We absolutely love these leaflets designed by Bilingual Welsh design outfit ‘Kutchi Bok’ for Academi (The Welsh National Literature Promotional Agency and Society for Authors.) (more…)
Nice type work from Kutchi Bok
Thursday, April 15th, 2010Nice Type!
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Yulia Brodskaya
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
A snapshot of some of the beautiful paper typographic work from Russian illustrator Yulia Brodskay. Yulia has rapidly earned an international reputation for her intricate and innovative paper illustrations. Submitted by Yvonne Bommes. (more…)
Type Storm
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Tasty Type
Monday, February 1st, 2010
The art and design of Wissam Shawkat
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Passionate about calligraphy since early age. Originally from Iraq, now lives in Dubai, UAE. A civil engineer by practice. His degree in Civil Engineering, received from Basra University in 1996, complemented his artistic pursuits and offered him the skills necessary to excel at draftsmanship and design. His unique style borrows from the exquisite craftsmanship of traditional practitioners and the vibrancy of contemporary culture.
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Typography from Slang
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Some great typographic work from Slang an experimental design studio headed by Nathanael Hamon in Berlin. (more…)
Arablicious Type in DIFC
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Finding anything visually interesting in Dubai can sometimes be a mission but every so often a gem shines out of the sand and reassures that there is a strong creative pulse here. So wandering around DIFC after being ejected from a religious art exhibition I managed to stumble across some altogther much more interesting arabic typography which reassured me that there’s more to life than AXT Advertising! Enjoy! (more…)
Dem Lebendigen Geist
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Shot outside the University of Heidelberg in Germany ‘Dem Lebendigen Geist’ is the motto of the Univerity personified in 7 foot high serifed characters dispersed throughout the courtyard. The letters are placed at varying distances from the entrance of the courtyard so that on entering the viewer sees the motto spellt out by letters which appear in different sizes. A fantastic example of type as sculpture using a visual rhythm to captivate an idea and an ethos. (more…)
