entries Tagged as [graphic design]

Gill Normandie

Logo I created for Normandie, adapted from Gill Kayo.

Follow Gill Kayo on Twitter here.

Gill on stage

‘The Swiss firm boldly embraced the face’s strong character, making it the singular voice of the Schauspielhaus, a theatre in Zürich’

The work of Raffinerie – theatre branding using the oft-maligned Gill Kayo typeface.

Detailed article by Stephen Coles here.

Gill tee

The work of Australia-based design firm Toko.

Website here, store here. (Unfortunately, the gill ultra bold. tee is sold out)

Dynascript

Dynascript is the latest font from the great Michael Doret.

Details here, buy it here.

Christmas Merry

These vintage Santas are just a tad older than me.

Them, with their cartoony script lettering, would grace the table every year – with or without the requisite salt, pepper, for which they were created. Made in Japan.

Below, track from the ultimate 1960s Christmas album.


Ray Conniff: Twelve Days of Christmas

FontShop’s best, 2011



FontShop has compiled their annual best fonts list. See em all here.

Helvetica glasses

Reading glass case with outlined Helvetica. Genuine 1970s soft plastic.

The Book of Phone

Some light reading. Graphics designed by the Saul Bass studio.

Found via Spokane7

Pay Phoned 2

‘These things are becoming harder to find these days and I wish to have a record of their fine existence.’

Photographs from Sam Platz’s Pay Phone Tribute Album (on Facebook).

Pay Phoned 1

‘next door to Cricket’s Cafe off Auburn Blvd  . . .  in Citrus Heights, CA’

Photograph by Ian Webb.

‘Saul Bass pitches the new Bell System logo’

‘This film was made by his company as a presentation to AT&T executives. It would have extended to be shown to the public, but a number of his ideas in the film were not ultimately adopted, like his phone booth designs, and men’s and women’s uniforms.’

Complete pitch by the master. It’s everything anyone ever wanted to know about how good logos and visual identity systems work. From 1969. Historical details here.

Found via Scott Stowell


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