Category: Design Trends
Typeface, The Movie: Get Off Your Computer and See This!
Last night I joined AIGA for the Maine premiere of Typeface, a documentary film from Kartemquin Films, directed by Justine Nagan. The film focuses on Hamilton Wood Type, a wood type foundry, now turned museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Overlaying the detailed examination of Hamilton is a broader look at the importance of a more tactile study of typography. In addition to the locals involved with the Type museum are […]
Read More...Small Design Firms Are Capable of World Class Design
A recent examination by Fast Company compares large, global design agencies to smaller studios, and there is a lot to like about small firms. …change has arrived and the design world is no longer dominated by large design agencies. … It’s a good change and it is an important change since it’s about the availability of top-notch design to every product or company. What I love about this sentiment is […]
Read More...Cooking Light: The Redesign Ain't Right
I’m a foodie. My husband and I cook nearly all of our meals, we belong to a cooking club, we have way too many cookbooks, and we have subscriptions to three cooking magazines: Eating Well, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cooking Light. Yesterday, Cooking Light arrived in my mailbox with the following call-outs on its cover: “America’s Best-Selling Food Magazine, Now Better Than Ever” and “NEW Fresh Look!” Just the day before, […]
Read More...Online Printing Results: Thin Paper, Low Cost
Online printing sources are inexpensive, but the paper is often thin and flimsy.
Read More...My Experiment with Online Printing
An examination of online printing, including a comparison of digital vs. offset printing.
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