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Michel: Process
michel_proc_1 michel_proc_21 A behind the scenes look at our new handset font, Michel. The letters were created by a wild, untamed river of ink carried by water's movement across the page.
1 - Travis Stearns on April 13th, 2009
IDEA Magazine: New Releases & Sale!
04132009_blog Four brand new IDEA Magazines just arrived in stock with some of the best content we've seen. For sure one of the greatest graphic design magazines around, grab the newest issues 329, 330, 332 and 333 today!
0 - Michael Paul Young on April 11th, 2009
Ahmed Alsoudani
d0002457_4897b2d3c77cc "Seeking political asylum, Ahmed Alsoudani left Iraq for the United States in 1999. His paintings and drawings reflect the troubled contemporary history of his home country, yet they belong to a tradition of painting depicting war and atrocity."
0 - Travis Stearns on April 10th, 2009
Louis Kahn
Nice blog post on Louis Kahn and design by committee. “If you get direction from a committee”, Kahn once advised corporate leaders about design, “I am positive the product will be less, the expression will be less. If it can be in an individual, it will have such resources that a committee meeting many, many times would never have. ...
0 - Michael Cina on April 10th, 2009
Gunta Stolzl
picture-61I have always enjoyed seeing Gunta Stolzl's work, but never have seen more than ten or so of her works. Gunta's work often seems to be overshadowed by the male Bauhaus team of geniuses. It is hard to see why her work was not represented better after looking at this site. ...
0 - Michael Cina on April 10th, 2009
Agostina
PSST 3
I have been meaning to link this up for a week and figure I just gotta do it fast or I will never do it. Bran from Grow organizes this motion collaboration called PSST and it is amazing. You should check it out and you will be glad you did.
0 - Michael Cina on April 9th, 2009
Did you know…
promo_pack_500...that we strive to put one of these great screen printed cards in every order we ship? It's true! Order something and see for yourself.
1 - Travis Stearns on April 9th, 2009
Quick Grid in AI
picture-6Travis showed me this trick the other day on how to make a quick grid in AI. I always make my own grids but this is a great way to crank out something good and fast when you don't have the time to obsess.
First thing is to create your page margin that your ...
6 - Michael Cina on April 9th, 2009
Stacks by Pica Pica
7_20stacks Often we like the things we could/would find ourselves doing. For example, these stacked totems of colors and shapes by Pica Pica.
0 - Travis Stearns on April 9th, 2009
We have IDEAs!
p1468_00 As was twittered last week, we got in a few new IDEA Magazines and they are (per usual from IDEA) all amazing. Page by page of the kind of stuff you'll drool over, shake your head, and say "WOOOOOOOOOWW." I mean, Emil Ruder? Herb Lubalin? C'mon! Go pick them up.
0 - Travis Stearns on April 8th, 2009
Love Life 01
Vox
Design of Kenya Hara
Graphite 04
American Illustration 25
Vitra Sketchbook: Zaha Hadid
Hydrochlorica
Brush 25
DropBit Round
OverCross