From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Dreams of Flying

April 18, 2009

Capturing the Innocence of Childhood and the Magic of Flight Award winning German photographer Jan Von Holleben’s “Dreams of Flying” collection draws inspiration from classic children’s books and modern superheroes to create beautiful visual representations of childhood. Recruiting “kids from the neighborhood”, laying them down in makeshift scenes, and shooting them from above, these photos [...]

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John Boardley Brings Typography to the People.

April 15, 2009

“Think of it as FFFFound for all things type, typography, lettering, & signage” I really can’t say enough about John and his brilliant work on ILoveTypography.com. His insightful posts educate, entertain and enlighten those of us (and there are a lot) that visit his site with any regularity. When he was interviewed a few weeks [...]

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Goodbye, Google… Hello, Twitter!

April 13, 2009

Douglas Bowman Sheds Some Light On Why It Was Time To Move On. When Google’s Visual Design Lead decided to leave his post last month, he wrote a fascinating and detailed explanation on his site StopDesign.com, citing specific instances that will strike a familiar chord for any designer who has been made to engage in [...]

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One Man’s Plea For Constructive Peer Critique

April 12, 2009

Khoi Vinh Asks “Are We Being Honest With One Another?” This article showed up on Khoi Vinh’s Subtraction.com Thursday night and has made it’s way around relatively quickly, and for good reason. Like any truly relevant topic, I have to think that there are designers who will come down on both (if there are only [...]

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Grain Edit’s List of Essential Folks To Follow

April 12, 2009

There Are a Lot of Beautiful Minds Out There… Are You Listening In? Dave Cuzner’s Oakland based GrainEdit.com is truly a treat for the eyes. Focusing primarily on design from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s as well as contemporary work that embodies the spirit of that time, GE never fails to offer up posts and [...]

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the Periodic Table of Typefaces

April 11, 2009

Cam Wilde’s Labor of Love Finds A Happy Home In the Design Community. I’ve seen this great image popping up around the old interslice as of late, and thought I’d put it up for those few of you that it may have missed. Originally posted, and the piece’s logic explained on Cam’s Behance Network page, [...]

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New Math = Real Math – Hate

April 10, 2009

Craig Damrauer’s New Math Elevates Arithmetic To Art. Since 2007, designer Craig Damrauer has been distilling the complexities of life down to simple addition and subtraction. From love to layoffs, these brilliant posts are “baked fresh every Monday” and can be viewed on his site MoreNewMath or subscribed to via RSS. The clean, condensed type, set [...]

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