Great book cover designs. Maybe I would have read more if I had these books back in day. She’s a replicant, isn’t she? Hold me. I can’t. But when it comes down to it, who’s holding the umbrella? Let’s see if you bastards can do 90. Hey, lady! You call him Dr. Jones! Aim for…
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Design
Coffee Cup Art
California-based artist Cheeming Boey draws some sweet stuff on coffee cups. It’s better than the Styrofoam ending up in the dump that’s for sure.
Old Folk Record Covers
Designing as Factory Work
by Daniel van der Velden, 2006 In the NRC Handelsblad newspaper, Annette Nijs, cultural spokesperson for the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy), wrote, ‘We are making a turn, away from the assembly line to the laboratory and the design studios, from the working class to the creative class (estimates vary from 30% to…
A Blast From The Past
Some really cool stuff I came across today that got me reminiscing about the days of yesteryear.
Book Cover Finds
Some great book covers I found of Flickr. I really love the conceptual illustrations found on a lot of the old Pelican books. Enjoy!
Flickr Poster Finds
It’s hard to believe this last poster was created in the 1930’s. It fits right in amongst its contemporary friends. I think it is a sterling example that, like art and music, good design is timeless.
The New Typography: Jan Tschichold
Great Typography video, I love Jan Tschichold. Enjoy! The New Typography from Joe Phillips on Vimeo.
Designers You Should Know: Jacqueline Casey
“some of the most elegant posters in America. . . Her sense of proportion is at once precise and measured, organic and humane.” –Joseph P. Ansell, chair of the Visual Arts Department at Otterbein College in Westerville Jacqueline Casey began working at MIT in 1955 and was assigned to produce summer session materials for the…
The Real Issue: A Thought by Milton Glaser
“The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.” -Milton Glaser