“. . .follow where the quiet voices lead you close your eyes and they will know the way watch for where the broken people lead you and longing not to go will come to stay . . .” I love the emotional honesty that exudes from Hannalee, a new Seattle folk band. Blank Space had … Continued
Author: Mindi Raker
Artist Marjan Teeuwen Creates Crammed Spaces
Dutch artist Marjan Teeuwen proves that even clutter and destruction can be beautiful. She eviscerates the walls of abandoned Amsterdam buildings, conjoining rooms with massive holes, and uses leftover fragments to create densely textured walls and surfaces. Countless objects are crammed into small rooms. The objects are combined according to function, texture and colour, and ordered in … Continued
What is the perfect gift for graphic designers who love Helvetica and playing cards? Helveticards.
Our beloved Helvetica is now featured with Swiss typographic style on a deck of cards. For the gambler and the typophile on your list, Helveticards are a beautiful, usable alternative to today’s ubiquitous French sets. Both master type designer Max Miedinger (who gave us this famous font) and Poker Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson would be happy to deal this deck. Discounted to $7.50 … Continued
Design is more than making things pretty.
Feeling inspired today by this quote by Paola Antonelli about the role of designers in the world. Antonelli is a Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art.
Crystal Towers are beacons of light for Chihuly’s hometown in Tacoma, Washington
The Crystal Towers were by far my favorite installation on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma. The two towers rise forty feet above the bridge deck with the intention to serve as beacons of light for the bridge and city. All of the glass installations around and in the Museum of Glass and inside the old … Continued
Pink P’s Fight for Breast Cancer Awareness
Seeing that October is breast cancer awareness month, we thought it would be appropriate to feature a very special theme for our second guest fight. For this bout we are featuring two close friends portraying letters plastered in pink and polished with pretty. Yes, they are doing pink P’s. Laura Schwamman and Michelle Pais might seem like good friends, but pin … Continued
The Squint Test Helps you Win KernType
Online kerning game. Quite nerdy, quite fun:) I hope they expand upon the first 10 words. Anything typography related, especially kerning always makes me think of my ole’ swiss design professor Peter Megert, wonder if he would approve? I think he would. KernType is part of Method of Action, an online course to help programmers learn design.
3D Unicorn Promotional Poster for UK Band
3D poster marketing in the streets of London. These 3D horse posters were placed alongside London’s street art to promote the band Dry The River. Created by FOAM / Sony Music Creative with no small amount of input from current intern Xavier Barrade. Each horse took around 35 hours to build. See the process for creating … Continued
Meet Pluto. A playful new typeface from German type foundry HVD Fonts.
Pluto is a fun new typeface from HVD Fonts designed by German typographer, Hannes von Döhren. The playful curves and subtle details add a dash of quirkiness to this crisp clean san serif typeface. The large x-height and variety of type weights and styles makes the Pluto typeface family highly legible and adaptable. Its extended … Continued
A true eBook tells the story of Mr. Morris Lessmore and his love for books.
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” is a children’s story, an interactive iPad app, and an immersive animated movie all at once. The graphics are visually stunning and the interactive features are subtle invitations for exploration. Created by author William Joyce, a designer who worked on two of Pixar’s early hits (Toy Story … Continued