January 2012
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November 2011
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Shape Type →
From the creators of Kern Type comes a game where you shape letters by manipulating bezier handles. Work those vectors!
October 2011
1 post
Test your kearning skills →
September 2011
6 posts
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Christopher Brand →
Book cover designer.
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Typographie →
Lots of good typographical inspiration to be had here for sure. Be sure to spend tim win the archive.
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Our Fonts, Our Friends →
It’s an ad from Veer, but still fun to watch.
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Jessica Hische →
Do yourself a favor and read all of this. Every post. You will be glad you did.
August 2011
5 posts
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How to Explain Why Typography Matters →
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CV PARADE →
More resumés than you can shake a stick at.
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Lighting Effects Using the Color Dodge Blending... →
This is a great tutorial, with some technical information thrown in for free.
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July 2011
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Posters of Fortune →
Different designers were sent a fortune cookie and designed a poster based on the fortune inside. Some really interesting stuff.
June 2011
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Flickr: The U.S. National Archives' Photostream →
Lots of good images here. Poke around and you might be surprised by what you find.
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Paul Rand: A Designer's Words →
Click for a PDF of a booklet made up of quotes from the great designer Paul Rand.
May 2011
6 posts
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Designers & Books →
So, the next time you have some extra cash and you want to buy a book, do yourself a favor and get one from one of these lists. Better yet, start at the top and get them for free from the library. At one book a week it would take you 17 years to read them all.
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Display | Modern Graphic Design Collection and... →
Lots of design history here. Dig in.
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New Work: NYC Parks | New at Pentagram | Pentagram →
Pay attention kids! This is how you design an identity.
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Tips for Texturing Photographs →
Good tips for adding texture to an image.
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April 2011
3 posts
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The New Design →
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Method & Craft | Old is the New New →
Good tutorial on making type look distressed in Illustrator. Good stuff on process in there too.
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Lovely Stationery →
The name says it all. Never get stuck for ideas on stationery again.
March 2011
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Photography for Designers « Jessica Walsh →
February 2011
6 posts
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IFC ReDesign by Feel Good Anyway →
Great redesign of the IFC logo. But the really interesting stuff is the information in the case study, and how the logo is implemented across the system. Take notes kids, this is how you do an identity.
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Coudal Partners: Well Thumbed →
Another great reading list from Coudal Partners, a design firm in Chicago.
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Designers & Books →
If you are ever looking for a good book about/on/related to/inspired by design, look at this list.
January 2011
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Designspiration →
It’s like FFFFound, but with less pornography.
December 2010
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40 Stunningly Creative Resume Designs on... →
Some of these are a little over the top, but most are decent. All are creative.
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Sagmeister Inc. →
Stefan Sagmeister has a new website with a live video feed of the office. Great idea.
November 2010
3 posts
Infographics are Neat! →
If you aren’t familiar with infographics, you should be. It’s a way to visually represent complex information or knowledge quickly and clearly. A well-designed infographic can be a huge boost to your portfolio. Plus, Stairs has you make one in Advanced Typography. (Reposted from noupe.com)
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unevolved logos quiz →
logos broken down into basic shapes. how many can you figure out?
October 2010
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Frank Chimero - How to Have an Idea →
Take notes kids.
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September 2010
9 posts
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Beast Pieces →
Great letterpress printing and creative uses of paper.
Interesting article about The Dollar ReDe$ign... →
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PRINTERESTING →
Lots of good stuff going here. Bookmarked.
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