Printed in 1957, the designs of these covers are a blessed aesthetic convergence. The thick textured cloth and debossed inky black type tie them firmly to the tradition of classic childhood books. The bold spare composition and modern typesetting give them a wizz-bang new frontier coolness.
And the economy and power of those illustrations! A simple [...]
Working with type, I think it is always interesting to see how far letterforms can be forced before they become unreadable. Add too many details or abstract the form too much, and you have an unrecognizable mess. Rachel Young, of Goollery.org started from scratch and made her letterforms out of google maps. Presenting all sorts [...]
Clic Gallery in New York is currently showing the work of James and Karla Murray. They have spent more than ten years photographing storefronts of family-run shops throughout New York City. The photographs provide a record of the once distinctive streetscape and all the signage and typography that was part of it. Enjoy.
Check out this great collection of movie title stills from Christian Annyas. Here you can find everything from King Kong to The Shining. Enjoy.
FPO, a division of Under Consideration, is featuring our View Book for Wheeling Jesuit University today. Check it out here.
I know someone who owns one of those ubiquitous “Signs by Tomorrow” shops. I imagine the signs are affordable, and strip mall small business owners probably spend as much time there as they do their local Kinko’s or Staples. The signs are pretty utilitarian, of course: plain, plastic signs with plain, plastic typefaces, and—for a [...]