Archive for the 'design' Category

Ian Crowther is Lousy with the Spirit

New portfolio site.
 

Behind The New York Times Magazine’s Redesign with DD Arem Duplessis - Grids - SPD.ORG - Grids

"In June of this year, The New York Times unveiled a major redesign of their Sunday magazine, the first in almost a decade, and one of only a handful ever in its more than 100 years."
 

Behind The New York Times Magazine’s Redesign

"In June of this year, The New York Times unveiled a major redesign of their Sunday magazine, the first in almost a decade, and one of only a handful ever in its more than 100 years."
 

The Helicopters are Coming

The Helicopters are Coming.
 

T marks the spot

New York Times Magazine Ts
 

LIFE on the Rails: Boxcar Logos

LIFE Magazine collection of logos painted on boxcars.
 

Erik Nitsche’s collections on Flickr

 

See the Bigger Picture

Posters based on abstract ideas, the history of ideas, crackpot ideas, and ideas.
 

Olivetti Lettera 22 Instruction Manual

Beautiful manual for the Olivetti Lettera 22. Especially like the last graphic, indicating which fingers use which keys.
 

The Book Cover Archive

My new favorite website, forever.
 

We Love Typography

Collaborative graphic collection of found type and design snippets.
 

lubalin archives at cooper union

Flickr set of the some items from the Herb Lubalin archive at Cooper Union.
 

Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

I actually remember versions of some of these maxims from high school psych class.
 

Skout™

Links to sites useful to designers.
 

Tim Gough interview

Interview with one of my favorite illustrators.
 

Marc Alcock - Graphic Design & Art Direction

Nice portfolio site.
 

Letman

Amazing.
 

Books: a collection of cover art

Nice collection of book covers. Especially like Everymans Guide to Polystyrene Plastics and The Motor Car(s).
 

The ‘O’ in Obama

Steven Heller interviewing the man behind the O, the most incredible thing to happen to presidential campaign design since the color blue.
 

Saul Bass on Titles

More than a half hour of Bass discussing title design.