Monthly Archives: October, 2009

  • Pantone: Color Leader, Cultural Failure

    I want to start by saying, I love Pantone. I love each tiny chip of perfect alphanumeric code of color. I envy people with Pantone mugs and bookbags. And I am aware that Pantone is an industry leader in terms of color and design. It’s for that reason, that I’m concerned about how Pantone is [...]

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    Posted October 26, 2009 in Archive, Graphic Design 4 Comments

  • Preserving a Language

    Recently @Issue posted an article (Designing A Font To Preserve A Vanishing Language) about Juliet Shen who is designing a font to preserve the language of the Native American Lushootseed tribe. It’s really amazing to see the impact design and typography can make on culture. What was amazing about Shen was that she took their [...]

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    Posted October 19, 2009 in Archive, Other Topics Comments Disabled

  • Poster: Turn Around Norman

    Here’s the latest poster for Turn Around Norman. The music is very cool and jazzy (that’s not meant in a demeaning way.) I couldn’t get away from a sort of 40s film noir vibe. You can listen to some tunes at: We Turn Around.com. So I tried to capture that. Real modern typeface–really, this type [...]

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    Posted October 15, 2009 in Archive, Graphic Design, Print Design 2 Comments