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Book Review – Introducing: Visual Identities for Small Businesses

Book Review – Introducing: Visual Identities for Small Businesses

Though we may yet see the golden days of business again, I think I can safely say that time is, unfortunately, in the distant future. In this “multi-colored age of entrepreneurship,” businesses must be more creative than ever when developing... 

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Announcing the 2012 D-Crit Conference: Eventually Everything

Announcing the 2012 D-Crit Conference: Eventually Everything

The coming weeks will see plenty of student exhibitions as graduating classes the world over complete their degrees and enter (or re-enter) the professional world. SVA’s Design Criticism is no exception, and in two short years, the annual conference... 

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Mohawk Connects the Dots

Mohawk Connects the Dots

Established in 1931, Mohawk , a fourth-generation family-owned business, is the largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes for commercial and digital printing in North America. Established in 1931, Mohawk, a fourth-generation... 

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Are you a typoholic?

Are you a typoholic?

Just published by Vicitonary , Typoholic is the latest tome to celebrate modern typography at its most playful… Typoholic features a plethora of type projects and includes illustrated, sculptural, inflatable and photographically created letterforms... 

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CR April issue: Fuse and more

CR April issue: Fuse and more

Creative Review’s April issue includes a ten-page special issue on Neville Brody and Jon Wozencroft’s highly influential publication, Fuse, plus charity ads get personal, Marina Willer, experimental books, the most beautiful tickets you ever... 

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With Windows Like These Who Needs Enemies?

With Windows Like These Who Needs Enemies?

Gearing for its latest OS release — after a couple of lackluster and user panned versions in Windows Vista and Windows XP (and continued mockery from OS X users) — Microsoft has been slowly releasing previews and developer versions of Windows... 

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Tahoe South is Where It’s At

Tahoe South is Where It’s At

Located smack in the middle of the border between California and Nevada states, Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular vacation and fun-having destinations in the U.S. with a mix of nature-y stuff like skiing, hiking, boating, and more as well as, thanks... 

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Costco Typography

Costco Typography

Welcome to another ‘week’ in type . So much is happening, I can barely keep up. Welcome to another ‘week’ in type. So much is happening, I can barely keep up. If you haven’t already read it, then head on over to Typographica for their brilliant... 

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Setting poetry to music

Setting poetry to music

For the cover of Faber’s landmark edition of The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin, designer Mark Swan played down the poet’s typically austere image by referencing his love of jazz. The result is a beautiful tribute to Larkin’s work.. For... 

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DC may be its own Villain

DC may be its own Villain

Founded in 1934 (originally as National Allied Publications), DC Comics is one of the biggest publishers of comic books and is home to some of the most famed superheroes like Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. This past Summer, DC Comics... 

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