‘Pablo is the story of outlaw filmmaker, countercultural icon, and world famous title designer Pablo Ferro.
‘The film blends animation, documentary footage and testimonials of illustrious filmmakers and artists who unravel the legendary life of Pablo Ferro and his legacy.’
More on Pablo The Movie here. Updated trailer (with animation) posted here.
Browse thru Christian Annyas’ Movie Title Stills Collection, which contains ‘hundreds of main titles from feature films’ – and some shots of trailers – organized by decade.
Found via Designisms
Neville Brody’s New Deal fonts in use, custom designed for Public Enemies
Yves Peters over at The FontFeed gives their monthly roundup of movie poster typography.
‘These pieces of typography are all unique design objects, why should they be demolished?’ – Aleksi Hautamäki, Character
In Finland, the Character company is salvaging dismantled signage and repurposing the individual letters. Find out more here.
Found via Yatzer
Köln-based graphic designer Tobias Battenberg projects Akzidenz Grotesk (the forerunner of Helvetica) onto industrial surfaces.
Found via Flores en el Atico
Building design by Giulio Cittato
From Basic Typography: Design With Letters (1974) by Ruedi Ruegg
In order for the Swiss International Style to actually work, it needs a sense of drama. Imagine how interesting our industrial zones could have been with this sort of design thinking.
Designer Steven Shearer’s update of the iconic British Keep Calm and Carry On poster – typeset in one of my fonts, Jeanne Moderno. Available now on some nifty Cafe Press items.
Sort of reminds me of the revisionary 1930s British history portrayed in this version of Shakespeare’s Richard III (1995).
Released just a few days ago: Jackson Cavanaugh’s Alright Sans
Alright Sans is a really nice contemporary update of early 20th century grotesk types. With roots related to the wonderful ATF gothics (which exist today in the form of the Knockout group and Benton Sans), but with a humanist twist. Sixteen styles designed by Jackson Cavanaugh, it can be found at MyFonts here. And it’s on sale right now: 20% off.
Follow Jackson on Twitter here. Visit his foundry, Okay Type & Design here.
Found via Twitter.com/Typegirl
All about FF Dagny: Evolution of a newspaper type font, interview and post at GarciaMedia.
FF Dagny is now available thru FontShop.
I’ll be giving a talk Wednesday as part of The DESIGNSPEAK Series at The Art Institute of California-Sacramento:
Changing the World:
The Russian Avant Garde, NEP and Soviet Graphic Design
An overview of the history, politics and graphic design of the Soviet Union and how it changed everything.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at noon
at The Art Institute of California-Sacramento, 2850 Gateway Oaks Drive, Room 241, Sacramento, CA 95833 [map]
Free admission
and limited ‘first come, first served’ pizza, cut into geometric triangle forms.
Calligraphy by Marsha Brady, found via the MyFonts Blog
Kalligraphia 12,
an exhibition of hand-lettered art and calligraphy
Runs thru August 23, 2009
A Trip to the Fair, 1939:
The Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco
Runs thru August 23, 2009
Both are the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), sixth floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 [map]
Details here.
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