Inside the office of Hoefler & Frere-Jones
A highlight of 2013, this video was part to a presentation of the AIGA 2013 Medal awards for which Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones were awarded.
John Fuller’s Sycamore Press
Ryan Roberts, purveyor of the official websites for Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, James Fenton, Hermione Lee, and Ian Hamilton, has authored “John Fuller and the Sycamore Press: a bibliographic history.”
MyFonts’ Creative Characters by Jan Middendorp
Landing on my desk is this great compilation of type designer interviews done by Jan Middendorp for MyFonts entitled Creative Characters.
Reverting to Type
“It is New North Press’ great pleasure to invite you to our very own typographic extravaganza! Curated by Graham Bignell & Richard Ardagh, Reverting to Type will showcase the work of twenty contemporary letterpress practitioners from around the world, contributions from three leading art colleges and the first eight...
Read MoreErik Spiekermann on Deutsche Welle TV
On the heels of having won the Federal German Design Prize 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the German Design Council, Erik Spiekermann is interviewed by Deutsche Welle TV.
The most-read man in the world—Matthew Carter
“Matthew Carter, a type designer and the recipient of a MacArthur genius grant, was recently approached in the street near his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A woman greeted him by name. “Have we met?” Mr Carter asked. No, she said, her daughter had pointed him out when they were...
Read MoreThe Story Behind Angry Paul Rand
“Over three months in the Summer of 2010, in addition to my normal Twitter account @mgoldst, I had a Twitter account by the name of @AngryPaulRand. Like every designer I have ever met, I had some things I had always wanted to say, and using Paul Rand as a...
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Colophon’s Aperçu
Brighton based designers Anthony Sheret and Edd Harrington have recently launched their specimen catalogue to accompany the release of Aperçu, the latest font to come out of their font foundry, Colophon.
Posters Printed with Oil from BP Spill
London-based graphic designer Anthony Burrill has created a poster using oil from the Deepwater disaster.
Alain de Botton at Herman Miller’s Lifework
Alain de Botton interviewed at Herman Miller’s Lifework Blog
Dieter Rams’s 10 Principles at Vitsœ
Mark Adams, Managing Director of Vitsoe, discusses Dieter Ram’s 10 principles of good design…
Matthew Carter on winning the 2010 MacArthur Genius Grant
Matthew Carter and Nicholas Benson receive the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “Genius Awards”
The Curation Cure at IDEO Patterns
“I realized something; that as someone used to luxury experiences, the biggest luxury of all was to be directed towards something by an expert.” —Tyler Brûlé, founder of Monocle magazine
An interview with Theo Rosendorf at Herman Miller’s Lifework Blog
“Is there any piece of home office furniture you most enjoy? My Eames Soft Pad Group Executive chair. I’ve had it for ten years and it just gets better with age. It doesn’t wear out, it wears in.”
US Tops Nation Brands Index
Monocle interviews nation branding expert Simon Anholt, who talks about America topping the Anholt-GFK Roper Nation Brands Index and what it takes for a country to rank highly.
Unit Editions Makes Books for Designers
From Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook comes Unit Editions, a south London publishing company producing books on design and visual culture. I talked with Adrian Shaughnessy to get up to speed with what’s in store at Unit Editions.
Rob Janoff on the Design of the Apple Logo
Ivan Raszl interviews Rob Janoff, the original designer of the Apple logo…
The Faces Behind Typeradio
Type Radio is a periodic podcast of interviews with typographic experts.
The Work of Edward Bernays
Communication professionals should have at least a cursory understanding of Edward Bernays’ work. Along with Ivy Lee, he’s considered one of the fathers of the field of Public Relations. He may have actually coined the term. Edward Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud, but I’ll let the video...
Read MoreSol Sender on Obama Logo Design
Creative director Sol Sender talks about the design and development of the Obama 08 logo.
Wim Crouwel Interview
https://youtube.com/watch?v=I5y3px4ovxE Designer Wim Crouwel at Galerie Anatome, Paris, February 2007.
Helvetica, The Movie
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. The film was shot in high-definition on location in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Belgium. It is currently in post-production and is slated to begin screening at film festivals worldwide...
Read MoreKathryn Cho’s Typecast
From Kathryn Cho comes Typecast: A Documentary on Swiss Design. Can’t wait to see it!