Povilas Utovka

Posted on July 27, 2009January 26, 2010 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged catalogue, graphic design, identity, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism, posters6 Comments

Graphic designer Povilas Utovka has a small but excellent portfolio. Would love to see more work from this talent.

On a side note, I’ll be on vacation for the next two weeks so the posts might get a little sparse.

The Luxury of Protest

Posted on July 24, 2009 Posted in DesignTagged graphic design, infographics, posters2 Comments

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Peter Crnokrak, aka The Luxury of Protest, just launched a new site and some work. I’ve loved his work for a while now. His infographic work is incredible. Peter also has a new poster coming out very soon. Stay tuned!

Katja Gretzinger

Posted on July 22, 2009July 22, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged Berlin, booklets, german, graphic design, International Typographic Style, posters, Typography, zurich7 Comments

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Wow! I’m absolutely blown away by the work of German designer, Katja Gretzinger. Exceptional typography, composition and style. Her work even has a vintage tone to it. Just look at the piece above. Stunning.

Swiss Graphic Design: Precision and Presence

Posted on July 10, 2009July 10, 2009 Posted in Design, Events, International Typographic StyleTagged exhibit, graphic design, International Typographic Style, museum, posters, swiss style2 Comments

Swiss Graphic Design Exhibit Image above by Ryan Nelson.

Man, I wish I lived in Minneapolis right now. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has an exhibit titled Swiss Graphic Design: Precision and Presence that features a series of 20 Swiss posters dating from 1950 to 1985. It has been on display since January and I’m bummed that I’m just hearing about it now because it ends this Sunday! It’s good to see that such a great era in design is still being respected and passed along. We need more exhibits like this. I really have to try to curate one here in NYC.

I apologize for the bad photo, it’s the best I could find, but I did manage to find two Flickr sets of the exhibit. One by Joe Kral and the other by Ryan Nelson. Enjoy.

Polygon Typeface

Posted on June 17, 2009June 17, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged font, grid system, polygon, posters, print, type, typeface, Typography6 Comments

Washington D.C. based designer Andy Babb has created Polygon, a typeface built on a strict grid of equilateral triangles. Lovely idea and execution. Designing a typeface on a triangle grid does create some interesting forms.

To go along with the typeface, Andy has designed a poster displaying Polygon in use. It’s screen printed with red and silver ink on pink 110lb paper. It’s gorgeous.

The International Office

Posted on May 27, 2009May 27, 2009 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism, posters3 Comments

Experimenta, one of my favorite studios, has changed their name to The International Office and has put up a bunch of new work that will just keep you drooling for hours. Damn these guys are good. I love how simple and typographic their work is.