To The Point Graphic Design

08/18/2017

For the love of letters ....

In true-crime books and tv shows, there's always the point where somebody calls the handwriting profiler to do a behavioral analysis on some unknown criminal's signature or a quick note left on a scrap of paper. Who is this person and what does their haphazard crossing of t's and slanted letter o's

05/19/2017

A stunningly simple, super creative animation. Enjoy!

One of the first assignments in a beginning typography course is the creation of visual metaphors, where letterforms are somehow modified or manipulated to represent a word. In this ingenious short film by Greg Condon titled "Disillusionment of 10 Point Font" the metaphor exercise is brought to lif

05/15/2017

A very cool look at how graphics were constructed for TV, back in the day.

It goes without saying that nearly everything made with graphic design and video software was once produced using a physical process, from newspapers to TV Logos. But some TV stations and film studios took things even further and designed physical logos that were filmed to create dynamic special eff

04/05/2017

Happy to learn that "V is for Vixen, vulpes vulpes" (part of The Charles River Alphabet) has been purchased by the Boston Athenaeum for their collection and will be part of an exhibit opening today. It was a fun collaborative project with lots of great, talented artists, culminating in a 30"x90" print.

New England on Paper:Contemporary Art in the Boston Atheneum's Prints & Photographs Collection opens tonight and will be up until September 3.
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions

03/27/2017

Belated birthday remembrance to William Morris, designer, artist, printer, typographer, craftsman and writer! (1894-1896)

"I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few." ~ Wm. Morris

03/02/2017

Fun video by the extremely talented & inspiring illustrator, Christoph Neimann. Nice documentary on Netflix, "Abstract: The Art of Design."

11/29/2016

Outstanding calligraphy featured on this c.1810 sampler from Germany. Currently on exhibit at the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, MA, as part of the current Folk Art show. The stitches are exquisite!

10/18/2016

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-06/milton-glaser-wants-you-to-prove-you-exist
86 years young, Milton Glaser is still going strong ... Inspiring!

10/11/2013

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