Why I am a graphic designer
Ninja July 3rd, 2008
It’s all true! Being rubbish at sports and fearing a career in accounting isn’t up there, but I think that may just be me.
Archive for the 'Design' Category
Free typographic screensavers from Parachute
Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces
Ninja July 1st, 2008
If you have £4.42 lying around, you can purchase a copy of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces and help in the process.
100% of the cover price of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces goes to UNICEF’s Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Children’s Appeal in the wake of Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar on 2nd May 2008.
+ Eboy
Contributors
2×4 Adam Hayes Alan Dye (NB: Studio) Alexandre Bettler Angus Hyland (Pentagram) Antoine+Manuel Ben Freeman Ben Parker (MadeThought) Bibliothèque Cartlidge Levene Claire Warner (Browns) Domenic Lippa (Pentagram) Daniel Eatock Daniel Lock (NB: Studio) eBoy Eike König (HORT) Experimental Jetset Farrow Fernando Gutiérrez Fuel Hector Pottie (Third Eye Design) Henrik Kubel (A2/SW/HK) Hi-ReS! Hyperkit James Goggin (Practise) James Greenfield (BB/Saunders) Jeremy Leslie (John Brown) Jerome Rigaud (Electronest) Jessica Helfand (Winterhouse) Jon Dowling (SEA Design) Jon Forss (Non-Format) Julian Morey (abc-xyz) Lionel Hatch (The Chase) Matt Simpson (Stereo) Michael C. Place (Build) Michael Johnson (Johnson Banks) Mogollon Nick Bell Paula Scher (Pentagram) Paulus M. Dreibholz Pixelgarten Ralf Metzger (North) Simon Earith (YES) Spin Stefan Sagmeister The Designers Republic Why Not Associates Wim Crouwel Zak Kyes Zamir Antonio (Eat Sleep Work/Play)
Purchasing link
+ Get your copy of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces
In vector we trust
Ninja June 20th, 2008
Here’s some fun type by Kassel-based designer Christian Wieners for the in vector we trust project.
Being Not Truthful
Ninja June 19th, 2008
Interactive Installation by Stefan Sagmeister and Ralph Ammer.
This piece is part of the book and project series, Things I have learned in my life so far.
Erik Spiekermann Cake
Ninja June 13th, 2008
A slice of Erik Spiekermann cake. Mmm… tasty.
Photo taken in Berlin on May 30, 2008.
Via House Industries
Chaos in the print shop
Ninja June 12th, 2008
Rube Goldberg machine + type = chaos in the Clustarack print shop. Here’s yet another fun viral interweb viddy.
Via geenius
Related postsCharley Harper ABC’s
Ninja June 10th, 2008
Charley Harper ABC’s is a beautifully illustrated, colorful abecedary featuring Neutraface.
Originally conceived of as a mini companion to Charley Harper–An Illustrated Life, the ABC’s is sure to delight young and old readers alike.
via House Industries
Purchasing link
+ Preorder your copy of Charley Harper ABC’s from Ammo Books
($14.95 with free shipping)
David Carson at Riverside
Ninja June 5th, 2008
Oh my gosh, my eyes almost fell out when saw this screen capture. Apparently it’s David Carson’s desktop!
Mr. Carson will be speaking at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Wednesday 18 June at 6:00 PM.
Via we made this
Book purchasing links
+ The End of Print
+ Trek: David Carson, Recent Werk
+ Fotografiks - David Carson
+ David Carson: 2nd Sight: Grafik Design After the End of Print
Type rugs
Ninja June 5th, 2008
Want to spruce up your home? Here are some hand cut felt type rugs, perfect for typophiles. Rugs come in a variety of colors and languages (John also cuts custom rugs, too). Here are my favorites.
Purchasing link
+ Order your type rug here
