Type in Use
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Typotheque has quite an extensive section of samples of their fonts in use. Below are a couple of examples of Fedra Sans....
Category: Design
Courtney • Design and Design
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“Every day since 1 January 2008, the home page of DesignAndDesign.com is entirely dedicated to two projects, one in graphic design and the other in ...
Color Happy 22
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The image below is from the Easy Graffiti Photoshop brush set sold through Media Slap....
Every Little Counts
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I’m loving the Winter Collection of typographic tees by Every Little Counts. Each one features hand-silk-screened lyrics from popular love songs...
Type Love 31: Cadena
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Cadena...
Fontcase
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I received an email last night announcing the release of Fontcase 1.0, a font management tool for the Mac that allows you to tag and control your font...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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A couple of fun shirts from Urban Outfitters… NEAL by Neal Sperling Twist Tee, $58 Nylon Tee by Federico Gutierrez Schott, $28...
Random Resources 01.20.09
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All about grids… The Grid System “The ultimate resource in grid systems.” Everything you ever wanted to know about grids can be found here. ...
danku
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I passed by this restaurant recently and was drawn in by the identity. danku, which means “thank you” in Dutch, is “an international...
01.20.09
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Today is the day! If you’re not lucky enough to be in DC for the festivities, you can take a look here for more information....
Menu Pages Redesign
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Last month when I attended The Dinner Party, one of the projects Matteo Bologna—of Mucca Design—presented was their redesign of Menu Pages. At the...
Celebrate
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Image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark Memorial in West Palm Beach, Florida is from wallyg’s photostream I hope all of you get to take a ...
Hoboken Pie
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I was instantly drawn to this identity system when I saw the website on Typophile the other day. Designed by the Decoder Ring Design Concern (also a g...
I Wish I Lived in Mpls
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Because Studio on Fire is having a BBQ! More info here....
Type Love 30: Quantico
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Quantico is a display face designed by Mad Type, and is available for purchase at You Work for Them and My Fonts....
Ampersand
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I love this desktop wallpaper by Margot of Pitch Design Union. Great color scheme....
T-shirt Wednesdays
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A couple tees from Design By Humans that I’m currently liking… Syntax, $20 The Hat I Found, $25...
Amazing, As Usual
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Nicholas Feltron has released his 2008 annual report. Take some time to look through all the infographic goodness, and pick up the print version right...
Gig Posters Volume 1
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In an exciting announcement, the music lover’s go-to resource for concert posters—Gig Posters—has recently announced the launch of their fir...
Just My Type
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More vector type, this time from Formconspiracy. Just My Type features seven free fonts, including the ones below....
FWIS Type
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“type.fwis.com is a playground for typographic experiments by Fwis (and friends).” The goal of the site is to release one new (and free) t...
The Book Cover Archive
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Be prepared to waste a ton of time on this site. The Book Cover Archive features over 800 examples of excellence and creativity in book design. And on...
My Fonts Gets a Makeover
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The beta version of the new (and long overdue) My Fonts site has been up for a little while. But I just got an email yesterday about the design of the...
Kyle Vanhorn
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These are the awesome business cards of letterpress printer, Kyle Vanhorn. Take a look at the rest of his printing work here, or pick up some paper go...
Type Love 29: Hannah
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This new playful and laid-back font from You Work for Them was designed by Travis Stearns and includes three different versions with varying widths. D...
In Search of Subtitles
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Speaking of Slumdog Millionaire, one thing that really struck me is the way they dealt with the subtitles. They were treated in a way I’ve never...
Live Now
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Live Now is a typographic gallery of quotes and phrases related to living meaningful lives. Created by Eric Smith of I Draw All Day, Live Now came to ...
Ampersanderson
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I love this poster by Matthew Anderson for Chek (designed at Hyperakt). You can see the rest of the identity system right here....
Life is Beautiful
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I finally got around to seeing Slumdog Millionaire the other night (which was completely amazing by the way, best movie I’ve seen in a long time...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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“Destee-Nation Shirt Co. collects authentic t-shirts from cultural icons and independent businesses along the West Coast and Hawaii.” Clic...
Wattis
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A fun identity system by Stripe for Wattis Institute for the Arts. You can see more photos, as well as the rest of their portfolio, right here....
Random Resources 01.06.09
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A few random resources for this week: Freckle A new source for online time tracking. I have no personal experience with how well it works, but they do...
Foiled
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These exquisite business cards were designed by New-York based agency, Nothing:Something. All of their work is gorgeous, but I’m loving the foil...
Ben Gibson
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I’m loving these book covers by Brooklyn-based designer and illustrator, Ben Gibson....
Serena and Lily
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I’ve mentioned great design for children’s products before (here and here), but I have yet to mention Serena and Lily, a perfect example. ...
Juan Camilo
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Juan Camilo makes these really impressive typographic sculptures. You can see a couple of them below: “Flavor” constructed out of cigarett...
Studio on Fire 2009
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The 2009 edition of Studio On Fire’s annual letterpress calendar is now available. This year’s theme, the Hair & Fur edition, features...
Leftloft
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Leftloft is an Italian design firm with quite a range of work in their portfolio, from type design to environments. One project I was particularly dra...
Chocolate Research Facility
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This project for Chocolate Research Facility by Asylum, a design firm out of Sngapore, is amazing. I wish I had future plans to travel there so that I...
Type Love 28: Atlantik
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Atlantik is a typeface that is made up of 213 individual wave ornaments to be used in 6 sets, providing endless design possibilities. Released by Foun...
Hey Studio
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For some reason I’m on a poster kick this week. Love this series by Tilman Solé. Also take a look at his blog here....
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Here’s a new shirt from Threadless Select, designed by Mike Perry and Jim Stoten in conjunction with the latest isse of Faesthetic. Love the col...
vena2
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I love this project designed by Vena2 for Alejandra Quesada, especially seeing how the patterns translate into the clothing. via Pop-Pervert...
Logan Wines
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War Design, out of Australia, has done some great work for Logan Wines. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here. via Lovely Package...
typo/graphic Posters
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An amazing resource for all you typophiles out there, this growing database of typographic poster designs is chock full of inspiration from both estab...
Type: Best of 2008
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Lately I’ve seen several round-ups of the best typefaces of 2008, so I figured I’d get them all in one place, along with my picks. Here ar...
Loveleft
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The portfolio of Italian designer Stefano Joker Lionetti, aka LoveLeft, is full of great stuff. But I’m really loving this typographic poster se...
FF3300
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FF3300 is a design publication written partially in Italian and partially in English. The design is beautiful and features a yet-to-be-released typefa...
365: AIGA Year in Design 29
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I’m really excited to get my hands on this year’s AIGA Design Annual, 365: AIGA Year in Design 29, designed by Paula Scher and her team at...
Cardon Design
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Some great type treatments from the portfolio of Queens-based Cardon Design. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font L...
Color Happy 18
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Broken Social Scene poster by Doublenaut. More right here....
12.25.08
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Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate the holiday! And to those of you who don’t, hopefully you’re at least getting a vacation day o...
No Days Off Christmas Cards
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I meant to post these a long time ago…Clever idea for holiday cards based on the 12 Days of Christmas, by No Days Off. Check out their portfolio...
Numbers
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A fun and educational holiday project from Pentagram. In their words: Each year Pentagram issues a small holiday book as a greeting to its friends, cl...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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There are tons of great shirts available for men, women and children at Heavy Tees (which I’ve mentioned briefly before), but I’ve decided...
Lorenzo Petrantoni
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The current issue of Newsweek features a really cool illustration by Lorenzo Petrantoni, a new-to-me illustrator from Italy. You can check out the res...
What a Fun Project
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Assignments like this are what make me want to go back to school. “What would the New York Magazine cover look like after either Obama or McCain win...
Saltwater
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I am usually not a fan of continuously animating logos, but this one does it so beautifully and subtly. Take a look....
The Red Sox Get a Facelift
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As a life-long Red Sox fan I’ve been particularly interested in the rebranding the Red Sox have unveiled in the last week or so. Rather than giv...
Tiny Showcase & Jez Burrows & Evening Tweed
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It all started with this week’s Tiny Showcase print, “Celestial Feats”, designed by Jez Burrows, which I unfortunately missed out on...