Chris Beesley

Luca Barcellona

2012-01-18T07:00:00.000-05:00

This video of Luca Barcellona doing calligraphy is mesmerizing. If you're not familiar with his lettering work already do yourself a favor and check it out.

How

2012-01-17T17:46:00.001-05:00

As an art student one of the things that tempted me most was the pursuit of how. How did you get that effect, what program did you use, is there a tutorial for that? How is easy. There is a process to get to how, and a clearly marked destination to inform me when I've arrived. People been to how before and all I have to do is follow the same well worn path. Even now the ease of how can feel enticing. The trouble is, the same thing that makes how appealing is what makes it uninteresting, it inherently leads to somewhere we've all been before. I'm tired of how—let's do why for a while.

Sign Painting

2012-01-11T17:16:00.001-05:00

I've always liked hand-painted signs, but this short video of Dan Madsen performing his craft gave me an even greater appreciation for the true craftsmanship required of a sign painter.

via: Aaron Draplin

Monster Alphabet Poster

2012-01-07T12:32:00.001-05:00

If you've been following my twitter stream recently you've probably noticed I've been posting a lettering series called Monster Alphabet over on VERBOSE. I'm really happy with how the project came together so I'm creating a poster to compile the whole set. Below are few shots of the poster tiled together. I'm hoping to send it out to be produced in the next few weeks.

Design Sightings

2012-01-06T09:11:00.000-05:00

I love seeing great design work that has made it into the mainstream. I spotted this at a local drug store.

If you're not familiar with the project, Little Fury designed a set of six of these and they're gorgeous.

Swissmiss - The Power of Side Projects and Eccentric Aunts

2012-01-05T10:52:00.001-05:00

An inspiring talk by Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swissmiss, Creative Mornings, Teux Deux and Tattly about the power of personal projects.

via: Dan Rose

Chinese New Year Event Poster

2011-12-29T15:07:00.000-05:00

Recently I had the pleasure of designing an event poster for a Chinese New Year Celebration the Chinese Alliance Church of Westchester is holding. I had a lot of fun with it, so I thought I'd share it.

Herb Lubalin - PBS Logo

2011-12-28T11:26:00.000-05:00

A short video of Herb Lubalin explaining the process behind the PBS logo. I had no idea it went through so many iterations. Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.

via: @YoungJerks

Saint James Infirmary

2011-11-27T16:48:00.001-05:00

It's been pretty quiet around here for a while now. I've had a couple of projects keeping me busy and have been posting a bit more on my lettering blog. I hope to share a few of the things I've been working on soon, but in the mean time, here's wonderfully creepy animation for you to enjoy.

A Year in New York

2011-11-10T09:09:00.000-05:00

A lovely video by Andrew Clancy recording a year in New York City.

via: Brandflakes for Breakfast

From my sketchbook

2011-10-23T15:10:00.001-04:00

Marks of the Trade

2011-10-14T09:04:00.000-04:00

When you pick your shoes entirely because of the logo.

Kern Type, the kerning game

2011-10-11T21:13:00.000-04:00

The Kerning Game a fun and sometimes difficult game that tests your kerning chops. Good luck.

Steve Jobs – Stanford Commencement Address

2011-10-05T23:37:00.002-04:00

Hero

2011-10-05T23:27:00.001-04:00

I'll miss you Steve.

Cory Say

2011-10-05T07:51:00.000-04:00

Cory Say's lettering work is beautiful. I love it when letterers include shots of their work mid-process. Check out the rest of his work over on Behance.

Things that make me wish I studied science

2011-10-04T17:16:00.001-04:00

This is pretty amazing—well worth a minute of your time.

Source

It's in the details #4

2011-09-22T17:46:00.000-04:00

I found this in a Citibank. The yellow burst is a cut out piece of printer paper with comic sans in the middle. It's amusing to me how much time and effort can be spent creating a pristine, uniform brand experience only to have it undone by Microsoft Word and good intentions.

It's in the details #3

2011-09-20T14:06:00.000-04:00

Signs like this always amuse me. There are so many type crimes being committed. A "5" is used instead of a "S", it's set it in brush script, the script is set in all caps rather than upper and lower case and there's a lower case "i" in midst of all the caps. The truth is, this was probably thrown together one afternoon by the owner of the shop just to get the message out there. They would have no reason to know that setting the text in all caps with a script typeface makes it illegible and ugly, or that brush script is almost always a poor choice. Even so I'm left wondering what this sign is accomplishing. Whether you intend it or not, design communicates much more than just the meaning of the words on that page. In this case the craft speaks louder than the text.

2011-09-12T18:07:00.001-04:00

Just My Type

2011-09-08T23:12:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago I received a copy of Just My Type, a book about fonts by Simon Garfield to review. Just My Type is true to its subtitle and covers topics from ranging from the origin of letterforms to web-based font identification software. Garfield refreshingly intermingles significant events in the history of typography with some of the most contested issues of the past few years. He provides an analysis of IKEA’s hotly debated change from Futura to Verdana, discusses the advent of the ampersand, addresses the much maligned Comic Sans and even explains how points and picas work. Garfield separates many of the chapters with font breaks in which he takes the time to give the history of select typefaces. These are some of my favorite parts of the book. Decent histories of even popular typefaces can be hard to find despite the breadth of resources available. Garfield does his part to remedy this, providing brief histories on typefaces ranging from Albertus, to Mrs. Eaves to Frutiger.

This book however, shouldn’t be compared with books like Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton or Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst. While both of those books are also about typography, they focus primarily on using type. Just My Type is not a design book in a strict sense, it’s about fonts, and the histories that surround them, not about how to use them. Similarly Just My Type shouldn’t be confused with coffee table-like design books full of large color reproductions. Instead Garfield provides a narrative on the art-form, adding color, humor and intelligence to a subject that in the wrong hands could be rendered dull and lifeless. For those that love letters and want an lively, enjoyable introduction, Just My Type is a great place to start.

Here's a lovely trailer for Just My Type designed by Pentagram.

Try Helvetica

2011-09-04T18:09:00.001-04:00

Try Helvetica is brazilian-based blog that displays signs painted mostly by hand and shows a redesign as if they had been created with Helvetica. It's an interesting contrast to the hand-drawn, loose, almost outsider art typography that's so prevalent in the U.S. right now.

Do Designers Need to Know How to Code?

2011-08-31T23:31:00.003-04:00

Frank Chimero addresses the question: "Do designers need to know how to code?" It's well worth a few moments of your time.

via: swissmiss

Jack White on Creativity

2011-08-24T18:36:00.002-04:00

via: Brandflakes for Breakfast

Jessica Hische on Inspiration

2011-08-16T18:23:00.002-04:00

A great comic by Jessica Hische on developing as an artist and moving from pure imitation to work that takes inpiration from many different sources.

I'm Thankful

2011-08-14T12:26:00.004-04:00

As a relative youngster in the graphic design profession much of my time outside of work has been spent learning, practicing and seeking out feedback and advice from other designers. I'm continually impressed by the openness and generosity of the established designers that have taken the time and replied to an email, spoken to me at a conference or taught a class.

Here's just a short list of a few of the designers who have been generous with me:
Ed Benguiat
Roger Black
Matteo Bologna
Aaron Draplin
Adam Greiss
Rob Harrigan
David Matt
Brian Miller
Ryan Paul
Darryl Ohrt
Timothy Samara
James Victore
Massimo Vignelli
Genevieve Williams
Anita Zeppetelli

Thank You.

Humbled Pied – Aaron Draplin

2011-08-08T23:45:00.001-04:00

Good advice for students from Aaron Draplin. Especially appropriate given the economic news of the past few days.

Designing Like I Mean It

2011-08-06T22:53:00.002-04:00

There's a question that's been on my mind quite a bit recently—what if every designer designed like me? What would the world be like if every designer worked with the same integrity, dedication and attention to detail as I do? Would it be a more beautiful and useful place, or would it be sloppier and less inspiring? The statement might sound trite, but it gives me pause when facing the temptation to just "bang the work out" as tight deadlines pile up one after another.

When I was fresh out of college I took a temporary job designing artwork in the screen-printing and embroidery department of sports shop. I was told by the owner that unless the customer paid to have original artwork created—which was never the case—that I was allowed a maximum of 15 minutes of design work per job. In the first few weeks at the job I naively attempted to comply with his mandate. I turned out 10–20 projects in a day. Since leaving the job, every once and a while I'll spot someone wearing something I designed while I was trying to stay under the 15 minute cap. It makes me wince. The designs reek of poorly chosen type and bad kerning. What I made in 15 minutes, is making the world an uglier place even four or five years later.

Making things for a living brings with it responsibility. The objects we create will last, often for much longer than we might anticipate, and people spend their lives looking at, using and living with them. Much of the reason that the general public is willing to put up with average, junky work, can be traced right back to us. Feed people enough shlock and they become accustomed to it. It can be easy to become frustrated by those who undervalue the importance of design, but every time a designer turns out mediocre, just good enough work it reinforces that undervaluation.

I don't want to perpetuate a cycle of mediocrity in the name of the next tight deadline. I want to make things that are excellent, even if they're small and might go unnoticed. I want to make things that I won't be ashamed of looking back on them five years from now. I want to make things that are beautiful and don't add to the clutter. I want to design, knowing that if everyone designed with my same work ethic the world wouldn't be worse for it.

Off Book | Typography | PBS Arts

2011-08-06T13:54:00.000-04:00

Mapping Manhattan with Flickr and Twitter

2011-07-26T09:03:00.006-04:00

Eric Fischer created these amazing maps of cities around the world using geotagged photos from Flickr and geotagged tweets from Twitter. The red dots represent Flickr use and the blue dots represent Twitter. I love how much these maps communicate without the aid of labels. Central park, for example, is clearly defined by the frequency of Flickr uploads.

via: Fast Company

Pursuing Dreams

2011-07-16T17:23:00.003-04:00

It's been quiet here for a little while. This last week I had the pleasure of taking an intensive poster design class with James Victore. The class challenged much of what I've known and experienced as a practicing graphic designer, and for that I am thankful. Prior to taking the class I drew this sketch about pursuing dreams for VERBOSE .

After the week spent soaking in work and being pushed to break conventions, I find that this sketch has a different meaning for me, but I thought I'd share it all the same.

Watermelon Typography

2011-06-27T20:40:00.004-04:00

I love this.

That is all.

via: Hello Typo

Verbose - My daily lettering blog

2011-06-18T10:16:00.005-04:00

For the past couple of weeks I've made an effort to draw something every day. I draw as a part of my design process during work, but I wanted this to be separate from both work and any classes I might take. VERBOSE is a catalog of these drawings and will be updated almost daily. I hope you enjoy it.

Posters in Amsterdam

2011-06-15T14:09:00.002-04:00

Posters in Amsterdam is a gallery site that is exactly what it says it is. It's definitely worth a look.

Hyperakt

2011-06-12T19:57:00.003-04:00

I've been really enjoying the work of Hyperakt, a Brooklyn-based design firm that focuses on creating design for the common good.

Christoph Niemann – Creative Mornings

2011-06-04T15:09:00.000-04:00

Hobbes and Bacon

2011-06-02T22:36:00.002-04:00

Dan and Tom Heyerman of Pants Are Overrated drew two comic strips as if Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes finally grew up, got married and had a daughter. As I've made clear in the past, I'm big fan of Calvin and Hobbes, so it was fun to get a brief glimpse into the life of Calvin's daughter, Bacon.

Malaise

2011-05-27T18:09:00.003-04:00

Here's some more lettering from my sketchbook.

Also, Happy Memorial Day!

Wim Crouwel‘s advice for young designers

2011-05-25T12:50:00.000-04:00

via: Swiss Legacy

40 Ounces to Freedom

2011-05-22T22:29:00.003-04:00

A quick drawing from my sketchbook I scanned in and colored this evening

Chalk Lettering Timelapse

2011-05-19T08:55:00.004-04:00

I've mentioned Dana Tanamachi's chalk lettering here before, but watching the process gives me new level of appreciation for these pieces.

It’s in the details #2

2011-05-17T13:55:00.010-04:00

Every once and a while I see a design that's mostly fine, but has a little quirk that makes it hard to bear.

The Metro PCS logo is a perfect example of this. Sure it's plain, but it's not the straight up helvetica that bothers me. It's the tightly kerned “PCS” with the nearly, but not quite aligned “CS” terminals. They are so close together and so close to being the same height that it's maddening. The part of me influenced by Ed Benguiat wants to trim just a little bit of the “C”, to make it nice and even.

Like this:

It’s in the details #1

2011-05-14T22:29:00.005-04:00

I love my profession. Being paid to make things all day long is amazing. However the intense focus required in order to be any good at it does have some side effects. Ben Terrett calls it a disease, and I agree with him. It causes you to notice that on three floors in your building they have three completely different ways of labeling the exact same stairwell.

Stefan Sagmeister on Failure

2011-05-14T22:20:00.002-04:00

Some great advice from Stefan Sagmeister on the importance of failure.

via: Brandflakes for Breakfast

Rebranding El Museo del Barrio

2011-05-10T08:17:00.005-04:00

This spring I took a branding class at the School of Visual Arts with Anita Zeppetelli. One of the class assignments was to rebrand El Museo del Barrio, the Latin American museum in New York City. I don't typically show much of my own design work on this blog, but I enjoyed this project and thought it was worth sharing.

Inception in Mac OSX

2011-05-09T13:20:00.002-04:00

Video by Chris Baker

Update: You may want to view in full screen to see the text. The column width isn't wide enough for great detail viewing

Don’t Forget

2011-05-07T10:33:00.005-04:00

Drawing by Omar Noory

Malcolm Grear

2011-05-02T00:06:00.003-04:00

Graphic Designer, Malcolm Grear describes his life and motivation as an artist.

via: Brandflakes for Breakfast

Ira Glass – Ambition & Skill

2011-04-28T11:08:00.004-04:00

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

—Ira Glass

Michael Okuda

2011-04-25T13:29:00.003-04:00

Michael Okuda is a graphic designer who was responsible for many of the interfaces seen in Star Trek. His work falls in a perfect sweet spot for me, right at the intersection of my childhood obsession with Star Trek and my current fix—graphic design.

via: @benbarry

From my sketchbook

2011-04-23T16:32:00.001-04:00

Ji Lee: The Transformative Power of Personal Projects

2011-04-21T09:40:00.001-04:00

Anna Garforth

2011-04-19T18:55:00.005-04:00

The stunning typography of Anna Garforth. Go ahead, explore the rest of her work you'll be glad you did.

via: Quipsologies

From my sketchbook

2011-04-18T08:58:00.001-04:00

A Japanese Gravity Marimba Playing Bach

2011-04-12T23:11:00.002-04:00

This probably one of the most elegant ads I've ever seen.

via: Dana Tanamachi

How to Steal Like an Artist (and 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me)

2011-04-08T13:12:00.003-04:00

An excellent article by Austin artist and writer, Austin Kleon. Take some time and read it, you won't be disappointed.

via: SaraBerks

37signals on career ambitions

2011-04-07T09:13:00.003-04:00

“At 37signals, however, we have a different position on ambition. We're not big fans of what I consider “vertical” ambition—that is, the usual career-path trajectory, in which a newbie moves up the ladder from associate to manager to vice president over a number of years of service. On the other hand, we revere “horizontal” ambition—in which employees who love what they do are encouraged to dig deeper, expand their knowledge, and become better at it. We always try to hire people who yearn to be master craftspeople, that is, designers who want to be great designers, not managers of designers; developers who want to master the art of programming, not management.”

—Jason Fried

via: Andy Rutledge and Inc. Magazine

Steve Jobs on Brands

2011-04-06T17:31:00.001-04:00

via: Make the Logo Bigger

Ten Great Years

2011-04-02T15:23:00.002-04:00

Beautiful poster by illustrator Maxim Dalton

via: Kevin Burg

Saul Bass Movie Posters

2011-03-25T13:24:00.005-04:00

I can't think of anything Saul Bass touched that wasn't great. These movie posters are no exception.

via: Watch the Titles

Rory Sutherland – Sweat the Small Stuff

2011-03-25T08:34:00.001-04:00

Space was awesome in the 70s

2011-03-23T22:19:00.005-04:00

In the 1970s NASA commissioned artists to illustrate space colonies designed to hold 10,000 people.

via: Boing Boing
images from NASA Ames Research Center

Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine Covers

2011-03-23T17:58:00.004-04:00

Bloomberg Businessweek have been doing some amazing covers recently.

via: AisleOne

Beautiful Found Type

2011-03-20T16:44:00.000-04:00

A Brief History of Title Design

2011-03-18T17:52:00.002-04:00

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

via: Mark Weaver

Everything is amazing and nobody's happy

2011-03-18T07:57:00.002-04:00

via: csswizardry

Poster for ARISE 2011

2011-03-17T13:37:00.005-04:00

I designed this poster for ARISE 2011, an arts fair that my church holds every year. The prompt was: What does it mean to be Alive. If you're in Norwalk and feel like seeing it in person stop by 18 Knight St. (Church Office Location), from 6 to 9 p.m.

Hipster Bear Trap

2011-03-17T13:17:00.005-04:00

Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine are setting up Hipster Bear Traps baited with a bicycle chain, sunglasses, PBR and American Spirits. Awesome.

via: Quipsologies
image via: The Gothamist

Frank Chimero – How to have an idea

2011-03-17T12:36:00.005-04:00

I was looking back through some old blog posts recently and was surprised to find that I didn't post Frank Chimero's Idea post here. It's a great look into the hard work required when developing a concept.

Seth Godin on Leadership

2011-03-16T09:50:00.000-04:00

Perspective

2011-03-14T11:29:00.005-04:00

I spend my days worrying about line, color, composition and choice of typeface, but when things like this happen design doesn't feel quite so important.

images via: The Big Picture

Lettercult – Best of 2010

2011-03-09T21:59:00.004-05:00

This wouldn't be a very good type blog if I didn't tell you that Lettercult posted the first their best of 2010 posts today. There's plenty of fantastic stuff to look at so do yourself a favor and check it out.

Here's one sample from Like Minded Studio:

“UP” in real life

2011-03-09T13:27:00.005-05:00

Ever wish you could fly away in your house like Carl did in Up? National Geographic actually did it.

via: Brandflakes for Breakfast

Method & Craft

2011-03-08T13:32:00.003-05:00

I can't remember the last time I discovered a design website/blog that I like as much as Method & Craft. I can't wait to see what's posted next.

Milton Glaser – Creative Mornings

2011-03-07T18:26:00.001-05:00

Daniel Zender - Hitchcock Film Series

2011-03-07T12:46:00.003-05:00

Daniel Zender created a great set of posters for the Hitchcock Film Series at the Moxie Cinema in Springfield, Missouri.

Autumn Story - Chalkboard Animation

2011-03-07T09:16:00.003-05:00

Beautiful chalkboard animation directed by Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber. The song is Autumn Story by the Firekites.

via: @dana_tanamachi

Waterfall Typography

2011-03-05T11:01:00.003-05:00

LetterMPress — Virtual LetterPress App

2011-03-04T16:02:00.004-05:00

I got an email a few days ago from Bonadies Creative announcing the launch of LetterMPress on kickstarter.com. LetterMPress is a virtual letterpress for the iPad. It features authentic wood type and vintage art "cuts."

It looks like it's going to be great, and there's still time to help support the project.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Typography

2011-03-03T23:04:00.002-05:00

Some gorgeous typography by Sanborn Map Company.

Yulia Brodskaya

2011-03-02T17:23:00.003-05:00

Yulia Brodskaya's work has been circulating around the web for quite a while now but just in case you haven't seen it, check out her stunning paper typography

I can relate

2011-02-28T12:13:00.001-05:00

Comic by Grant Snider

via: @Young Jerks

Ken Barber — State Mottos Project

2011-02-22T12:38:00.006-05:00

Some beautiful lettering and process shots by Ken Barber, type designer and letterer at House Industries for 50 and 50, Dan Cassaro's state mottos project.

A Working Escher Waterfall

2011-02-18T12:05:00.002-05:00

I feel as though my brain was just hacked.

Robo Rainbow

2011-02-11T12:20:00.000-05:00

via: swissmiss

Kyle Tezak – Four Icon Challenge

2011-02-07T17:34:00.002-05:00

Kyle Tezak has started an interesting project, distilling books, movies and historical events into sets of four icons. These are my favorite so far:

Frank Chimero – Shape of Design

2011-01-31T22:11:00.004-05:00

A great talk Frank Chimero gave at the Build Conference. Frank is writing a book with the same title and it sounds like it's going to be great.

Charles Eames on Details

2011-01-31T17:33:00.004-05:00

“the details are not details, they make the product”

—Charles Eames

via: Cameron Moll

Where We’re Headed

2011-01-29T12:53:00.008-05:00

I've been blogging on and off for few years now and I think it's time to define what I have in mind for this space a little more decisively. If you were to go back through the 200 something posts you would find a graduate fresh out of art school focusing on illustration and web comics, you would see the transition into graphic design as I began to pursue further education, but most prominently, you would observe a young artist still very much in process.

In school when writing research papers, one of the most difficult parts for me was coming up with a solid thesis at the beginning. Often, I felt as though I was settling for a subpar introductory paragraph as way of entering into the material. As I continued to write would I discover my arguments and go back to the beginning and change the thesis to match what I had found along the way. At first this habit was a little embarrassing, I thought—this must not be how good students write. Yet, after several successful papers, I stopped worrying about it as much. I embraced the initial sloppiness of my opening paragraph as a part of my process. It was my way of mentally getting my hands dirty in the content.

Like my essays, the introductory period of this blog is complete and we're well into the middle, so it's a good time to go back and redefine the themes within which this blog operates. While, this collection of posts doesn't contain an introductory paragraph in a strict sense, and I won't be editing older posts, I'm at a place where I can more confidently state the direction we're headed. You can expect to find posts about great design, bad design and design experienced in my everyday life; posts on beautiful typography and on typographic blight; things that I find inspiring and miscellaneous amusing things, typically related to design, but not always. Most of all, this blog will be for me. George Lois said, "You don’t design a magazine for your audience; you create a great magazine for yourself." I intend to follow his advice.

Walter Hansen

2011-01-29T10:58:00.004-05:00

A lovely poster and process sketch by Wellington-based designer, Walter Hansen for ABS.

via: Looks Like Good Design

Allan Peters

2011-01-27T17:05:00.003-05:00

Posters designed by Allan Peters to promote the Minnesota State Fair. Head on over to his well curated blog for some additional inspiration.

Austin Beerworks

2011-01-26T22:51:00.004-05:00

Helms Workshop designed some beautiful packaging and branding work for Austin Beerworks, an Austin mircobrewery. Helms Workshop does gorgeous things with typography I highly recommend checking out the rest of their portfolio

Cheeming Boey

2011-01-22T08:45:00.003-05:00

Beautiful Coffee Cup drawings by Cheeming Boey

Adios LA

2011-01-21T18:07:00.004-05:00

What a great way to say goodbye to a city. Artist Jon Jackson posted these billboards around Los Angeles as a kind of visual farewell.

via: Allan Peters

Thoughts on Work from Bill Watterson

2011-01-20T22:14:00.003-05:00

This seems fitting given my post two days ago:

“It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.”

—Bill Watterson

Photoshop Etiquette

2011-01-19T17:27:00.003-05:00

Photoshop Etiquette, created by a former classmate of mine, Dan Rose is a site for those looking to standardize web design in Photoshop. Well worth a visit.

A good way to spend a day off of work

2011-01-18T21:48:00.004-05:00

Ever since we moved in our new place we've debating whether or not to paint the living room/kitchen area. This weekend we decided to paint—sort of.

This scene is taken from the cover of "It's A Magical World" by Bill Watterson.

Friends of Type

2011-01-16T09:39:00.006-05:00

I'm sure for most of you this is old news, but if you haven't checked out Friends of Type do yourself a favor and head on over there.

By Erik Marinovich at Friends of Type

I never get tired of watching this

2011-01-15T09:01:00.000-05:00

The opening scenes of The Royal Tenenbaums by Wes Anderson

Dana Tanamachi Chalk Lettering

2011-01-14T17:35:00.004-05:00

The beautiful chalk lettering work of Brooklyn designer Dana Tanamachi