50 Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces

Posted on June 23, 2008June 23, 2008 Posted in Books, Design, Merch, TypographyTagged build, experimental jetset, graphic design, typeface, Typography, unicef, wim crouwel14 Comments

Excellent book by UK studio Create/Reject featuring favorite typefaces by 50 designers. The list includes Wim Crouwel, Experimental Jetset and Build. You can purchase a copy here. All proceeds go to UNICEF.

Vormgevers Poster Details

Posted on June 13, 2008June 13, 2008 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, Merch, TypographyTagged blanka, graphic design, grids, merchandise, poster, Typography, wim crouwel3 Comments

Blanka has posted detailed photos of the Wim Crouwel Vormgevers poster being printed.

I’m dying to buy one but with the dollar being so low, the poster would cost me $200. Might be worth it though.

I Want This Pillow

Posted on June 10, 2008June 10, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, I Love By, merchandise, pillow, Typography2 Comments

Would look so sweet in my pad.

Helvetica 2008 Calendar

Posted on June 4, 2008June 4, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged calendar, graphic design, helvetica, Typography1 Comment

Lovely calendar designed by Greig Anderson featuring the one and only Helvetica. Definitely check out the rest of his exceptional work.

Via TypeNeu

1968 Wim Crouwel Poster Reprint

Posted on May 27, 2008May 27, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, minimal, modernism, posters, stedelijk museum, Typography, wim crouwel1 Comment

Blanka is reprinting an exact replica of this 1968 Vormgevers poster by Wim Crouwel. The poster will be printed in an edition of 250 units, the first 50 units will be signed by Crouwel. The posters will ship june 23. Pre-order now.

Via Swiss Legacy

A_B_ Peace & Terror

Posted on May 20, 2008May 21, 2008 Posted in Design, MerchTagged graphic design, merchandise, peace, plus minus, posters, terror6 Comments

Another gorgeous poster by Peter Crnokrak, AKA Plus Minus. Instead of me trying to explain it, below is an excerpt from Peter. The poster is available from Design Supremo.

A_B_… is a geopolitical survey of the 192 member states of the United Nations with regard to the quantitative degree to which each contributes to peace and terror in the world. The project is a dual-sided poster where the A_ side displays measures of peace, while the B_ side, measures of terror. For each of the A_B_ measures, the graph is divided into 3 rings (3 separate indexes for peace and 3 separate indexes for terror) that are themselves individual quantitative measures obtained from researchers working in the field of geopolitics. The quantitative variation for the peace and terror measures is represented as variation in line thickness: thin line=low value, thick line=high value.

A_B_… is a functional information design piece that uses computational aesthetic principles to compare complex and socially relevant data. The dual-sided overlay of the two graphs allows for a direct visual comparison of the peace and terror measures. The functional nature of the poster becomes poignantly relevant when one makes detailed comparisons across nations for the various measures—many of the results are quite surprising and stand in contrast to prevailing norms of collective national perception.

A_B_… is a limited edition of 20 dual-sided posters screen printed by K2 Screen London. The A_ side is printed verso in metallic graphite ink while the B_ side is printed recto in pearlescent white ink on GFSmith 180 gsm Transclear paper.