Blog: Graphic design

22 July 2011

Noted #3

Noted #3

noted

Web typography, happiness, printmaking … and saving the world
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Web Typography…

21 July 2011

Measure for measure

Measure for measure

alexander ecob

A closer look at some neglected rules for typographic design.
When we opened Taschen’s new English edition of Letter Fountain to photograph it for Ben…

20 July 2011

Historical digital #1

Historical digital #1

historical digital

Digital craft. A new wave reasserts the primacy of skills and knowhow
In ‘Magic box’ (Eye 70), David Crow argues: ‘In a world where ideas are the…

18 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Gothic horror: the Nazi party’s obsession with cultural dominance
During their period of rule over Germany (1933-45), the Nazis politicised art and nationalised aesthetics…

15 July 2011

Noted #2

Noted #2

noted

Webfonts, family snaps, stained glass, data and design’s missing women
Here are a few links to sites, articles and exhibitions that piqued our interest this…

13 July 2011

Magic library

Magic library

maureen chowdhury

J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore site aims to put reading (and readers) at its heart
7000 people bustled through the streets of Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square for the final…

12 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Deep in the archives: Caslon’s Italian, ca. 1821. Specimen & punches.
The early nineteenth century was a remarkable time in typefounding. New innovations appeared with great…

9 July 2011

Noted #1

Noted #1

noted

A new type blog, AGI Open, McJunk, branding as pattern & Wim on video
Here are a few links to sites, articles and videos that piqued our interest this…

8 July 2011

Swedish snaps

Swedish snaps

alexander ecob

Revamped Form magazine champions regional design and Nordic typefaces
The new magazine formed by the merger of Form and Forum (a Swedish design magazine…

7 July 2011

On the make

On the make

Design (Inquiry) in the time of low budgets and tight deadlines
‘Make do’ may sound like a somewhat muted call to action for designers, but as…
 
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