!
My favorite this year:
“encounter at the end of the world”
thanks to this article i discovered one of the best decomentarie I ve ever seen 🙂
I liked the burning man post, particluarly seeing some of the process behind the beautiful images.
Favorite post was “Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man” hope to see one for 2011!
liked the recent Ashley Wood post.. reminded me to check his site ..and see what Muller’s been up to
😀
My favorite post would definitely be the sneak-peak into your studio. Great Stuff! Man, it would be so great to win. Been a fan for years and I just got layed off of my design job. Show me the love!
The NOFOMO post was very interesting and moving for me. I was completely captivated and inspired by its message and the execution of the project. Great work and great prizes!
Love those skis, what a great partnership.
Wow. I gotta side with the overwhelming majority. Dark Side of the Lens was an awesome post.
“Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man” I loved the insights you gave into your work process. And the pictures were fantastic.
This has become one of my very favorite blogs.
I love the refreshing music posts, old revivals of design, and the explorations of photography.
The post about the Leica M9 had me obsessed with photography for weeks, and now I’ve been experimenting with my mom’s old Minolta XG-1.
It feels so authentic and genuine to go all manual/analog with it.
Thanks and keep up the awesome work.
Happy Holidays!
great great great!
My favourite article is 583 Calculators.
Love this blog, and while I adore all of the photography posts, my favorites are always the new playlists. I can not tell you how much of my ipod is filled with music just from this blog – including Tycho music of course!
Def the Robert Murdock/Postmammal post from the summer was my fav… Such inspired and beautifully executed work… Thanks for sharing that one…
Matt
I liked the Making of HBO Intro. I just can’t believe all the effort and detail they put into it. Very creative and impressive considering the technology they had.
I’d Have to go with the Boarding Pass/Fail post. Its always fun to look at something that most people overlook as a unimportant visually and make it different/better.
Cheers!
Playlist 10, i can’t get away from it. Thanks for the daily bread.
My favorite was The Frank Lloyd Wright falling water house posted by Shelby. 🙂
Probably not my favorite ever, but as my memory escapes me, I’m going with the fairly recent School of Seven Bells I L U video believe it or not.. 🙂
As a ghostly fan, I’ve wanted to see them doing well for quite a while, but I just hadn’t been able to get into them.. With their new video and song, however, a connection was made and I’d genuinely consider myself a fan now.. Thanks for putting it up 🙂
I was a huge fan of the post with the Swiss Air ads- really made me reconsider the impact that advertising has on the design industry and in general!
This was a tough one to choose most faved post of the year. I have to go with July 10th’s post: Maurizio Bongiovanni. That work really stood out for it’s classic meets modern elements. Very nice.
Sorry, that was the July 5th post (not the 10th).
I liked the Most Refreshing Albums of 2010 post, a lot of good stuff there.
I (surprisingly) enjoyed the recent Brand Talk: J. Crew post. Not that the post was surprising, but the subject matter. I agree with all points, and great to see a brand reposition itself effectively.
My favourite post was the one called ‘SD780 V. Burning Man’.
Armada
Yes Please!!!!
Loved ‘Dark Side of the Lense’ Absolutely grand.
off the top of my head, i would say i liked the post about the old swiss air brand and design.
win me some good stuffs please!
I can honestly say my heart skips a beat whenever I see a post/review of a camera. I don’t really like to discriminate, but I particularly liked the ‘Love For Leica’ and ‘Leica Love Part 2’.
Happy holidays everyone 🙂
I loved watching all the redesigned gap logos come in that really brought a cool fun way to interact with you guys.
The post that always sticks out in my mind was the SD780 v burning man. Loved the pics and I also loved the tips on how you processed them.
As much as I love checking my RSS feeds and listening to all the music you post, this year my favorite post has also got to be Dark Side of the Lens. I’ve always been afraid of cameras and expensive equipment, which is somewhat crippling when you’re a vfx student. Dark Side of the Lens helped me realize I need to focus on the work, and not worry so much about the equipment.
The iPhone fashion shoot was pretty great. So glad I found that one.
My favorite post was the announcement of the New Ghostly 10 Print. I got one of the 200 limited fist editions and I love it.
Playlist 2: Mellow, Relaxing, Focused.
It would be hard to narrow down one post from the past year as my ‘favorite’. But I will say this blog has expanded my record collection – not to mention design aesthetic – significantly. There are only 5 websites I check nearly every day: VeloNews, NYT Style Magazine, Pitchfork, Fast Company and ISO50. Thanks for a great year.
Love Princeton ’66…need to pick up Take Ivy…looks pretty cool
My fave post of the year was “Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man” It was awesome seeing someone finally capture the feeling of it, rather than just people in wacky costumes.
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Highway 1 with the 5D was probrably my favourite piece on the blog this year. Good job!
Highway 1 with the 5D was probably my favourite piece on the blog this year. Good job!
The TYCHO LIVE PHOTOS get me every time. NOCTURNE-what an awesome time. thanks for all that you do Scott, please don’t ever stop.
Hope to get a new Tycho album sometime soon.
Do I really have to choose only one post as my favourite? Because they are all great. Period. Your site is a one of the best sources of inspiration I know…
By the way, you should really put the absolutely amazing ‘Analog visions’ graphic on a t-shirt. I would love to own one of those.
nice effing skis…
my favorite post of the past year had to be the Mux Mool/Shigeto interview… brilliant concept, brilliantly executed. loved hearing from the minds behind the beautiful music (which is also why i frequent your sites).
My favourite post is the one about vintage synth ads, thanks for sharing this. Happy Holidays from South of Europe 😉
Hey, my fav post was the Nueva Forma series, those mixes rocked.. well.. chilled.. anyway, you get the idea! I’m an SF designer & a big fan.
Its hard for me to pick between the Dark Side of the Lens post and the Experimental Jetset Presentation, but I’ll go with the Exp Jetset Presentation as my favorite. Its also great to see where other designers pull their inspiration from and how they utilize it in their work. Very educational and inspirational post. Thanks for sharing everything!
I have a few favorite posts from the past year. Alex’s Playboy redesign was amazing. I liked Dark Side of the Lens a lot and Scott’s Canon SD780 vs. Burning Man post was awesome too.
Thanks for putting out great content. I really need to stop by more often.
Hi, Love your work, love your music – keep those creative wheels spinning
my favorite post was PL10 :great stuff, great taste – made my week, 10x
I ‘liked’ both facebook pages 🙂
Dark Side of the Lens stands out in my mind. Also, any IS50 playlists get heavy rotation!
You are always inspiring with every post, but I especially loved the creative blocks post & the post with the shots of you guys in your studio. I can’t wait for your new album & seeing all your amazing gear made my year. Keep doing what you’re doing & I’ll keep listening & viewing. Much respect.
P.S. We need to get you down to San Diego for a show & an Inspired Flight/Tycho collaboration needs to happen soon.
Love all the posts about vintage advertising (porsche, synthesizers, swissair posters, etc)… so great to see what people did before the advent of computer design and world-at-you-fingertips/Google Search type of mentality was so prevalent. That was a time when The Concept still reigned at the head of the creative table and there was enough time actually given to the design process to make interesting, provoking decisions. Now it’s all about cranking work out as fast as possible and, oh, by the way, try to make it look cool/amazing while you’re at it…
NOFOMO!
Burning man was really cool too. Thanks for doing what you do, keep it up!
I think my favorite post would have to be PL:9 because I had it on repeat while painting a huge basement and it made it so much more tolerable. The cover art was also fantastic.
The Dark Side of the Lens, hands down some of the best shots I’ve seen on the internet.
Love the Darkside of the Lens post from 9/30 (had to do some backtracking to find it). Sooooo smooth!
Overcoming Creative Block! Such an awesome collection of inspiration. Can’t thank you enough for how valuable it has been to me. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.
Well, the making of HBO introduction was really incredible 🙂
I’ve gotta say HWY1 X 5D – didn’t make it to the west coast (Oregon) this year like I’d planned so seeing these photos made me smile…big. Also thx for all the playlists – discovered so much great music from them. Coastal Brake cover…i like.
I like all the playlist posts, I come here for the music mainly.
I love all the posts about studio/album updates!!
Oh, so many great and inspring posts. The Vintage Synth Ads post was great! But I had a soft spot for the Swiss Air logo post….
definitely grateful for the post about the swiss air design archive. always have loved everything about that airline and am glad to have been turned onto that great resource.
My favorite post was probably the Princeton yearbook photos. Something about that era always intrigues me.
I’d have to say I’ve been so thrilled with most posts but as a designer who was influenced so heavily from skateboard art (esp Alva) and a landscape photographer so influenced by the ocean and its many ‘moods’ its a tough choice between ‘Darkside of the Lens ‘ and the ‘Skateboard art’ posts…
But I think the ‘Dark Side of the Lens’ wins for me now.
Cheers!
Dark Side of the Lens for me. Although the Swissair posters and the North American Wildlife series were also great.
Boolean Taxidermy!
That stuff is krazy.
Your blog is much appreciated. I’d have to go with the flow, I guess, and say Dark Side of the Lens. Keep up the commendable work!
I really liked Dark Side Of The Lens. 🙂
Have to say it’s hard to pick a favorite….
But if I had to choose it would be the Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures. Top notch music and photography, plus Portland is my home town so I am little biased : )
I’m gonna have to go with totodo.jp. Love the others too, of course.
I really enjoyed Alex’s post about Josef Schulz’s series Sign Out. It’s such a great idea and incredible just how much of our landscape is dominated by signs. You never know what you have until it’s gone (and in this case, it looks much better gone).
ELECTRIC DELOREAN 10/07/10
I just saw 3 deloreans this weekend and also purchased a hotwheels version I randomly stumbled upon at the grocery store. probably will always be my dream car. unfortunately never a reality.
Some of the commenters already mentioned it: the Playboy redesign was great.
More than anything, though, Jakub’s music posts (especially Most Refreshing Albums of 2010 post which I’m listening to now) and the ISO50 playlists keep me subscribed, but I love seeing the design and music posts that are posted in between.
It’s not that old, but it I like the Unevolved Brands topic. Besides being aesthetically appealing, the concept of brands evolving (or not) is fascinating on many financial and moral levels. It’s a great philosophical topic.
Just purchased a few new tee’s and mp3’s been a long time reader/viewer prior to this blog even being created.
Love your work.
Agh, did it eat my comment? Darn! I had a nice post too.
I liked Brand Simplification, however.
Long time reader/listener, first time writer. Awesome love the blog. Most recent fav blog – retro ski posters.
Like them all, but the Burning Man post inspired me to take some extra time in post with my photos to make them feel just right.
Thanks
The Dry Waves compilation post was my fav.
Really, one favorite post. At the risk of sounding like a suck up there are a few that caught me at different times in the creative walk this year.
Naïve: Modernism and Folklore would be the starting point.Far to often i over work my designs. I have to remember to simplify and streamline sometime, if not all the time.
Overcoming Creative Block, followed nicely a month later. Why it makes more sense when people other than co-workers say this, I’ll never know.
North America Wildlife, Again the beauty of simplicity leaps from the designs posted by Mark Weaver. Beautiful.
Thanks for the un digestable amount of
Really, one favorite post. At the risk of sounding like a suck up there are a few that caught me at different times in the creative walk this year.
Naïve: Modernism and Folklore would be the starting point.Far to often i over work my designs. I have to remember to simplify and streamline sometime, if not all the time.
Overcoming Creative Block, followed nicely a month later. Why it makes more sense when people other than co-workers say this, I’ll never know.
North America Wildlife, Again the beauty of simplicity leaps from the designs posted by Mark Weaver. Beautiful.
Thanks for the indigestible amount of work and thought provoking post. Keep it up.
I loved the vintage synthesizer ads.
dark side of the lens post was great.
I have to admit, I don’t read the blog often, and have actually just spent the last hour perusing through posts because I didn’t want to throw just any post out there as being my favourite. I think I’m gonna go with “And per se And” as I love type, and share a love for the ampersand. I think I’m also going to try coming back here more often to check out the posts. There’s some good inspirational stuff in here.
I’d have to say my favorite post would be the top 7 fonts of 2009 post. I use these fonts for my assignments all the time, and didn’t know about some before your post. Thanks!
My favorite post of this year would be Instagram. I’m totally hooked now, and loving it!
of recent posts, i have to say the daft punk x tron one got me really excited. i’m a huge fan of both daft punk and the original tron film, and i hadn’t seen this music video/trailer before. thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I liked all all of your posts and can’t wait to see what the new year will bring 😀
I have to say this was a great year in music and design. My favorite post was the post on Plancast and the development process.
Dark Side of the Lens was good.
I also liked:
SD780 v Burning Man
and Swissair (that was Alex’s first, wasn’t it?)
but really, every post has something worthwhile. ISO50 blog is a deep little archive.
I loved the vintage synth ads!
the give away is on my birthday… it is meant to be.
Loved the Swissair logos from October!
I loved the Vintage Synthesizer Ads.
It’s amazing to look at how they were marketed and wonder whether their creators could ever really contemplate the effect these instruments would have on the sound of civilisation, even up until now, where so many musicians favor vintage analogue instruments over digital plugins.
So warm and fuzzy 🙂
T
DUSTY POST WAS THE BEST. with the free ep.
this city is killing me, honestly is my favorite of all time.
plus my 1976 shirt purchase fits awesome.
The Atari renderings post was fantastic.
Love the ’77 shirt by the way, keep up the great work.
My Fav. post – being swiss – was definitely the one about the old swiss posters.
cheers
Dusty Brown Free EP- This City is Killing Me. One of my best audio acquisitions this year.
My favourite post of 2010 is this one, because I have a feeling I’m gonna win a snowboard 😀
My favorite post of the year is the Most Refreshing Albums of 2010. You have provided me with some amazing music to get me through all of these impossible finals. Thanks for giving me hope. Much love as always ISO.
SwissAir post was great. Love my VUELA and 1976 shirts!
My favorite posts from last year are your most recent posts that announce new gear!
My favorite post from the past year was the post letting us all know to enter for a chance to win the Bento box of goodies! I love free stuff!!!!
The playboy redesign post was really well done and one of my favorites
The post that I was most enamored with was SD780 v. Burning Man. I was especially impressed by the amazing pictures you were able to coax out of the harsh yet beautiful desert environment. After living in the desert for 5 years, it makes me happy when someone expresses a new found appreciation for the austere yet stunning beauty of the desert.
Cheers,
Eric
Vintage Ads!
Hi, great job !
My favorite post from the last year is North American Wildlife on Mark Weaver.
My favorite post from last year was all the vintage cassette tape artwork you posted. Very inspiring! It’s got me making mix tapes again…
I always like the playlists and mixes. It gives me something new to listen to at work.
My fav is the Ashley Wood post. The work is simply amazing.
Hard to go back and pick one, so i’m satisfied with saying i like your recent post on Instagram, that you aren’t too cool for school to admit to liking something even its a bit faux trendy. i like it too, and use it for its social tool more than its filters. nice.
Would have to say my fave is the most refreshing albums of 2010. Love to find new music from a well trusted source. Hope to hear some more Tycho music in 2011!
love your music, got the chance to see you in NY this past fall, great show. own some prints already and can’t wait to get more!
Congratulations to all of you on another great year for the blog. My favorite post from the year would have to be the introduction to TeuxDeux by Alex. I still use the app.
One of my favorite posts is called the “Milk Desk (03/25/10).” It is by far the most beautiful computer desk I have ever seen. Hope I win your upcoming contest!
since i have to pick, i’m going with the “Intelligence in Lifestyle” magazine. i found it truly inspiring.
I loved Playlist 10. I kept that window open for over week, listening to it again and again.
Just one favorite post?! I couldn’t. ISO50 so consistently introduces me to so much great music, design, and art, that it’s hard to pick just one post. Playlist 9, the post that included School of Seven Bells’ remix of “I’m In Your Church At Night”, “Dark Side of the Lens”, and the post about TeuxDeux were some highlights in a sea of great posts. Keep it coming!
Well, I just gave away my pair of skis… When i win, i go skiing just with nothing but my ISO50 “1976” t/shirt on!
Best, T.
ps: The playlist cover photo – looks like a volcano. Mauna Kea? (on a rare snowy day) Alaska?
I’m going to have to say that “New Dusty Brown Ep Free + ISO50 Artwork” from 06.07.2010 is my favorite from this past year. One of the best musical finds of 2010 for me. Thanks!
Loved the GAP redesign contest
I love playlist 10 the helio sequence song is great
my favourite post would have to be the one about overcoming creative block.
LOVE the shirts, jobless at the moment so can’t buy one now, as soon as i get a job definitely ordering a bunch , or i could win this… 🙂
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
03/12/2010 (or 12/03/2010 for the other UK readers)
W9EVT Radio Room – those machines look so beautiful and functional
Perfection
Keep it up guys
PS. New Tycho album is how far off now?
The post about the virus synths. and dark side of the lens. amazing work here.
Also loved the Gap redesign contest 🙂
Dry Waves comp… hands down
Past Is Prologue – Pure Inocent Soundscape
Wow, so many good posts over the past year and over the life of this blog. Cheers, and thank you all. My favorite of memory was Canon SD780 vs. Burning Man.
I’ve got friends who are religious BMers and have been considering it myself for some time. Thanks for the newcomers insight into the spectacle.
I just found Tycho/ISO50 a few days ago and I have been listening to your music non-stop since then. From the little I’ve read so far, my favourite post was “Tycho Album Progress.” As someone who wants to get into making electronic music, it was pretty cool to read about parts of the process.
Oh, this is hard. There are several really awesome posts. I especially like the posts about redesign, architecture, retro styles, and of course the musical interludes.
Really liked the Burning Man post. Gave me some great ideas… should I ever find myself talented enough with photoshop to be able to do such awesome stuff.
I Just rediscovered this website that I used to read back in the days when I was designin stuff and was really amazed by your posters. Never found out about your music though, until recently on youtube, and then the videos’ artworks brought me back to this site. So I can’t really judge, but I liked the “Tron suite”. Wanna live there listening to your musique nonstop. 😀
I really like the posts about the design of cars and homes, very difficult to distinguish. But perhaps that is remembered is the position in this year’s “Washed Out + James Murphy + Caribou +KBD”03/25/10 from that post became acquainted with the music Washed Out. Thank you
“SwissAir: Behind the Logos” — if I really must pick one; but there’s so much more things that I love here… it’s an awesome blog! 🙂
Loved the making of the HBO movie bumper. Seeing that still frame on the blog brought everything back. That funny lazer music, the flyover of the city. Seeing it now was a little sad, though, as it felt so much more real as a kid. But the amount of artistry required back then was amazing. Thanks for the great post!!
Best post of the year is the HBO behind the scenes one….. really fantastic! been wondering about it since i was 10!
I’d have to say my favorite post would be… THIS ONE. Because I’m going to win this contest! Dark Side of the Lens was also particularly eye opening.
Awesome blog, awesome clothes, chill music. I just stumbled on your blog from a post on Engadget about the Lica S1 and I love it! I really like the color combination you chose for the blog. The ISO50 Shirts rock too. I’ll have to order some this weekend or so (unfortunately some of my favorite designs are out of stock already, but that’s life). Till when are you having the holiday sale? Btw, your prices are awesome too, maybe I’ll even win something:)
Those are some nice prizes. I really like the 09/30/10 post Dark Side of the Lens…that was a wondrous video with beautiful land/seascapes
lovely work truly inspiring id love you own any part of your work and really need to save up for a good print.
Loved the Swiss Holiday post. Would love to have a place like that. And it would look great with a new pair of Armada skis sitting out front.
I enjoyed the controversy of the GAP post. People got real fired up about the whole ordeal. It was also interesting to see what people thought were better options for the logo.
I like the post on the moog app. Also the posts that show the graphic design process where my favs.
the calculators post I think.
The World From Above post is by far my favorite. Those pictures are absolutely perfect.
Keep showing the world what’s awesome!
I loved the Porsche 917 one.
Leica Love 1 & 2, after all, you can’t not love Leica.
Loved the Ashley Wood artwork, the Porsche posters, The Prefab OfficePod, and the HBO Behind the Scenes posts were some of my favorite.
My favorite post from the year was the initial Nueva Forma podcast post. I pretty much rely on is050 for new electronic music, and those Listening Pleasures podcasts were another great avenue into some fantastic music.
Asking such a question is like saying what’s your favourite piece of music!
ISO50 is a constant source of inspiration. I enjoy all your posts but your process posts (design and technology) keep me returning. Loved Alex’s Playboy post and your Burning Man pics Scott, but if I had to pick one I’d say Dark Side of the Lens. Hauntingly, beautiful, stu-nn-ing footage.
ISO50 – one of the few blogs…
I really enjoy your playlist posts. They give people some insight to your musical tastes.
I thoroughly enjoy reading this blog. You’ve got great aesthetics. It’s hard to choose one *favorite* post for sure! I would have to say I really appreciated the post on Unevolved Brands. It was really eye opening to me to see branding broken down to it’s essence of colors and shapes, and to examine the pervasiveness of corporate branding in our collective memory. Thanks for that, and for everything you post.
I also very much enjoy reading about your creative process in the development of your music and art, along with your studio photography. I think it is fascinating to see how one views one’s own work and workspace.
Cheers, and Happy Holidays!
Gotta say the designinspiration one because thats truly a gret website!
First on my list would be your playlists. Simple, clean, and perfect music to work to. Most I already have, bot a few other great finds. Next would be your post on 05/19/10. The stills from the Tycho’s studio time. That’s the first post I saw on your blog, and I’ve have been following ever since.
The post about NerdBoyfriend.com was one of the most eye-opening for me. Shopping for clothes will never be the same for me after that…
MERRY CHRISTMAS ISO50!
I love your post on the TRON suite! I thought that room is so cool and I’m really excited to see the movie too. Thanks for having such an awesome giveaway!
Really loved your Lecia digital camera post. Great photos. 185s for exposure time? Get out of town.
like most people here I too lov3d dark side of the lens…but I also really enjoyed The Plancast Penguin development process post and the unofficial GAP logo redesign post you had going. great stuff.
My favorite post was the coastal break cover release, i really like this design and style.
i hope win
cheers
Really enjoyed the Plancast Development Process post. Always curious about other designer’s processes and found this one to be very thorough. Love to see how projects are hatched from beginning to end! Plus the penguin is just adooorable!
Alex’s playboy redesign
I can’t say that I have a favorite since I check this site daily, they’re all dope in my eyes. Thanks for great content!
Maybe it’s Overcoming Creative Block. 🙂
Burning Man!! Epic pics while wasted the. entire time?? Genius
Loved your post, Nerd Boyfriend Dot Com. I love examining fashion, and how designs seem to reoccur over time. Very inspiring and interesting look at pop culture icons from the past century.
I’ll have to say The Dark Side Of The Lens as well.
Making of HBO video was super great – thanks for sharing. Definitely my favorite of the year.
Love the blog. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to more prints to buy in the future. 🙂
Loved the Dark side of the lens post. Never seen such beautiful visuals out of video.
Seems to be a popular post but also my favourite was “Canon SD780 Vs. Burning Man.”
My favorite post of the year is tied between the 1975 IBM Slides and the Prefab Office Pod posts. I’m a diehard Thinkpad user for several years now, and I really love the quality brand IBM created. Would have loved to find those slides in wallpaper resolution, too.
The Prefab Office was very inspiring to someone whose home office is cluttered and not the most focused workspace. The idea of a home office physically AND mentally separate from the rest of the house is a wonderful dream–or food for a DIY project.
Whoops, just realized the IBM slides were from several years back! I don’t know why I had them stuck in my head as something recent.
‘Most Refreshing Albums of 2010′ and… if it counts… the great Holiday Music Covers esp. Weed’s cover.
loved your Lecia digital camera post…awesome
I enjoyed seeing your colab pictures in the recording studio. The updates keep me thinking about what is to come, im sure it will be amazing.
My favourite post for the year is Fehlmann + Flying Lotus+Paul White+The XX. The music in the post just blew my mind. I never get bored listening to it the whole year.
I’ve watched The Dark Side of the Lens a million times and have shared it with many people. I also love the playlists you guys share. One more thing, designspiration.net is one of my new favorite web sites.
Favorite by far was the “Most Refreshing Albums of 2010”
Hands down, the SwissAir post. That was the post that made me a regular subscriber to ISO50.
I enjoyed the redesigning Gap contest post. i wanted to participate but it was too late to submit my stuff 🙁
Tatiana Plakhova’s stuff. oh god its pretty.
I just now discovered your site, and I’m glad I did! The music recommendations are great.
Geigy Graphic Design from 09/10/10 was my favourite post. Didn´t know about it before even though I´m german and interested in graphic design. Thanks!
The ISO Top50 songs is my favourite post from this year. I’m listening to it on my last day of work and its pure heaven to my ears.
I FUCKING LOVE TYCHO! <3
Favorite post: The Dark Side Of The Lens
The mid-century modern interiors post recently really turned me on. great stuff
I love the graphic design posts but I especially love the photo posts on ISO50. I have to go with the Dark Side of the Lens post, September 30. I love the ocean and I thought those photos were amazing.
I love the graphic design posts but I especially love the photo posts on ISO50. I have to go with the Dark Side of the Lens post, September 30. I love the ocean and I thought those photos were amazing.
I’ve loved every post since I started reading the blog, since the very first post.
Make your own surfboard post gets the prize for best post this year. Great work!
I liked the Skateboard Art post.
Thanks for pointing me to Dark Side of the Lens in September! Lots of inspiration to be found on this site.
‘Dark Side of the Lens’ is probably my favorite post of the year!
loved the video in dark side of the lens.
the “swiss holiday house” post, aka the only post that haunted my dreams and daydreams for weeks thereafter…
Your review of refreshing albums of 2010 (11/28/10) really made me happy, as does anything posted here about music. Thank you, this blog is overwhelmingly complete!
Your blog is wonderfully inspirational. I’ve really been enjoying the articles on Leica cameras. The only problem is that it makes me want to buy one and unfortunately I don’t have $5,000 to drop on a camera.
Keep up the awesome work! Thank you!
My favorite post of 2010 was Porsche Posters from 8/5/10; it reminded me of ‘Herbie the Love Bug.’
Favorite of ’09 was definitely the Lamborghini photo shoot.
I’d have to say the making of Designspiration was my favorite post of the year, not because it was a particularly awe inspiring post itself, but because the site it opened me up to is awe inspiring.
As far as more traditional posts go it’s really hard to not pick a large handful of posts, but two stand out: The Dark Side of The Lens, as many have stated, and the largely overlooked Mads Berg Illustration post. Something about his style has really stuck with me for whatever reason; it’s a perfect blend of mathematical precision, whimsical visuals, and straight up class.
-Brian
Def liked first reading about the FujiFilm FinePix x100 and all your Leica posts.
Pretty damn hard to pick out of a site of glorious postings.
The NASA Hasselblad still haunts my dreams. so that.
I really enjoyed The Dark Side of the Lens: Awesome and amazing, it gave me a lot of new ideas!
My favorit post is: HBO intro!
I hope I win
I will soon start a new blog with related content. Can I borrow parts of your content?
The used website is my working email and not my blog