Blog: Graphic design

1 May 2012

Type Tuesday: Text, pixel, pen and fen

Type Tuesday: Text, pixel, pen and fen

alex cameron

Tankard’s new type family Fenland questions the ‘calligraphic metaphor’
The launch party for Jeremy Tankard’s new type family Fenland, at London’s Kemistry Gallery, was packed…

24 April 2012

Signature typeface

Signature typeface

the type department

Gill Sans test proofs and original drawings from the Monotype archive
Here are some more examples of Eric Gill’s sketches for the Gill Sans family, courtesy of…

23 April 2012

Type Tuesday. Look this way

Type Tuesday. Look this way

the type department, type tuesday

‘Beauty in the making’ mixes paper, printing and a famous typeface
‘Beauty in the Making’ is a five-day show (ending Friday 27 April 2012), held in a…

22 April 2012

Noted #35

Noted #35

noted

Tattoos in Berlin, swimming posters, Japanese layout & the Caseroom Press
Here are a few links to articles, sites and forthcoming shows that caught our attention…

15 April 2012

Gumballs in Philadelphia

Gumballs in Philadelphia

joan k. smith

Joan K. Smith reviews The Happy Show’s mix of art, design and science
So I didn’t eat one of the chocolates, or chew one of the happiness-rated yellow…

13 April 2012

Noted #34

Noted #34

noted

Visualising city density, a magazine about Web design and magpie minds
Links and things … The world’s population, concentrated. ‘Viddy well’ – John Coulthart goes ‘Back in…

11 April 2012

From sideline to centre stage

From sideline to centre stage

john d. berry

TYPO San Francisco shows the way digressions can become the main event
The level of talks at TYPO San Francisco was uniformly high, writes John D. Berry (also…

11 April 2012

A tasty spread

A tasty spread

the events department

Looking ahead to the Facing Pages festival of indie magazines in Arnhem.
Next week, the ‘Facing Pages’ festival in Arnhem provides an opportunity to take part in…

9 April 2012

Playing with the logo

Playing with the logo

the events department, the identity department, type tuesday

How Ken Garland + Associates had graphic fun with the Galt Toys identity
The current Kemistry Galley exhibition of Ken Garland’s designs for Galt Toys is full of…

9 April 2012

Show me the money

Show me the money

Manchester Design Symposium 2012 examines the economic value of design
The 2012 Manchester Design Symposium brought together leading thinkers and practitioners to address the theme of…
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