The work of Andrew Jones, found via the Alchemy Gallery
Check out Alchemy, experimental software that merges sound with artwork.
Former student Callista sent the link to me – it’s a similar concept to a ‘glyph’ project students do in my type classes.
Good graphic designers are trained to do amazing things in the realm of communication. And many clients just see the surface: make me a logo, I like yellow, so you should use yellow.
This article really nails it:
How to (and not to) work with a designer by Daniel Will-Harris
(Nails it so well, I’ve posted it as a link as part of the Manifesto at my website)
Swiss International Style guru Massimo Vignelli has released a new book on using type in graphic design. In it he explains in concise detail how it’s done. And as with all his work, it’s precise, clean, neat. Also, it’s free.
Download here: The Vignelli Canon [PDF]
The work of Niels Shoe Meulman, via Some Type of Wonderful
This comes up a lot in my type classes. Urban lettering – graffiti – is often practiced by students in my typography courses. The work is typically great, however, where things tend to fall apart is when I’m teaching traditional form, such as script or italic.
As one student put it, “in this class I learned not to be gangsta . . . . ” [Read more →]
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.
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 →]
I’ve been working on this one for a few months and as I write this we’re about 1/2 way thru set up. [Read more →]
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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