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Vintage 70’s Logos
March 20th, 2008Richard wrote in to tell me about this phenominal Flickr collection of logos from the 70’s. Drooooool. I’m going to have to really sit down this weekend and go through each page. I can’t wait. I have to see if I can find that book.
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Update: Andrew Townsend
March 20th, 2008Andrew gave me the heads-up that he’s just updated his site with new work. He’s definitely one of my favorite designers.
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Trip Print Press
March 19th, 2008Trip Print Press is a printer in Canada that prints with a letterpress. They do excellent work but it seems like they don’t have Helvetica in their type collection which is very unfortunate. Check out their Flickr page for more behind the scene photos.
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03.17.1979
March 17th, 2008Well, today I am 29 years old. Damn I’m getting old. This sucks. Birthdays are so much better when you’re a kid. I remember being so exiting on my birthday, the anticipation of getting gifts. Now, I forget that it’s even my birthday. Growing up sucks.
I’m going to take the day off and try to enjoy it. Until tomorrow…
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Signet Signal Symbol
March 15th, 2008Here’s another rare gem that I managed to find. Signet Signal Symbol, by Walter J. Diethelm and published in 1984, is a book displaying commercial and cultural signs, symbols, logos and icons. What makes this book very unique are the three translucent pages featuring actual design sketches from the designers. An excellent insight into the process and evolution of the designs. Book itself is pretty rare but it makes an great inspirational tool for I need to sign logos and icons.
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Good Graphic Design
March 14th, 2008I love this business card that Jose Antonio Contreras designed for himself. Simple, fun, interesting and effective. Jose didn’t go wrong with naming his site Good Graphic Design cause that’s exactly what this card is.
Via SwissMiss
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Jacqueline S. Casey
March 13th, 2008The Rochester Institute of Technology has an excellent collection of posters and record covers designed by Jacqueline S. Casey, who worked as a graphic designer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1990. Unfortunately Jacqueline Casey died in 1992 at the age of 65 but she has left and beautiful collection of designs that we can all admire and enjoy.
The work in this collection is absolutely brilliant. I love her simplicity and her play with typography.
A book was also created in 1992 to coincide with this collection called Posters: Jacqueline S. Casey, Thirty Years of Design at MIT. The book is wonderful and features full descriptions and color reproductions of her work. It’s very rare and almost impossible to find, trust me I’m still looking. If you’re lucky to find one be prepared to dropped $250 for it.
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Limited Edition Helvetica Blu-ray Designed By Experimental Jetset
March 12th, 2008A Blu-ray version of the Helvetivca documentary has been announced today. This limited-edition versions comes in a 12″ gatefold record cover created by amazingly talented Experimental Jetset. It contains the Blu-ray disc on one side and a fold-out poster in the other, all housed in a custom black cloth record bag. 1,500 copies have been produced and each copy is signed by director Gary Hustwit.
This thing is freakin’ gorgeous! I want one so bad but the price is a little steep, $125. You can pre-order it now and it will ship on May 6th. There’s also a standard Blu-ray version that’s only $26.
Now I have to explain to my wife why I’m spending $125 on a DVD.
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A Sign Systems Manual
March 11th, 2008This beautiful specimen just arrived today. A Sign Systems Manual by Theo Crosby, Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes illustrates and describes a simple basic system for designing, contracting and displaying signs. It also dives into the history of alphabets and the development of type. It’s an excellent inspirational resource jam packed with pages and pages of gorgeous type examples.
This is the rarest and most expensive book I own. I found it for less than $100, that’s a great price considering that I’ve seen it for $300.
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Help Save An Icon Of Design History
March 10th, 2008Completed in 1966 and installed in the cafeteria of the CBS building, the Gastrotypographicalassemblage wall of type was created by legendary designers Lou Dorfsman and Herb Lubalin. The wall remained in the CBS cafeteria for over 20 years until it was removed in the 80’s and left to rot somewhere. It might have been lost forever if it weren’t for Nick Fasciano and The Center for Design Study, who are now restoring it to its original form.
Help with the restoration by sending your donations to The Center for Design Study and save an important piece of design history. I’m going to make a donation, I have to be a part of this. I wish there was a list of all the typefaces used on the wall. That would be sweet.
Check out more photos on the centers Flickr page.
