The Futura Tenenbaums
Mark Simonson has a great write up about the use of fonts in various movies (search “Son of Typecasting“), including The Royal Tenenbaums. The film uses primarily Futura, which Wes Anderson uses in all of his films, for everything from the titles to the credits. Simonson also points out the use of Helevetica in the...
Know Your Type : idsgn, a design blog
idsgn is an awesome new blog that I found today, linked over at Brand New, and so far, so awesome! They have been running some great articles called “Know Your Type” about the origins and uses of some pretty awesome typefaces. This month, it’s Futura. The article is informative, very thuro and a fun read. ...
(Pizza) The Hut
I’m not really one, at least on a professional or even sort of knowledgeable kind of way, to discuss branding or branding changes. We have great people like Brand New to do that–duh! But I’m just going to have to comment about this: Coke is to Coca-Cola as The Hut is to Pizza Hut. Uhhhhhhh….no. ...
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There goes your afternoon : Paul-Rand.com
Paul Rand, who is probably my most favorite modern designer (well, apart from the Eames), left a legacy of work, theory, and methology that matches no other. He gracefully and bravely changed the way we think about idenity and design, advertising and convention. Basically, he’s the boss. He’s the Charles in Charge. (what?!) Paul-Rand.com is...
Alphabet Bags : Ampersand Tote
These totes are awesome! Alphabet Bags is the home to a ton of really cool, well, totes featuring the letters of the alphabet in this really sweet, classic Diodoni. They are based out of the UK, and are made by the same people who were originally responsible for the Keep Calm poster craze (Well, the...
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Illustration Thursday:
6 Vintage Illustration Sets on Flickr
I ran out of time putting this together yesterday, so here’s this week’s Illustration Thursday: Vintage Illustrations, especially that from the 1950s-early 1970s, are some of my favorite things. The style, the use of line work, the color, printing process-it’s just all awesome. Anyways, I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite vintage...
Co-Op Stamp : Belgium 1970
This is a great find from over at GrainEdit: a postage stamp promoting ‘international coopertaive alliance” from Belgium. Three cheers, this is awesome. I love the repetitive style and the orange used. And I’m pretty sure that typeface in the orange field is a straight rip-off of the ABC logo designed by Paul Rand in...
Web Wednesday: Markit.net
Something I totally wish I had while I was still in college: MarkIt is a ‘Web 2.0′ application that allows you to bookmark stuff by highlighting right on the page. This is such a good idea and a good start to these kinds of web applications. Cheers! Found via SwissMiss
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Skinny Ships, Things I Like
I’m going to have to agree with Richard Perez here, the man behind Skinny Ships, and say that these are Things I Like too. This great self-promo poster was a series of hand-screened 5 color posters and were for awhile sold over on Etsy. (I hope they will be again soon, Rich… hook me up!). ...
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UPPERCASE Magazine
The lovely people up at the UPPERCASE Gallery in Calgary, O’Canada have put together and released their very first magazine, and it looks just awesome. It’s a quarterly issue magazine filled with awesome reading and design inspiration. Oh, how I wished I lived in Canada…. You can subscribe online, with the price a little deep...
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Poster Cabaret
Poster Cabaret wheels and deals awesome show posters screened and printed by some of today’s coolest artists and designers. With a steep collection of everyone from Billy Idol to The Decemberists, the prices range from cheap to deep, with a huge selection of bands and styles. They also sell art prints that are non-band related....