Geometry Of The Mint Logo

Posted on February 5, 2008February 20, 2009 Posted in DesignTagged geometry, graphic design, logo, mint, shaun inman, stats7 Comments

Shaun Inman, creator of the excellent stat app Mint, has posted this image showing the clever geometry of the Mint logo. I love knowing about the thinking and reasoning behind a design. It makes that piece so much more special.

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.

Intervista: Experimental Jetset

Posted on February 4, 2008February 4, 2008 Posted in IntervistaTagged amsterdam, brockmann, crouwel, culture, dutch, experimental jetset, graphic design, helvetica, Intervista, modernism, punk, rock, typeface, Typography17 Comments

Experimental Jetset is an Amsterdam graphic design unit founded in 1997 by Marieke Stolk, Erwin Brinkers and Danny van den Dungen. Focusing on printed matter and installation work and inspired by modernism and rock culture, Experimental Jetset has done work for clients such as the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum (SMCS), Purple Institute, Centre Pompidou, Colette, Dutch Post Group (TPG), Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN), Le Cent Quatre (104), De Theatercompagnie and t-shirt label 2K/Gingham. Since being formed, Experimental Jetset has emerged as one of the most respected studios in Europe. Continue reading “Intervista: Experimental Jetset” →

Post-It Typeface

Posted on February 4, 2008February 4, 2008 Posted in TypographyTagged post it, type, typeface, Typography6 Comments

Check out this typeface created with Post-It notes by student Sanda Zahirovic. Pretty neat.

Via SwissMiss

Can You Name This Typeface?

Posted on February 3, 2008February 4, 2008 Posted in TypographyTagged font, helvetica, scientific atlanta, type, typeface, Typography18 Comments

I was chopping up some boxes today for recycling and I noticed this Scientific Atlanta logo on one of them. At first glance I immediately thought it was Helvetica , but on closer inspection I was wrong. You can see that the “a” and “t” are slightly different than the forms found in Helvetica and the overall width of the face is wider.

Personally I’m not sure which typeface this is. Do you? Part of me thinks it’s not Helvetica and part of me thinks it’s so close to it that it might be and old or new variation of it. Or it’s possible that they commissioned someone to create a special face for them based on Helvetica.

What do you think?

Roses Are Red Violets Are Easy

Posted on February 1, 2008February 1, 2008 Posted in Design, Life, TypographyTagged graphic design, helvetica, letterspacing, office, typeface, Typography

Some text I threw up on my office wall that I share with my copywriter partner. He came up with the line and I printed out each letter, set in Helvetica, on an 8.5×11 paper. The letterspacing isn’t so great, it was time consuming and I was in a rush since I had to get back to work, but I’m pretty happy how it turned out. It was definitely a fun little project.

Check out some more photos on my Flickr Page.