PBS IDENTITY MANUAL

Drool. The folks at Con­tainer List posted some pho­tos of a PBS Iden­tity Man­ual cre­ated by Cher­may­eff & Geis­mar back in 1984. The man­ual is part of the Mil­ton Glaser Design Study Cen­ter and Archives at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I won­der if non SVA folks can get access to the archives. Would love to study this man­ual in person.

Via-AisleOne

One week from tonight - Battle Tapes // Valente //Pop/Soda perform at The Bootleg Theatre in Silverlake, CA.

UPCOMING SHOW-
Battle Tapes will be performing with our friends Dekades at Bootleg Theater next Thursday, Nov. 15th. Doors open at 8pm. Moheak Radio will be on hand vlogging band interviews and broadcasting live! 

Interface inspiration - Desktop Hardware Synth by Mikael Eidenberg

I’ve recently been doing a bit of research into interface design for an upcoming project. And in my internet travels I came across these beautiful renderings from Mikael Eidenberg. I’m not quite sure what the intent is or what the final result will be, but I do know that I’m in love with it. Someone put a killer synth engine behind this thing and take my money, please! More pics after the jump. 

http://dribbble.com/meidenberg/projects/74754-Untitled-iPhone-music-app

It’s been an awesome summer and it would only be fitting to close it out with a bang. Next Tuesday we join our friends Decode Radio for our first show at Los Globos in silver lake. This might be our last show for a hot minute, so do what you will with that information. See you there!

-Apple Logo Dissected 

You fools ready for that iPhone 5? Well here’s a cool break down of the apple logo suggesting that it owe its perfect proportions to the principals of the golden ratio as well as some history about the apple logo to keep you distracted from wearing out the refresh button in your browser. 

In 1976 Steve Jobs commissioned graphic designer Rob Janoff to come up with something a little bit more modern compared to Apples first logo. Janoff’s eventual design would go on to become one of the most iconic and recognizable corporate logos in history.

According to Janoff, the “bite” in the Apple logo was originally implemented so that people would know that it represented an apple, and not a tomato. It also lent itself to a nerdy play on words (bite/byte), a fitting reference for a tech company. 

As for the rainbow stripes of the logo, Steve Jobs is rumored to have insisted on using a colorful logo as a means to “humanize” the company. Janoff has said that there was no rhyme or reason behind the placement of the colors themselves, noting that he wanted to have green at the top “because that’s where the leaf was.”

The multi-colored Apple logo was in use for 22 years before it was axed by Steve Jobs less than a year after his return to Apple in 1997. In its place was a new logo that did away with the colorful stripes and replaced it with a more modern monochromatic look that has taken on a variety of sizes and colors over the past few years. The overall shape of the logo, however, remains unchanged from its original inception 33 years ago.

image via: iainclaridge

history via: edibleapple

UPCOMING SHOW-
Battle Tapes is thrilled to announce we will be performing with two of our favorite LA bands - Big Black Delta and Omniflux - atBootleg Theater next Friday, Sept. 7th.

We are really excited to announce we have some awesome shows coming up this month - starting tonight at Detroit Bar with Decode Radio, followed by the Sunset Strip Music Festival next Wednesday. Then we close out the month as we head to Las Vegas to play with Julien-K at Hard Rock Hotel ’s new venue, Vinyl.

Upcoming Performance: Next Monday! Battle Tapes will be performing at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa in support of Decode Radio and the first night of their residency. No cover, no excuses, no mercy!

Finally! Swedish software developers Propellerhead just released an update to their iOS app “Figure” that now allows the ability to Save and Export songs, at last making the app more than just a quick boredom fix and into something actually useful. Figure is easily one of the most innovative visual and functional approaches to music creation we’ve seen for iOS or any platform. So the update, as basic as it is, comes with a number of welcome features. If you haven’t had the chance to fall in love with Figure, check out the video link below and then let your nerd boner lead you over to the iTunes app store where you can grab it up for a dollar. 

Here’s what’s new in Propellerhead Figure 1.1:

• Save, browse and load song files
• Set length of loop (1,2,4,8 bars)
• Export audio to iTunes File Sharing
• Better recording. Tap record and then draw on the pad to start your recording. Or just press Play.
• Performance and bug fixes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLLjRH6GJec&feature=player_embedded