17 May 2010
This past weekend I received the latest House Industries catalog in the mail and I’ve hardly been able to stop looking at or thinking about it since. We had friends over on Friday night to watch The Cove and I even had to bring it out to show and wow everybody then—mostly because I felt awkward just staring at it by myself. Anyways, House released their latest (and greatest?) font family (and it is a big, happy, diverse, and beautiful, and extended family), Eames. Check out some pics below and check out the site. And, if you don’t get the catalogs already, sign up for one now!
09 September 2009
found it! these guys are really great. BUT—i was wrong. these are 100% legit, not digital.
28 January 2009
Several blogs have written about the London College of Communication’s exhibit, The Changing Face of Letterpress. And typically I would be content to let the other bloggers handle it, but after checking it out I couldn’t resist pointing out a couple samples that are just so cool to me.
First, I’ve said on here before how into the idea of printing “pixels” I am… A couple times, actually, and here’s another: These alias/anti-alias woodblock prints of the letter “a” are incredible.
cool, right? maybe a little expected? check this…
man! so awesome!! (yes, I know I just used an exclamation mark three times in two sentences… it was on purpose and deserved.)
And in a conceptual continuation of previous work I’ve shown on here, Christian Zuzunga delivers again. I think he’s becoming one of my favorite young designers out there.
And this, just because this is how I’ve felt the past couple days and it made me laugh.
So, if you haven’t yet visited the online gallery of The Changing Face of Letterpress, check it out.
22 January 2009
Here are a couple projects from Jihad Lahham that make me want to die.
17 January 2009
My brother, Chris, is nothing like me. And yet, the more I grow up, the more I realize we’re really pretty similar. He builds—and rebuilds—cars. Porsches, specifically. And he does it with a perfectionist eye and a uncompromising hand. Recently, his hobby of restoring old 911s in a way that is both historically accurate and yet adds something to the modern discussion has had him published in a couple big-name Porsche magazines—like this article here, in Excellence.
I grew up with him working constantly in our garage—doors open—and walking back from elementary school, all the kids would gawk at the fancy cars inside. They would say that my family must be so rich because we had numerous Porsches (in various states of disrepair) in the driveway. “They’re just old cars,” I would reply disdainfully. I hated the attention and so I grew up thinking I hated the cars.
Fast-forward… A couple years ago, I’m walking through a mall in Provo and I saw the Air Jordan XX1s. A lost love for basketball shoes rekindled immediately on the spot. It has sense grown into some sort of obsession that, strangely enough, has brought me a greater understanding of my brother’s “art” of choice—something I would have never considered it as a kid.
This is not a Porsche. It’s a Bently. But as I’ve matured a bit, I’ve realized that living next to my brother, I unknowingly developed an eye for automobile aesthetic. And this, I think, is a nice looking car.
Now check this out:
This is the Air Jordan XX1. And it is gorgeous! When D’Wayne Edwards designed the XX1s, he leaned on the Bently Continental GT for inspiration—as MJ’s post-basketball hobbies have him riding fast in the racing world. I love the cross-inspiration of the desing. Bringing the agressive beauty of a sports car to the feet of the greatest basketball player of all time… Genius. I’ve always thought my brother would appreciate these kicks.
19 December 2008
Since I was little I’ve always been drawn more to design, patterns, and geometry (although that’s the only subject in school I ever failed…). In my last post I mentioned how I was really into using pixels in print. Since I posted that, I’ve been thinking about where that began. I think that started further back than this latest trend. I think it goes back to my childhood/adolescent aesthetic interests, sure. But something else, I think played a big role: the quilts of Gees Bend.
These are beautiful, beautiful works of art. I bought this book a while back and am still completely in love with nearly every page. Check it out for yourself. Learn some of the history—very interesting. And if nothing else, just enjoy the skewed geometric brilliance of these pieces here.
16 December 2008
Having attended a pretty traditionalist program at BYU, I tend to treat design trends with a decent amount of scepticism, opting more for good storytelling with good type and good imagery… and then more good type. That said, I have noticed that there are a few different branches of trends out there that I’m thoroughly caught up in like a catchy Kanye West single. One of those—colorful pixel patterns in print—is what I’m focusing on today.
First, I am completely smitten with the work of Christian Zuzunga. The following two images are some of my favorites of his…
And today I came across the work of Company in London. This, I thought was particularly nice.
Last, these simple pins: Love them. I’m not 100% sure who created these—they’ve been stashed in my scrap folder for some time now—but I did find this on Flickr.
15 December 2008
Beyond my normal interest in great Soda, I’m currently working on a project that has my eyes open for anything exceptional in soda packaging and culture. Last week the DieLine did a great article on vintage soda packaging. Check it out. It’s a lot of fun.
Unfortunately the project I’m working on probably won’t be making its way online for a very long time.