Hello T-Shirt Now Available

Posted on July 13, 2009July 13, 2009 Posted in Design, International Typographic Style, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, International Typographic Style, merchandise, screenprint, skateboard, t-shirt21 Comments

A Hello t-shirt was inevitable. The concept works on a shirt and I must say it turned out great. Working with Buddy Carr on this project has been a dream come true and it is great when the client just gets it. Buddy gets it.

The shirt is now available for $22 plus shipping and is also available as a package which includes the Hello Skateboard.

You can see more photos of the shirt and the sweet packaging it comes in on the site.

Here are the details:

Screen Printed on 100% Combed Ringspun Cotton
Super-soft, Lightweight, Slimfit
Machine Washable and Preshrunk to Minimize Shrinkage
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large and X-Large
Color: White

Buy it Now

Type Factory

Posted on June 25, 2009June 25, 2009 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged branding, graphic design, identity, student, type, typeface, Typography8 Comments

Fascinating branding work by University College Falmouth student, Huda Abdul Aziz. Type Factory is a full branding project for a fictional typographic museum in South Kensington. The project was awarded a merit by ISTD. I think this is a great example of how masking parts of the characters can create an interesting form, while not disturbing the legibility of the type.

Here’s more from the designer about the idea behind the project:

The concept revolves around the theme of deconstruction. The brand values of the Type Factory identity are informative, engaging and dynamic. The brand promise is about seeing type differently. The design solution includes the logo, a booklet to promote the venue, advertising and applications within the museum.

Anthologie de Musique Suisse Plakat

Posted on June 22, 2009September 10, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged design legend, graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, josef müller-brockmann, minimalism, modernism, poster, Typography16 Comments

Check out this stunning poster by the legendary Josef Müller-Brockmann. I’ve never seen this poster design before so it’s gotten me really excited! I’ll have to check my Brockmann books to see if it’s in there, but I don’t recall ever seeing it.

The color palette and the use of a few circles to create the shape of a record make this design stunning. But my favorite part of it all is how the typography, even though staggered, still lines up to a sound grid system. Brilliant.

You can grab this poster on eBay for $300. I’m so tempted.

Polygon Typeface

Posted on June 17, 2009June 17, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged font, grid system, polygon, posters, print, type, typeface, Typography6 Comments

Washington D.C. based designer Andy Babb has created Polygon, a typeface built on a strict grid of equilateral triangles. Lovely idea and execution. Designing a typeface on a triangle grid does create some interesting forms.

To go along with the typeface, Andy has designed a poster displaying Polygon in use. It’s screen printed with red and silver ink on pink 110lb paper. It’s gorgeous.

HypeForType Launches

Posted on June 12, 2009June 12, 2009 Posted in TypographyTagged font, foundry, type, typeface, Typography1 Comment

Alex Haigh has launched HypeForType, an online digital type foundry that features exclusive typefaces by Si Scott, Alex Trochut, Jon Burgerman, HelloHikimori, and Luke Lucas.

Keep your eyes peeled because my typeface Enotmik might join the mix.

Counter Print

Posted on June 8, 2009June 8, 2009 Posted in Art, Books, Design, International Typographic Style, Merch, TypographyTagged Books, graphic design, out of print, rare

Counter-print.co.uk is a new site aimed at the sale of out of print and hard to find Art & Design related material. I’ve been wanting something like this for a long time. The site already has a bunch of gems on there, like this Stedelijk Museum catalog designed by Wim Crouwel. This site’s not going to be kind on my wallet.