Neutra Boomerang Chair

Questa sedia denominata Neutra Boomerang è stata disegnata dal mitico collettivo di design House Industries famosissimi tra l’altro per la loro collezione di fonts . Questa sedia denominata Neutra Boomerang è stata disegnata dal mitico collettivo... 

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Books Elephant Magazine

http://books.typojungle.net/ Typojungle Books updates with the recenlty released issue 1 of Elephant magazine . http://books.typojungle.net/ Typojungle Books updates with the recenlty released issue 1 of Elephant magazine. 205 pages of pure inspiration,... 

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Russia’s Sunny Bank

When Russian leaders talk about the recession, they invariably call it “the global financial crisis” - and the emphasis is always on “global”. It is a way of shifting the blame away from themselves When Russian leaders talk... 

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks

1. Haiti Before and After Keeping up to date with the aftermath in Haiti, The New York Times has an interactive satellite map displaying the terrain before and after the deadly earthquake, showing the tragic devastation of this disaster. 2. 1. Haiti... 

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The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade

I gave myself a deadline of January 15 to do a recap of identity work in the 2000s, assuming that it wouldn’t be an editorial faux pas to do a list of this sort well into the new year. So here it is I gave myself a deadline of January 15 to do... 

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Small Caps

I just read this post by Joe Clark , linked from Daring Fireball , about why you shouldn’t use small caps for acronyms. In it, Clark provides some examples which at first glance seem to support his argument, but a little thought reveals them to... 

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Jim Rimmer, Typographer & Typefounder

Our friend Richard Kegler shares the sad news that great man of type Jim Rimmer has passed on: Jim Rimmer passed away early January 8, 2010. Jim was a multi-talented type designer, graphic artist, bookbinder, printer, letterer, technician and a most... 

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Call for Papers: Wayfinding and Legibility

The next issue of my design magazine TypoJournal will focus on wayfinding, signage, reading and legibility. If you know or if you are working on interesting projects, articles, pictures, books, … that deal with these topics please contact me or leave... 

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Alex Cornell Updates

Alex Cornell has done a conceptual rebrand of Playboy. Alex tells us, “Basically, the magazine has gotten rid of nudity, is comprised entirely of articles (”I read it for the articles”) and is now represented by a sly fox who has consumed... 

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My year in type—2009

Now that 2010 has begun, I can’t help but reminisce about the past 12 months. Now that 2010 has begun, I can’t help but reminisce about the past 12 months. 2009 was good, personally and professionally; can I measure its this? Was 2009... 

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