[Ted Bertz] After recently finishing a personal project, a book commemorating posters completed from 1987 to 2008 for an agricultural fair held each year in Durham, Conn. — Fair Play: Twenty-three years of Durham Fair Posters — Ted Bertz, founder of Bertz Design Group, reflects on the evolution of the graphic design industry over the same period.
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Today constructing tomorrow: Jeremy Mende in Rome100 Years from Now was the title of an ambitious communication project by the designer Jeremy Mende while a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. Combining street art — paper posters on kiosks throughout the city — and a digital platform, the project explored disruptive typography as a means of creating powerful experiences and meaningful discussion in an age of anxiety. Here are some of Mende’s thoughts on the tensions the project targeted. Furthermore >
Business Card Collection 7.0: Black to basics[Nancy Wu] I design logomarks for a variety of clients, both big and small. Usually I start with hand-drawn sketches, and I often think of how a logo will look in black only. Even if modern technologies of the interweb (ha!), mobile and tablet apps, and digital printing provide an unlimited color range, there is something wonderful about black. It’s serious. Modern. Mysterious. Classic. Sophisticated. Bold. And beautiful. Furthermore >
Tracing the contours of a life in design[Tom Biederbeck] Tom Morin’s Threads of Influence: The Visual History of a Life in Graphic Design is unique among books about design … maybe among all books by visual artists. Morin — a highly regarded designer of identities, annual reports, books and more — has created a record of his life and work that is equal parts memoir, monograph, family chronicle, essay collection and a history of design in the last decades of the 20th century. I spoke with the author about his creative journey and the threads of influence that brought him to today. Furthermore >
Kickstart your heart for Love on the Run[Alyson Kuhn] For the last four years, Porridge Papers in Lincoln, Neb., has hosted an event right before Valentine’s Day called Love on the Run. You get to type — on a vintage typewriter — a love note to someone in Lincoln, and then a volunteer will deliver your beautifully packaged note on Valentine’s Day. Now, Porridge Papers founder Christopher James has a Kickstarter campaign going to produce a Love on the Run how-to manual, so studios, stationers and print shops across the country can hop on. Furthermore >
We wood love to send or receive these on Valentine’s Day[Alyson Kuhn] February 14 is a big day for hearts, flowers, chocolate … and mail. Big Card Companies love Valentine’s Day, and so do many of our Felt & Wire shopkeepers. Feast your eyes on these untraditional offerings that touch our heart, tickle our funny bone, and give us amorous “ideas.” Furthermore >
Before heading to National Stationery Show this year, learn from stationery design pros[Sami Jensen] Yesterday we introduced you to the founder of Tradeshow Bootcamp, a web-gone-live workshop series initially designed to help emerging stationers make the best out of exhibiting at large industry tradeshows. Today, four bootcamp alumni share what they learned from the workshops and their experiences as first-time exhibitors at National Stationery Show 2011. Furthermore > |
How many ways can you say “I love you?” If you want to say it simply and beautifully, check out what the curators at Felt & Wire Shop have found this week. Read past the jump for a special offer. Furthermore >
01.27.12
Mike Davidson has had it with e-mail overload, with spending more time decyphering those lengthy, confusing e-mails than it takes the senders to write them. And he’s not taking it anymore. Mike has instituted a five-sentence policy that he “explains” to the recipients of his e-mails via his signature, which reads, “Q: Why is this e-mail five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es.” What do you think — is Mike onto something? [KR]
01.26.12
In the constant struggle to find a better way to organize my office supplies, I discovered a wonderful solution by Swedish design studio Kontor Kontur: color-blocking. Furthermore >
01.25.12
New England based graphic artist and illustrator Christopher David Ryan goes by many names. While his personal style is bold, clear, and colorful, his one-man studio Atmostheory is characterized by more experimental and progressive work. (You may remember Atmostheory‘s piece from kate spade new york’s fall artist prints.) Happily, much of his work is now under one virtual roof and available for sale at My Little Underground. [SJ]
01.24.12
Show your honey-sweetie-lover-friend what’s in your heart by making something for them with your hands. The curators at Felt & Wire Shop have created a collection of supplies to help you DIY some love, from beautiful paper and envelopes to unique calligraphic stamps. Nothing says “I love you” like a hand-made gift! [MD]
01.23.12
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