entries Tagged as [design history]

History of the Internet


History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo

Plus, check out The National Science Foundation’s official Birth of the Internet page.

I keep meaning to add a short web history component to my graphic design history class – and found some great classroom-friendly sound bytes in NSF’s collection.

Also found this fun little history of Twitter ditty.

mehallo at Pecha Kucha Night 6, Sacramento

I will be one of the presenters at Sacramento Pecha Kucha Night 6 [Read more →]

What to expect in my beginning typography course(s)  . . .


Roman lettering study by James Yassie from steve mehallo’s beginning typography course, Fall 2005

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the type courses I teach. [Read more →]

Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black

Banned from YouTube (really!) this expose by Cheshire Dave is one of my favorite documentaries. Click the image to watch.

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College zine logotype by mehallo, 1985

It was a decorative update from a plain Cooper Black version, which first appeared on the zine in 1980. I made this one using presstype and a little bit of nervous sweat.


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