Interesting article over at Web Designer Depot on the differences between art and design.
As I like to reiterate in my classes, ‘Graphic design isn’t an art field, though it can contain elements of art. It’s a communication field.’
Big difference.
LAIKA from Michael Flückiger on Vimeo
Traditional fonts are static. For their bachelor thesis, Michael Flückiger and Nicholas Kunz created a dynamic typeface called LAIKA.
LAIKA isn’t static. Style, weight, size, kerning and other properties can be adjusted on the fly using a control panel, as seen in the video. LAIKA can also respond to outside stimuli, such as people.
To test drive/interact with LAIKA, go here.
Interactive online interface for LAIKA
Found via Twitter.com/frank000
Sick of overdesigned interfaces? Go Swiss!
Emily Chang does a roundup of Helvetwitter, Helvetical and more.
Alexa Chung’s chatfest returns to MTV this afternoon (with new logo and futurist-like set) – but who would’ve thunk she had a career before arriving in the States? (I say with tongue-in-cheek merican tude, y’all)
Here’s some 2008 reports by Alexa on couture icons Karl Lagerfeld, Roberto Cavalli (with his parrots!) and Jean Paul Gaultier – for UK-based Gok’s Fashion Fix.
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Here’s the new bag that Mulberry named after Alexa . . . (click on the bag for details)
Dirt Poster by Roland Reiner Tiangco
One can’t see the message in the poster unless one’s hands are dirty. See how it works here.
‘Charting the intersection of Rural America and Contemporary Graphic Design’
The film about the Hamilton Woodtype Museum is making the rounds.
Official site here. Pictured: promo prints for the documentary.
Found via “JE NE SUIS QU’UNE PAUVRE PLUME…”
Here’s a detailed history over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones on slab serif typefaces; showcasing their new Clarendon-based Sentinel fonts.
‘Futurism was an international art movement founded in Italy in 1909. It was (and is) a refreshing contrast to the weepy sentimentalism of Romanticism. The Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and cities; they embraced the exciting new world that was then upon them rather than hypocritically enjoying the modern world’s comforts while loudly denouncing the forces that made them possible. Fearing and attacking technology has become almost second nature to many people today; the Futurist manifestos show us an alternative philosophy. Too bad they were all Fascists.’ -Kim Scarborough’s Guide to Futurism
Parole in Libertà book cover (1932), found via laura@popdesign
This year is the 100th anniversary of F. T. Marinetti’s Manifesto of Futurism (1909) – and San Francisco has celebrations planned October 14th thru 18th. [Read more →]
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