TYPOBLOGGER

websites

2012-02-10T14:26:00.009-05:00

Ed Nacional :: design / typography / illustration

http://ednacional.com/

Jon Contino :: alphastructaesthetitologist

http://joncontino.com/

The Designer's Guide To Packaging, Improving, Blogging...

http://design-survival.com/

Nick Draws :: The Illustration of Nick Illuzada

http://www.nickdraws.com

David Berlow :: Type Specimens

free download :: http://www.fontbureau.com/books/dbspecimens/

"story book" assignment deadlines:

2012-02-06T17:27:00.002-05:00

full comp of "story book" project printed for in class crit

and posted on your blog

including "story" text, imagery, typography, infographic, your font design

due next week, mon 13th, wed 15th

NO EXCEPTIONS:

following week, mon 20th, wed 22nd, complete comp due

small tweaks can be made until the 27th and 29th

FINAL, FINAL due mon 27th, wed 29th in both print and online forms

kuhnamatada empanada

2012-02-06T07:16:00.002-05:00

kuhnamatada empanada

Beautiful Web Type By Chad Mazzola

2012-01-31T11:59:00.003-05:00

A simple way to use / showcase free web fonts

Beautiful Web Type

Chad's Portfolio

beautiful animation by Julia Pott

2012-01-30T23:23:00.003-05:00

I would love to share Julia Pott's animations with everyone. I found her animation on Youtube a few years ago, and instantly fell in love with it. My First Crush is her graduation film at Kingston University in UK. Since then, she really developed her style. The second one is what she did at Royal College of Art in 2010. I think she has a natural talent for storytelling. Now she is based in Brooklyn. Definitely worth checking out her work.

http://www.juliapott.com/

Peter Grundy

2012-01-30T23:02:00.004-05:00

Peter Grundy is well known for his playful illustrations and infographics. based in UK.
for more Peter Grundy's works

grolier club

2012-01-19T23:00:00.002-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/arts/design/printing-for-kingdom-empire-republic-review.html?ref=arts

‘Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic’ - Review

www.nytimes.com

The exhibition “Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic” at the Grolier Club celebrates French-made typefaces that changed the look of books.

FOUND IT!!!

2012-01-19T12:04:00.002-05:00

look here:

Orbasquara

http://www.orbasquara.com/

poster for tomorrow

2012-01-17T06:02:00.002-05:00

We are thrilled to disclose the brief for the new edition of poster for tomorrow:
"Gender Equality Now!"
The condition of women has undergone undeniable improvements during the last century. But these improvements haven’t happened everywhere and even where they have been the strongest, well, they are far from being strong enough.
Gender inequality still lingers unchallenged: it’s one of those things that are hard to see precisely because they are right in front of our eyes.
That’s why we ask all of you to see beyond the status quo and imagine a different future.

As for the past, at closing of the call for entries, poster for tomorrow will entrust your artworks to a jury of renowned designers. The best 100 posters will be displayed in multiple locations worldwide opening 10 December, “A Day for Tomorrow”.
But there will soon be plenty of time to deal with the details and also with the novelties of this 2012 edition. Now is the time for the really important stuff. We need gender equality now, because more opportunities for women are more opportunities for us all.

Competition Calendar:
Call for entries open: 8 March 2012
Call for entries close: 10 July 2012
Online jury vote: 20 July - 10 September 2012
Live jury session, Paris: 5 October 2012
Worldwide exhibitions opening: 10 December 2012

Download the brief (PDF):
English
Español
Français
and more language to come ...

For more information:
www.posterfortomorrow.org

online mag printing course

2012-01-16T12:08:00.003-05:00

http://mcnallyjackson.com/event/triple-canopy-printing-internet

hand done type specimen

2012-01-15T19:09:00.002-05:00

thanks to haniya for finding. who did this??

http://fontstruct.com/

2012-01-03T03:40:00.005-05:00

http://fontstruct.com/
thanks lisi

http://ilovetypography.com/

2011-12-30T13:28:00.003-05:00

http://ilovetypography.com/

marico/maricar design duo

2011-12-30T13:02:00.003-05:00

http://maricormaricar.com/#tactiles-view.html?current_item=diamonds-on-the-soles-of-their-feet

free retro fonts

2011-12-29T20:24:00.003-05:00

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=934995676&gid=3621&type=member&item=81921258&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edemilked%2Ecom%2Ffree-retro-fonts%2F&urlhash=5GJO&goback=%2Egde_3621_member_81921258

get 'em now

another poster contest, this looks interesting

2011-12-21T19:33:00.003-05:00

http://somethingoutofsomething.tumblr.com/contest

Contestants are asked to post their submissions to the Tumblr or email them toEtgarKeret.DesignContest@fsgbooks.com. All submissions become the sole and exclusive property of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and may be posted online atwww.fsgbooks.com,www.bombsite.com, and/or www.pen.org. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends at 12:00pm EST on March 2, 2012. Participation open only to legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of date of entry. Void outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, go to http://somethingoutofsomething.tumblr.com/rules.

another great from lisi, please VOTE

2011-12-17T04:52:00.002-05:00

http://www.saysomethingposters.com/2011/12/18/we-can-control-ourselves-4/

Lost Type

2011-12-13T11:10:00.001-05:00

http://losttype.com/

invitational types

2011-12-07T20:22:00.002-05:00

Buttermilk, Memorium, BickhamScriptPro, Affair, and Penabico

fat and fancy types

2011-12-07T19:38:00.004-05:00

Buttermilk, Memoriam, PosterBodoni, Radio, BelloScript, Stilla, BookmanSwash, Mommie, Candice, and Lobster.

delicate serif types

2011-12-07T17:59:00.004-05:00

Caslon, Garamond Pro, Italian Garamond, Perpetua, and Requiem

blueprint mag (one of martha stewart mags, no longer in print)

2011-12-07T17:57:00.002-05:00

script is fling, numbers are falstaff

clipped round types

2011-12-07T17:42:00.003-05:00

Gridnik and Vectrex

Lisi Zhang (Serena)--GREAT!!

2011-12-05T18:50:00.002-05:00

http://serenalszhang.blogspot.com/

my brilliant type students submitted work to this:

2011-12-05T18:11:00.002-05:00

http://www.saysomethingposters.com/

joung hun patrick kim

hea eun han

adalis martinez

sophia erskine

grading for this semester

2011-12-02T22:44:00.002-05:00

ya'all. i've truly enjoyed this semester with all of you. i'm looking forward to next semester when we can work more closely, now that i know more about you. i anticipate being able to work with you on "assignments" that come from your hearts and hands, ie some self initiated projects along with some structured, "you gotta know this" assignments.

fyi--i'm grading from the blogs. please post all assignments, swipe, sketches, revisions, etc. the more i see, the better i'm able to evaluate your progress this semester. if you didn't do well with one assignment, at least get partial credit for swipe selection, concept, color palette, sketches, by POSTING YOUR BLOG. keep it organized and clear so that i understand what goes with what. and, if you have not already done so, pls allow commenting (i still cannot comment on some of your blogs) and DISABLE word verification.

five completed, great assignments are due along with your progress on all nine assignments.

thank you. xoxo. g.

assignment nine (final assignment for the semester)

2011-12-02T22:38:00.001-05:00

bold macho fonts

2011-11-30T16:22:00.001-05:00

thomas hooper tattoo artist

2011-11-29T17:36:00.002-05:00

http://meditationsinatrament.com/

assignment eight, due 11.28, 11.30

2011-11-25T13:43:00.002-05:00

traditional serif text/display fonts

2011-11-22T03:42:00.003-05:00

Fournier, Goudy Old Style, Jenson, and Bembo

slab serif fonts

2011-11-22T03:27:00.003-05:00

Archer, Lubalin Graph, Memphis, Museo, PMN Caecilia, and Rockwell

edgy serif fonts

2011-11-22T01:25:00.004-05:00

Farnham, Freight, Mrs Eaves, Hoefler, and Veljovic

november 28 assignment due:

2011-11-21T17:43:00.002-05:00

next week's assignment, for november 28, is TYPE IN MOTION

any format, 3 seconds or more

must move!!

have a great thanksgiving

futura and futura like font identification

2011-11-20T22:50:00.003-05:00

HOW TO CREATE A FONT

2011-11-17T15:33:00.000-05:00

I LOVE TYPOGTAPHY

2011-11-17T15:00:00.000-05:00

http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/22/so-you-want-to-create-a-font-part-1/

w mag

2011-11-14T17:29:00.002-05:00

cristiana couceiro

2011-11-14T17:24:00.001-05:00

http://www.cristianacouceiro.com/

non format

2011-11-14T17:20:00.001-05:00

http://www.non-format.com/

dana tanamachi type we like!

2011-11-14T17:17:00.001-05:00

http://www.danatanamachi.com/

http://traviswsimon.com/

2011-11-13T12:31:00.001-05:00

http://traviswsimon.com/

swipe for psa posters

2011-11-12T13:40:00.001-05:00

annie chan

bedirhan cinar

blanda eggenschwiller

hsbc bank

Mariya Campwala

assignment seven

2011-11-12T13:38:00.001-05:00

from giana

2011-11-11T23:58:00.001-05:00

Ryan Gosling on Typography!

http://typographerryangosling.tumblr.com/

if you want to do this instead of the psa posters....

2011-11-11T23:47:00.001-05:00

http://www.saysomethingposters.com/

it looks like fun. deadline is soon. read complete guidelines for entries.

like this swipe

2011-11-10T21:12:00.001-05:00

syllabus

2011-10-31T14:29:00.000-04:00

I'm Comic Sans, Asshole

2011-10-29T22:49:00.002-04:00

I'm Comic Sans, Asshole from joehollier on Vimeo.

This was a class assignment for Paul Sahre's Typography class at SVA.
Filmed & Edited by Joe Hollier
joehollier.com
5onthat.com

Si Scott

2011-10-29T22:43:00.003-04:00

to see more work, here

Steven Harrington

2011-10-29T22:19:00.003-04:00

to see more, here

Jon Contino

2011-10-29T22:11:00.003-04:00

to see more of his work, here

neo2 magazine free font download

2011-10-27T23:27:00.001-04:00

http://www.neo2.es/blog/category/typography/

if you use, pls credit neo2 and designer

have fun.

brand new bucket list great

2011-10-27T03:18:00.001-04:00

jacqueline tomlinson

bucket list greats

2011-10-27T03:06:00.000-04:00

jin suk kim

nick misani

Jessica hische event, Wednesday, November 9, 2011

2011-10-26T15:55:00.004-04:00

A to A Studio Solutions Upcoming Event
Our Monthly Free / No-Charge-to-Attend Event

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Jessica Hische

Cutting her teeth with New York's Louise Fili Ltd. and Philadelphia's Headcase Design before striking out on her own, Jessica Hische has compiled an impressive portfolio encompassing illustration, lettering, and commercial typefaces. Along with an enviable client list, she is recognized as one of today's most influential emerging voices in typographic design.

Jessica Hische is a letterer, illustrator, and self-described "avid internetter", best known for her personal projects Daily Drop Cap and the Should I Work for Free flowchart.

Just five years out of college, she currently serves on the TDC board of Directors and is one of the more accomplished young "designistrators" working today. Jessica and her work have since been featured in many publications, she has traveled the world speaking about lettering and illustration, and she has probably consumed enough coffee to power a small nation.

This event is co-sponsored by The Type Directors' Club

The Type Directors Club Annual Competitions are now on line: tdc.org/enter

Location:

A to A Studio Solutions, Ltd
Cove House
47 Euclid Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
T 203.388.9050
www.a2a.com

Schedule:
6:00 - 7:00 Cocktails and Homemade Culinary Delights
7:00 - 8:30 Jessica Hische Program
Q & A
8:30 - 9:00 Coffee, Tea and Dessert

This event is part of the A to A Studio Solutions Seminar Series.
Remember there is NO charge for this event.

Seating is extremely limited.
Make your reservation as soon as possible.
To reserve your seat, email: allanw@a2a.com

Future Events

TBD

A to A Studio Solutions, Ltd. is a full-service graphic production studio providing unique and innovative custom-color proofs, comps and prototypes for debit, gift, and credit cards; book covers, packaging and labeling; to corporations, the publishing, graphic design, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and gaming industries.

assignment five

2011-10-14T11:10:00.003-04:00

baron and baron

2011-10-10T17:22:00.000-04:00

http://www.baron-baron.com/flash/2/flash.html

2011-10-10T16:21:00.002-04:00

THe League of movebable typehttp://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/

inspiration sites/blogs

2011-10-03T01:00:00.002-04:00

http://inspirationlab.wordpress.com/
http://www.graphic-exchange.com/home.html
http://friendsoftype.com/
http://thisisnthappiness.com/
http://www.notcot.com/
http://dribbble.com/
http://kimag.tumblr.com/
http://thingstolookat.blogspot.com/
http://welcometohr.com/
http://jjjjound.com/
http://ffffound.com/
http://picocool.com/
http://weheartit.com/
http://enjoysthin.gs/
http://www.aisleone.net/
http://www.designiskinky.net/
http://lovelypackage.com/
http://www.thedieline.com/
http://www.booooooom.com/
http://www.typographicposters.com/
http://ohjoy.blogs.com/
http://thepostfamily.com/
http://www.designformankind.com/
http://www.manystuff.org/
http://www.itsnicethat.com/
http://wellmedicated.com/
http://thehouseofmilk.blogspot.com/
http://printpattern.blogspot.com/
http://www.notpaper.net/
http://www.fubiz.net/
http://faveup.com/
http://infosthetics.com/
http://www.coolhunting.com/
http://www.swiss-miss.com/
http://www.designsponge.com/
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/
http://www.formfiftyfive.com/
http://designyoutrust.com/
http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/
http://grainedit.com/

Bookcover archive

2011-10-03T00:30:00.008-04:00

If you are interested in book cover design, here is the awesome site you must check out.
http://bookcoverarchive.com/

Also, a great bookcover designer, Rodrigo Corral who also went to School of Visual Arts!
and here is an interview with him from last year. here

Inspiration for assignment 4

2011-10-02T22:49:00.008-04:00

The Society of Publication Designers
www.spd.org
You can check feature, speread/single pages under gallery which will give you ideas about assignment 4. pub43

Priest and Grace
http://priestandgrace.com/

Esquire

http://issuu.com/esquirenl

It's a preview of Esquire netherland I could find on web.

V magazine

http://issuu.com/vmagazine

You can look at v magazine's current and past issues here.

Try to go check Esquire, Wired, O Magazine, etc at Barnes and Noble!

Places to go look for inspiration for 4th assignment

2011-10-02T22:30:00.002-04:00

Priest and Grace
http://priestandgrace.com/

4th Assignment

2011-10-02T21:49:00.003-04:00

October Events

2011-10-01T21:19:00.000-04:00

select dates in october:

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses

information design

pricy, but you get all four books and a day with a legend

until october 16:

http://bmwguggenheimlab.org/

design thinking, experiments, art

free, some events require rsvp

until october 23:

http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/thinkexhibit/

interaction design, data visualization

free, but first come first served ticketing for immersive media portion

until november 7:

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2011/talktome/

communication, information, interaction design

curated by paola antonelli

Inspiration for assignment 1, 2, and 3:

2011-09-27T14:18:00.012-04:00

assignment 3

Andreina Carrillo

Sarah Macreading

Louis Rivera

Jinsook Bae

Jihye Kim

Ingvild Ostgard

Donghee Choo

Chris Rogers

assignment 1 and 2

Milena Gonzales

Louis Rivera

Liz Chan

Joshua Carpenter

Fanny Le Bras

Eric Ku

Blanda Eggenschwiller

Beatriz Torrecillas

April Sharp

Annie Chan

Assignment 3

2011-09-26T13:47:00.006-04:00

Assignment 2

2011-09-16T19:52:00.004-04:00

fontscape.com
typographytimeline.com
www.youworkforthem.com

A Lesson in Kerning

2011-09-15T21:23:00.015-04:00

I've been getting traffic recently from people looking for information on kerning. Seeing this made me remember when I had first started out and was trying to learn as much about design as quickly as possible. I searched for instructions on kerning and I found the results to be pretty disappointing. Even though now I feel like I have a pretty decent understanding of the concept, I've never heard kerning explained as well as Ed Benguiat explains it. The following explanation is derived from his lesson on kerning.

A Basic Definition

Kerning is the process of adjusting the space between pairs of letters.

Practical Application

If we were to take three lines of text: AMERICAN, AIRLINES, AROUND and just type it out in Helvetica bold it might look passable but our goal is to fix the spacing so that it doesn't look there are holes of white space in the words.

First decide how tightly spaced you want the words to be and then determine the space between the first two letters

Once you have the space between the first two letters established you can kern the rest of the text. This isn't a purely mathematical thing, it's visual. Each letter is unique and the amount of positive and negative space it has is different so you can't rely on using Illustrator to make sure the space is numerically even. The way you do this is by looking at three letters at a time and moving the third letter left or right until it looks like the middle letter is centered between the first and third.

Here are some examples of how the process might go:
This is a little too loose

This is too tight

This looks about right

Consistency Commandments:

Now that we've begun to space the letters there are some guidelines that will make it easier and faster so that you don't have to rethink each pair of letters.

The space between two straights will always be the same.
For example if you have already established the space between "IB" you will know what to do later in a heading if encounter a "NM"

The space between two rounds will always be the same
If you have already established the space between "OC" you will know what to do when you see "OG"

The space between a straight and a round will always be the same.
If you have already established the space between "MO" you will know what to do when you see "HC"

Here is what you might get for a final product if you started off with the "AM" combination above

Here is what it looked like typed out without any modification, just for comparison.

via chrisbeesley.blogspot.com
*Chris is a fellow graphic designer. He keeps this blog to share his ideas and thoughts on design. Thanks Chris.
**Ed Benguiat teaches Designing with Type course in SVA.

Assignment 1: Ten responses to ten different articles from The New York Times

2011-09-12T15:40:00.006-04:00

Don't forget to post your work on your blog AND bring your work printed to your class.

Typography Fall 2011 Syllabus

2011-09-12T15:27:00.009-04:00

Syllabus is same for Wednesday class. Course# for Wednesday 3pm class is GDD3611J. Yael Adar is a teaching assistant for Monday, and Youkyung Choi is for Wednesday. Students taking Wed's class contact Youkyung Choi, youkyungchoi@ymail.com.

Type Crimes

2011-09-02T21:41:00.003-04:00

Spend some time to check all three links out and learn by heart.
http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/4111/TopTenTypeCrimes.htm
http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/resources/crimes_scale.htm
http://www.dynamicgraphics.com/dgm/Article/28541/

Don't cry for me Ariapenciroman

2011-09-02T20:27:00.004-04:00

A review about Ariapenciroman by Danish typeface designer Christoph Windmueller.
full article and download link Here

SHOW AND TELL 2011: Juried Student Design Competition

2011-09-02T18:35:00.004-04:00

This represents the best editorial student work of the past year. All submissions were put in front of a jury of respected art directors: Roger Black, John Walker and Genevieve Williams.

Anna Betts (@anna_betts)
Cambridge School of Art, UK
Professor: Chris Draper

Zachary Gilyard (@ZachGilyard)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Professor: Alex Bitterman

Rachel Orr (@rachelanneorr)
Ohio University
Professor: Julie Elman

Clarissa San Pedro (@csanpedro)
Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London
Professor: Patrick Roberts

to take a closer look at their editorial work gallery1

Josh Clement
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Victoria, Australia
Professor: Niko Spelbrink

Ahreum Han
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Professor: Daniel Morgenthaler

Elissa Roberts (@elissaroberts)
Ohio University
Professor: Julie Elman

Jay Jiwon Yoon
Parsons, the New School for Design
Professor: Sandra Maxa

to take a closer look at more of their editorial work gallery2

Patrick Crowley (@pcrowl)
Iowa State University
Professor: Paula Curran

Minjung Lee (@mjlee1020)
School of Visual Arts
Professors: Carin Goldberg, Claudia de Almeida

Luke Shuman (@lukeshuman)
Taylor University
Professor: Ryan James

Lindsay Weitzman
Boston University
Professor: Kristen Coogan

to take a closer look at more of their editorial work gallery3

YGAwards

2011-08-23T06:57:00.005-04:00

Young Guns has officially put a call out for 2011 entries. Get your portfolios together!

Enter here.

Canada Type

2011-08-23T06:48:00.006-04:00

Font Shop has just added Canada Type to their roster and we take a look back at some of their biggest hits.

Memorium

Gala

Gibson

How To Bind A Book

2011-06-21T09:48:00.002-04:00

This blog entry comes from our companion site: Editorial Design. The wonderful TA Ayca has it loaded with useful and interesting tips and tricks. Here she presents how to bind a book.

Artist James Sheehan shows Martha Stewart how to bind a professional looking book.

They are making a book without the stitching, basically pasting papers together with double-sided adhesive and then hard covering it.
Watch the video, here.

Tools and Materials
Sheets of paper for binding into a book
Bone folder
StudioTac double-sided adhesive
Heavyweight papers for end pages
Pencil
Jade glue
Paint brush
Headband tape
Craft knife
Binder's board (acid-free)
Book canvas
Iron-on transfer paper (optional)

Binding a Book How-To
1. Collect all the sheets of paper you wish to bind into a book. Fold each sheet in half, with the image or text on the inside, using a bone folder.

2. Start with the folded sheet that you intend to have as your first and second pages. Place double-sided adhesive on the half of the folded paper that is the back of the second page. Burnish with the bone folder, remove protective backing and place the next folded page over it, lining up the folds and the edges; burnish to secure. Repeat to create the rest of the pages.

Note: If you are creating a blank book, or the pages are printed double-sided, you do not need to adhere the pages to each other. Arrange the folded pages in order and allow the loose pages to fall, folded-edge-down, onto a flat surface to make sure all pages are aligned at the spine. Then, continue with step 3.

3. Fold the two sheets of paper that you are using for the end pages in half. Use double sided adhesive to add these to the top and bottom of the stack of adhered sheets.

4. Place the stack of folded pages on edge of table, hanging off a quarter inch. Place several heavy books on top. Brush five coats of Jade glue onto the spine, allowing to dry for 10-15 minutes between coats.

5. Add headband tape to both ends of spine.

6. Trim the edge of the pages with a craft knife, if necessary. Place pages onto binder's board and trace around them. Add a quarter inch to the height of the tracing. Cut out two of these rectangles from the binder's board with a craft knife to make a front and back cover.

7. Cut a spine from the binder's board that is the same height as the two covers and a width that is equal to the thickness of the pages plus the two covers when placed together.

8. Place covers and spine on canvas, leaving a quarter-inch between the covers and the spine. Trace around each cover and the spine with a pencil, making a template for gluing everything down. Cut the canvas 1 inch around entire layout. Cut an ellipse out of each corner.

9. Brush glue onto one binder's board cover, being sure to cover the whole surface to avoid air bubbles. Glue the cover in place on the canvas. Flip the canvas over and burnish with a bone folder to remove air bubbles. Repeat for the second cover and spine.

10. Once the covers and spine are glued and burnished, brush a layer of glue along the extra inch of canvas on one of the sides. Fold canvas over to inside of cover and burnish to secure. Repeat for all sides, paying close attention to corners to be sure they are tucked in correctly. Once all sides are glued, do a final burnish all around with the bone folder.

11. Iron an image onto the front of the finished book, if desired.

12. Place book pages within the covers. Place a piece of scrap within the folded end pages on one side. Brush glue onto the back of the end page (the one that is facing up when all the pages are closed), being sure to cover the whole surface. Carefully close the cover onto the page with glue. Press down. Flip book over, open to the page you have glued, and burnish the page onto the cover. Repeat to attach the other end page to the other cover.

13. Place scrap paper within the front and back covers, and place several heavy books on top of the book. Let dry for an hour.

Resources
All tools and materials can be found at talasonline.com.

Bodoni Bedlam Pop-Up Book

2011-06-02T08:43:00.007-04:00

Holy Bodoni! The designer, Victoria Macey certainly knows her way around a type specimen book. She describes her pop-up book as:

An alphabet pop-up book, which displays the font, Bodoni, while telling a charming tale about a quest for the "Dees" that have been captured by the evil Dee Catcher.

Take a look at some of her work here: Victoria Macey

Louise Fili Tribute to New York

2011-05-26T09:13:00.003-04:00

For decades the School of Visual Arts in New York City has been famous for the unstinting excellence of its promotional efforts. The most visible of these works have been subway posters notable for their blend of memorable copywriting and arresting imagery. The latest example is an eye-catching simulation of the mosaics that are virtually synonymous with the subway and thus with the city itself.

The poster is the work of Louise Fili Ltd. Louise Fili not only designed it but also wrote its copy. The complex production of the poster was carried out by John Passafiume and Dana Tanamachi at Louise Fili Ltd. Anthony P. Rhodes was the creative director and Michael J. Walsh the art director.

Read more: Take the SVA Train: Louise Fili's Homage to New York's Subway Signage — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers

-VIA imprint

50 & 50

2011-02-03T14:06:00.003-05:00

The Fifty and fifty Project is an ongoing project started by dan cassaro, sva alumn.

Some really beautiful typographic solutions are being uncovered on this site.

ABOUT 50 AND 50

New Design Contest!

2011-01-21T23:22:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone.

Have a nice winter break?

Here are a fresh batch of design competitions to submit to:

1- ADC 90 AWARDS Deadline Extension Announced for Design Categories!

INTERACTIVE JAN 28, 2011
STUDENT JAN 28, 2011
ADVERTISING FEB 6, 2011
PLAYGROUND FEB 6, 2011
HYBRID FEB 6, 2011

STUDENT BRIEF MAR 18, 2011

About the Art Directors Club
The Art Directors Club is the premier organization for integrated media and the first international creative collective of its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, ADC is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to Connect, Provoke and Elevate world changing ideas. It focuses on the highest standards of excellence and integrity in visual communications for the industry, and encourages students and young professionals entering the field. ADC provides a forum for creatives in Advertising, Design, Interactive Media and Communications to explore the direction of these rapidly converging industries.

Not Yet A Member? Join Now.
Manage preferences here.

The Art Directors Club 106 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001 212.643.1440

CONNECT | PROVOKE | ELEVATE
ADCAWARDS.ORG

2- Submissions are now open
2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

The Adobe Design Achievement Awards recognize innovative students and faculty members who AMAZE the world. Finalists will receive Adobe software and a trip to Taipei, Taiwan, where they will be honored in an awards ceremony during the 2011 IDA Congress set for October, 24-26, 2011. Category winners also will receive a cash award of US$3,000.

Competition is FREE to enter and open to all students, faculty and staff of higher education institutions around the world. Participants may submit up to 2 times in 15 different categories and 3 faculty categories. All student categories except for Web Analytics and Mobile Analytics* will be judged throughout the competition year. Students are able to submit in three judging sessions and semifinalists will be selected during each judging session. Students are advised to submit their projects for every academic term from May 2010 through June 2011.

2011 Judging* Schedule:

November 30, 2010 — January 28, 2011 — Semifinalists announced in February 2011
January 28, 2011 — April 29, 2011 — Semifinalists announced in May 2011
April 29, 2011 — June 24, 2011 — Semifinalists announced in July 2011

Faculty and staff category submissions close on June 24, 2011. Semifinalists will be announced in July 2011

WWW.ADOBEAWARDS.COM

3 - CQ23: Int'l Call for Entries

Deadline: January 28, 2011
Just one week left to enter, all entries must be uploaded or postmarked no later than next Friday, January 28.
Select your best work done in the last six months. In graphic design. Illustration. Photography. Or fine arts.
Open to all professionals and students--separate categories but with the same stiff judging criteria.
Winners will be featured in our next issue as well as in our online gallery.
Getting into CQ means your work measures up to the best work being done today. Check out the major design firms, top illustrators and photographers who have been winners. And the top universities and art schools whose student's have been featured. You'll see why we're quickly becoming a leading art and design competition. Point your cursor here to enter.

Why enter Creative Quarterly?
More immediate notice. Our publication comes out quarterly so we're on top of who's doing the top work. Less expensive entry fees. A flat $10 per entry.

Eligibility
All art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and fine artists in all countries. Separate categories will be judged for professionals and students. Work must have been completed during the last six months.

Categories
Graphic Design—advertising design, books, branding, brochures, editorial, environmental, identity, packaging, posters and web.
Photography—both fine art and commercial.
Illustration—print and animation.
Fine Art—painting, drawing, printmaking, multi-media, pottery, sculpture.

Awards
See our current list of winners
If you’re a winner you’ll get great exposure in the next issue of Creative Quarterly due out in Summer 2011 distributed in the US, Canada, UK, Europe and parts of Asia. And your work will be featured in our onlinegallery. Runner-up entries will also be shown in our online gallery.

Deadline

CQ23 entries must be sent to us no later than January 28, 2011 Click here to enter.

MUST WATCH

2010-12-21T12:11:00.000-05:00

Deliciously shot and detailed short film that follows the start-to-finish process of creating custom paper-fold DVD cases and duplexed, embossed business cards by Visual Inclination.

via Quipsologies

Print Craft from Visual Inclination on Vimeo.

American Design Schools are Failing Their Students

2010-12-12T14:06:00.002-05:00

An interesting article on how American design schools are failing their students, and how students are failing at their internships.

Do you guys agree?

Are design schools failing their students?

A NOTE FROM GEN

2010-11-25T09:48:00.002-05:00

we've been asked to hang a show in the second floor showcases on the 29th of november, monday, the day we return from thanksgiving break.

it'll hang through break and be there when we return.

that's a great opportunity!!

we need 13 x 19" posters from each student on november 29th by 6pm in room 202.

names printed legibility on the back, pls.

if the piece doesn't fit in 13 x 19, that's fine.

closest size then.

Please email your TAs with your ideas

Stefan Sagmeister: "OVER TIME I GET USED TO EVERYTHING AND START TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED"

2010-11-16T12:28:00.001-05:00

Check out this video:
"Don't Take Creativity for Granted"

Feeling uninspired in your type choices?

2010-11-11T11:12:00.004-05:00

Three words... look around you!

There is no better place to see a diversity of typography and design than New York City (somewhat biased opinion)

NYC Type agrees with that notion as it catalogs typography around Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. See any familiar typefaces?

Packaging Design Sites

2010-11-05T17:18:00.002-04:00

DIELINE:

http://www.thedieline.com/

LOVELY PACKAGE:

http://lovelypackage.com/

MUCCA DESIGN:

http://www.muccadesign.com/

LOUISE FILI:

http://www.louisefili.com/

PACKAGING OF THE WORLD:

http://www.packagingoftheworld.com/

ILOVEDUST:

http://www.ilovedust.com/

App Design Process

2010-11-01T08:34:00.000-04:00

Discover> Define> Design> Develop> Deploy> Document.

Design and Development are interchangeable and should be revisited many times.

The Three most important to initial app development in this class are.

Discovery & Research:
-What are users' primary goals and how can they achieve them?

Define:
-Which information is of higher importance? How do I draw user' attention to them?
-How should I incorporate the user feedback?

Design:
-Prototyping offers a huge opportunity for increasing process efficiency?

For the next class you should prepare: A Discovery Document.

Which includes:

App Brief and Document:
- Introduction to App
- Project Goals
- Application Specifications

User Persona:
- Age, Home, Family Status, Work, Interests, Approach to the App, Wow Factor, & Apps he or she may already own.

Mood Board:
- This functions similar to the persona but is a visual representation of who the consumer is.
- Should be designed and incorporate photographic, illustrative and typographic elements.

WireFrame:
- Simple visual layout apps screens and functions.
- Can be very simple, line art and boxes really.

Further Development of the Discovery Document should entail:

- Paper prototypes, sketches with cut out buttons, photographed and used to refine layout possibilities.
- Style screens, one from each level of the app showing design and function details.
- Possible additional features for further updates of the app.
- Further develop wireframe and begin to skin the app based on your style frames.
- Decent style frames can easily be turned into a motion presentation for potential investor.

(Thanks, Bryan).

Assignment & Reminders for the Wednesday Class

2010-10-31T21:35:00.005-04:00

Assignment for next week:

1. Continue working on your app, providing a storyboard, as well as some context (your intended demographic, the purpose behind your app, etc).

2. Alternatively, you can also work on your packaging assignment, which is to produce original branding for three related products. For example, if you choose to re-brand a pasta product, you could also develop designs for sauces and wine, etc. You could also produce related materials, such as a lookbook, gift bags, wrapping paper, etc to accompany a particular product. An excellent example can be found in Liz Chan's work on LUXY.

Reminder: Please know that you will be graded by the work that has been posted to your blog. If you have not posted your work to your blog, it will NOT be graded. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Infographics

2010-10-18T11:41:00.003-04:00

Examples of Good Infographics:

Places to find infographics:

Wired magazine

Good magazine

New York Times

Flowing Data

rosanne chemeki

2010-10-13T16:38:00.000-04:00

Seconday Assignment for Monday Class

2010-10-02T14:04:00.002-04:00

First of all,bring your type books to completion and please remember we are going to cut down the number of typefaces used to just 3 or 4.

In addition, you must investigate the final typefaces you have chosen:

1. Name
2. Who created it
3. When
4. Where
5. Why
6. Characteristics
7. Design genre

All these things must be posted to your blog BEFORE class and printed out, you may be called on to present what you learned. Be prepared.

Any questions?

Email us.

-Nicole

Assignment for Wednesday Class

2010-10-01T16:17:00.004-04:00

First drafts of infographics are due next week. Choose either a topic of interest, or email infographics expert Nicole Rincon (nicolemrincon@gmail.com) for an assignment. Specifically, this means compiling research, surveying if necessary, and producing a pencil sketch of your intended format for next class. Please refer to the following links for inspiration, reference, etc:

http://feltron.com/
http://www.good.is/infographics

Please finish up your type specimens as well.

Double Dagger (by chris mills)

2010-10-01T10:34:00.002-04:00

The name sounds like a terrible action movie, punk band, or video game weapon choice.

But it also has a function

The dagger is usually used to indicate a footnote, in the same way an asterisk is. However, the dagger is only used for a second footnote when an asterisk is already used. A third footnote employs the double dagger.^[1]Additional footnotes are somewhat inconsistent and represented by a variety of symbols, e.g., parallels (||) and the pilcrow (¶), some of which were nonexistent in early modern typography. Partly because of this, superscriptnumerals have increasingly been used in modern literature in the place of these symbols, especially when several footnotes are required. Some texts use asterisks and daggers alongside superscripts, using the former for per-page footnotes and the latter for endnotes.

Type Crimes

2010-10-01T10:28:00.000-04:00

http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/4111/TopTenTypeCrimes.htm
http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/resources/crimes_scale.htm
http://www.dynamicgraphics.com/dgm/Article/28541/

David Carson Event

2010-09-29T16:41:00.005-04:00

Hugely influential designer David Carson speaks at FIT on Thurs, November 11 6:30 to 8:30. Highly recommended.

David Carson: http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158872660796870

Matthew Carter, type designer wins macarthur genius grant

2010-09-29T09:33:00.000-04:00

http://flavorwire.com/121088/macarthur-design-geniuses-a-history

Richard Beach Pass Book

2010-09-26T10:48:00.002-04:00

and more

2010-09-26T10:44:00.001-04:00

Richard Beach Pass Book

2010-09-26T10:36:00.004-04:00