Helvetica Neue Descending A T-Shirt

Posted on April 23, 2008April 23, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, helvetica, merchandise, T-shirts, Typography8 Comments

Nice t-shirt available at the Typography Shop featuring Helvetica Neue in weights descending from Ultra Black 95 to Ultra Light 25.

Made In Bunch

Posted on April 22, 2008April 22, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged branding, graphic design, intentity, logo, Typography

Made in Bunch identity initiative by London based studio Bunch that askes designers to take their logo and produce a visual reaction to it. It’s finally coming to a close after one year and over 450 contributions.They’ve had entries from the best, including Paul Davis, Carlos Segura, Ed Fella, Jonathan Ellery, Malcolm Garrett, Paul Insect, Stefan Sagmeister, James Joyce, Omega!theKidPhoenix, Hans Gremmen, Supermundane, Jethro Haynes, James Goggin, Grandpeople, Francois Chalet, 12Foot6, Bruno Maag, Damien Poulain, Build to name a few.

There are some really great submissions and I’ve even created and submitted one myself, which is displayed above. Simple idea, I created each letter based on the B logo to form the word BUNCH. Might actually be an interesting typeface. Hmmmmm…

More Rare Swiss Design Books

Posted on April 22, 2008April 22, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged graphic design, graphic design books, Grid Systems, helvetica, International Typographic Style, Swiss, Typography7 Comments

These next two additions to my collection have to be the most rare and the most expensive but also the most satisfying. Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry (1967) and Graphic Design in Swiss Industry (1965) are both by Hans Neuberg and are part of the excellent ABC Verlag collection and contain page after page of some of the finest design work you’ll ever see. From packaging to letterheads these books will keep you hypnotized for hours… if you can find them.

You can see more photos from both books on my Flickr page.

Swiss Sports Posters

Posted on April 21, 2008April 21, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, TypographyTagged graphic design, graphic design books, posters, Swiss, Typography1 Comment

I added a new book to my collection this weekend titled Swiss Sports Posters that features… well… Swiss sports posters. The book is a collection of the best sports posters covering more than a century. Printed in 1983 and authored by Karl Wobmann and Max Triet, Swiss Sports Posters contains brilliant work that will get any designers juices flowing.

Check out the full gallery on my Flickr page.

Design Goodies

Posted on April 19, 2008April 19, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged booklet, graphic design, helvetica, invite, poster, Typography4 Comments

I just posted on my Flickr page some sweet design goodies that a few generous designers sent to me.

First we have a two-sided poster designed by Josh Gomby for the Rochester Institute of Technology screening of the Helvetica documentary. Josh was kind enough to send me two copies of this.

Then there’s an invite for the Helvetica 50 exhibition designed and sent to me by Xavier Encinas of peter&wendy.

Lastly, Robin Uleman surprised me with two beautiful booklets he designed for Premsela.

You can check out more photos of each piece on my Flickr page.

Rejected Book Covers

Posted on April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 Posted in Books, Design, TypographyTagged artists, covers, graphic design, publications, rejected, Typography12 Comments

Check out these gorgeous book covers designed by Klas Ernflo that were rejected by a publisher. What were they thinking? These cover designs are stunning and I would buy the book just for it! There are other covers on the site that are great as well.