Felix Vorreiter’s handheld skywriter

More proof that it takes (x) years to make an overnight success: Karlsruhe-based communications designer Felix Vorreiter invented the txtBOMBER back in 2005, but it’s just in the past few days that it’s exploded onto the blogosphere. More... 

Continue reading »

An interview with Lella and Massimo Vignelli

Head on over to idsgn to read a fabulous and candid interview with Lella and Massimo Vignelli, the husband and wife design team behind, some of today’s most well-known company logos (they show off Bloomingdale’s, American Airlines, and Knoll).... 

Continue reading »

Stefan Kjartansson: Cumulus & Foam

Some typefaces have films made about them (Helvetica), some typefaces are ridiculed (Comic Sans) and others appear from nowhere and gather momentum like Cumulus & Foam, the typeface pictured that has gradually been gathering attention across the... 

Continue reading »

Miller High Life Overhaul

First brewed in the mid nineteenth century by Frederick Miller in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Miller High Life — well, to be clear, Miller High Life wasn’t introduced until 1903 — is one of most well known American beer brands. I have never... 

Continue reading »

Belgium’s Post Loses Horn, Caps

Originally established in 1830 as Les Postes, the postal service of Belgium has grown to be its second largest employer, and since 1992 it has been known as simply De Poste-La Poste (”The Post” in Dutch and French). In 2006, Post Danmark... 

Continue reading »

My Name is Y… the Y

I had my first swimming lessons at the Y — well at “La Guay” since that happened in Mexico — I also saw my older brother get kicked in the face by a girl during a Karate championship, his nose bled; I played dozens of basketball... 

Continue reading »

The French get their B-Ball On

Established in 1932, the F?d?ration Fran?aise de Basket-Ball (FFBB for short, and French Basketball Federation in English) is the governing body of basketball in France, overseeing more than 4,000 clubs across the country as well as managing the French... 

Continue reading »

Midnight in the Garden of Type and Image

Before moving to a 20-acre lot in 2006, Johnson’s Backyard Garden (JBG) was literally just a garden for, well, the Johnsons, Beth and Brenton in Austin, TX. Today JBG is a 70-acre certified organic farm that functions through a Community Supported... 

Continue reading »

24 intriguing logos – When simple becomes complex!

Click here to see all Hidden logos Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook Click here to see all Hidden logos Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook See original here: 24 intriguing logos – When simple... 

Continue reading »

80+ Fresh Logo designs – get Inspired!

If you are a professional logo designer, I bet you are familiar with the feeling when just after securing the order for some corporate logo design you find yourself trapped in the searches for inspiration . Of course, some ideas could be picked up from... 

Continue reading »