Red Pepper Flakes. A blog by Imelda Suriato

Journey To Zero

Journey to Zero is a nifty site with drag/click/arrow-key navigation that invites exploration of its beautiful layout and typography. Born under the tutelage of Richard Saul Wurman (TED founder),  it will guide the conversation around zero emission mobility. You can join the movement, make a poster, download the font, take the pledge and spread the word around you.

Several super-talented creative minds collaborated in bringing the site to life, including Nessim Higson aka IAAH, Mitchell Paone aka DIA and Marcus Eriksson aka Subdisc (my favorite-designer-du-jour; the talented creative mind behind many of the Nike/Jordan interactive projects).

The Faces of 2009

Interesting project by designer Richard Holt. These are faces that made the news in 2009, made from the news of 2009. Taken from the Evening Standard’s headline board outside the tube station, which he diligently photographed every day for most of the last year.

Can you guess?

Mercedes AMG: I Like…

I saw this Mercedes AMG website on the GAIA Flash Framework site and I have to admit, it is an impressive site, especially when you dig deeper into it and branch out to its other microsites:

E63 AMG University — Lazy-Susan 🙂

The SLS AMG — very nice subtle movements and nice touch on the slanted movie scrub mimicking AMG logo.

Mercedes AMG Driving Academy — I like the heartbeat rollover and the nice video slide in/out from sidebar.

Volvo S60 Blind Preview

I’m really liking this Volvo S60 Blind Preview concept.  A blind painter, Ersef Armagan, is asked to depict the car. Using his hands to “view’ the car, the results are these beautifully poignant views of the car and its features.

It indeed reinforces “There’s More To Life Than A Volvo” that makes the brand stands out from the rest. Brilliant!

Note: From what I see so far the commercial points to Facebook only, it’s a gutsy move for a page with barely 7,000 fans when this is posted. I like it.

The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later

I can’t believe it’s been 20 years! I remember a good friend of mine, Firdaus Fadlil, who was in Europe at that time on a photo assignment, brought home a piece of the wall. What an intoxicating moment!

Checkout NY Times’ The Berlin Wall – 20 Years Later celebration and the interactive “Where Were You When the Wall Fell” user-submitted piece, The View From the Wall.

P.S. Go rent Good Bye Lenin! for a touch of East Berlin and communist humor.