i just came across this image online: a wonderful typographic, concrete book pavillion; created almost 90 years ago by italian graphic designer fortunato depero for the 1927 biennale internazionale delle arti decorative, built entirely out of giant block letters
check out this charming little documentary from dutch TV show ‘kunstuur’ called type hunters, which follows four typographers (erik spiekermann & bas from ‘underware’ amongst others) who discuss the type in their city and what it means to them
(still available online, for a limited time and in dutch only)
on a related note also check this website lost fonts of amsterdam
(thanks to peter kortleve) for the tip
…in that moment the designer was the client and the designer at the same time. They could express themselves in a way which was inspiring. This, was for me, a pure laboratory where the designers could go really very far. This was also the period where we worked together with Cranbrook Academy in Detroit which was at that moment the most avante-garde art school in America. The Head of Graphic Design Catherine McCoy visited me and was so impressed by the way we approached our work that she asked if she could send some interns. I said ‘of course’ and there is a lot of influence from Cranbrook Academy in this work as well…
an interview with gert dumbar and my buddy graham sturt from VBAT, well worth a read even if you know the dumbar story and his opinions already… nice job graham!
nice little project from the starshaped press: the well-traveled ampersand
although i must admit that to me; the typeset composite itself, made up of hundreds of small lead type pieces; looks a lot more interesting than the print which it is used to create
simple idea and clean execution on this series of vehicles, but then from a different point of view by yasena popova
(via wired)