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Category Archives: graphic design
The Essential Cartography of the United States of America
According to independent cartographers I spoke with, the big mapmaking corporations of the world employ type-positioning software, placing their map labels (names of cities, rivers, etc.) according to an algorithm. For example, preferred placement for city labels is generally to … Continue reading
10 trashy ideas about the environment from the Guerrilla Girls’ Compleat 1985–2008
Posted in art, design, ecology, graphic design, politics, self publishing
Tagged Guerilla Girls
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Stamps
Posted in craft, graphic design, printing
Tagged Casey Rubber Stamps, geologic map patterns, Memphis, patterns, rubber stamps
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Plaque Découpée Universelle
Stencil capable of drawing every letter of the alphabet: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and punctuation. Based on a stencil invented by Joseph A. David in 1876. Created by Dries Wiewauters and James Goggin. Seen here helping a pantograph to scale infinity … Continue reading
Posted in design, graphic design, pitted, things that I want
Tagged Dries Wiewauters, James Goggin, pantograph, stencil, type design, Werkplaats Typografie
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Thrasher, December 1986
Posted in graphic design, photography, pitted, skateboarding
Tagged magazines, Thrasher Magazine
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Viktor v. 5,000 Years of Chairs
Viktor, 2008, Jürg Lehni DC motors, tool head, sprung steel coils, cables, Scriptographer software Developed in collaboration with Bruno Thurnherr and Marcell ackerknecht, Defekt GmbH The video shows Viktor illustrating the lecture «5000 Years of Chairs» by Michael Marriott about … Continue reading
Posted in art, design, graphic design, history, illustration, technology, writing
Tagged Alex Rich, Hektor, Jürg Lehni, Michael Marriott, Scriptographer, Viktor
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Fair Trade/New York Art Book Fair/Book Trust Prospectus
This year, much of the talk about the New York Art Book Fair seems to be centered on the Fair itself. Fueling some of this talk, whether expressly stated or not, is a simple question: how, in the midst of … Continue reading
Ancient Man
Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations Written and Drawn and Done into Color by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, A.B., PH.D. New York. Boni & Liveright. 1920
Posted in education, graphic design, illustration, literature, writing
Tagged Ancient Man, Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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Cabinet insert
Found this in an old issue of Cabinet magazine (Issue 18, Fictional States, Summer 2005). I now love Die Keure even more. [click image to enlarge]
Posted in art, design, fail, grammar, graphic design, literature, printing, so pitted, win, writing
Tagged Belgium, Cabinet magazine, Die Keure
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Oslo Editions: Contra Mundum I–VII
THE INITIAL invitation to curate a lecture series came in the spring of last year from Justin Beal, who asked us to put something together for the Mandrake, an artist-run bar in LA. The title Contra Mundum comes from Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in art, graphic design, literature, music, the fall, writing
Tagged Alex Klein, Contra Mundum, Marc Owens, Oslo Editions
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Trying to get to the bottom of this WordPress template customization business and figured I’d just do it all live on here because I don’t really care. Sorry. Please excuse our mess. Sincerely, Management
Posted in fail, graphic design, media, technology
Tagged cascading style sheets, CSS, web design, WordPress
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Rietveld Collectie
Discover more than 8000 objects by Gerrit Rietveld. Many people are familiar with the red-blue chair and the Rietveld-Schröder House, but Rietveld has designed many more pieces of furniture and houses. On the special Rietveld collection website you will get … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, craft, design, graphic design, product design, technology
Tagged De Stijl, Gerrit Rietveld
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Lenert & Sander
Lenert & Sander (via Seen, Said, Heard)
Dumpster Misusage
Dumpsters are frequently misused. Few communities have laws which appropriately regulate the usage of dumpsters or if they do have laws regulating usage they are not always enforced. Those who misuse dumpsters should be heavily fined to serve as a … Continue reading
OFFBEAT REPEAT
OFFBEAT REPEAT
Posted in art, design, graphic design
Tagged backgrounds, OFFBEAT REPEAT, patterns, repetition
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Blood clean, body lean, mind sharp
Failing on most counts. Sorry Henry…
Posted in adjectives, graphic design, lol, music
Tagged black flag, henry rollins, Keep Calm and Carry On, parody, pastiche
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Irma Boom
Irma Boom: Biography in Books
Advertisers vs designers
About two years ago, when Brian Collins was interviewing candidates to build his team at Collins:, the New York-based design division of The Martin Agency, he asked Lee Maschmeyer to explain the difference between advertising and design. His answer identifying … Continue reading