There is an urban legend that claims Ernest Hemingway once wrote a short story in no more than six words and it goes like this…
Friday find: 1911 Baseball Guide
Ornate vintage typography from American Sports Publishing Co.
Crisp type from Studio8 Design
This lovely crisp three dimensional typeface Studio8 Design created for Wired Magazine UK has been receiving some well deserved attention, but this London-based design team is certainly not a one-trick-pony…
A peek inside the portfolio of Bruce Mackay
I became aware of Bruce Mackay’s unique illustration style a year ago when I saw a cool drawing he did of a skeleton drinking a beer. Needless to say I was instantly compelled to follow his work online and as it turns out he is a fellow Capetonian…
Jason Santa Maria rethinks his website
Who would launch the tenth anniversary redesign of their website on a Friday afternoon? Well, probably only Jason Santa Maria. His twitter bio sums up his unfortunate predicament: “Designer by day, designer by night.”
Linotype: The Film
Doug Wilson of I Love Typography is directing a feature-length film which aims to uncover the surprising and passionate stories of the people behind the forgotten art of Linotype printing.
Zerply – a professional network that employs typography to net users
From the end of the alphabet to the tip of your tongue, Zerply is the tech startup everyone is tweeting about this week. So, why do these guys think they can they give LinkedIn a run for their money?
A heavy metal poster three generations in the making
A striking poster designed by Cincinnati based designer Tom Davie of studiotwentysix2.
Wicked chalk lettering by Dana Tanamachi
Dana Tanamachi hails from Texas, but currently resides in New York where she dabbles in lines of white powder after hours. Of course I mean she creates these marvelous large scale chalk installations, what were you thinking?
Fruita Blanch
I really enjoy the look of Catalonian family business Fruita Blanch. The new fresh minimal identity was designed by Barcelona based studio Atipus. They even developed a custom font used across the board. My favourite aspect is how the labels have been designed to reveal as much of the jar content as possible. Sometimes less… Continue reading Fruita Blanch