Craig Ward
Check out the inspiring work of Craig Ward. He calls himself a typographic illustrator - meaning he creates images out of type. Strong letterpress influences help give his work an organic and romantic feel.
Can a typeface be sexy?
It certainly can if it’s designed by Alex Trochut. The Spaniard has a knack for combinging sexy typography and illustration. I’m a sucker for typography embed into photography and find that the combination of the two makes for some of the most effective design. For someone who espouses a ‘more is more’ philosophy, he has a surprisingly simple and pleasant website, that highlights his work (careful - the full page flash scrollers are a little tricky). Be sure to check out the illustrations he did for diesel.
Helvetica
Helvetica just turned 50, and to much fanfare. It’s been trumpeted enough places, so I thought I’d let it pass (even though my typeface up top is helvetica neue). Developed in 1957 by Swiss graphic designer Max Miedinger, and reworked in 1983 for the neue versioin you see up top, Helvetica is much easier to spell than Akzidenz Grotesk. I mention it because the documentary Helvetica is coming to the Walker Art Center on May 31. Tickets are still available ( I just checked). Why would you want to go see a documentary about a typeface? Well everybody and there fucking brother uses it, and it was directed by the guy who produced the Wilco documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. That’s right, it’s Gary Hustwit’s directorial debut. Weird and fantastic.
Buy tickets here.
ps. On a whim (and because I’m a nerd) , I just checked the source code for Helvetica’s website.
Mother’s Day E-tastrophe!
Mother’s Day comes every year, and for those of you with mothers and perhaps an inability to remember to pick up the floral bouquet, an e-card can be an extremely lame way to tell your mother that you love her. This site provides the prettiest darn e-cards you’ve ever seen. Is it a good way to express your feelings? Absolutely not you jackass. http://sprintsweets.com/
