Archive for the 'Type' Category

11-4-2012

Playtype

These guys have quantity and quality. They’ve got a much wider variety than what you see here, but these are the ones I’d really like to have.                                  

5-30-2012

National Parks Brochures

Came across the National Parks brochures I collected on an epic road trip through the southwest 12 or so years ago. The system, designed by Massimo Vignelli in 1977, is an awesome example of gridness. And it’s still in use today, although as you’ll see in the last two slides, with Myriad (I think) instead [...]

4-13-2012

Clean Sans Typefaces

Been doing a lotta logos lately and I am struggling to resist the urge to use Avenir all the time, and can’t bring myself to use Gotham. So, I’ve been looking for alternatives. Here are a few.   Gibson:   Samo Sans:   Interval:   Phi:   Centrale Sans:   Recta:   Kyrial Sans:   [...]

3-14-2012

Computer Brochures, 50s–70s

Just a few from the many online at The Computer History Museum—as PDFs no less!—in their special area full of marketing brochures. (Via Coudal) And I just couldn’t resist. I rasterized a bunch of the covers to use for my desktop background. I made a bunch, so I figured I’d share them with all the [...]

2-3-2012

Chromeography

A thoroughly random selection from this awesome Tumblog.                                                              

9-22-2011

Bordo Bello Decks

Love these. The type was laser-cut outta the grip tape. Via Friends of Type.

7-27-2011

Designer Chocolate

This one goes out to my lovely wife: designer, chocolate lover. Chocolate Editions by Mary & Matt. Via ffffound.

5-11-2011

Me Gusta “Gustan”

Designed by Greg Lindy at LuxTypo.

4-17-2011

Jurriaan Schrofer

Via But Does it Float.        

4-13-2011

Posters inspired by Wim Crouwel

Unit Editions did this cool series of posters by 7 different designers, in honor of the big Wim Crouwel exhibition at the Design Museum in London. According to Unit: “The designers were commissioned to submit a poster based on the dimensions and grid of the legendary original Stedelijk Museum posters, as created by Crouwel during [...]