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Traditional sign painting
You remember those hand painted signs from the good old days when quality was still non-negotiable and honest men made a living from the skill of their hands and the sweat of their brow? Well, … Read More →
An unusual font from Bulgaria
Lemniscate is an intriguing font designed by Rositsa Gorolova of Sofia, Bulgaria. It is available as a free download.
A minimalist packaging design experiment
Mehmet Gözetlik of Istanbul, Turkey, is Executive Art Director and Co-Founder of Antrepo, a multidisciplinary design collective. His exploration in minimalist packaging has been receiving some attention lately. At first, his objective was to see … Read More →
Amazing vintage cigarette pack designs from around the world
Smoking or non-smoking, be sure to take a look at these fantastic cigarette pack designs from yesteryear, collected from different countries around the world…
Type is the new tuna
Inspired by the way metal type can be packed together in tight formations, Pavel Kulinsky decided to put 3D typographic characters in a can. Why? Well, why the heck not!
You only need one font on the Moon
A look at the typography employed in the 2009 sci-fi thriller Moon.
Friday find: Atari logo
The Atari logo, sometimes referred to as the “Fuji” symbol, was designed at the company’s inception in 1972 by California based George Opperman.
Funny letterpress posters stipulate new rules of work
Division of Labor based in Sausalito, California letterpressed these cool posters serving as a reminder of those little unwritten rules your colleagues may have forgotten about…
The quest for an average font
The fascinating explorations in finding an average of all existing fonts has lead different people down different roads, here are some examples…
MoMA’s in-house design studio
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City has a very productive in-house design team with a bulging portfolio of exhibition designs, advertising campaigns and other printed materials…
Interactive type design game
Hey, remember that kerning game from a couple of weeks ago? Well there’s a new game which is a little more challenging: Shape Type.
Vintage record sleeves
Project Thirty Three is a blog by Seattle-based Jive Time Records, showcasing a fantastic collection of record sleeve designs, categorised by motif…
Two nice display fonts by Leon Sloth
I just came across these fonts designed by Leon Sloth (cool name!) from Copenhagen, Denmark…
Handwritten letters of note
There is just something about handwritten correspondence that connects you to the writer unlike any other medium. Take a look at these examples from well known personalities, spanning several centuries…
Friday find: Paint can labels
Very nice vintage paint can labels designed by Dustin Wallace for Fossil.
Industrious coffee and condensed type at Yourstruly
Yourstruly, located on Long Street in the heart of Cape Town’s city centre, is one of my favourite lunch time spots. One thing I enjoy about it is the DIY ethic…
Lovely posters letterpressed by Typoretum
Letterpress is essentially the very earliest method of printing text, invented by Gutenberg in the 1400s. Print shops like Typoretum are reviving this old fashioned art…
Like Minded Studio
Like Minded Studio was founded in 2002 by Luca Ionescu from Sydney, Australia. Their mammoth portfolio includes some impressive typographic work ranging from strikingly simple to ridiculously ornate…
Fantastic, strange, incredible, super, amazing comic book mastheads!
John Hilgart calls himself a curator of lost items. Among his assortment of finds, is SUPERTYPE! – a collection of high res vintage comic book mastheads to marvel at…
Friday find: Typewriter ribbon tins
Janine Vangool from Calgary, Canada has a great collection of vintage typewriter ribbon tins. How cool!
Jack Daniel’s label update – part two
About four months ago I mentioned that the Jack Daniel’s label design was being updated. Well, here’s the latest on the subject…
Hand drawn skate deck lettering
Looks like we’ll be sticking to the themes of “New York” and “hand lettering” today! The coffee-loving Simon Ålander has been at it again, this time putting pen to skateboard deck…
Hand painted wooden wedding signs
These nice wedding signs were hand painted on rugged wooden planks by Brooklyn based agency Mélangerie Inc.
Stranger Than Fiction title sequence
I remember watching this unusual (for him) Will Ferrell film back in 2006 and being spellbound by the title sequence. If you enjoy the combination of movies and nice typography, there is little doubt that … Read More →
Dutch design legend Wim Crouwel
He started out as a painter, but got hooked on typography instead. Let’s take a look at the fantastic grid-based typographic works of living design icon Wim Crouwel.
Cool interactive kerning game
This is the perfect form of procrastination. Not only will you be putting off that important thing you need to do, you will be sharpening up on your typographic skills at the same time!
Friday find: Architecture in Helsinki poster
Great gig poster designed by Curtis Lynn Jinkins from Austin, Texas. What I enjoy most about it is the interesting balance…
The beautiful calligraphy of Luca Barcellona
I just read the interview with Milan based designer Luca Barcellona in the debut issue of Codex (the cover of which features his work) and I am inspired by his philosophies and dedicated approach…
The curious case of the missing canvas: How typographic scale will save design
For the last few days I have really been trying to wrap my brain around the concepts of scale and ratio in design and specifically typography. The intention of this post is to continue the conversation on these topics…
Video game title screens from the good old days
Title Scream hosts a very impressive collection of 16- and 8-bit game graphics. A nostalgic little trip down memory lane for some, an education for the rest!
Striking event branding by Your Friends
Oslo based agency Your Friends designed this identity and promotional material in 2009 for the Norwegian design seminar Edit.
Friday find: Get Out There by David Sackville
I love it, and no doubt you have seen it many times before. This “Get Out There” logo is always popping up on design and inspiration sites, but always without attribution. I decided to fix that…
Air tickets reimagined as an app
Sometimes we need to cross the boundaries set by a particular medium or technology in order to challenge the status quo of design.
The return of brush script lettering
Is it just me or is the brush script lettering style making a comeback?
Meticulous handcrafted type by Happycentro
I love these elaborate typographic creations by Italian agency Happycentro. The fact that these were done by hand, instead of simulating the textures, shapes and lighting in Photoshop, is awesome!
The word paintings of Edward Ruscha
You know those pictures all the cool kids post on their Tumblrs – the ones with a seemingly profound phrase overlaid on some nostalgic photo? Ed might be to blame for that trend…
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Lovely word marks by Kiss Miklós
Kiss Miklós from Hungary has way too much good work in his portfolio.