Update: Spin

Posted on February 12, 2008February 12, 2008 Posted in DesignTagged graphic design, spin, studio, uk, update2 Comments

One of my favorite studios, Spin, has updated their site with some fresh new work.

OK-RM

Posted on February 12, 2008February 12, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged graphic design, identity, london, new york, ok-rm, publications, Typography5 Comments

It’s work like this that makes my obsession with Graphic Design even stronger and gets my design juices flowing. OK-RM is a collaborative partnership between Oliver Knight and Rory Mcgrath that is based in London and New York. These guys pump out exceptional work.

Via Grafik Cache

Grid Systems In Graphic Design

Posted on February 11, 2008October 20, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged an exhibit in mono, book, braun, build, graphic design, grids, josef müller-brockmann, spin, total design, typographic, Typography, we are the world27 Comments

This weekend I finally picked up Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller Brockmann. To say this is a great book would be an understatement. I think it’s one of the most important books on graphic design and every serious designer should put this at the top of their must read list. Brockmann does an exceptional job of explaining why a grid is so valuable to a design, and the important rules of setting type on a grid. This book alone will make me a better designer.

I also picked up Brockmann’s other great book, The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems. I haven’t read it yet but I plan to this week.

I’ve added photos of these books to my Flickr page along with:

We Are The World
Total Design: 40 Years
Braun Design Magazine
An Exhibition In Mono Catalogue
Spin/2: 50 Reading Lists

Miltos Manetas Invite/Poster

Posted on February 11, 2008February 11, 2008 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged dutch, experimental jetset, graphic design, helvetica, invite, modernism, poster

This outstanding poster was designed by Experimental Jetset as an invite and poster for a Miltos Manetas exhibit last year. It doesn’t get better than this.