http://www.rpaulseymour.com r paul seymour design Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:42 +0000 http://www.rpaulseymour.com en http://www.rpaulseymour.com/rbma-play-japan http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/rbma-play-japan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:42 +0000 r paul seymour design 2577007 design, a3 x 16 pages red bull, japan while red bull music academy was investigating tokyo as a next possible location for their famed educational program, the tragedy of the march 11 quake and tsunami struck. their response was a series of free events and a large-format a3-sized publication. reflecting on the meaning of ‘play,’ the identity was born out of traditional musical notation that is rearranged for pure amusement. taking the same spirited approach in a contrasting direction, the newsprint layout adheres to a strict block-based grid, in reference to sequencer software used in modern music production, which forms a canvas to render visual rhythms and cadences within the flow of text and images. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/play-identity_860.png" border="0" width="860" height="420" width_o="860" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/play-identity_o.png" align="left" /> logotype with music notation characters   <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-1.png" border="0" width="427" height="603" width_o="427" height_o="603" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-1_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/feature-spread-is1_860.jpg" border="0" width="859" height="301" width_o="859" height_o="301" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/feature-spread-is1_o.jpg" align="left" /> cover design & feature spreads (issue 1: less is more) <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-2-only.png" border="0" width="427" height="603" width_o="427" height_o="603" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-2-only_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2a_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2a_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2b_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2b_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2c_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2c_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2d_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2d_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2e_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2e_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2f_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2f_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2g_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="608" width_o="860" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/full-issue-2g_o.jpg" align="left" /> cover design & full issue content spreads (issue 2: krautrock) <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-3-only.png" border="0" width="427" height="603" width_o="427" height_o="603" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/cover-3-only_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/feature-spreads_860.jpg" border="0" width="859" height="302" width_o="859" height_o="302" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2577007/feature-spreads_o.jpg" align="left" /> cover design & feature spreads (issue 3: disco) http://www.rpaulseymour.com/mado-lounge-spice http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/mado-lounge-spice Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:31:36 +0000 r paul seymour design 2565180 identity design salt consortium inc., japan high up on the 52nd floor of the esteemed roppongi hills mori tower is a large observation space that was transformed into a daytime cafe and evening lounge. due to the expense of the venue itself, the print production budget was minimal. working within restrictions, the simple high-contrast of black and white was utilized, as well as a choice selection of colored craft papers hand cut and assembled into menus. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/spice-logo_860.png" border="0" width="860" height="420" width_o="860" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/spice-logo_o.png" align="left" /> logotype <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/meishi-spice_860.png" border="0" width="805" height="241" width_o="805" height_o="241" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/meishi-spice_o.png" align="left" /> take away card <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/menu1_860.jpg" border="0" width="700" height="950" width_o="700" height_o="950" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/menu1_o.jpg" align="left" /> tea menu <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/signgray.png" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/signgray_o.png" align="left" /> signage <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show1xx.jpg" border="0" width="408" height="248" width_o="408" height_o="248" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show1xx_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show2xx.jpg" border="0" width="408" height="248" width_o="408" height_o="248" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show2xx_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show4xx.jpg" border="0" width="408" height="248" width_o="408" height_o="248" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2565180/sign-show4xx_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.rpaulseymour.com/fujitsu http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/fujitsu Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:38:12 +0000 r paul seymour design 2564684 concept/user experience design, ui design fujitsu limited, japan the creation of objects of interaction for people is still a fascination. working with a fellow ex-nokian, product designer ti el attar, we put together a quick mobile phone concept for the ‘practical category’ of a fujitsu design competition. this is very indicative of the type of work done previously at nokia design, the vast majority of which is covered by non-disclosure agreement and cannot be shown. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2564684/draftlayout31-USE2_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="1211" width_o="860" height_o="1211" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2564684/draftlayout31-USE2_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.rpaulseymour.com/g4-network http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/g4-network Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:54:18 +0000 r paul seymour design 2561559 creative direction, design, animation comcast, usa in co-creative direction with arya senboutaraj, leading a ragtag band of designers, directors and animators, we pitched against ten other top-tier studios for the network branding job of the decade and won. working in startup-mode, we delivered a full cable network branding collection, as well as complete show packages for each of the twelve launch programs, to help create the first video game tv network. diversity and disorder were promoted to make each show package as distinctive as possible. yet, as we were in a very unique position creating every single graphic element from scratch, we devised a system to bind all the shows together in a never-done-before network icon framework. another notable departure from the typical network package was the use of “micro bumpers” - five second interstitial breaks that could be placed at random inside commercial blocks. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-main_860.jpg" border="0" width="859" height="429" width_o="859" height_o="429" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-main_o.jpg" align="left" /> main branding identity sequence(s) <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-micro_860.png" border="0" width="859" height="316" width_o="859" height_o="316" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-micro_o.png" align="left" /> branding micro bumpers <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-bumpers_860.jpg" border="0" width="859" height="212" width_o="859" height_o="212" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-bumpers_o.jpg" align="left" /> network show bumpers   <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-icons-transparent_860.png" border="0" width="860" height="430" width_o="860" height_o="430" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-icons-transparent_o.png" align="left" /> show iconography system      <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-shows_2_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="388" width_o="860" height_o="388" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/2561559/g4-shows_2_o.jpg" align="left" /> show packages x 12 (full assortment of transitions, bumpers & lower thirds delivered for each) http://www.rpaulseymour.com/nikon http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/nikon Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:49:50 +0000 r paul seymour design 2555989 design, animation weiden & kennedy, japan nikon created a promotional site called “nikon next” as part of a multinational brand renovation pilot project. i was brought in to create titles for a unique three-part video piece that is part of the site. as the foundational underpinning of the existing branding’s visual identity is light, the titles and proposed endtag build upon this in a more organic and modern manifestation. http://www.rpaulseymour.com/musicreview-jp http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/musicreview-jp Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:01:20 +0000 r paul seymour design 1771230 identity, website design kontacto east ltd., japan a music website focused on non-mainstream artists and completely honest non-sponsored release reviews. as the online site is the only presentation of the content, a seemingly dynamic logotype was devised which is randomly loaded per page. letter construction is made from slices of sound waves - the most basic building blocks of music, and also formally related to synthesis (most of the covered music genres are electronica based). one subtle design invention - since the image content is fairly random in terms of color and quality, a large color palette was created which is then randomly applied to dividers to increase the colorfield. with this, the site appears to imitate and integrate the visual content rather than fight against it. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1771230/identity2_860.png" border="0" width="860" height="430" width_o="860" height_o="430" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1771230/identity2_o.png" align="left" />   <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1771230/musicReview-main.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="1239" width_o="640" height_o="1239" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1771230/musicReview-main_o.jpg" align="left" /> live site: http://musicreview.jp http://www.rpaulseymour.com/nokia-location-matters http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/nokia-location-matters Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:55:04 +0000 r paul seymour design 1754780 concept/user experience design, ui design, art direction, animation, book editing & design nokia, japan an excellent example of concept design work. to generate rich experience-based input, a probe kit was created; a set of tasks with tools to complete them sent out to selected participants across the globe. after analyzing returned kits, other research reports, and a workshop, our core team came up with new concepts dealing with location and places on a mobile device. these were developed into eight scenarios which were visualized working with an illustrator. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-closed.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-closed_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-open.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-open_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-book.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/kit-book_o.jpg" align="left" /> probe kit with task notebooks concept presentation videos the final distributable for the project became a 256 page tome, which allows the reader a prolonged experience with the depth of our discovery, as well as permits a long-lasting influence on those developing and implementing nokia's product & services strategies. being a foundational piece of nokia’s location services program, as well as dealing mainly with the urban environment, the book itself resembles a solid wedge of concrete. to reflect the process, as well as to save on cost, the first part of the book dealing with the research investigations is printed in black and white on colored paper, with the resulting vision presented after in full color. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/cover_DSC4807.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/cover_DSC4807_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/grey-spreads_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="422" width_o="860" height_o="422" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/grey-spreads_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/split-page-color_DSC4810_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="430" width_o="860" height_o="430" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/split-page-color_DSC4810_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/color-spread_DSC4814_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="430" width_o="860" height_o="430" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/color-spread_DSC4814_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/color-spreads2_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="307" width_o="860" height_o="307" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1754780/color-spreads2_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.rpaulseymour.com/nntt-season-guide http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/nntt-season-guide Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:38:31 +0000 r paul seymour design 1748448 design, a5 x 24 pages new national theatre, tokyo, japan hoping to attract a broader audience, the new national theatre, tokyo, decided to create a full english language season guide. though they requested to have an old european feel, a more befitting fusion between the modern and classic was proposed. the already established color identity was utilized to further differentiate sections of the booklet. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/cover_DSC4726_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="573" width_o="860" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/cover_DSC4726_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/opera-open.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="475" width_o="670" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/opera-open_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/opera-spread_DSC4735_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="573" width_o="860" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/opera-spread_DSC4735_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/ballet-open_DSC4731_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="573" width_o="860" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/ballet-open_DSC4731_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/info.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="475" width_o="670" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1748448/info_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.rpaulseymour.com/musicdays http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/musicdays Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:30:01 +0000 r paul seymour design 1739117 design, a4 x 16 pages kontacto east ltd., japan a club music free take-away. to combat the throw-away nature of such items, a full month event calendar was created for the center spread of the 16-page paper. this idea defined the visual look, with precision-styled elements lifted from journals, organizers and personal notebooks. on top of this was a layer of highlighting and scrapbook-like cutting and arranging. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/main_DSC4739-2_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="573" width_o="860" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/main_DSC4739-2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/lfo-open_DSC4750-4_860.jpg" border="0" width="800" height="533" width_o="800" height_o="533" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/lfo-open_DSC4750-4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/clark2.jpg" border="0" width="460" height="643" width_o="460" height_o="643" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/clark2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/save-the-date_DSC4753-2_860.jpg" border="0" width="770" height="512" width_o="770" height_o="512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/save-the-date_DSC4753-2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/calendar3.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="838" width_o="600" height_o="838" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/calendar3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/review_DSC4765_860.jpg" border="0" width="860" height="573" width_o="860" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/126975/1739117/review_DSC4765_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.rpaulseymour.com/g4-show-opens http://www.rpaulseymour.com/following/rpaulseymour.com/g4-show-opens Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:53:52 +0000 r paul seymour design 1715411 design, animation comcast, usa a full assortment of bumpers, lower thirds and transitions were delivered in addition to the show opens. cinematech is a show for the g4 gaming network that only plays cinematic intros, cut scenes and trailers for video games. portal is focused on “massively multiplayer games.” the idea was that the show itself is the in-between haven through which one chooses a world to enter.