this great online resource is always worth a look, or rather a read, no images but plenty of information
Thinking for a Living? was created for those who believe that while design is a profession, it?s above all a passion. And as passionate graphic designers, we are obliged to ourselves, our industry and our clients to provide creative solutions that have persuasive branding messages, but also emotional power and aesthetic value. I believe great design is an art, not a commodity or a formula.
In 100 plates containing 460 brilliantly colored engravings that represent a dazzling multitude of fishes, along with crustaceans, grasshoppers, a dugong, and a mermaid, Louis Renard?s Fishes, crayfishes and crabs, of diverse coloration and extraordinary form displays the most fantastic evocation of exotic aquatic life ever produced.
i just came across this amazing site: the rare book room with large scale facsimile reproductions of original books by newton, shakespeare, copernicus etc. etc.
Font Soup is an independent type foundry that is primarily targeted at helping students and graduates break into the competitive world of being a type designer.
‘font soup’ are open for student submissions…
