25 mind-blowing typography art projects
“Dream,” by Husbands Typography lovers, this song goes out to you. The music video for “Dream,” by Husbands, is fairly simplistic: the written lyrics flash against a black background in sync with the song. What makes it so engaging is the lovely diversity of typefaces and backgrounds used — they range from ornate script, to …
This is how you rock a magazine cover design
The magazine cover is a designer’s dream. There are enough constraints to give you structure — a set space of 8 by 11 inches or so; a few unifying traits that carry across issues — but beyond that it’s up to you to arrange text and touch up photos, working with some of the best …
Typefaces of the world: snapshots from the community
In our last Type Around Town post, we called upon the community to photograph awesome typeface implementations from their own neighborhoods. The point of this series is to appreciate the effect of good typography in the real world — in signs, ads, books, etc. — and not just on the web. Of course, artful typeface …
50 brilliant book publisher logos
Harvard University Press re-designed its old seal (left) for a sleek new look (right) The world of book publisher logos caught our attention a few months ago with the celebrated re-design of Harvard University Press’s logo, which went from a stodgy seal to a minimal grid built to last on paper and digital pages alike. …
30 unique yoga logos
For whatever reason, certain industries seem to receive the short end of the creative stick as far as logo designs are concerned. Yoga studios are one of them. How many times have you seen this minimal-effort formula: take a lotus flower, slap a stock-y looking, cross-legged female silhouette on it and call it a day. …
Why all designers need to understand color blindness
Given the question of how to deal with color blindness in graphic design, many people would be tempted to give a brusque answer: “Choose a different profession.” As any professional designer should understand, it’s not that simple. Even if you (a designer) are not colorblind, over 8% of your male clients are likely to be, …
This is what graphic design will look like in 2033
Are you ready for the future? The world of graphic design is a fascinating one, serving as both sponge and mirror to the broader world of technological and social change. Truly, the rate of change is enough to make one’s head spin. So much digital ink is spilled on the fads and trends du jour, …
Designers, show us typefaces from your town!
We’ve been having a blast journeying around the Bay Area, snapping photos of cool typeface implementations on signs, ads and anything else that catches our eye. Below, we have a new batch of awesome real-world type. But first, we want to invite YOU in on the action! To escalate this project to a world scale, we’re …
History of the grid, part 2
In “History of the grid, part 1,” we covered the Renaissance origins and 20th century development of the grid, exploring how 700-year old principles of proportional harmony continue to guide print design. By the end of this post, we’ll see them on the web, too. Now, let’s round out the subject with a look at …
History of the grid, part 1
Have you ever stopped to notice that we live in a grid? From the arrangement of pixels on the screen you’re looking at, to the organization of the urban cities in which the majority of the world dwells, this visual system of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines determines the form of more than you may …
