Ms Men
October 22nd, 2009Stunning packaging design by Espluga+Associates for Ms Men, a skin care product for men. Makes me want to go out and buy the entire set.
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Phil Yamada
October 20th, 2009Not a massive portfolio but definitely some nice pieces by Vancouver based designer Phil Yamada.
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Hans Gremmen
October 19th, 2009Category: Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, Typography
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Amsterdam based designer Hans Gremmen’s work is clean, beautiful and extremely well designed. He’s has an exceptional skill for composition and typography that make his designs shine. The poster pictured here is set in the lovely Franklin Gothic.
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Hans Neuburg
October 14th, 2009Swiss modernist graphic designer Hans Neuburg (1904 – 1983) is one of the pioneers of the International Typographic Style along with Brockmann, Crouwel, Aicher, Hofmann, Casey. He’s left a collection of stellar work that includes this stunning poster pictured here and as well as this diagonal design. This gallery contains some more of Hans’ excellent poster work.
He also authored the classic design books Moderne Werbe– und Gebrauchsgraphik (1960), Graphic Design in Swiss Industry (1965), Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry (1967) and Conceptions of International Exhibition ( 1969).
Hans Neuburg is a graphic design legend.
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Pistilli Roman Returns
October 13th, 2009The previously unavailable typeface Pistilli Roman, designed by Herb Lubalin and John Pistilli, is now available as a font called Eloquent. As of now the only weight available is Regular but better than nothing. I’m looking for to using this gorgeous typeface in a future design.
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Lubalin Now
October 8th, 2009Lubalin Now will be a new exhibit in the re-located Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography. I’m looking forward to this!
Herb Lubalin (1918 – 1981) is best known for his wildly illustrative typography and his groundbreaking work for the magazines Avant Garde, Eros, and Fact. On view will be recent posters, publications and motion graphics by internationally recognized graphic designers that spotlight an emerging trend toward expressive lettering and typography. Original sketches, magazines, logotypes, and posters selected from the Lubalin Center Archive will illuminate Herb Lubalin’s influence on contemporary graphic design. Featured artists include Herb Lubalin, Justin Thomas Kay, Non-Format, Matt Owens, Alex Trochut, Post Typography and many more.
CURATED BY
Mike Essl
Alexander Tochilovsky
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6 – 8pm
41 Cooper Square Gallery
EXHIBITION ON VIEW
November 5, 2009 – December 8, 2009
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Mike Giesser
October 8th, 2009The Netherlands based designer Mike Giesser has just launched a gorgeous new site featuring his stellar work. Very nice.
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Stout/Kramer
October 7th, 2009Inspirational work by Marco Stout, Evelyne Kramer and Rinus van Dam of Stout/Kramer. Their work exhibits Swiss and Dutch influences which creates a fresh modernistic approach. Every piece of well designed and elegant. Stout/Kramer is definitely one of my new favorites.
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Daily Book Graphics
October 6th, 2009Daily Book Graphics is a year-long project by Julian Montague where each day he posts, on his blog and his Flickr page, a graphic element from a book that he’s purchased. He started on February 21, 2009 and plans to post something new each day until February 21, 2010. The collection is incredible and it includes a ton of classic book graphics that are designed in the International Typographic Style. An excellent resource for any designer.
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Toormix
October 5th, 2009Barcelona based studio Toormix has a put together a portfolio filled with quality work. I especially love their New Papers pictured here.
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Unit Editions
September 30th, 2009This is a little late but better late then never right?
The brilliant Tony Brook (Spin) and Adrian Shaughnessy (ShaughnessyWorks) have started Unit Editions, a new publishing venture that produces high-quality, affordable books on graphic design and visual culture. I’ve been waiting for something like this for a long time and it’s refreshing to see that it’s being manned by two highly respects and talented people. Their attention to print quality and design is superb and it’s very much apparent in their first release, Studio Culture.
Studio Culture, designed by Spin, focuses on the inner workings of 28 leading graphic design studios and acts as a guide to creating, maintaining and growing a studio culture. It’s not only a informative guide, Studio Culture is also a work of art in my opinion. That’s what makes Unit Editions so unique.
I’m super excited for their next release. Actually, a subscription service would be awesome. Just auto-bill me and send me the book. No matter what it’s about, I know it will be gorgeous and informative.
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OK-RM 2009
September 28th, 2009The fantastic studio OK-RM updates their site with new work from this year. They’re responsible for the Barbican identity system, one of my all time favorites.
Pictured above is some print work for Beyond These Walls, a group exhibition at the South London Gallery.