10 Penneth

Posted on April 8, 2010April 8, 2010 Posted in DesignTagged booklet, education, graphic design, print5 Comments

The always inspiring Craig Oldham has created a small booklet titled 10 Penneth that spawned off of a lecture series he gave to graphic design students. The booklet is a series of short essays that help students become better graphic designers and better understand the profession.

The design aesthetic doesn’t fall in line with what usually gets posted here, but I think the principles behind it are the same. The execution is beautiful in my opinion, minimal and visually interesting.

I personally love any project that educates students on graphic design, especially when they’re free! That’s right, Craig will send you a free copy of the booklet as long as you cover a small postal fee. Just shoot him an email.

Replica Type Specimen

Posted on August 19, 2009 Posted in Books, Merch, TypographyTagged booklet, font, replica, specimen, type, typeface, Typography3 Comments

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I have a thing for type specimens, they get my juices flowing.

This specimen booklet of Norm’s excellent typeface LL Replica is incredibly detailed and beautifully designed. The specimen documents the entire design and development process of the typeface, as well as the problems encountered during the process. The booklet also includes a complete character map.

Designed by Norm
28 pages
Format 216 x 288 mm
Printed in 4 spot colours by Druckerei Odermatt, Dallenwil/Switzerland
Price CHF 36.- (incl. postage and packaging, worldwide)

The Replica Specimen book was printed in a limited edition of 500 copies and is available from Lineto.com.

Via September Industry

Thirteen

Posted on April 20, 2009April 20, 2009 Posted in DesignTagged book, booklet, branding, graphic design, print, publication1 Comment

Bristol based form Thirteen has compiled a superb portfolio filled with work that will get your design juices flowing. Each piece is precisely designed and extremely inspirational.

In House

Posted on April 9, 2009April 9, 2009 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged booklet, branding, graphic design, identity, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism, poster3 Comments

I’m telling you, there is a serious design boom going on in Australia and New Zealand. Just the other day I wrote about Scenrio and now I’ve been contacted by another excellent firm in Auckland called In House. A fantastic portfolio that exhibits quality work. Check them out.