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Some brief insight into the typographic approach to maps created by National Geographic. Shown: cartographer Charles E. Riddiford’s family of typefaces designed in the early 1930s.
03.18.2013
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Nina Azzarello is building an icon set made entirely from handmade, paper cut-outs. Each icon has been “sketched, painted, colored, cut, and finally scanned and made into digital images.”
03.18.2013
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The Colourless Future Campaign, a fun project by Dan Burgess for European paper manufacturer Fedrigoni: “A time-capsule created to tell the story of a future, dystopian world where colour, creativity and self-expression are all outlawed. The whole campaign was designed to encourage creativity and the possibilities of print.”
03.18.2013
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Take a little madness off your 2013 NCAA men’s baskebtall bracket with this Futura-based version, by Michael Buchino.
03.18.2013
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A look at how the design of New York’s driver’s license has evolved from 1910 - 2013.
03.18.2013
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I guess they didn’t tell Hong Yi (a.k.a. Red) to not play with her food. So glad they didn’t…
03.18.2013
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Typographica’s extra-long list of favorite typefaces of 2012. Advice: leave your wallet in the other room, you’ll want to license all of them. (Because you license your fonts, right?).
03.15.2013
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I can’t believe this is a real thing: Envelope X-Ray Spray. “Turns opaque paper temporarily translucent, allowing the user to view the contents of an envelope without ever opening it. 30 seconds after the application, the envelope will return to its original state, leaving absolutely no markings, discoloration, or other indications of use.”
03.15.2013
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For the 0-, 45-, and 90-degree-angle fan: a collection of postcards featuring diagrammatic illustrations of the train depots on the London Underground network, by Drawn By Day Studio.
03.15.2013
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Very cute series of stop-motion animation spots by YCN Studio to support a program of crafty activities in Gap Kids stores in the UK.
03.15.2013
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