Composed of found, recycled, and reused objects, this new typeface is captured through the photographic process known as the photogram. Each letter is created by capturing the shadow of an object. There is no distortion of scale between the image that is captures and the object from which it was cast. As each object has a unique shape the signature of the shadow is often a surprise. As a collection these signatures have begun to define a new typography and an attitude towards reused and appropriation. While some images are familiar to adults, other present themselves to children. The purpose of this piece is to foster a dialogue of discovery and exchange.
For $60, you can order a 28 x 40 in. poster directly from the designer. Just email your request to orders@dutchosborne.com
Or if you prefer, you can get a smaller, 27 x 38 in. photo print from Spring for $68.00. Click here to purchase.
Are you bummed out about not being able to go to Si Scott’s sold out AIGA talk? Well, as a small consolation, you can now wear Si’s art thanks to Threadless.
Si originally created True Love Will Find You in the End for Varsko 4.
I missed the past two NYC Typographic Walking Tours by Tobias Frere-Jones. It’s such a tease whenever I get the AIGA’s email announcements. Because once I check the site to register, they’re always sold out. Fortunately, Mr. Jason Santa Maria kindly posted some of his photos from the tour on Flickr.
The visual ethics required in information graphics increase the designer’s burden from faithful executor to editorial arbiter. How do design choices affect the integrity of the data being portrayed? Can information graphics and the designers who create them ever claim pure objectivity? John Maeda, newly appointed president of RISD and world-renowned designer and innovator, will engineer a conversation with three designers who specialize in infographics. Together they will examine a range of current and anticipated trends in visual journalism: judicious simplicity over seductive complexity, data and story driven visuals, and the increasing demand for dynamic versus static information design.
When
Friday 23 May 2008 6:30–9:00PM
Where
The Times Center Stage
The New York Times Building
Admission
$30 AIGA member
$20 AIGA student member
$40 general public
Prices $5 higher at the door.
On Friday, I got a happy package in the post—the AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue book. I keep pinching myself. This is incredible—one of my illustrations is in this book.
