Consumers are getting smarter, and more picky. It’s about time that product design caught up. Here’s a simple and versatile solution for a device that’s in nearly every home in America. The toggle remote, by Carbon Design Group, elegantly satisfies four functions in one.
Type Thursday 21: Brushwood
Riccardo Sabatini has created a delightful set of letters and numbers flocked in flora. Here are a few of my faves.



brushwood glyphs
Swipe Saturday 21: Game of Thrones Sygaldry
I often feature things that I wish I would have thought of, and these sigils for the family houses in George R. R. Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones) fall within that category. The modern interpretation is fresh but still has the traditional ties to sygaldry.


futurehaus’ game of thrones sigils
Type Thursday 20: Nika Release
So here comes another self-promotion post. I’m pretty pleased with the results of my first publicly released typeface, a quirky display face for publications, branding and web: Nika. Right now she’s only available at MyFonts. Take a gander and buy a license—shameless, I know.


Nika
Swipe Saturday 20: Kate Thomas
Illustration and color have been on my mind recently and these from Kate Thomas’ Art of the Beat are gorgeous.






