New Foundries of Note

February and March have brought us a number of new designers and foundries , each with their own style. A few of the more notable include: Photoshop Island , the Kansas City-based type wing of Roger Ridpath ’s design consultancy Ridpath Creative... 

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The Elastic Mind

I was browsing through the AIGA Design Archives and was attracted right away to this book cover for Design and the Elastic Mind . Irma Boom designed the cover and the beautiful lettering was done by Daniël Maarleveld , you can see more of his lettering... 

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Penguin with (RED)

Recent collaboration between Penguin and Product (RED) has commissions from the likes of Non-Format and Studio Frith , for eight new cover of Penguin Classics. — Via CR Share this Human Resource™ Related posts: Non-Format – Updates Penguin... 

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Jansport Heritage Series

by James Ryang Pretty much anyone who went to school in the U.S. has had a Jansport backpack at some point in their life. by James Ryang Pretty much anyone who went to school in the U.S. has had a Jansport backpack at some point in their life. If... 

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Schriftguss AG

Kris Sowersby tweeted a link to this specimen page , and it’s quite lovely. I wonder how much whoever made it was intending it to be a play on words for English readers - gutrot being anything but good in English, and you’d certainly hope... 

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Richy Lamb

Scottish designer Richy Lamb has just launched his new site, featuring a strong range of identity & print work and some very nicely produced artists’ books. Scottish designer Richy Lamb has just launched his new site, featuring a strong range... 

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The library of the Gutenberg Museum

By Dan Reynolds I. Introduction Large or small, letters seem to inhabit their own universe By Dan Reynolds I. Introduction Large or small, letters seem to inhabit their own universe. Re-arrangeable in any combination, they can spell out all conceivable... 

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Books Herb Lubalin

http://books.typojungle.net/ Many thanks to our friends at Counter-Print to show us a special book about one of the most famous designer and typographer: Herb Lubalin. Have a look at Typojungle Books ! http://books.typojungle.net/ Many thanks to... 

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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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9 months

9 months is a decorative face with two font styles. 9 months is a decorative face with two font styles. It would look nice on candy and food package, in children’s books and magazines. This work is devoted to the period in my wife’s life when... 

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