entries Tagged as [graphic design]
Helvetica-themed interfaces: clean, neat
Sick of overdesigned interfaces? Go Swiss!
Emily Chang does a roundup of Helvetwitter, Helvetical and more.
Interactive dirty poster!
Dirt Poster by Roland Reiner Tiangco
One can’t see the message in the poster unless one’s hands are dirty. See how it works here.
Slab serif ‘Egyptian’ types: A history
Here’s a detailed history over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones on slab serif typefaces; showcasing their new Clarendon-based Sentinel fonts.
The US and its deadly sins
I used to count ‘graphic design’ as one of the Seven Deadly Sins – I had it listed among the sins on an old business card (replacing ‘gluttony,’ of course).
Kansas State University Geography students have visualized the sins as regional, at least in the US. View the maps here.
Found via One Floor Up
A bit about creativity
Line art by Steve Masseroni
gurus plant ideas
Steve Masseroni is an incredible artist I knew in high school. He was dabbling with working for Marvel Comics at the time, but set out in his own direction. In a afternoon critique in 1985, he gave me his favorite brush and a few tips on being an illustrator. [Read more →]
Akzidenz Grotesk and industry
Köln-based graphic designer Tobias Battenberg projects Akzidenz Grotesk (the forerunner of Helvetica) onto industrial surfaces.
Found via Flores en el Atico
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a piano falls in old manhattan
tetro and typography
it’s typography: film, song and dance
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the great times new roman controversy
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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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