type designers have been trying this one for years, now ‘underware’ have had a go too: mr porter he’s almost human
…we tried to make him as human as possible, not only being different all the time, but also including obvious shortcomings. Funny enough it takes a highly intelligent font to have fully controlled imperfections. The result is a single typeface with a strong relation between the glyph set (which characters should be in the font) and the way these glyphs work together…
i came across this striking flyer made by elusive designer will holder for amsterdam art institute ‘de appel‘, he created this identity for them a few years back and it still really stands out
will was teaching at the rietveld academy a few years back but i have no idea where he’s at now, does anybody know? it would be good to catch up if you’re still in town will…
during a recent visit to amsterdam, stefan sagmeister showed a brief glimpse of his latest project which has now officially been released this week: a radio-controlled car/book on culture for BMW, in true sagmeister hype-style the book has a limited edition of 1488 copies, each with a unique cover that when laid out together combine to make a 7 x 7 meter visualisation of BMW’s famous offices…
the book is of course not for sale and therefore already much in demand…
i just spotted the latest poster from dutch studio ‘mevis en van deursen’ for the ‘temporary stedelijk 2’ season for the amsterdam modern art museum (currently undergoing a troublesome/delayed facelift) this has to be one of the strongest and simple identities i’ve seen this year…
…what do Lauren Hutton, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and Chaucer’s Wife of Bath have in common?… (via ‘hicham’)