Category Archives: News
Type Thursday 14: Holger Königsdörfer
When I was thinking of what to post this week, I realized that I hadn’t featured any of the work of Holger Königsdörfer—from whom many wonderful things have come. Without ever having met him it seems that we share similar sentiments (or at least aesthetics) regarding type design. Here follows a smattering of his designs. [...]
Swipe Saturday 11
Antonio Bernardo has some of the most stunning jewelry images (and jewelry). I dug these photographs out of my swipe folders after a frantic search of what I would post. I love the simplicity of the concept and the compositions are impeccable. I wish I knew the photographer. simple. elegant. captivating
Two months later…
The last couple months have been more busy than all the combined busy-ness of the last year. I get tired just thinking about it. But still I keep moving forward with anticipation for what’s coming next, always keeping myself as busy as I can handle. Hopefully this year will bring more consistent posts and some [...]
Type Thursday 12: Carter Sans
Matthew Carter has done it again—another instant classic shown in use for the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame Gala. The identity was designed by Joe Marianek, one of this year’s ADC Young Guns, under the direction of Pentagram New York partner, Michael Beirut. Using a new typeface, Carter Sans, designed by inductee Matthew Carter [...]
Type Thursdays 3
Designed by Beth Shirrell, a recent grad from Tyler School of Art, designed Kalakari as part of her MFA. It also won first place in the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design Competition. This ornamental display face takes inspiration from Hindi architecture and the art of henna. Kalakari translates from Hindi to English to mean ornamentation