Matt Keers
August 13th, 2008You know you’ve found something special when you look at a portfolio and feel like you’ve been punched in the face and kicked in the baby maker. This is how I felt when I saw Matt Keers work yesterday. It’s amazing and he just graduated college. I wish I could hire this kid.
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James Windsor
August 11th, 2008James Windsor is a british designer who has a solid portfolio but it’s his work for artist Chong Bin Park that really caught my eye. The project consists of an invite and catalogue for an exhibit at the Corn Exhange Gallery in Edinburgh. James uses a simple and minimal style along with bible paper to created a piece that is elegant and visually stunning. The International Style in it’s purest form.
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25ah
August 11th, 2008Sorry for the lack of posts the last few days. My sons baptism was yesterday and I was scrabbling.
Anyway, here is some stunning work from swedish designer Dana Bergquist.
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Ronnie Fueglister
August 7th, 2008Exceptional portfolio by swiss designer Ronnie Fueglister. I also love the minimal site design.
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Tondo
August 6th, 2008FontShop just released a new font called Tondo by Dalton Maag. It comes it 3 weights (Light, Regular, Bold) as well a condensed version. I have soft spot for round faces (I need to use them more) and Tondo is reminiscent of the exceptional face VAG.
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Super Rare Design Books On Ebay
August 5th, 2008Category: Books, Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, Typography
Comments: 18
I was just doing some ebay searching and found auctions for two VERY VERY rare graphic design books.
Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry* (Chemie Werbung Und Grafik) — Published in 1967.
Moderne Werbe Und Gebrauchs Grafik Published in 1980.
Both are part of the ABC Verlag series of design books and are authored by Hans Neuburg.
I own both books and dropped a nice chunk of change for them, but they’re so worth it. You almost never find these two books anywhere so this is a super rare opportunity for some lucky person. I wanted to give you guys the heads up so one of you could grab them first. No bids on them yet so you can probably get them for a good price. And no, I have nothing to do with these auctions. Just wanted to spread the love.
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Don’t Forget Jacqueline Casey
August 4th, 2008Category: Books, Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, Typography
Comments: 7
Usually when people talk about the International Typographic Style, Müller-Brockmann is the first person always mentioned, and rightfully so. He was the master of the style and still is. But one designer that almost never gets mentioned in the same conversation is one of my all-time favorite designers, Jacqueline Casey. It’s unfortunate that she doesn’t get some of the attention because her work is simply magnificent and does an amazing job of representing the style. As of right now, there are no books readily available (unless you can find this super rare book) that catalogue her work so until then this online gallery will have to do.
Eye Magazine has posted a nice little write-up on Casey and how she was the foremost US practitioner of the International Style.
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Update: MrBowlegs
August 4th, 2008Jeffrey wrote in to let me know that he’s updated his site with a fresh new look as well a bunch of new work. Definitely worth a look.
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08AMA T-Shirt
August 2nd, 2008My pal Sarah of Post Expose contacted me about this excellent 08AMA t-shirt. Set in Akzidenz Grotesk and hand screen printed with water-based eco-friendly inks. You can get one for $20, $5 of which will be donated to the Barack Obama campaign.
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Cigarettes With Style
July 31st, 2008I personally hate cigarettes but I’m in love with this minimalist packaging design for Japanese cigarette company JT Tobacco. Designed by ASYL, the packaging features a gorgeous side slide box. I always love when I see design that challenges the standard.
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The Ampersand
July 30th, 2008For a while now I’ve been meaning to write about The Ampersand, an excellent blog featuring the most interesting mark in a character set.
Also, here’s a great article by Jonathan Hoefler on the history of the ampersand.
