A Celebration of Swiss design culture is being exhibited at the A Foundation in London, showcasing 22 young designers and design studios presenting cutting edge aesthetic innovation from Switzerland. The exhibition features the work of twelve of Switzerland’s most talented young designers: Laurent Benner, Alexandre … Read More →
Sketchetica is a hand-drawn font in four styles: light, regular, bold and black. It is recommended for use as display typeface and is available to buy from MyFonts.
An interesting insight into the world of a typographer and designer by the name of Emil Ruder (1914-1970), who played a key part in the development and dissemination of the Swiss Style.
There is a common belief, reinforced by Gary Hustwit’s documentary film Helvetica, that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system. But it is not true—or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, … Read More →
T-Shirt Society, Ltd. have released a range of t-shirts inspired by the designs of many famous graphic designers. One of their latest incarnations is this one for Josef Müller-Brockmann.
Pictures from the Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters exhibit held at San Jose State University from November 17-December 18, 2009. The posters are from the private collection of designer Aaron Marcus. (Via AisleOne)
An interesting visual archive of Swiss Graphic Design History on Flickr.
The Private Banking websites of UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse come out as winners in the benchmarking of the online presence of the world’s top 20 Wealth Managers by MetaBank, an online Swiss banks database. In the study, UBS ranked first, with a total … 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 →
Helvetireader
Helvetireader is a minimal, anti-social theme for Google Reader which uses a hosted user stylesheet for Google Reader served via a user-script. It aims to make the interface a clean, minimal experience where you’re not assaulted by an array of colours, social features and buttons … Read More →