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A Garland for Garland (Ken)
Sometimes you can know a person but not really KNOW that person. I have known or known of the veteran British designer Ken Garland for ages. But not until now, with the publication of his stunning...
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The Vintage Speedball Textbook
I once found a set of Speedball pen nibs as a kid. I was familiar with conventional pen and ink usage, but had never seen nibs like this before. It wasn't until taking a calligraphy course in college...
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Eric Gill, Australian Mad Men, and the Ultimate Books on Typography and Printing
Paul Soady doesn't care that Eric Gill had sex with his sister, his daughters, and his family dog. He's simply in love with the art and typography of this controversial artist, writer, and designer of...
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Forgotten Women Designers and Illustrators
We can all agree that graphic design and illustration was a male dominated profession at the outset. Or can we? Volume 1 of Advertising Arts & Crafts, Eastern Edition (Lee & Kirby, New York,...
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Alex Isley Celebrates 25
Designer Alex Isley, formerly of M&Co. and SPY magazine, is celebrating his twenty-five year milestone with an exhibition of his work at the Type Directors Club titled "Working With Words." I asked...
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The Original Desktops
These are the apple of my eye. Once, they were what was next. Old "writing machines," used in print shops, trade schools and offices at the turn of the century, were the original desktops. I cut my...
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David Bowie Design Icon Roundup
This is David Bowie's year and here is a roundup of the news.√ On March 23 the V&A opens David Bowie Is, an exhibition of more than 300 objects that include handwritten lyrics, original costumes,...
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The History of Graphic Design
Laurence King Publishing recently released two “mini format” editions of books originally published ten years ago: "American Modernism" by R. Roger Remington and "No More Rules" by Rick Poynor. The two...
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Post-Modern Storybook Illustrations
I consider myself very lucky to have been exposed to children's books as a kid that were published way before my time—it gave me a wonderful perspective on everything from design and illustration to...
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H.K. Frenzel, Graphic Design's Leading Advocate
This is not the anniversary of H.K. Frenzel's birth (1882) or death (1937) but it is the commemoration of both, decades much too late.H.K. Frenzel in memoriam.While researching another project through...
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After reading the last two points, and a little bit on Mark Payne, I have somthing to say. Design Is a monster, a monster both good and bad. Our personalites as designers shape and mold this monster....
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I think you left out a question from the list, there:“Design thinking was suppose to be this totally new awesome thing that solved the worlds problems but it really is just totally not and so “last...
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[...] innovation consultancy Fahrenheit 212 collaborated last month on a very successful event entitled, Design Thinking: Dead or Alive? A stellar panel of voices, including Stephan Clambaneva, Debera...
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[...] innovation consultancy Fahrenheit 212 collaborated last month on a very successful event entitled, Design Thinking: Dead or Alive?A stellar panel of voices, including Stephan Clambaneva, Debera...
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