July 11, 2018 POSTED BY Celeste Hylton-James CATEGORY HappeningsTypography The World’s Best Typography Next week marks the beginning of the 64th Annual Exhibition of the Type Directors Club. From July 18th to August 10th, more than 280 pieces of work from students and professionals will be on display at the Cooper Square. In…Continue reading
July 2, 2018 POSTED BY Chandni Poddar CATEGORY Typography Mosaics or Fauxsaics? Fauxsaics is a passion project by freelance designer, Nick Misani who is based in New York City and specializes in historically inspired illustrative lettering. The project is a series of illustrative typographic mosaics that are inspired…Continue reading
May 30, 2018 POSTED BY Brett Yoncak CATEGORY FindingsIllustrationTypography Rob Draper’s Coffee Cup Lettering During my commute home on the train last week, I noticed a soda can and a coffee cup left behind. While this certainly irked me, I realized how excited I would’ve been had either of…Continue reading
May 7, 2018 POSTED BY Julia Fish CATEGORY Fine ArtsPostersSocial ImpactTypography French Protest Art Half a Century Later In May of 1968, workers and students protested the French government. The protests escalated, and millions of people were on strike by mid-May. Factories were closed and France was nearly crippled. It brought social upheaval…Continue reading
April 22, 2018 POSTED BY Celeste Hylton-James CATEGORY HappeningsIllustrationTypography Lauren Hom’s #Homwork Whether you are in a creative-rut or would like to flex your skills, Lauren Hom’s #Homwork is probably for you. Over the past weeks, thousands of users on Instagram have participated in the weekly lettering…Continue reading
April 13, 2018 POSTED BY Edwin Gonzalez CATEGORY Publication DesignTypography The Typographic Work of Octavo Magazine A couple of days ago a coworker of mine brought in a copy of Unit Editions’ reprint of Octavo magazine. The magazine, which was designed by Hamish Muir and Mark Holt of 8vo, a London-based…Continue reading
April 10, 2018 POSTED BY Celeste Hylton-James CATEGORY EntertainmentTypography Top 5 Cover Artworks We Love Right Now What is life without music? Over here at Alfalfa, we love all types of music: Hip-hop, rock, instrumental … there isn’t a genre we haven’t listened to. But as creatives, you know we just don’t…Continue reading
April 9, 2018 POSTED BY Jesus Ortega CATEGORY IllustrationSports GraphicsTypography The Typefaces of the 2018 World Cup We are 66 days away from the initial whistle of the World Cup inauguration. These are the months where, as a fan, you start anticipating the possible lineup of the national team you are rooting…Continue reading
April 8, 2018 POSTED BY Celeste Hylton-James CATEGORY ExperimentsSocial ImpactTypography Braille for All in Tokyo 2020 Type Designer Kosuke Takahashi had experimented with the limits of language and type design to create the unique typeface Braille Neue. But what makes Braille Neue so unique? Well, this typeface ambitiously combines Braille with…Continue reading
April 7, 2018 POSTED BY Rafael Esquer CATEGORY ExperimentsTypography Piss vs Hair vs Typography Today, I selected two experimental typefaces made of opposite materials: solid vs liquid; hair vs piss. Both projects have a kind of visceral quality to them. Dutch designer Monique Goossens used strands of human hair…Continue reading
