needed a holding blog to keep recent finds by my students, my favorites from twitter links, resources that may not directly related to a current project and of course just more...
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Book Design + a Cool Site
should consider changing the blog to things brian rio showed me this week!
Zapf at Hallmark
The Art of Hermann Zapf from Johnny Dib on Vimeo.
Those of you who have had me as a professor know my dislike of Optima but that doesn't mean I don't think Herman Zapf is great (and I love Melior)... Back in the 1960’s and 70’s Hermann did several exclusive typefaces for Hallmark Cards. As a side project, Hallmark commissioned a video of Hermann explaining the basics of calligraphy and how he worked. This short but insightful film is perfect to wet the appetite of aspiring calligraphers. read more
Those of you who have had me as a professor know my dislike of Optima but that doesn't mean I don't think Herman Zapf is great (and I love Melior)... Back in the 1960’s and 70’s Hermann did several exclusive typefaces for Hallmark Cards. As a side project, Hallmark commissioned a video of Hermann explaining the basics of calligraphy and how he worked. This short but insightful film is perfect to wet the appetite of aspiring calligraphers. read more
Friday, May 14, 2010
Notebooks for promotion / sale
thinking of ways for students to make money to support activities: notebooks
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Invitations!
From edgy to elegant, these unique and creative wedding invites were designed by thinking outside-the-box. Whether you are a bride to be looking for cool invitation ideas or a designer tasked with the difficult job of designing an invitation that perfectly captures the occasion, this end-all post should provide all the inspiration you’ll ever need. see them all
Sunday, May 2, 2010
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