BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)
Adventures in sign painting.
By Sam Roberts.
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What's Inside Issue 06 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine?
The sixth installment of our adventures in sign painting craft, community, and culture is out now. Inside, you'll find work and contributions from 18 countries spanning five continents, so read on for an appetiser...BLAG 06 …
By Better Letters, 1,276 words
Brand New
Opinions on corporate and brand identity work.
By Bryony Gomez-Palacio, Armin Vit.
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Updated 6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug
A product designer and creative director at Minimalissimo and 099.
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Mirror
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting, it's not surprising that many people take the time to reflect on their recent past — what we've …
By Carl Barenbrug, 361 words
Carl Barenbrug
Creative Director + Product Designer.
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Seeing Beauty in Basic To-Do Lists
I like making lists. A lot of people do. And this is reflected in the abundance of to-do apps available today. There's a silly amount of them. Designed to augment and organise our lives, they …
The Casual Optimist
Books, Design and Culture.
By Dan Wagstaff.
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Notable YA Covers of 2024
Happy New Year! I hope you’re keeping safe and well. The first post of the year is the now customary look back at the previous year’s Young Adult covers. All the covers on this year’s …
Colossal
Art, design, and visual culture.
By Christopher Jobson, Grace Ebert, et al.
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Dinosaurs Overrun a World Post Climate Disaster in Michael Kerbow’s Paintings
After ending another year of record-breaking climate statistics, we stand at the precipice of 2025, which has already revealed its own devastating challenges. As the window for meaningful change continues to narrow during the next …
By Jackie Andres, 344 words
Core77
Magazine and resource offering calendar of events, firm listings, jobs section, forums, articles and competitions.
By Eric Ludlam, et al.
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Core77 Weekly Roundup (1-13-25 to 1-17-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:Dremel's new Blueprint Multi-Drill is designed with innovative features that consumers can use. AI-designed footwear is here, with a new "influencer" business model.Industrial design case study: Modern Weave 3.0, …
Coudal Partners - Fresh Signals
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Updated 3 years ago
A Letraset Database
Instant Lettering, A Letraset Database. From Hoosier Type Co.
Dan Mall’s Posts
Read about how to grow in design systems, design process, and design leadership.
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Take the Risk
Wanna know one of the best ways to help someone? Identify some of their risks and remove it. In other words, take the risk… as in, take the risk away from them. Adopt their risk …
Designers & Books
Posts lists of books that esteemed members of the design community identify as important, meaningful, and formative.
By Steve Kroeter, et al.
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The Book We Need Now: New from Stefan Sagmeister
Now is Better by Stefan Sagmeister, soft-cover book and slipcase (Phaidon Press, 2023). The book continues Sagmeister’s life-long interest how design can best speak to people and improve their lives. Initially conceived in 2020 as …
Design Inspiration ✨🦀
A collection of non-digital work for inspiration.
By Buzz Usborne.
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Design is fine. History is mine.
Imagine a time with no computers but with lots of craftsmanship and creativity. This is my library...
By Andrea.
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Norwegian Design by Hans Brattrud, 1960
Lounge chair Scandia, Hove Mobler Norway, rosewood, 1960 The Norwegian designer and architect Hans Brattrud (1933–2017) studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Arts and Crafts and went on to work as a designer. In …
By design-is-fine, 62 words
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A journal by artist and designer John Coulthart.
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Weekend links 761
• At Bandcamp: Marc Masters on The Curious Case of the Channeled New Age Tape; and Erick Bradshaw’s guide to Nurse With Wound. • At Public Domain Review: Designing the Sublime – Boullée and Ledoux’s …
Graphic Journey Blog
Mike Dempsey's blog on graphics and life.
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HAPPY 2025
Thank you to all who have dropped by here over the past year. I must apologise for not posting more regularly. But still, you will find on this clumsy-looking old blog that started in 2006 …
By Mike Dempsey, 78 words
Guy Moorhouse — Blog
The portfolio of independent designer, Guy Moorhouse.
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Updated 9 months ago
Pieces
I have made an exploratory prototype of a new game called Pieces for New York Times Games.
Jane Audas
Writing about historical and contemporary craft and design.
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Paul Nash: Wonderfully particular
I had my beady eye on this book coming out. Paul Nash is an artist and designer I always find draws me in. He was one of a handful of artists that worked in the …
Jorge Arango
Information architect, author, and educator.
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Humanities Crash Course: Week 3
I’m undertaking a year-long crash course in the humanities. These are my notes for week 3. Following Ted Gioia’s curriculum, this week I read the remainder of the Odyssey. On the audiovisual front, I watched …
KBBBLOG
I am Kate Bingaman-Burt and I am teaching stuff and making things in Portland, Oregon.
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Slowly creeping towards reopening up my online store! Do you...
Slowly creeping towards reopening up my online store! Do you like how I do this after the holidays? I’m a professional 😎. However, I have lots of prints, pillows, zines and othe sundry items available …
Letterform Archive — News
Recent news and announcements from Letterform Archive.
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This Just In: Chopstick Sleeves as Emissaries of Japanese Typography and Culture
Designer and educator Angie Wang deciphers a collection of over 500 sleeves recently donated to the Archive. From Rarified to Commonplace: A Brief History of Hashibukuro The chopstick sleeve originated in the Imperial Court of …
By Angie Wang, 2,672 words
Logo Design Love
On logos, symbols, icons, and marks.
By David Airey.
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Super Logo Design
Super Logo Design, edited by Taki Ono, is a two-volume set of paperbacks published in 2001 and 2002 by Graphic-sha in Japan. These spreads are from volume two, available to digitally borrow on archive.org. It …