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Normandie: the band

I just finished designing the MySpace page for Normandie, a side project of Aimee, Jamie and Chelsea of theSTART. (Did the custom lettering for the logo too)

The key word in this design project was ‘decadent.’ Click on either image for the link.

Tags: design, music, originally posted on my myspace blog by steve
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David Letterman 101


Late Night with David Letterman premiere, February 1st, 1982
Photo: Nancy Kaye/AP

I’ve been a fan of David Letterman for years. Back when he used to guest host the Tonight Show and he did a long, long bit on how thick the chili was in the NBC commissary, when he once mentioned that the word ‘snacks’ never, ever appeared in the Bible, and asked a store called ‘just light bulbs’ if they sold anything else. [Read more →]

Tags: cool finds, originally posted on my myspace blog, thoughts by steve
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Vignelli’s new type book: free download

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]

Tags: cool finds, design, education, originally posted on my myspace blog, typography by steve
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