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A page from the graphic novel Watchmen. the hand-drawn letters were the basis for the Comic Sans font. Simon Garfield explores the peculiar history of typefaces in his new book, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, published by Gotham Books. in this first of five exclusives excerpts, Garfield looks at child-like lettering that led [...]

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From the Pfaff sewing machine and Marianne Brandt’s teapot designs to the Volkswagen Beetle and the Ampelmännchen streetlight figures – Germany is famous for design. It is perhaps surprising, then, that Germany has no national museum of design. A new campaign launched by the German Design Council aims to change that. “Regional design museums in [...]

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A man writes a note outside the Apple store in Hong Kong October 6, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Tyrone Siu SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) – Even before he died, Steve Jobs had secured his place in the pantheon of industrial design as one of its most influential figures of the last century. The Mac, the iPod and iPhone, born [...]

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Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 Starr Tincup has changed its name to the Starr Conspiracy and launched a new brand to mark changes in ownership and the evolution from a boutique to a midsize marketing agency. The new brand reflects changes in ownership that date back to the summer of 2010 when Bret [...]

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Imperfectionist The visual investigation exploring boundaries of reality and typography with idea and explanations that relate to perceptions and wabi-sabi. Aims + Objectives: The issue that I wish to explore through the MA course is based on a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete, which is a Japanese world view called “Wabi-Sabi”. it is [...]

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“‘Tartakish’ is not an official language in Israel, but nevertheless there are few Israelis today who do not speak it at some level or other. One doesn’t learn Tartakish at a language school. it seeps into the mind through posters, books, pins, stickers and advertisements.” thus human rights lawyer Michael Sfard describes artist, graphic designer [...]

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Visual communication is the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Primarily associated with two-dimensional images, it includes: art, signs, photography, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, color and electronic resources. Visual communication encompasses a great deal of areas. it covers disciplines such as computer animation, web design, and [...]

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Most business minded individuals lack the visual creative trait that is necessary to create and maintain an attractive online presence. In response to an article titled “Do graphic designers design for the web?” I must state a loud YES! As an experienced graphic artist myself I speak for all of us when I say: yes, [...]

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Fri 9 Sep 2011 Design / Scotland Last week, the former Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama rebranded to become the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, with a new marque created as part of the process. Glasgow design agency Stand took on the brand design brief following a four way pitch, as the client wished [...]

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