Therese Vandling

Posted on February 8, 2008February 8, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged booket, graphic design, london, swedish, Swiss, Typography, uk3 Comments

Excellent booklet by London based Swedish graphic designer Therese Vandling.

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.

NAGO – Nederlands Archief Grafisch Ontwerpers

Posted on February 7, 2008February 7, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged archive, graphic design, nago, netherlands, posters, Typography1 Comment

I’ve had this saved in my “links to blog” folder for a while now and I think it’s time to share this gem with everyone else. I forget how I found NAGO but it’s basically a large archive of graphic design work coming out of the Netherlands. The archive contains a lot of great work that you can get lost in for hours. It’s a visual gold mine.

If anyone has anymore info on this site, let me know.

AM7 Magazine

Posted on February 6, 2008March 11, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, TypographyTagged Akademische Mitteilungen, am7, Daniel Fritz, graphic design, layout, magazine, Maik Stapelberg, Photography, Typography3 Comments

I wrote about this magazine back in May and I managed to get a copy. It’s one of my favorite items in my collection, a true gem.

You can check out some more photos of it on my Flickr page.

Studio View

Posted on February 6, 2008February 6, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged black, graphic design, helvetica, posters, studio view, Typography, uk, white1 Comment

This poster by UK based Studio View is absolutely gorgeous. White type set in Helvetica on solid black is stunning. I have to see if I can get my hands on this. Definitely check out the rest of their work as well.

Via FormFiftyFive

Natanata

Posted on February 5, 2008February 5, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged graphic design, portfolio, posters, spain, Typography2 Comments

Natalia Troitiño sent me a link to her portfolio last night and damn, it’s awesome. This Spain based designer is talented. Check her out.