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Apply is a free texture tool that allows you to customize any font you wish with an array of inky splatters and sprays. Copy your type layer and paste in place, then change the top layer to the Apply OpenType font to easily get the desired effect. Give this a try with any of our newest releases for some very interesting results. 

 

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Two new releases to try this out with:

 

We recently got contacted by a new site that is trying to connect talent with opportunities in a fair and community engaged environment. At first I was a little hesitant about doing this as I hate to see graphic designers exploited for some stupid prize or contest that you have to do hours of work for a client for free.

 

Society6 seems like a great site for monetary, promotion and other grants to be given to artists and designers. All you have to do is have a profile showing your work, nothing more. I think in the future as the site grows there could be some great things that happen at Society6. They asked us if it would be fine for them to start a ‘grant’ for illustrators to apply for a chance to be featured on our site and see where it goes from there. We accepted the offer.

 

The site still seems a little unclear at times, but think that will work itself out as it has only been online for a number of days. Anyway, check out the site and see if it looks like something you want to be a part of. If so, take advantage of the different opportunities posted so far. It is great to see people start projects like this to connect people for the improvement of our profession, not to exploit it.

A repost from Design Observer. Well worth a look. I think the non-anglo labels are the most interesting of the lot.
Ted Staunton’s 78 RPM Labels

 

I’m trying to get this posted before Matt walks in the door. He’s been coming into our office lately to work on some new fonts, because this office is a designated typographic zone. When Matt isn’t making fonts he’s filming, experimenting with photography, and racing over midwestern hills and across valleys in his VW. And you can see all of this unfold on his Flickr.

 

 

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Our buddy Mike Davis has some new keychains that he did with Kid Robot based on his alphabet poster. Each letter of the alphabet is designed to be a word starting with that letter.

 

They are having a release party at Robot Love (MPLS) on Thursday, May 21st. I would get there early as it should be packed.

The fine people at Wolff Olins have a new blog called Never Work. It is pretty wild how they have the navigation set up. I don’t think I like it but it is interesting non-the-less. I need to make an account. Will do when I have some time.

Some nice type in motion work from OneSize for the 2009 OFFF sponsor titles. I think they did a really good job and liked what they did with our full logo as well. Check em out and some of their other projects. 

 

You can see the video larger here.

 

This week we feature British designer, Chris Gray. I came across one of his shirts on Beautiful Decay and was pleasantly surprised by his other work. Let’s learn a little more about him.

 

Name: Chris Gray

 

Company: Toy / WSS

 

Website: http://www.thisistoy.com / http://www.weshallsee.co.uk

 

Short explanation of what you do / who you are:  I am a freelance designer working from my tiny shared studio in Manchester across print, film & web. I also run a small independent art business working alongside 9 other European illustrators.

 

Color: Black

 

Music: Chad VanGaalen (this week)

 

Book: Down and Out in London & Paris

 

Designer: Geoff McFetridge

 

Animal: Kingfisher

 

Website: http://www.as-found.net

 

Place: In the Sun

 

Shape: All of them

 

Artist: Salvidor Dali

 

Typeface: Trade Gothic LT No. 20 Bold Condensed

 

Movie: I’m watching ‘SYNECDOCHE’ tomorrow. So hopefully that.

 

Work: One of those jobs where you convince yourself that there is no idea to find, and you go through stages of believing you are complete failure as a designer. Then it hits you like an Iceberg and for those first few moments it makes you feel like a demi-god. It is surely the best feeling you can get.

 

 

Word: Rad!

 

Season: Summer

 

Magazine: Graphis 1958 - 1974

 

Guilty Pleasure: Riding kids bikes

 

Distraction: G, C, Em, D. I still suck at F

 

Love: My Girlfriend. She gives me more ideas then anyone I have ever met.

 

Hate: Mistaking Salt for Sugar

 

 

What are you working on right now? In 8 hours I start painting a new mural for my solo exhibition in which I took all the graffiti out of the venues toilet are turned it into some form of giant interlinking illustration.

 

What career would you switch to if you had to stop your current profession? Why? I went through a stage when I was younger whereby I wanted to be a pro BMX rider so I could cruise the streets in the sun all day doing flip-whips. Unfortunately I never quite got good enough.

Every so often you land on one of those sites that just knock you out of your chair. Everything is Terrible does just this and just like the the title hints, it is full of nothing but terribleness! Enjoy!