Category Archives: design

July 27, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Twenty-nine: 365 Things for 365 Days

Artist Marta Sobon recently started a year-long blog chronicling “things” through line drawings. It’s become my daily diversion. Give it a look! images courtesy of marta sobon

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July 6, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Twenty-six: Carlo Brito

I can’t help it: it’s only July, but I’m already thinking about calendars for 2012. I blame Carlo Brito because once I stumbled across his brilliantly minimal wall calendar for 2011 (in May), it was all I could think about. (He assures me there will be a 2012 version, which is good to hear as [...]

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June 22, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Twenty-four: Stitch Design Co.

Charleston’s Stitch Design Co. is a constant source of inspiration. Their graphic design work is modern yet elegant, and their letterpress goods, produced through sister company Sideshow Press (with the help of third member, Sideshow’s presswoman, Virginia Gregg), are staples in my stationery arsenal. I’m glad that I get to visit Charleston frequently, as I [...]

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December 13, 2010 – 5:00 am

I Love Futura Book

If you love Futura as much as I do, you’ll want to give new book, I Love Futura, a look. Edited & designed by TwoPoints.net and published by Viction:ary, it’s available to purchase at Amazon. image from amazon.com

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November 22, 2010 – 5:00 am

Postage Stamps by Type Designers

Kat Ran Press has compiled quite the collection of postage stamps by type designers. You can get lost clicking through the online portfolio (designers include Eric Gill, Milton Glaser, and Erik Spiekermann) and there is biographical and typeface information to accompany each designer’s collection. Better yet, there’s more to come: while the collection is already quite [...]

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