Hey Studio got in touch to let us know about a new graphic identity system created for the Spanish graphic awards publication called ‘Laus’. The system incorporates several stunning examples of editorial print work.
Kjell Ekhorn (Norwegian) and Jon Forss (British) have stayed busy updating with a few new projects at Non-Format (Awesome). Their minimal and geometric typography have become a staple in the list of go-to inspirers for contemporary graphic design and that is for good reason. Their work is downright classic and so is their approach.
Vít Zemčík put the work of Josef Muller Brockmann in motion for an educational project made during the International Typography Workshop in Czieszyn. The task of the project was to put a print design masterpiece into motion.
Minneapolis based graphic designer Diana Quenomoen has a playful portfolio of work with a heavy emphasis on typography. She has some simple and classic work in her book.
I believe I have written about the work of Jonathan Looman. He goes by the name ‘Lowman’ and his primary focus is the creation and manipulation of typefaces. According to Looman his ‘aim is to examine the associative powers of letter shapes and communicate at an intuitive level and so trigger the visual intelligence of the reader.’ He has some great work on display at his website ‘I am Lowman‘.
Barcelona based design and illustration studio VanilaBCN has updated with a few new projects for clients including Nike and Computer Arts. Slick and colorful work.
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) will presenting its annual letterfest conference Typecon from August 17th – 22nd at the Century Plaza Hyatt Regency in Los Angles. Typecon is the largest conference of it’s kind in the United States focused on typography. This years conference will be featuring more than 70 of the brightest names in type and design. You can expect dozens of workshops, presentations, panel discussions, networking events, tours, and social gatherings that will form a typographic adventure that will inspire you and your approach to typography for years afterward. You can learn more about the event at the Typecon website.
As a part of the conference every year there is an exhibit of the best typographic posters… this is where you come in. We are looking for poster submissions that are typographic in nature. Every year the turnout has been overwhelming in quality and in content. In the past the poster shows have done things like travel the world or been acquired by an art gallery. This year we expect the best show yet. The entries will be curated by the highly regarded graphic design and typographer Michael Cina of Michael Cina Associates. This is your chance to have your work seen by some of the brightest and biggest names in the industry of type and design.
Your typographic poster can be literal or abstract. In order to enter, you can click here to download the PDF submission form and complete the entry portion of the second page. After that, you ship your poster and you are ready to go. Changethethought will be covering the turnout so you can expect to hear more from us as both the exhibition and conference unfolds.
We can’t wait to see what you produce.
Romanian designers Sorin Bechira and Stefan Romanu joined forces to produce the display font ‘Trisec‘. The letterforms serve as singular works of art in their own right and I can’t imagine the time invested to produce the entire alphabet.
Elle Jeong Eun Kim just received her MFA in 2D Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art and now she’s back in NY producing some interesting typographical installations with a touch of metaphysical food for thought.
Vasava, one of my favorite Barcelonean graphic design studios has kept busy and updated with some new project work. Oh how I wish I could live there and work with them. It’s such an amazing city filled with such spirited people.
“Mark Ward is a graphic artist based in South London and working internationally. Mark’s work mixes surreal elements inspired by Americana with the everyday, encouraging the viewer to see things differently and look twice at their surroundings.
A graduate of Central St. Martins, he works across fashion, magazine covers, editorial and installations, delivering strong concepts and bold visuals to a range of clients. Projects include signature collections for Stussy, Burton Snowboards and Nike.”
Mark isn’t afraid to just bust out his pen and get gnarly with some old school gritty skateboard deck worthy typography. And oh do I have a soft spot in my heart for that sort of thing and thank you for sending in your work Mark. Awesome.
It’s been a long time since I mentioned Robi Jõeleht but a visit to his portfolio today surprised me with some new work (at least work I haven’t yet seen) that I happened to like a lot. I was particularly fond of the typographical work. Keep it up Robi.
Welcometo.as is a design studio established in 2004 by Adam and Sébastien who first met during their intership at Studio Dumbar in The Hague in the spring of 2002. There is some very unusual and colorful poster and typography work in the Welcometo.as portfolio.
Fernando Rodriguez is a graphic designer from Bilbao, Spain with a nice portfolio of illustrative typography that is somewhat reminiscent of Alex Trochut.
Simon Bent is Volume 2a. A name under which he produces some clean and cracking typographical and print work.
Daren Newman has been busy crafting some absolutely gorgeous hand drawn typography. The arrangement produced above for the Manchester screening of ‘Typeface’ is stunning and recalls the masterful work of Herb Lubalin with a twinge of art nouveau for good measure. You can see his work at his website Me and My Pen or in his Behance portfolio.
Stanford educated artist Tauba Auerbach has stayed busy updating with more interesting work. She continues to reexamine her mediums producing 2 dimensional trompe l’oeil paintings that although completely flat look as though they are created with raised folds in paper. Personally, I was particularly interested in the visuals she has achieved using acrylic and glass on panel.
Ooh I am really digging some of the print work designed by Phil Armson. He is very good with color and isn’t afraid to experiment with typography. Slick.
