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by armin
idsgn pays their respects to Doyald Young, who passed away this past Monday. Not just a wonderful letter artisan but a delightful gentleman as well. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
03.03.2011
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Brand New Classroom / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work.
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Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
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by doug bartow
Stop the Madness: another embarrassing design contest, this time via San Diego’s Craigslist. In a perfect world, I’d love to see a blue link in the top right corner on Craigslist to flag the posting as ‘spec work’—right next to ‘prohibited’ and ‘spam/overpost.’ One can dream…
03.03.2011
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by joe marianek
Heavy use of Cooper Black for Mr. Vit’s talk at RISD… designed by graduate students Dinah Fried and Andrew LeClair.
03.02.2011
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by armin
Nerds at Oslo School of Architecture and Design have found a way to visualize Wi-Fi signals. Shown: “A WiFi network from an 1890s apartment building spilling into the street.”
03.02.2011
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by doug bartow
Ready for SXSW? Here’s some great advice from the always amusing @BajillionHits.
03.02.2011
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by armin
Titled “Something Terrifying” this Batman inspired poster by Kyle Kargov is terrifyingly cool.
03.02.2011
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by armin
Filmed and directed by Richard Kegler of P22 Type Foundry, Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century, a 45-minute documentary on Jim Rimmer, is now available for purchase as a DVD.
03.01.2011
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by armin
Eight of the prettiest (and most philosophical) Venn diagrams you’ll ever see, by Gerren Lamson.
03.01.2011
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by armin
Case & Point, a new blog devoted to “custom type design and lettering created for a specific project or use.” Fantastic.
03.01.2011
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