the mehallo blog. beta.

New socially-generated NEWSPAPEP. Go HEPE. Cool design.

Tags: cool finds, publication design by steve
1 comment  . . .   

‘It’s all in the details. Our end slug was pulled right from the logo itself, the dot on the ‘i’ to be exact. This was a small but proud moment for us. I’m sure you saw the connection right away  . . .  right?’

Check out this great, detailed article about the recent NYT Magazine redesign at the Society of Publication Designers Blog.

Tags: education, publication design, typography by steve
Comments Off on A look at The NYT Magazine redesign

Click for larger version/jump.

Plus,
Here’s their All-Nighters series on insomnia, ‘a nuisance, a disease, a curse, an opportunity or even a gift.’

I just know from Twitter and Facebook that most of the United Kingdom is waking up when I’m typically designing stuff.

And this hour we lost this weekend  . . .  total BITCH.

Tags: cool finds, thoughts, typography by steve
Comments Off on The NY Times on sleep

‘Although clothing, electronics, furniture, office supplies and books and magazines sell more often online, overall the majority of U.S. purchases still take place in brick-and-mortar stores’

Details here.

Tags: design by steve
Comments Off on What Americans are buying online

I like charts like this. It’s not perfect, but them bars are going in the right direction. More details here.

Tags: cool finds, education, thoughts by steve
Comments Off on Recovery

Type Together’s Etica fonts are a rethinking of Helvetica for the 21st Century. Details here.

Found via Helen Brennan

Tags: cool finds, fonts, typography by steve
Comments Off on Etica

‘The lettering was based both on Mayan hieroglyphics for their shape and grid-like structure and the hand painted lettering found on signs all over Mexico’

Designer Mike Abbink and Paul van der Lann’s Deuno Sans, designed for El Banco Deuno (One’s Bank) in Mexico. Details here.

Unfortunately, Deuno is not available for licensing.

Tags: cool finds, design, fonts, typography by steve
Comments Off on Deuno

Over 2,500 logos. And six years to make.

Congratulations to Nicolas Schmerkin, François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain and their team for winning the 2010 Best Animated Short Film Oscar for Logorama.

Watch the actual film above. Website here.

And
Snag your own downloadable copy of the film at the iTunes store – where it’s going for just a couple of bucks.

Logorama is a riveting French look at American consumerism (and film making).

Tags: cool finds, design, typography by steve
Comments Off on Logorama, Oscar-winner

‘And no matter what the locals tell you, don’t take the pink line to the yellow line.’ –Gizmodo

Speaking of the Underground, here’s Sam Lomen’s Underskin.

Found via Justin Nelson

Tags: cool finds, design, design history, education, illustration by steve
1 comment  . . .   

‘This set of opening title sequences for the BBCs regional news bulletins was unveiled in 2008 as part of the Corporations attempt to create a unified brand for BBC News across all platforms (television, radio and new media).’

This is the real thing, though I prefer Michael Wood’s interpretations. Designed by Lambie-Nairn. I like the subtle nod to the Underground. More below:

Tags: cool finds, design by steve
Comments Off on BBC News title design 2

I look at swirling American television news graphics – which include CNN’s uncanny ability to use the wrong apostrophe – with Trajan, voice overs from Michael Douglas, James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman. Music by legendary movie composers John Williams, James Horner. Dramatic excess.

Amongst all this, the graphics for BBC News are a breath of fresh air.

Here’s a bunch of constructs by designer Michael Wood. Simple, cool intros  . . .  not quite the real thing (I’ll feature those in part 2), but smoooth.

Tags: cool finds, design by steve
1 comment  . . .