Journal archive (2007–2018)
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I can’t choose a single design book as my “favourite,” but this one’s up there: Graphic Design as a Second Language, by Bob Gill. “The only way to tell which jobs Gill designed yesterday and which ones were designed years…
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The vortex house of Dan Havel and Dean Ruck
Dan Havel and Dean Ruck altered two buildings in the Montrose neighbourhood of Houston, Texas. Here’s an excerpt from the art league press release, written before the project started: “Havel and Ruck will create a large funnel-like vortex beginning from…
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The fine art of Octavio Ocampo
Octavio Ocampo was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, on February 28th, 1943. He showed his skills as an artist and sculptor from an early age and studied at the renowned San Carlos Art School in Mexico (now a museum). General’s Family…
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The anamorphosis of Julian Beever
Artists make money in a variety of ways, and there aren’t many more interesting than anamorphic pavement chalk drawings. Anamorphosis is “a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to…
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Chase Jarvis photography in motion
Chase Jarvis created this uncut series of stills in five days to promote the 2007 Hasselblad Masters. Only 6 to 10 of the 2,000 images captured will ever be used commercially.
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Typography tips for graphic design students
Designer Ben Terrett of Noisy Decent Graphics asked his readers what typographic advice they’d give a third year design student. Here are a few of the most useful answers from the comment thread. “Don’t underestimate its importance. The best ideas,…
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American Psycho business card
A classic scene from Mary Harron’s American Psycho, where Bateman and his co-workers pit their business cards against each other, debating the merits of bone, eggshell, and off-white. Look at that subtle off-white colouring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh…
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Typography School
A good short video recorded in the London College of Communication, looking at the effects computers are having on the next generation of type designers.