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if there’s anybody out there that really just wants to buy something for live from bklyn, you can start with these fonts; pf handbook pro liza sign painter numbers
“the most striking result of this survey is that the respondents overwhelming reject free fonts.” i pulled this quote from a recent type survey preview i received in an email from gdusa magazine. it’s true, the vast majority of free fonts are chock full o’ wonky kerning, unpolished letterforms and are lacking certain essential characters. [...]
i found the work of matt lehman very inspiring this morning. even makes country music look cool.
below is the newly completed logo for an architecture/furniture and home decor fabrication shop in brooklyn. they wanted to convey the idea of collaboration producing great ideas. they also wanted to have a very distinctive image and word mark, so we custom designed the typeface as well. more work is being done for datf, and [...]
here are a couple of pieces i’ve been wanting to show for while but are unpublished as of right now anyway. you can go see ‘em nice and big and read about ‘em on flickr.
every once in a while one comes a cross a designer that makes one say, “oh NO! i’m gonna have to stay up late every night for the next month and a half to improve my design skills.” jessica hische is that designer. oh look, she also has a blog. super. it’s gonna be a [...]
last weekend i attended the wedding of melissa and brannon mcallister. as a gift for the guests, they had these fine, fine letterpress posters created by hatch show print.
i’m always a tad jealous of this guy and all of the awesome vintage design pieces that he possesses, but i’m getting a turn now. a couple of weeks ago, my grandmother, the indomitable marguerite dailey (evans) crafton (from whom my name comes), passed away after complications from hip surgery. she left a legacy of [...]
another beauty from jim hargreaves. jim is currently working as a graphic designer at barnhart communications in denver, co. writes jim about this invitation, “this project was done in the spring on behalf of studio pattern, also in denver. the invitation was for a VIP champagne party hosted by casenet at the bubble lounge, san [...]
my friend christin sends tidings of this (orange)beautiful calendar. sweet idea to have the perforations to be able to save the typography as an art print. check out the rest of orangebeautiful’s offerings while you’re on their etsy page. the holiday card is just magnificent.
good grief. will someone please tell this woman to slow down and let the rest of us catch up? i mean there’s ornament and typography, and then there’s marian bantjes. her penchant for fabulously detailed and intricate ornament is just ridiculous. i give you the design ignites change poster, v1. there’s a v2 on her [...]
joshua smith of hydro74 has created a brilliant poster for the smashing pumpkins. joshua nails the hand-lettering and ornament, going so far as to include the wave pattern within the type. stellar.