JCPenney Poster 1979

Posted on September 7, 2010September 7, 2010 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged brand, graphic design, International Typographic Style, poster

I first saw this poster a few days ago, and I’ve been in awe of it ever since. I always dig classic sequence designs. You don’t much of that today. It was designed in 1979 by George Tscherny. More info on this poster and Tscherny’s influence on the JC Penney brand over at Container List.

Volkswagen Literature 1938-2005

Posted on September 3, 2010September 7, 2010 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged brand, graphic design, International Typographic Style, poster, print2 Comments

Here’s a great find by Paul Soulellis. A massive online gallery of Volkswagen product literature dating back to 1938. Some real gems in there. You can get lost in it for days.

Oppositions Magazine 1973-1984

Posted on August 25, 2010August 25, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, magazine, publication5 Comments

Oppositions was an architectural journal by the Institute For Architecture And Urban Studies that was published from 1973 to 1984. The magazine was designed by the great Massimo Vignelli and it sure doesn’t disappoint with its obvious grid layout. This Flickr set includes a bunch of the covers, some of which feature black illustrations, and this set by Paul Soulellis has some shots of the inside spreads.

I was outbid on a copy of this a few months back. Would have made a great addition to my collection — maybe I’ll start to obsessively search for them now.

Toko

Posted on August 23, 2010August 23, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged australia, brand, graphic design, grid system, identity, International Typographic Style, poster, Principles4 Comments

Sydney based studio, Toko, has been one of my favorites for a while now. They’re always pumping out fresh new work that’s inspiring. They updated their site with a new look and a plethora or work.

Sunn Ampli?ers 1968

Posted on August 22, 2010August 22, 2010 Posted in Advertising, Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged Advertising, graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism2 Comments

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Simply perfect 1968 ad for Sunn Amplifiers. After a quick search I found some more.

Via Iain Claridge

Benno Wissing

Posted on July 26, 2010September 10, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, International Typographic StyleTagged benno wissing, design legend, graphic design, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism1 Comment

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Not many have heard of Benno Wissing (1923-2008), but in my book he goes down as one of the greatest designers of the last 100 years. Along with Ben Bos and Wim Crouwel, he founded the influential studio, Total Design. Wissing also worked as a painter, illustrator, set designer and architect, but is best known for his signage design for Schiphol Airport in 1967. In the 80’s he was invited to be a professor of design at the Rhode Island School of Design.

The excellent site NAGO has a massive gallery of Wissing’s work. I still haven’t had the time to get through it all — I’m only on page 8. Also, check out the monograph Benno Wissing: Grafische & ruimtelijk ontwerpen.