Canadian photographer Hamish Grant found a treasure of mid-century posters and is now sharing.
“A contemporary grotesque ornamental typeface inspired by ‘The Unfinished Body’ – a quote taken from Mikhail Bakhtin. The alphabet compares our with medieval folk culture where life and death was the same thing and always happened simultaneously. Bakhtin argues that the grotesque ornament was the ultimate symbol for this where human, animal and plant form intertwined.”
The am i collective is a studio of diversely talented individuals each bringing to the table their own unique creative ability, be it design, illustration or fine art. Working in collaboration builds the collective as a group where original styles and techniques are introduced, implemented and encouraged in order to hone new skills and ensure diversity as a result.
Some amazing type animations via Flash over at Takashi Okada.
A reference for vinyl geeks and graphic artists. Ms Kavel Rafferty’s collection of company sleeves.
Holler.
‘YES is a commercial art studio, founded by Alice Cowling & Simon Earith in 2004. Our approach is ideas led and informed by the individual characteristics of each project. Recent commissions have allowed us to create collaborations in art, industry and craft. These projects represent music, art, publishing and broadcasting clients. Non-commissioned work by YES includes an ongoing series of limited edition screen-prints, available through this site.’ – YES
Over the past years my work has enabled me to create small worlds, to realize forms for all kinds of content and to express my observations, awareness and perception of life. Travels to Latin America, the United States, Asia and the Middle East have brought a diverse influence to my work. I solve any brief with the required media and appearance through my dedication and the highest standards I can possibly achieve, which encourages my motivation for the projects I undertake. I aspire to keep this passion. – Marion Mayr
Some amazing type work and exploration going on over at Chacundum.
Siggi Eggertsson has launched his new personal portfolio site.
“This work is from the original presentation to NEW YORK CITY, city hall, done spring 2006 by Wolff-Olins. The letterforms are big and bold, much like the city itself.”
Caught the Helvetica film tonight, good stuff overall I think. At first I was starting to think the movie was going to be a big stroke off to the font, but then was nice to see people like David Carson in the flick who opposed this ideology of only one supreme font. I myself have no attachments to the font, but do respect it and understand the old school ideas behind why it became popular. I don’t understand (nor care too) the new school passion for it though, today is a different time in my mind. Overall was a nice movie, had some nasty nerd moments that were a bit too much, but had many great moments that could be enjoyable for non-designers. Either way, id suggest most designers catch it to hear some great designers like Wim Crouwel and Matthew Carter drop some wisdom and history. On a side note, if anyone was at this Bangkok event, what the hell was up with that after the movie discussion. Was like watching a car wreck. Total garbage and nonsense!
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Michael & CO recently updated their site and bought themself the new domain name wearebuild.com
