October 2010
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Following yesterday’s Hische-centered inspirationfest, and needing a good birthday card for Carlie’s little sister who is turning 13, I decided to go out and buy some blank cards and envelopes and get creative. It was nice to sit down and just make something. It was fun, new, and fulfilling, and super relaxing to just create something that’s not going to take weeks to see...
Jessica Hische
I came across Ms. Hische’s work via this weeks Layer Tennis match, which she competed in. Her handmade type work is so unbelievably inspirational and jaw-droppingly beautiful. It made me remember how much I love type (as if I really needed a reminder) and really got me wanting to experiment with handmade type.
Cole Rise
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AP Photo/Horst Faas
“Don’t be afraid to try new things. It’s better to do something new...”
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I’ve had my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project for about a week now, and I have yet to fill a single page. I’m finding myself in a place that is just way too familiar for me: inhibited by my own need to be consistent and organized. I want to make this thing amazing and awesome, but I have a hard time letting it just happen. I can’t just make something without having a driving...
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A great, however basic, tutorial on going from sketch to vector. Here.
I heart Stumble
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So you need a typeface?
Hero Posters
schristie:
“Batman vs. Penguin” & “Spiderman vs. Green Goblin” poster prints, by Simon C Page, a British illustrator and graphic designer.
The prints are from his “Hero and Villain” series.
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Just wanted to post the final version of the Millie poster. Spent a large chunk of Saturday posting these downtown for the theatre department work day. Since the first version I posted for feedback a couple of weeks back, I had to change some type issues, mainly with the author names. The production contract is extremely specific about what it must say, how it must look and what size it has to...
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Stumbled upon these today. Some great quotes on creativity plus nice design, with a refreshingly good use of Impact. Click it.
Forza
I wish I was rich. I would buy typefaces. Oh, and iPhones for everyone.
In my mind, H&FJ are the Apple of the world of typography. They just know how to do it right, from the faces themselves, to the powerful descriptors and inspiring color schemes used on their site.