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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Aisle One author debunks grid design myths
Aisle One author, Antonio Carusone, has written a great little article to try and debunk the Myths & Misconceptions About Grid Systems. Antonio was spurred-on to write the interesting article after reading this Web Designer Depot post.
Interview with Stout/Kramer
The Artist & His Model have highlighted a succinct article with Dutch designers, Stout/Kramer, taken from their web site, discussing their graphic design work for commercial and governmental projects. Stout/Kramer take their clean, contemporary inspiration from modernist Swiss design, which is clearly evident in their … Read More →
To Do List (A4 Paper – Grid Design)
Vladimir Carrer has offered-up a nice idea for any spare paper that is laying around. He has drawn-up a little to-do list template for you to use on the reverse side of printed paper. A nice little environmentally friendly idea.
Field Notes in Colour
Winter comes but once a year, but Coudal Partners’ beautiful Field Notes will drop onto your doormat 4 times a year, brightening your day with some vibrant colour. Subscribe to FIELD NOTES COLORS and get two “Just Below Zero” 3-Packs (as shown in the image) … Read More →
International Photography Contest 2009 – National Geographic Magazine
Every year, National Geographic’s International Photography Contest draws thousands of spectacular photos from users around the world. Although not grid-based, or Swiss, this year’s entires are truly remarkable and you should go and take a look and have a vote.
Swiss Miss to talk to Parsons
Tina Roth Eisenberg, the Swiss-born, New York based designer, commonly known in blogging circles as Swiss Miss, is to deliver a lecture to the design students at Parsons, The New School for Design. The talk is due to take place on December 2, 6:30PM at … Read More →
Introducing Slammer, The Designer’s Geometry Toolbox
Typographic Grids, Golden Sections, Fibonacci series or Rule of Thirds. Thats not all, Slammer also has Rulers, Crosshairs, Magnifier, Measurements & Screenshots. Slammer is a natty little tool that can be used to create harmonious grids for many design applications. The Snow Leopard, Mac only, … Read More →
Swiss Graphic Design T-shirt – Railway Signs
A cool pictograph collage t-shirt by Etsy. Switzerland, and their rail system, is amazing. Perfect for all of you train/euro-philes or fans of Swiss Graphic Design. Switzerland is the birthplace to the modern international style. Wear a little piece of it and follow the signage … Read More →
Quentin Delobel Müller-Brockmann Infographics
It’s been around a while, but I thought I’d put Quentin’s beautiful artwork on the blog map once again. To quote Delobel, “This visualization is the result of a personal web research about Josef Müller-Brockmann and the international typographical style. It contains 3 key elements: … Read More →