Bruno Maag is so enraged by Helvetica that he has designed a typeface aimed specifically at wiping it off the face of the planet. He explains his hatred in the latest of SEA’s Naturalis booklets and also in a recently uploaded interview with Creative Review.
Nick La of Web Designer Wall has posted his predictions of the way web sites will be designed in 2010. Not too many surprises in his post but it makes for an interesting read. There is a specific section on Minimalist & Grid Designs where … Read More →
If chapter titles like “Sans Serif as the expression of our age” interest you, this book is for you. Penned and compiled by Brockmann himself, it is a cross between his History of Visual Communication book and the monograph Pioneer of Swiss Graphic design. He … Read More →
Just like to say a big ‘Thank you’ to Grid Based Designs for featuring the Josef Müller-Brockmann site on their gallery. Cheers guys.
Springbox have written a succinct article on how the use of a core framework, in this case, 960, can streamline time to launch from two different viewpoints: The designer’s eye and the developer’s expertise. Conclusion: In the end, the 960 Grid System is a win-win: … Read More →
Brian Hoff of The Design Cubicle, has recently published the results of a request for his Twitter friends to choose their favourite web site designs. There’s a great mix of work on display alongside the the Tweeter’s comments on their thoughts. What is evident in … Read More →
Khoi Vinh discusses the reasoning and the design evolution behind the release of Basic Maths, a WordPress theme designed in conjunction with Allan Cole. “There’s a good reason for this: over the years, I’ve been asked countless times by others if they can use the … Read More →
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.
Do typefaces really matter?
The BBC has just posted an interesting, and somewhat humorous, article regarding type. One part which made me smile read: “When Avatar, the biggest grossing movie of all time was released, one section of the audience was immediately outraged. Graphic designers hated it. Why? They … Read More →