entries Tagged as [graphic design]
TYPEFACE: Font design based on actual faces
‘TYPEFACE is a piece of custom software that translates facial dimensions into generative type design.’
By CIID student Mary Huang. Check out this detailed article at PSFK.
Procrastination
Procrastination by Johnny Kelly.
Packaging design that makes the shelves
‘People HAVE to buy contact lens solution, and any improvement is a victory’ -Paula Scher
Not all graphic design wins awards nor changes the world. And any item – from shopping bags to containers to paper boxes – is an opportunity for good design to do its job.
Most of my work over the years has been of this variety. No crazy, just keep it simple, easy-to-use and easy-to-understand.
On this topic: Pr*tty Sh*tty interviews uber-designer Paula Scher. Read here.
Truvia sweetener, designed by Paula’s team. A ‘green’ package to stand out amongst the pink, blue and yellow competition
Found via Exspiro
Jules Verne lives!
‘A chance to re-design any classic book is always exciting. Classics usually allow for a more personal interpretation, since most people are already vaguely familiar with the premise of the books, and I didn’t have to compete with one well-known cover, as I might have with a more recent book.’
The work of Jim Tierney. More book jacket details here.
Would make Doc Brown proud.
Found via ColourOfAir and Jessica Hische
Normandie, Fresno
A couple of weeks ago, I took a day off and drove to Fresno, CA to see Normandie. Nice small club, loud music.
Took photos. Click on them to jump/see larger versions.
Tiger Tea
It’s the Year of the Tiger!
Chinese New Year started this weekend, today’s the 6th day of celebration.
Limited edition Year of the Tiger tea packaging – only 50 made – by Aesthetic Apparatus.
Found via My Modern Met
Vintage Dick
‘Verschillende Science Fiction verhalen’
Dutch designer Dick Bruna’s vintage book covers.
Flickr set here. Online archive here.
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it’s typography: film, song and dance
ghosts of gustov klimt
the great times new roman controversy
picking fonts
kapitaal
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
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Divinely Elegant: The World of Ernst Dryden
Jozsef Pecsi: Photo and Advertising
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Gaberbocchus Press: An Experiment in Publishing, 1948-1979
Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
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