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
We went out and did a quick survey of our local Quality Food Center to see what products looked pretty in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month(BCAM). Pink is my favorite color, so I love October at the grocery store. I really thought there would be more products rockin the pink, but we still found … Continued
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
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.
An excerpt from the Stanford Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and … Continued
I really hope that the sole reason behind Apple’s operating system names is this eventual Spinal Tap joke. It’s too perfect. OSX + iOS = OSXI.
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
The second episode of Off Book, a new web series from PBS that explores the elements and boundaries of the arts. Follow the Off Book Tumblr to stay up to date.
The CPNH is an interesting organization dedicated to cataloging and sharing knowledge about human-altered plants and animals. I would love to do some exhibit design for this place, it is such a fascinating subject. The current PostNatural Organism of the Month is the Sterile Male Screwworm (hopefully that doesn’t remind you of anyone). During the … Continued
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