Taking a bit of inspiration from Nubby Twiglet’s recurring The Typofiles feature, this first post-Mad Men edition of Design Geek focuses on “found” typographic design. It also owes a bit to Nubby’s blog; I began receiving the Bloomingdale’s catalog shortly after ordering a wallet from their online store after first [...]
Design Geek Review: Mad Men
Design Geek Review: Mad Men
Three things that made me happy this Sunday: Helvetica poster! Artist’s maquette in Peggy’s office! Underwood typewriter ad framed above Allison’s desk!
just gorgeous type
just gorgeous type
I should really start a tumblog for this sort of thing. via a bit late.
current obsessions
current obsessions
gray and yellow—as neutrals, and especially in combination. Gray nail polish. web typography, escaping from the “safe.” the realization that my books are clutter, and with getting rid of several thousand of them. acquiring only things I truly love; getting rid of everything I don’t love. Declaring a War on [...]
process work
process work
I’m slightly obsessed with seeing work-in-progress. I was lucky enough this morning to stumble across a draft of a lasting brilliant piece of design work that transcends into art. Every designer need reminding that nothing comes from wholecloth, and that every iconic image is the work of actual human hands. [...]
impossible. cool.
impossible. cool.
I’m now learning the proper terms for things I knew by rote or instinct. I’m learning to appraise images in an entirely different way, or at least to articulate what I’m seeing differently.
a developing pet peeve
a developing pet peeve
I’m pretty sure I’ll never like (or have any desire to watch) any movie branded with the handwritten building-block font. By which I mean: Juno, Nick & Norah, Away We Go, etc. In terms of dull ubiquity, it’s the (wannabe)indie-(wannabe)cool version of Papyrus. It’s the typographical equivalent of the MPDG.
yes, I want this too, please
yes, I want this too, please
So, with this being a recession and all, I suppose imaginary shopping is the best way to go when it comes to luxury goods. In which case I’d shell out the big nonexistent bucks for one of these conjunctive lovelies: A deluxe carrying case for an ampersand, designed by Marc Johns.
Boston represent!
Boston represent!
I’m digging the typographic city neighborhood posters by Ork Posters!.
A little something on a Saturday
A little something on a Saturday
Terrifying because so many are true: 25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer. Numbers 4-7 had me laughing pretty hard. Eleven and twelve were uncanny. 16, 19, 23, 25….It’s a fabulous list!(via freelanceswitch)
