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Hand Lettering Videos
Here’s a collection of superb live hand lettering examples I’ve collected. Well worth a watch if you love the skill and artistry of hand drawn type. Writing letters with a Custom Namiki Falcon Resin Fountain Pen. Master calligrapher Hassan Massoudy demonstrates some beautiful arabic lettering. Airbrushing scroll work demonstration. Short introduction to the art of […]
1920s Chicago Transit Posters
This fine collection of advertising posters was commissioned by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company in the 1920s. Beautifully illustrated, they were produced by some of Chicago’s greatest graphic designers working at that time. They are truly a joy to behold and there are several more on the Chicago L website. Further Reading Article on Design […]
Design Icons: David Gentleman
Today is the 83rd birthday of one of my design heroes. If you’re a designer reading this post, the chances are you already know about David Gentleman. If his name isn’t immediately familiar, it is very likely you will have come into contact with his masterful work at some time. Although known primarily as an […]
Red Nose Day Giver Gifs
I’m doing a sponsored Gifathon with the aim of raising a bit of money for Red Nose Day. Make a donation (of any amount) and you will be sent the above animated gif to put on your website or blog, telling everyone you are a Red Nose Giver. The ‘Your Logo’ banner will be replaced […]
New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual
In 1970 the New York City Transit Authority released this brand identity manual designed by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda of Unimark International. Pentagram recently tweeted that it was found in a locker under some old gym clothes, and that their employees Niko Skourtis, Jesse Reed, and Hamish Smyth have created an online archive: thestandardsmanual.com […]
TED 2013 Opening Video
A collaboration between animator Mac Premo and illustrator/author Oliver Jeffers has produced this brilliantly creative opening video for the TED2013 Conference.
Designer Jonathan Ive on Blue Peter
Jonathan Ive critiquing some aspiring young product designers on Blue Peter. It’s really great to see him engaging with and inspiring children in this way. It’s equally good to see a designer of Jonathan’s stature speaking in real and pragmatic terms that people can understand and relate to. A far cry from the incomprehensible nonsense […]
Kenzo: Electric Jungle
I enjoyed this promotional video for a new line of clothing entitled Resort by fashion brand Kenzo. Animal print is overused and often tacky, but I find the way illustrator Natalia Stuyk and director Mat Maitland use it here, both interesting and beautiful. The organic motion and acid colours are very engaging and a little reminiscent of […]
Old Type
I love the treatment of type on old carved and painted signs. There is something much more human about the way they communicate. The fact that the real hand of a craftsperson has carefully rendered them seems to give them a soul of their own. They add an element of surprise to the urban landscape, […]
Design Icons: Marion Deuchars
My children’s drawings surprise me all the time, they break the rules, they inspire, they make me laugh, they shock. I don’t want that to change for as long as possible – Marion Deuchars. To have a distinctive visual style in a vocation so saturated in trends as graphic design, is no mean feat. The […]