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Evolution of Type Taste
Jessica Hische posted this funny, yet slightly embarrassing, but very true Evolution of Type Taste that I think all designers can relate to. Although I can proudly say that I never went through a Papyrus or Curlz phase, I do have to admit that I was a pretty big lover of Times New Romans, heh.
via Jessicahische & Jonna
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Jessica Hische
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Illustrator & Designer: Mark Weaver
I have been envying Mark Weaver's work for awhile now, so I thought it was time to finally feature some of his stuff. He is more well known for doing the "design something cool everyday" thing, which is a project where he literally does just that. A new creative design every, single, day. Now that's impressive. I really like Mark's idea of collage and the style that he relays by mixing photos, with his vintage looking type and illustrations. His colors are pretty different as well, which is very refreshing. You can view his Flickr here and his personal site here.
Also GoMedia just posted an interview with him which you can view below:
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Sans Serif Typography Wood Wall Art
My beautiful wife sent me a link to this piece of art that is perfect for any Typophile. I want it. More info here.
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Redesigning the Boarding Pass
Tyler Thompson set out to redesign the typical, ugly, non-functioning boarding pass. After much praise and 150+ comments later, several other designers decided to chime in by contributing their ideas as well. What turned out is a nice collection of possible boarding pass design solutions. My favorites are below. Check out the full post here.
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A Collection of Printable Sketch Templates for Wireframing
via geekchix.org
This site might be worth a visit next time you need to wireframe out your web design. Tons of free wireframe templates. More info here.
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LOST Posters
This past weekend graphic designer Ty Mattson sat down with intentions to design some invites for his LOST season premier party. But instead, he ended up designing 8 different LOST posters. Below are a couple of my favorites. Personally, I think he should turn these into screen-prints and sell them. More info here.
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Artist: Josh Keyes
My friend and dearly missed coworker, Chris Laurie, originally showed me the artwork of Josh Keyes a couple years back. I recently stumbled onto some of his new pieces of art which have only gotten better. I don't really know how to explain it but his artwork really gets me thinking. The fragmented mixtures of nature with technology, peace with chaos, is just fascinating to me. Truly a brilliant painter. More info about Josh Keyes here.
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Alphaposter
Series of posters based on cities that start with letters in the alphabet. More info here.
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Alphabeasties – Book
Alicia sent me this snazzy looking alphabet book that I really want to get our baby girl. Every animal in the book is formed by the letter that the animal's name begins with. So you'll find a kangaroo formed out of kkk's or an elephant formed out of eee's. Pretty clever idea. And hey I say it's never too early to get my baby thinking about typography and design, heh. Now that I think about it, being a typography aficionado, this book might be more for me than her.
Illustration and design done by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss of design firm Werner Design Works.
Via lmnop.com.au
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