A_B_ Peace & Terror Poster Version 2

Posted on August 28, 2008August 28, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, plusminus, politics, posters, Typography

Peter wrote in to let me know that there is a new version of his brilliant A_B_ poster available for purchase. It’s a limited edition of 50 posters printed by K2 London. Dual-sided silk-screen print on GFSmith Plasma Polycoat Glass Clear, 350 micron plastic. Sounds yummy.

On a side note, Peter has re-branded himself under the name The Luxury of Protest.

History Of Graphic Design

Posted on August 25, 2008August 30, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged bauhaus, brockmann, graphic design, history, modernism, Tschichold, Typography3 Comments

I found this little site on the history of graphic design. Pretty good read. It’s unfortunate that the design of the site isn’t all that great.

Neubauism Exposition Catalogue

Posted on August 22, 2008August 22, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged boxset, exhibition, graphic design, minimalism, modernism, poster, Typography, wim crouwel2 Comments

Neubau is releasing a limited edition boxset for their Neubauism exhibition. The boxset includes some books, dvd, poster, text and signature by Wim Crouwel and more! The packaging design looks very yummy but I’m not sure how much it’s going to be. You can preorder it by visiting Neubauism.com.

NBISM-Premium Box [limited to 100 copies]
Signed by Spaninks/Crouwel/Gandl/Gruenberger
Texts by Wim Crouwel/Gerrit Terstiege/Angelique Spaninks & Paul Heys
Includes.: 608 pgs/1 CDR/1 DVD/1 Poster (560 x 1000 MM)/1 NBModulmeter ™
Size: 240x280x85 MM
Weight: 4,35 KG

Design Is A Hell Of A Drug

Posted on August 20, 2008September 16, 2008 Posted in Design, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged black, branding, cafe, graphic design, International Typographic Style, packaging, typeface, Typography, white19 Comments

Design is powerful. Most people in this world don’t even know how powerful good design can be. It can be addictive like a drug. It can suck you in and make you do things without you even knowing. Design can make you buy something you don’t need or it can make you visit a place you don’t even care for. It happens to me all the time, and I know it’s because of design, and I love it. I welcome it.

Take for example this stunning packaging and store branding design by BVD for a cafe in Sweden. It’s gorgeous, absolutely stunning in my opinion. Black, white and flush left, ragged right type. Perfect.

For one, I would hang out in this cafe all day long, it looks like typography heaven. I’d eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in this place just so I could appreciate and enjoy the beautiful design work. I would then buy all sorts of things I don’t need just so I could get my hands on the brilliant packaging. I would be possessed. That’s how powerful good design can be.

By the way, who can name the typeface they’re using?

Anyway, check out BVD’s excellent portfolio, especially this.