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Jessica Hische

We love the letterring work of Jessica Hische. A great vid covering all things type.

29th Jan 2013 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

Kevin Tong Illustration Process Video

See how Illustrator Kevin Tong pieces his beautiful illustrations together.

 

31st Jul 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

The Art of Logo Design

An interesting clip about logo design and its origins.

 

23rd Jul 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn

New type goodness for the office – Lubalin

Just pre ordered this new Lubalin book in for the office.

The best type designer to walk the earth.

Get your copy here – http://www.uniteditions.com/shop/pre-order-herb-lubalin

 

9th Jul 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

More on Google Search

In the following video Mountain View’s head of web-spam, Matt Cutts, explains how Google manages to search the whole web and return search results in half a second. Happy learning.

 

28th Jun 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Sotiri | Filed under: Learn

The New York Times

An excellent little video about designing the The New York Times.

 

26th Apr 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn

Solipsist by Andrew Huang

This is simply stunning.

 

 

See how it was made below.

 

8th Mar 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

Kony 2012

A great cause executed with some really nice design.

Get involved… www.kony2012.com

 

7th Mar 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

How Google Search Works

Explained simply and concisely. Well worth a view if you are about to get your business online.

 

20th Jan 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Sotiri | Filed under: Learn

The SOPA bill explained.

 

19th Jan 2012 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn

John Jay on creativity

 

14th Nov 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Sotiri | Filed under: Learn

Kerntype – A kerning Game

A clever little piece of programing and fun for all you type nerds out there – Kerntype

Your mission is simple: achieve pleasant and readable text by distributing the space between letters. Typographers call this activity kerning. Your solution will be compared to typographer’s solution, and you will be given a score depending on how close you nailed it. Good luck!

 

2nd Nov 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

Font Book App

The new Font Book iPad app looks like a pretty cool way to browse for and explore fonts.

 

 

28th Jul 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

Vector Illustration Techniques

 

We have always loved the vector illustrations created by Glennz for Threadless. He has been posting some great little videos of how he puts these together in illustrator.

9th Jul 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

Ever wondered how a letterpress works?



Nice video my Naomi Ross


26th May 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

The Noun Project

The Noun Project ”Collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world’s visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way.”

Theres some really nice icon work that is well worth checking out. They are free to use too!

www.thenounproject.com


The Noun Project


10th Mar 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn

Goodbye IE6

A great site aimed at moving the world on from IE6.

www.ie6countdown.com


8th Mar 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn

Gerd Arntz Memory

A nice little free App for the iPhone using Gerd Arntz pictograms and icons. Get it here


Gerd Arntz Memory App

3rd Mar 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play

A new year, a new brand and a new website!



1st Jan 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted by Chen | Filed under: Learn , Play , Work