Limited Edition: Grids Are Good For the Soul Poster

Posted on February 20, 2008February 21, 2008 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged graphic design, Grid Systems, grids, limited edition, post expose, poster, screen printed28 Comments

A few months ago I wrote a short article on grids which I titled “Grids Are Good For the Soul”. I fell in love with the title and ended up designing this poster around it.

Grids Are Good For The Soul is screen printed by hand by Post Expose, which contains a quote by the legendary Josef Müller-Brockmann, is printed in sky blue on 80lb cream colored paper. This goes without saying, but it was also designed on a grid system.

– $25
– Edition of 20.
– 23×33 inches.
– Set in Helvetica.
– Numbered and signed

SOLD OUT!

Head over to the AisleOne store and get yourself a copy of this limited edition print before they’re all gone. You can check out more photos on my Flickr page as well as photos of the posters being printed.

Grid Systems In Graphic Design

Posted on February 11, 2008October 20, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged an exhibit in mono, book, braun, build, graphic design, grids, josef müller-brockmann, spin, total design, typographic, Typography, we are the world27 Comments

This weekend I finally picked up Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller Brockmann. To say this is a great book would be an understatement. I think it’s one of the most important books on graphic design and every serious designer should put this at the top of their must read list. Brockmann does an exceptional job of explaining why a grid is so valuable to a design, and the important rules of setting type on a grid. This book alone will make me a better designer.

I also picked up Brockmann’s other great book, The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems. I haven’t read it yet but I plan to this week.

I’ve added photos of these books to my Flickr page along with:

We Are The World
Total Design: 40 Years
Braun Design Magazine
An Exhibition In Mono Catalogue
Spin/2: 50 Reading Lists

What Is Graphic Design?

Posted on February 7, 2008February 7, 2008 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged color, contest, graphic design, grid, layout, posters, Typography10 Comments

This is my entry for the What is Graphic Design Poster Competition. My idea behind this poster is that graphic design is whatever we want it to be. Designers are responsible for defining what is graphic design with our use of color, typography, layout, and when necessary, a visual element. My design conveys this idea through a simple layout that consists of a header, image placement and copy. The image area is blank and the copy is all Lorem Ipsum, a sort of metaphor, meaning that anything can be placed there. It’s all up to the designer. That, to me, is graphic design.

What is graphic design to you? Submit an idea for a chance to win a nice prize.

I also put up a version with the grid on.