Typodarium 2022
$20.00
With 365 typefaces from 248 type designers across 35 countries, this calendar—created by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit—is a well of inspiration for lettering enthusiasts and designers. In a lilac box (that …
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Hand-Painted Sign Tote
$40.00
Celebrating the humble but glorious hand-painted sign, this Los Angeles County Museum of Art tote features artwork by Ben Klevay’s She Chimp. The full address and phone number for the museum appears …
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From ocean photography to decolonizing Chinese typography, American movie theater archaeology and more
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Decolonizing Chinese Typography With New Font “Ku Mincho”
Hong Kong native Julius Hui is on a mission to build a new typeface that traces the lineage of the Chinese language, a font he calls Ku Mincho. In China, typography has …
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Milton Glaser's final design, an Afrofuturist imagining of Brooklyn, Eau de Space cosmos-inspired perfume and more
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NASA’s Iconic “Worm” Logo Returns
To celebrate the return of human spaceflights from the USA, NASA has resurfaced their beloved, iconic “worm” logo. The announcement came with a photo of a Falcon 9 rocket—emblazoned with the retro …
Via itsnicethat.com
New Typeface Based on Greta Thunberg’s Handwriting
Greta Grotesk is designer Tal Shub’s typographic ode to Greta Thunberg and references the climate change activist’s handwriting. Shub (co-founder of Uno, an NYC-based company that aims to offer alternatives to single-use …
Via artsy.net
Bauhaus Versions of Famous Logos
Honoring the Bauhaus centennial (Walter Gropius founded the German art school in 1919), 99designs opened a competition asking designers to reimagine famous logos in Bauhaus style. This saw Burger King morph into …
“Metal is The New Black” by Quiet British Accent
Motorhead and Iron Maiden meets embroidery in this homage to heavy metal designs
Via thisiscolossal.com
An Acoustic “Synthesizer”
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