Inspiration
Oh look! It’s Nevis.
Is there anything better than setting eyes on a new typeface that you haven’t seen before and that you just LOVE? Okay okay, I’m sure there’s plenty, but not THAT many. And one of them is finding a new typeface that not only sets off the WANT alarm bells, but to top it off is [...]
“Stay hungry, stay foolish” – Steve Jobs
This commencement address by Steve Jobs to the Stanford University students may date back to 2005, but it should definitely be watched by anyone who hasn’t already. It’s a heartfelt address on following your passions and making the most of your time on this planet, and useful in reminding us to keep trying and keep putting [...]
The End, by Hubbard and Birchler
Reading this month’s birthday edition of Icon magazine (which also features a nice article about the Haribo redesign by the uber-talented APEL), I came across a feature on the stunning photography of Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, two well-established artists who do a lot of photography and film work (their work is exhibited, among other places, [...]
Wood type love
Today my lovely friend Anna, who runs the homemade food blog Hungry Hollowaiians and knows how much I love my type, brought to my attention the brilliant initiative that is the Wood Type Revival website. A graphic design project based in Pittsburgh and run by designers Matt Braun and Matt Griffin, Wood Type Revival was born [...]
Dane Peterson
I came across Australian Dane Peterson‘s photography maybe two years ago, and his work has stayed with me since. His images are beautiful, simple and dreamy. A bit like being by the seaside feels like. He does a lot of surf photography, but his portraits and ‘lifestyle’ shots are stunning too. I could look at [...]
Face of the day…
Today’s page one stunner is this lovely mix of geometric Mexican and Art Deco styles, which I’ve been drooling over since YouWorkForThem released it two or three months ago. Designed by Bangkok-based Jackkrit Anantakul, it comes in three weights and plenty of opentype features like contextual alternates and ligatures. I can think of so many [...]
A paper record player by Kelli Anderson
I often come across design that makes me smile, that I love, and that inspires me to work harder. It’s part of the fun – finding things you love and wish you’d done yourself. But, well, this one literally rendered me speechless. It’s just SO. GOOD. It was brought to my attention by the uber-talented [...]
David Carson on design and discovery
To kickstart the inspiration section, one of the many brilliant talks on the TED website – legendary graphic designer David Carson, talking about design and discovery.
