Archive for October, 2008

And type out of water…

October 28, 2008

Julius Popp, Bitfall

Julius Popp, Bitfall

More useful sites

October 28, 2008


The 3-d type sculptor we spoke about is Catherine Griffiths. Take a look:

http://www.catherinegriffiths.co.nz/


Here is the link to MOMA’s Dada show:

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2006/dada/index_f.html

And an amazing show on Russian Avant garde Books from 2002:

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2002/russian/index.html


Here is the site with a number of good short films on artists/designers we like:

http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/view/latest_films/

And also the WGBH Art 21 Series:

http://www.pbs.org/art21/

Notes from the slide presentation

October 22, 2008

What did the 0 say to the 8-

nice belt.

Ed Fella

El Lissitzky

Henry Wolf

Ed Ruscha

John Warwicker

Massin The Bald Soprano

Joseph Kosuth

Lawrence Weiner

Matt Siber

Jaime Plensa

Maya Lin

Nancy Dwyer

Paula Scher

Xu Bing

Books discussed in class

October 22, 2008

Sites worth visiting.

October 21, 2008

http://www.fredeerdekens.be/

http://grainedit.com/

Balla Dora Typo-Grafika

October 16, 2008

Sagmeister: Obsessions make my life worse and my work better

October 16, 2008

Where to find fonts

October 13, 2008

Thinking With Type

October 13, 2008

thinking with type

“This site is the on-line companion to the book Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students, by Ellen Lupton (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004). The book includes essays, examples, and practical guidance that does not appear on this site.”

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The Design Observer

October 13, 2008

The Design Observer

The Design Observer was founded in October 2003 by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Jessica Helfand & Rick Poynor.