Update 14/09/2011: I’ve just received email confirmation from the good people at The Design Bureau of Amerika, advising that another print run of “Another Day Another Dropshadow” is in the works. The print is now available for pre-order at a discounted price.
Full details here.
A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer is a sweet new print from The Design Bureau of Amerika.
(Via Laughing Squid)… Read more
This is Google employee, Boris Smus’ attempt to create the most minimal business card design possible. The concept uses his email address to uncover his first name, last name, website and twitter account.
I’m not convinced this method would be effective for everybody, but I admire his approach in fitting as much information as possible within a constrained space.
What do you think?
(Via Kottke)
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If you don’t live in London, will never visit London, and/or you have no interest in sandwiches or iPhone apps, you may want to tune out now.
Admittedly, things on the blogging front have been a bit quieter than usual recently. The main reason being that behind the scenes we’ve never been busier. Whilst juggling a couple of branding projects, we have also been designing our very first iPhone app. The app is called Best Sandwiches London and is now… Read more
Brand guidelines don’t get much more geek-cool than this.
Via Blair Thomson.… Read more
By now, you probably know that I’ve got a bit of a ‘thing’ for vintage logos and branding. As you can see here, here, and here.
Just when I thought I’d seen every possible collection available on the web, I stumbled across this lovely Flickr set, featuring logos from a mid-70’s edition of the World Book of Logotypes.
Lovely.
Thanks Coudal.… Read more
Update: Giveaway Winners Announced
Congratulations Dario Calonaci and Naomi Adler — a copy of Codex magazine will be on its way to you soon.
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The much anticipated debut issue of Codex – The Journal of Typography has recently been released.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a few copies of the limited-release publication shortly after it went on sale.
Read on for a a sneak peak inside Codex, and to find out how you can win… Read more
Update: Giveaway Winners Announced
Congratulations Bill S Kenney, Keri Thornton, and Matt Yow — a copy of Symbol will be on its way to you shortly.
If you lucked out this time, don’t despair. We’ll be giving away a copy of the limited-run, Codex magazine next week.
Stay tuned!
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During our move from Australia to London, one unfortunate casualty was our collection of design books. Being heavy, and therefore too expensive to ship, they now sit in storage, gathering dust until… Read more
This stunning collection of vintage logos (1950s to 1960s) came to my attention via the always interesting, Aqua Velvet.
These vintage Japanese logos really really caught my eye.
Expo ’70 Osaka Logo
Kokusai International Travel Logo
There are plenty more where they came from, so be sure to check out the complete Flickr set.
Also, if you are a fan of vintage logos, Retro Logo Goodness and Scandinavian Logos from the 60s and 70s may be of interest to you.… Read more
Just stumbled across this outstanding Flickr set titled, Retro Logo Goodness — a study in retro/vintage logos.
Nothing like a bit of logo porn to cap off a busy week. Enjoy!
See the full Flickr set here.
Source: Coudal… Read more
The 2011 logo design trends report has just been released courtesy of the fine people at LogoLounge.
It’s always interesting to peruse the report for recent logo fads – if not at least to see whether oneself has been guilty of following any.
I found this comment from the report summary particularly interesting:
It feels like what people believe a logo to be is also becoming more transcendent. A logo is no longer a single piece of flat art. It… Read more