Helvetica turns 60 so Husmee’s tribute in 20 posters is a thing

Ten years ago a documentary on Helvetica’s dominance in the graphic design world celebrated the font’s 50th anniversary. Made by Gary Hustwit in 2007 Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture which looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Ten years on Helvetica is still celebrated this time with Husmee graphic design studio...

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Better Letters' Summer Showcase celebrates the art of signwriting

There is an more than obvious reason to pay a visit to DesignSpaceLondon. There from the 13th of June through the 28th of July “The Better Letters Summer Showcase” features 12 hand-crafted originals from Better Letters lettering and signwriting talent (James Cooper; Harry Fieber; David Kynaston; Mike Meyer). All the pieces have been produced using oil-based paints on a variety of materials to demonstrate the diversity of styles across...

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Forma reactivate Barcelona’s collective memory with letters

Founded by Joel Lozano and Dani Navarro in 2012 with Josep Duran jumping on their creative wagon two years later and web developer Roger Pau a partner in crime whenever needed, Forma is a creative studio with a very particular interest in in projects which are not easy to label or that go far beyond just one thing.“We particularly value creative work generated through concepts. This is why, we look for a solid idea behind any of our...

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Say wow for this visually exciting branding of SSE

Regarded as “a millionaire factory in the making” Sydney School of Entrepreneurship is a “new school for a new way of working” therefore it’s branding is bold in spirit and groundbreaking as ever.
“Unshackled and driven, entrepreneurs are ready to create their mark on the world. Sydney School of Entrepreneurship recognised the right conditions in Sydney and seized the opportunity to define a new education model for the 21st century...

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Recapturist is a man on a mission to please our eyes on pure USA vintage

The most visually pleasing parts of American design are fading away.  The glorious neon signs that once lined our roadsides are nearly extinct.  Mid-Century modern architecture is increasingly hard to find among non-residential structures. And products that used to come branded with machine-stamped chrome badges and hand-drawn typographical elements are now made overseas and marked with plastic decals”. This is the introduction to Recapturist aka Bill Rose

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