Category Archives: design

The Greatest Map of the United States Ever Made

“David Imus worked alone on his map seven days a week for two full years. Nearly 6,000 hours in total.”  And it’s amazing.

I got mine in the mail today and I couldn’t be more pleased. Recommended.

To Resolve Project

Chris Streger’s To Resolve Project:

“I decided to ask as many talented designers I knew (or didn’t know) to create a resolution for the new year as an iPhone background.”

(Via Coursekit.)

There Are No Clean Getaways

(Via.)

Here’s Some Free Design

(Via Curved White.)

Related viewing: Mike Monteiro’s “Fuck You, Pay Me” talk.

Malcolm X’s Business Card

Business card of Malcolm X found in his pocket after his assassination.

(Via.)

Typographic City Logos

From Albin Holmqvist’s 40-city typographic logo project:

(Via.)

A Brief History of Title Design

This video reminds me of Uncredited: Graphic Design and Opening Titles in Movies, a book I reviewed for Film & History in 2008. The veritable explosion of love for  movies titles online since then (in addition to Art of the Title, there’s The Movie Titles Stills Collection and Steven Hill’s Movie Title Screens Page) warms my heart.

Noir Aesthetics

The Hitch-Hiker

Number fourteen on Where Danger Lives’ marvelous “100 Greatest Posters of Film Noir” list.

Massimo Vignelli’s 80th Birthday Party Invitation

Naturally, the typeface is Helvetica.

The New York Times was at the party and filed this report.

(Via.)

The Face All Print Men Are Talking About

(Via yay!everday via Khoi Vinh.)