Yes, the appearance of the blog has once again changed, and is now a little more stripped down. I’m not too thrilled about the typefaces, but it will work for now, until I finally shell out money to edit the CSS. Also, the Experience > Money article is being rewritten, and will return eventually. Other articles that will be making an apperance in the future will be an interview with my current design professor. I’ll be discussing design related to students with her and will have that up on here. As well as a look at students focusing on color when they should be focusing on the design first. Also, maybe a talk with a local designer which would encompass looking at design students today.
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Do you get off by looking at type? Do you look at type in the way some people look at butts or bottles of wine? Do you find you have a similar personality and love towards type as Erik Spiekermann? If you’re not sure who that is, it’s the man to the left of this, a self proclaimed “Typomaniac”. There is another word that means the same, and it’s also the name of a website; Typophile. If you’re looking for somewhere to rub online elbows with people who share the same love of type that you do, look no further. Need help identifying a typeface? Members of the Typophile community will assist you in our search. In general, if you have a type addiction, it’s time to feed it, and you can do so by visiting Typophile.
By Nick Burroughs
In the short time that I’ve spent not just in the design world, but spent working with people in the design world, I’ve quickly come to realize that a large percent of non-designers don’t want you to think, they just want you to do. I’ve come to the conclusion this occurs far more if you’re young, and especially a student of design. Once someone finds this out, whether it be a friend or relative, they’re often then inclined to have you do something for them. Notice how I said do something, and not design something, because there is a very large difference.
Typography is not black and white, vanilla, mundane or any other word you come up with that describes the word boring. Can it be? Well, certainly it can be, but that doesn’t mean it has to be or that you can’t make it do something special. Stefan Sagmeister displays the concept perfectly in his book titled ‘Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far’. This book by Sagmeister can not only make an incredible statement to a young designer such as myself, but as an added bonus, it has the greatest packaging I’ve ever come across.
This will be the first in a series of several posts on the recent film documentary, Helvetica. In this first edition I will look solely at the push and pull the movie provides, more specifically, modern vs post modern and pro-Helvetica vs anti-Helvetica.
