entries Tagged as [graphic design]
The color of money
These days, I get really depressed when I look the design of US money.
At least the one dollar bill is going to stay the same (not worth counterfeiting), but gads; new money we have: so ugggly. Tiny gold 20s floating everywhere. Horrid layouts, random mismatched Helvetica number on the back. Bleeeh.
The Art of Money author David Standish picks the ‘top 10 most beautiful bills’ from around the world – check out the slideshow here.
And
Here’s a look at the color – and current, um, design – of US money at COLOURlovers.
Green business card
Client said that each business card should cost no more than a dollar.
Design by Stefan Sagmeister. Featured in his first book, Sagmeister: Made You Look.
The Book of Kells
Right now my history students are freaked out by the study guide they received this week.
Among the many graphic design historical items listed is the Irish Book of Kells, c. 800 A.D.
The Book of Kells is the most elaborate illuminated manuscript ever created – that we know of. A brief overview can be seen in the NBC video above; its origins are the stuff of legend.
book of kells resources
Many different resources exist for study. A detailed history can be found on the Wiki site here. There are also introductory books, official sites, fan sites and more. The most accessible would be The Book of Kells on DVD, which details every page of every folio. Preview video below:
Or
If you simply want a Kells-based journal, you can snag one here.
Today Show video found via MSNBC
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The Philosophy of Typography
‘A sixty-page book covering the philosophical & semiotic aspects of typography, with content based on lectures by a SCAD professor & Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style’
By Steven Acres. Details here.
Found Via Creativeoverflow
Typographic rhetoric 3
‘Typography is what language looks like.’ –Ellen Lupton
Great collection of typography quotes (with article), collected by Jacci Howard Bear. Go here for more.
And
Check out as8: Alessandro Segalini’s collection of quotes on typography here.
Image found via Lead Graffiti
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