- ARCHIVE / Typography
- Go Sing Wonder
AME_MAMA_RICA
Above: Erik Brandt, 2010 (A1). My own humble contribution to the Mut zur Wut posteraktion in Heidelberg, Germany commissioned by the organizer, Götz Gramlich. A thousand thanks for this chance, Götz!
- Mut zur Wut Online
Posteraktion ready for preview.
Above: Zwischen den Zeilen, Götz Gramlich (2010). Chapeau! The Mut zur Wut poster event mentioned here earlier can now be previewed online. Hup, Götz, for this labor of love! Visit the site and scroll through work by 2xGoldstein, Reza Abedini, Andre Baldinger, Timo Berry, Erik Brandt (Servus!), Erich Brechbühl, Claus Geiss, [...]
- Hope
New Typografika for friends in Bangkok, Thailand.
Above: Erik Brandt, 2010. This 3×15 meter piece actually hangs horizontally (rotate counter clockwise). The Thai word ความหวัง, set with AG Thai by Cadson Demak, means ‘hope.’ I am extremely grateful for the invitation from Anuthin Wongsunkakon, Tik Lawrachawee, and ThaiGa, the Thai Graphic Designer Association, to create [...]
- Mut zur Wut
Plakate, die den Mund aufmachen!
Above: Mut zur Wut poster by Götz Gramlich, 2010. I was delighted and humbled to be invited to participate in Götz’s latest poster initiative, set to open on the streets of Heidelberg, Germany on September 15, 2010.
Many may recall the outstanding 30 Anschläge event (and Götz’s stunning image for that, see [...] - Booty
That’s what it is.
Above: Boom, boom, boom. Purchased from Minotaurus Boekwinkel. I photographed some of the posters for her retrospective and you can see them on Geotypografika Flickr. It’s impossible to leave Amsterdam without fearing the baggage weight check when you arrive at Schipol. Any self-respecting type and design geek will [...]
- Verena Gerlach / Algiers Posters Exhibition
A lovely evening on the Oranienstraße.
Above: Herzlich Willkommen! The entry to Verena’s studio which she shares with her partner Alex, and his architectural studio with collaborator, Ansgar. A fantastic space which recently hosted an exhibition of Verena’s Algiers posters. The Algerian exhibition had already taken place, but this was the first time the screen printed [...]
- Arnhem Centraal
Thanks to OK Parking and Arnhem, a quick snap is picked up today.
Above: A photo just after a very pleasant visit with OK Parking in Arnhem recently. I just added some photos to Geotypografika Amsterdam 2010 today and was asked by a Flickr group called Central Station Arnhem to have it included in their photos. [...]
- Wanner / Gramlich
A chance meeting at a poster exhibition in Berlin.
Above: On the left, your hero and mine, Rene Wanner of Posterpage taking a photo of Götz Gramlich himself (center, featured here earlier). As fate would have it, Rene, Götz, and I finally crossed paths at the 100 beste Plakate 09 exhibition, which featured a rabbit theme?! [...]
- Berlin / Kreuzberg
New images added to Geotypografika Flickr.
Above: Somewhere in Kreuzberg, Berlin. See the full set of graphic and typographic images on Geotypografika Berlin, where I have also updated the Geotypografika Amsterdam 2010 set with new images from the second leg of my recent trip.
Above: Turkish words gracing a building in Kreuzberg, one of my [...]
- Amsterdam
New images for the Geotypografika collection.
Above: New images from the streets of Amsterdam, where I am fortunate enough to be spending a few days. A new Geotypografika Flickr set has just been uploaded, you can find images from 2005-07 here. The images in both sets are mostly graphic and typographic in nature, though there is [...]
- Pink Hobo Gallery / QR Code Show
Fitting end to Flashbelt 7.0 tonight.
Above: Via Pink Hobo Gallery here in Minneapolis. Bring your QR Code reader to the gallery opening tonight (June 16, 2010. 7:00pm to 11:00pm/map.), and find your way to “images, music, video, data visualization, and interactive experiences.” This group show will feature work by Eight Hour Day (Holla!), Michael Cina, [...]
- For a Green and Free Iran
SVA to exhibit SocialDesignZine’s posters for Iran.
Above: My own contribution to last year’s SocialDesignZine’s web exhibit, now set to become reality at the SVA Visual Arts Gallery in NYC this Fall. June 12, 2010 marks one year since the infamous elections in Iran, where the Green Wave had first risen. One year later, we ask [...]
- Posterpage / Chaumont 2010
Images from the International competition.
Above: Via Rene Wanner’s incomparable Posterpage, a video of the current exhibit. The student competition has been surrounded by controversy, and Rene has also been sharing updates from all parties concerned, read more here.
- Poster for Tomorrow / Call for Entries
2010 Theme: Death is not Justice.
Above: Julián Naranjo, 2010. Call for entries for poster for tomorrow’s 2010 global competition, submissions are due July 18, 2010. I am humbled to be included in the initial Online Jury for this effort spearheaded by Hervé Matine, calling for the abolition of capital punishment worldwide. Fore more information, follow [...]
- Cadson Demak / Anuthin Wongsunkakon
Founder and principal shares new Thai typefaces.
Above: A stunning poster from Cadson Demak’s distribution page, Bangkok, Thailand. Had to include this here, but please see more below. These stunning hybrid forms are part of a collection of Thai type produced over the years by Bangkok design firm Cadson Demak (main site) led by [...]
- Reza Abedini / In the beginning.
Animated retrospective.
Above: Recent collage by the Iranian master, stunning.
- Press Check
Fresh Typografika para Flashbelt 2010, con oranje!
Above: Just back from a press check with the Flashbelt 2010 poster (18″x24″) for Dave Schroeder, pilotvibe. Shot in some afternoon sun and shadow from our porch.
Above: Poster, myself, and the orange chair John Malinoski gave me. A thousand thanks to Dave and Flashbelt for this work. More on [...]
- Flashbelt 2010 Poster
Digital version of some upcoming Typografika Nuevo.
Above: A wee new poster (18×24) I just made for Flashbelt founder and producer Dave Schroeder, pilotvibe. The photographic element is a treated version of Jeremy Thorp’s Just Landed. The posters are going into production, look for more info and adaptations soon. It was an honor working with Dave [...]
- GRD_2000_SP10 Final Logopesto
A beautiful mess.
Above: Michelle’s final poster (24×36 digital file). Final submissions are in and are uploaded to Geotypografika Flickr here. The Logopesto Poster Redux from this year’s intro to graphic design grupetto did not disappoint. The final push was heralded by Michelle’s outstanding efforts, and she inspired her classmates to respond with their own, beautiful [...]
- FDN_1111_SP10 Final NYT
Final color machines and process now complete.
Above: Nate’s outstanding final piece, still on the backing. The process is now complete, FDN_1111_SP10_Sec_002 student’s handed in their finals today after a successful crit last week. All process and finals are now uploaded to Geotypografika Flickr. This is the third attempt at this problem by three separate classes, [...]
- The best day ever.
Shoebox Gallery opening, waffle intervention, a flag, a poem, a parade.
Above: From the pages of GOOD to the streets of MPLS, Powderhorn claims the Chicago-Lake intersection! Jenny Schmid, whose opening graced Sean Smuda’s Shoebox Gallery, stands just behind the flag in an appropriate shade of red for May Day. Image from one of [...]
- POHO Flag is Flying
Official unfurling at the Shoebox Gallery today.
Above: A quick test from yesterday, great flag conditions but poor light. Special thanks again to Jenny Schmid for including this in her opening today and also to Dave Schroeder (Flashbelt, Pilotvibe) for his expert help in getting this thing flying.
Join us at the Shoebox today, 11am-12:30 pm 2948 [...] - Karel Martens / Chaumont 2010
Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont.
Above: Karel Martens, 2010. The 21st edition of this fabled celebration is set to begin and is graced this year by a masterpiece from your hero and mine. For more information, visit the official website and see more on étapes here.
- Fake Plastic Four
Christopher Scott’s new release.
Above: Cover for Fake Plastic Four, Christopher Scott (2010). See CSGRAPHI to pre-order the soon to be released 4th edition of this Irish graphic design publication. The new edition will include work by Mehdi Saeedi, Timo Berry, Michael Iva, and many more. Avanti, Christopher! Cheers for including some fresh Typografika.
Please see the [...] - Typografika por Chile
Para Julián, un fuerte abrazo desde la distancia.
Above: My submission for Diseño por Chile, 2010 (70×100cm). Along with many other designers, I was humbled and honored to be invited to participate in this project. Set to be exhibited at the 4ta. Bienal de Diseño en Santiago, Chile, all poster donations will be sold to benefit [...]
- Verena Gerlach / Algiers
Solo show featured brilliant new screenprints.
Above and Below: Images from Verena Gerlach’s recent exhibition in Algiers. This new body of work was developed after several visits by the Berlin based designer and involved an exhaustive creative process that has been thrilling to witness. Mabrouk, Verena! For more, please visit fraugerlach.
- GOOD / MCAD X DW
Action plan for lowering household emissions is live.
Above: GOOD and MCAD Design Works recently collaborated on an action plan, now live on the GOOD site. Special thanks to Design Works Director J. Zachary Keenan for sharing this and congratulations to the team.
- Jenny Schimd / May Day
Art opening, waffle intervention, flag raising, und Flarf.
Above: Jenny Schmid, snakeburkagirl (2009).
May Day! May Day!
The best day of the year here in Powderhorn, Minneapolis. Making an amazing day even more exciting, acclaimed artist and educator Jenny Schmid will be exhibiting her work at the Shoebox Gallery, and hosting a waffle intervention, just before the excellent [...] - Julián Naranjo / Diseño por Chile 2010
Reconstrucción En Progreso.
Above: Julián Naranjo’s personal contribution to his great cause, Diseño por Chile. The collection of poster donations on their Flickr site keeps growing, with submissions from all over the world. To participate, follow this link for the announcement.
All poster donations will be sold to benefit Un Techo para Chile (A Roof for [...] - A thousand thanks, Yossi.
Until we meet again.
Above: Yossi Lemel just before his lecture at MCAD yesterday. We were honored and delighted to host this inspiring designer and humanitarian, who shared his courageous work with us, and gave a lesson in the power of confrontation and forgiveness. Safe travels Yossi, until we meet again! Here is a momento of [...]
- Yossi Lemel / MPLS
From Tel Aviv to Minneapolis.
Above: Yossi Lemel on the ‘Endless Bridge’ at the Guthire.
Above: Lovely weather and Jean Nouvel.
Above: Yossi in yellow light overlooking the Mississippi.
Above: Yossi in red… (…light, red light, run it!)
Above: Jenny Holzer in the Walker Art Garden.
Above: Lot’s of good conversation in several languages…
Above: …with a cherry on top.
- Ragnar Freyr Pálsson / Flag
Our man in Iceland.
Above: Ragnar Freyr Pálsson’s outstanding flag for GOOD Magazine Issue 19. There was some sweet serendipity in finding this, Reykjavík based designer Ragnar’s flag graces the same spread as another submission from Powderhorn, MPLS! I believe we both have Dylan Lathrop to thank for this, so, a thousand thanks, Dylan!
Above: [...]
- Who’s that lady?
It’s a B_ _ _ _ _ x bear in Good.
Above: Via Dylan, via the FB, via nicolayfun. Domo! Spread from the new GOOD,
The Neighborhoods Issue. More soon, as soon as I can get my hands on one.Above: On the MPLS south side… a little Powderhorn special, for yo ass. :-)
- A thousand thanks, Saki.
Lasting image from an inspiring visit.
Above: Saki Mafundikwa, Bernard Canniffe, and myself. Special thanks to Dan (who took this photo), Michael, and Jonathan of Aesthetic Apparatus for allowing us to come by their studio while Saki was here. This concluded an emotional visit by Saki, who graced our community with his film, Shungu.
Bern is smiling [...] - Yossi Lemel / Mini, Vidi, Vici
Public lecture at MCAD.
Above: Yossi’s own poster for his upcoming talk at MCAD.
Renowned Israeli designer visits Minneapolis.
Thanks to the kind support of MCAD President Jay Coogan, renowned graphic designer Yossi Lemel will be visiting Minneapolis and giving a talk this Sunday morning, April 18, 11:00AM in Auditorium 150. This timely event is free and open [...] - MPLS / Seen at Los Ocampo.
Sweet local flyer found during awesome burrito run.
Above: Always something amazing to take out at Los Ocampo.
- Shungu / The poster printing.
Perfect soundtrack for a Saturday of good will.
Above: MCAD student volunteers Eric Gorvin and Ted Guerrero hard at work with the red run for the Shungu posters (see more images that Eric took below). A thousand thanks for their time and effort!
Above: From the green run.
Above: Most of the green run.
Above: The red screen.
Above: The [...]
- Bear who saves children from oncoming traffic.
Peter Steineck, 2010.
Above: MCAD student Peter Steineck’s web-version of a recent mini-comic. Even better to to have the original! Many thanks for this link, Peter.
- Sweet internets.
Futurama from 1969…
Above: The Internet in 1969, was kicking around The Huffington Post yesterday,
and it’s to good not to feature again and again. Viel spass dabei! - Shungu / The Resilience of a People
A film by Saki Mafundikwa.
Above: Digital version of the 18×24 poster by MCAD student Ted Guerrero for
Saki Mafundikwa’s Shungu, The Resilience of a People (2009).
Northern-most academic premiere at MCAD, April 8, 1:00PM.
Thanks to contributions by Student Activities Coordinator Megan Leafblad and Design Department Chair Bernard Canniffe, we are honored and delighted to be [...] - FDN_1111_SP10 NYT Color Variants
Digital color machines as a precursor to painting.
Above: MCAD student Alex, digital variant (11.5 x 22.75) A new twist for a successful problem seen here before, these are foundation student level experiments with color.
Above: Each unique student grid is derived from a tracing of the New York Times, randomly assigned. Each then mounts a series [...]
- GRD_2000_SP10 Final P004
Our final work for the The Haiti Poster Project.
Above: MCAD student Kobby’s final poster in his recent junior review installation.
See his animated version of the poster process below.
Limitations are Limitless
Our class has completed the project we started recently, and we are really pleased to share these with you here. Our initial limitation in approaching this [...] - VitrinRooz / Iman Raad
Virtual exhibition now running.
Above: Iman Raad, for VitrinRooz. Iman’s new virtual exhibition is now live
(March 20 - April 20, 2010) via the incomparable VitrinRooz website (this last
link direct to English language page). The site includes a complete bio for Iman
as well as a beautiful musical accompaniment to the animation above. Make sure
to visit the archives [...] - Goddur
The world is new again, all over again.
Above: Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, aka Goddur, poster from the series for Bjarni H. Þórarinsson. Just when you think you have a bit of a perspective, a new friend introduces to you something miraculous. Seeing the work of this Icelandic master has made the whole world new again [...]
- Jenny Schmid / MAPC 2010
Super fast for a super friend, with super friend font.
Above: Postcard front (4×6) for Jenny Schmid, awe inspiring printer and educator who is also spearheading the MAPC 2010 Conference New World/Old World here in Minneapolis this coming fall. Check out the MAPC Facebook page here.
Jenny supplied the logo, color choice, scroll image, and a Level [...] - FFFound / Rattapallax 16
Rattapallax flyer found.
Above: Sweet! Got word that this Rattapallax flyer I made in April, 2008 was posted on fffound. Cherry Garcia! More on that in an older post here, but in more recent news…
Above: Cover and back cover for Rattapallax 16, Fall 2010. I worked with publisher Ram Devineni on this last issue of his [...]
- FDN_1111_SP10_P002
Experimental video shorts on color.
Above: MCAD student Alex, “By the Clock.”
Foundation level color experiments.
These new video shorts are the culmination of a project for this Spring’s 2D Foundation level grupetto. This problem has been addressed before by previous classes I have taught, but these experiments featured a new challenge: all sound/music had to [...] - Julián Naranjo / A call for Chile.
Chile Quake 8.8, a personal call from the acclaimed designer.
Above: Photo by Julián Naranjo in Santiago, Chile, Fotos Terremoto Chile 2010.
Above: From our dear friend Julián Naranjo in Chile, a call for participation with a “international collective of designers in the creation of posters in support and solidarity with Chile called: “ChileQuake 8.8, Posters of [...]
- ITF / Indian Type Foundry
International collaboration yields beautiful forms.
Above: Via the ITF site (also see their Facebook and Flickr pages). ITF is a growing collaboration between Peter Bilak (Typotheque), Rajesh Kejriwal (Kyoorius Exchange) and Satya Rajpurohit. I ran across an update of their work via Hindy Rinny. I think you’ll agree it that this is truly inspiring work, and [...]
- Dan Sinclair / Elliott Earls
MCAD student initiates Skype interview series.
Above: 18×24 poster by MCAD student Dan Sinclair, March, 2010. In exciting news, Dan is organizing Skype interview sessions and started things off last Friday with Elliott Earls. His hope is to extend the exposure our community has with active designers and artists, and, in concert with the MCAD Design [...]
- VCU Visit March 2010
Images from the VCUarts Objects and Methods Lecture Series.
Above: At the lectern, Mary McLaughlin, with a wonderful introduction.
(In the foreground, samurai.) Photo by Anne Graves.Above: El Conejo Vive, March 5-9, 2010. Virginia Commonwealth University,
School of the Arts, Richmond, VA. Poster by John Malinoski with and old photo
from 1997 by John Dixon. (More on Geotypografika Flickr.)Above: [...]
- Live Streaming Rabbit
Tomorrow’s VCU lecture live via the internets.
Live Streaming from the Grace Street Theater
In excellent news, VCU has decided to project it’s first live-stream for the lecture on my work tomorrow (March 8 at 4:30PM EST at the Grace Street Theater), and it will be available via this link: http://video.vcu.edu/ramgen/broadcast/elconejo.rm
You’ll need Real Player to view [...] - Exhibition Tonight / Poster Rescue
Recent rejected poster finds new life.
Above: Cropped version of a 18×24 poster sketch by yours truly. Geotypografika
readers might remember this reference to a past poster project gone fission. On the
occasion of a upcoming visit to ol’ VCU, I thought it appropriate to revive it in this
form. Hope you enjoy. Self-promotion Act 16 continues, intermission ahead.
Friday, [...] - Papergirl No. 5
Random art distribution project in Berlin.
Above: Papergirl No. 4 poster by Florian Lamm und Lisa von Billerbeck. In a hot tip from our friend Verena Gerlach, the very cool Papergirl project announces it’s May 19, 2010 deadline for new submissions. Check out the sweet video of Papergirl No. 4 in action. In more [...]
- Yunker / 2010 Web Globalization Report
Byte Level Research releases it’s new findings.
Above: John Yunker’s world map by country code. In exciting news, bytelevel research is back and has released it’s 2010 Web Globalization Report Card and the data on the world’s top websites is fascinating: Google and Facebook are numerically tied for for first place. Yunker explains that since Google [...]
- Erik Brandt / RVA Exhibition
Shameless self-promotion, Act 16.
Above: Letterpress print I made in 1998, the first posters to promote the original Bowe House Print Collective, yo. I am grateful to announce that Virginia Commonwealth University will be hosting an exhibition of my work on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6PM (1509 West Main St., Richmond, VA). [...]
- ATypI 2010 / The Word
Dublin, Ireland.
Above: The logo for the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) conference this September in Dublin, Ireland. Designed by Clare Bell and Dara Ní Bheacháin, it uses the typeface Nib by Thomas Foley. Foley, a master’s candidate at Central St. Martins, designed Nib under the mentorship of Freda Sack (ISTD).
Above: Nib glyphs from Foley’s developing website.
Above: [...]
- Site M 012
Large musical cubic note.
Above: Visual notation by John Malinoski, 2010.
Pen, marker. - Ted Guerrero
A fine tribute to a great man.
Above: MCAD student Ted Guerrero, final poster for Black History Month at MCAD, organized by fellow students Jenny Tondera and Amalia Nicholson.
- GRD_2000_SP10_P004
Process from our Posters for Haiti project.
Above: MCAD student Sara’s brilliant first response. Inspired by The Haiti Poster Project that benefits Doctors Without Borders. Our introductory graphic design grupetto is trying to solve this problem from a point of empathy and have, with great respect, tried to orient ourselves to the desperate conditions on the [...]
- Osloposters (dot) net
Amazing poster archive from Norway.
Above: On a John Malinoski tip, here is an excellent poster resource, Osloposters. Showcasing a vibrant poster scene, the site is run by Stig Anderson, whose own website (see splash page below), offers it’s own fascination. Stig explains that he was inspired by Jarr Geerligs set, often referenced here. He also [...]
- El Conejo / VCU Objects + Methods Lecture
Rabbit lecture, workshop, and exhibition.
Above: Event poster by John Malinoski, 2010. Photo: John Dixon, 1997. The rabbit lives! El Conejo, a conglomerate character that first rose back in 1997, the spirit of which still vibrates awkwardly here, and especially here. A special thanks to my
dear friend and mentor, John Malinoski, for making this poster.
I am [...] - Letterpool
New book release announcement.
Above: Via the Letterpool site and on a hot tip from David Criado at Tipos Latinos Bolivia, an exciting new collection of urban typographic images from Liverpool, UK. Check it three times? ¡Abrazos, David! The world is going round.
- Seen at MCAD
Two recent posters/bulletins in the hallways.
Above: MCAD student Ted Guerrero, “on the wall.”
Above: MCAD student Peter Steineck, “off the charts.”
- André Felipe
typo/graphic posters (dot) com
Above: Splash page for typo/graphic posters, a true labor of love by André Filipe, a Brazilian graphic designer with a big heart and a passion for typography. André has recently redesigned the site and it now features a full Flash exhibition mechanism that allows the designers to display their samples display with [...]
- SOTA / Font Aid IV is live.
Over 400 designers for Haiti and Doctors Without Borders.
Above: Via the SOTA announcement, a sampling of ampersand glyphs donated for Font Aid IV, sponsored by the Society for Typographic Aficionados. The collection of over 400 glyphs will be USD $20 and is now available through, Veer, and Ascender Fonts (FontShop and MyFonts soon). As posted [...]
- GGGrafik
Götz Gramlich rules OK.
Above: Götz Gramlich, Glass Candy poster, 2010. I have to apologize right from the start, this post is long overdue. Aside from being an incredibly talented designer, Götz is also extremely generous and shared some of his silk-screened posters with me some time ago (see further below). Surely you might agree, he [...]
- Dabireh Collective
Fresh initiative via orien+ation lab and beyond.
Above: Poster for Alef (Oct. 2009), the first publication from the inspiring Dabireh Collective, founded by Reza Abedini and a group of graphic designers from Iran.
Just one part of Reza’s new project with Paul Hughes and Anne Miltenburg, orien+ation lab, Alef will be included in the OK Festival in [...] - John Moore / Blockee Font
New work from Caracas, Venezuela.
Above: John Moore’s exciting new Blockee Font, available soon (click image for a larger view). I am very grateful to John for sharing this new work here, and special thanks to Marina Córdova Alvéstegui for help with the Spanish translation. See the Blockee-Man himself below and please visit John’s site for [...]
- John Malinoski / VCU
New poster.
Above: John Malinoski, 2010.
- Font Aid IV / Ampersands for Haiti
One from the home front.
Above: My two-cents for Font Aid IV, sponsored by the Society for Typographic Aficionados (SOTA). From their website:
“Type designers, graphic designers and other artists from around the world are invited to contribute artwork to be included in a typeface created exclusively for the Font Aid IV effort. The theme of Font [...] - Naz / Oral Defense
Invitation to her final presentation.
Above: Naz Moosavi (2010), invitation to the final hurdle toward her Masters degree. We have been lucky enough to share Naz’s work here before, see examples here.
Mamnoon am, Naz, and good luck! - Tovar Estovo
Website as Zirkus still operative, over.
Above: Original ¡ü16.øäk! silkscreen bulletin invitation for a BVR Messages event, 2001. Four BVRS Printing. Glenside, Pa. Tovar Estovo (web-based version).
BVR Revival: And why not?
I was happily reminded of this project from ol’ BVR days, and thought it would be nice
to share once again. The event was an exhibition [...] - Avatar / Papyrus
Fu*king fu*k.
Above: Dan Sinclair, from an earlier post. Geotypografika readers may remember Dan’s experiment as a serious attempt to create an appropriate design/interaction given the limitations of Papyrus. A successful experiment to say the least, and also worth the debate, a good designer should be able to design something beautiful/good with Papyrus (insert any ‘limitation’). [...]
- Un abrazo! Guten Rutsch.
Feliz año nuevo from MPLS.
Above: Happy New Year from Geotypografika. =:-) Un abrazo! An embrace! All the best to you for the new year from a frozen but warm Minneapolis. Servus, Freunde!
- MCAD_GRD_2010_F09 / New Fonstructions
Final experiments from Los Typonauts.
Above: Peter W.’s font, Atlas, 24×36 promo poster. Building on the experiments with Fontstruct from last year, our introductory typo grupetto developed a wide range of fonts, all available for download and commentary (most type specimen’s here are linked). Along with several others, Peter W.’s Atlas Condensed has been awarded Top [...]
- Poster4Tomorrow / 100 for Freedom
New poster exhibition online and in galleries around the world.
Above: Frank Arbelo (Cuba/Bolivia), see more at Poster4Tomorrow.
- Naz / Abadan
Upcoming poster exhibition in Abadan, Iran.
Above: This just in from Naz, congratulations! The exhibition opens this Saturday,
and we hope to see more soon. - BICeBé 2009 People
New Flickr set from the recent poster biennial in La Paz.
Above: Servus, Freunde! Julián Naranjo (Chile), Marina Córdova Alvéstegui (Bolivia),
and Andrew Lewis (Canada) above Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.
Many more images are now available, I re-organized the Flickr sets and they are now divided into two sets, Geotypografika La Paz, and BICeBé 2009 People.Above: From the Geotypografika [...]
- Brahmi Computing / Media Storm
The Indian Keyboard revolution continues.
Above: Via the intrepid Adria Chilcote, more on the Brahmi Computing keyboard featured in Geotypografika earlier this year. The IBN splash page above features the video, “Brahmi Computing: Typing in your own mother tongue.” As posted earlier, Brahmi Computing has launched a potentially revolutionary new keyboard that will allow millions of [...]
- El Alto and beyond…
More images from Bolivia and BICeBé 2009.
Above: The Andes mountain range on the road between Lake Titicaca and La Paz/El Alto. New photos from La Paz, El Alto, Lake Titicaca, and more have been uploaded to Geotypografika Flickr. New contributions are welcome! More to come today! Please click on the images for a larger view.
(UPDATE: [...] - Geotypografika La Paz
Graphic and typographic images from La Paz, Bolivia.
Above: Just one of several new graphic and typographic photographs from the street of La Paz, Bolivia. Please see the Geotypografika Flickr page for more and check back often, I will be uploading new photos as time (and internet access) allows.
Above: From the hotel window, the striking Illimani [...]
- Bienal Internacional del Cartel Bolivia
BICeBé 2009, Nov. 17-21 La Paz, Bolivia
Above: Via BICeBé 2009. This coming week, I am delighted to be traveling to La Paz, Bolivia to attend the BICeBé 2009, Bienal Internacional del Cartel Bolivia. Organized by Susana Machiado and David Criado, it promises and amazing array of international speakers, workshops, and exhibitions. I hope to share [...]
- Arlen / Fontstruct Top Pick
Courtney Billadeau’s work in progress.
Above: MCAD student Courtney’s Fontruction, Arlen. Already selected as a ‘Top Pick’ by Fontstruct staff in October, Courtney has been diligently updating and refining her font. Look for more examples of student work from our introductory type grupetto soon! More process shots on Geotypografika Flickr.
Above: MCAD student Sam’s Fonstruct in progress.
More [...] - Annie Yiling Wang / A Secondary Education
Political graphics.
She writes: A couple of summers ago I interned at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics out in Los Angeles. This was before I knew that I would someday become involved in graphic design and visual culture. I was an archival intern so I was lucky enough to have been exposed to [...]
- Annie Yiling Wang / New contributor.
More from MPLS.
Above: Annie Yiling Wang, spread from her type hunt projection, Nothing Lasts. Geotypografika is pleased to welcome new contributions from Annie, bienvenue!
- Khatt Network / Al Jazeera Interview
Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviewed on Arabic type issues.
Above: Via the Khatt Network, an excellent interview with the Arabic type network’s founder on Al Jazeera’s Artsworld.
- MCAD_GRD_2010_F09_Brandt
Long overdue update from this beginning type grupetto.
Above: MCAD student Daniel, from a recent update to Geotypografika Flickr.
I am please to share some work from this hard working grupetto, and have
finally had time to post these. Please for to be enjoying.Above: MCAD student Courtney.
Above: MCAD student Peter S.
Above: MCAD student Tara.
Above: MCAD student Tuesday.
Above: MCAD [...]
- More
GRD_3020_F09: Additions to our recent efforts.
Above: MCAD student Christopher. Several posters have been added to a former post, and more images to Geotypografika Flickr.
Above: MCAD student Christopher, black and white proof, 24×36. More.
Above: MCAD student Mitchell.
Above: MCAD student Amy.
- HypeForType / Exclusive Volume 2.0
Fresh Type from Nottingham. Sugoi, ne?
Above: Capset, by Suprb (Keywords: Slab, Swedish… Oh, and I say Hell Yeah!).
Via Alex at HypeForType, Exclusive Volume 2.0 is now available.Above: Protozoa, by Richard Perez. Much more at Exclusive Volume 2.0.
Many thanks for sharing this new release, Alex. - John Moore / Greetings from Venezuela
¡Ambigrama!
Above: Ambigrama Rama-Moore, un Video de John Moore con música de Angel Rada.
Some really fascinating possibilities from Caracas. ¡Gracias, John! - Naz / Final MA Work
Recent work from Iran.
Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009, three images from her final master’s thesis work in Iran.
Mamnoon am, Naz! A thousand congratulations, hoping to see more.Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009.
Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009.
Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009.
Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009.
Above: Naz Moosavi, 2009.
Updated Oct. 27, 2009 with these three last posters.
Thanks again for sharing these with us, [...] - Let it snow.
Final experiments with Perso-Arabic type.
Above: MCAD student Amy’s final vision (24×36). After last week’s sketches produced by hand, our intermediate typo grupetto, switched back to the computer and produced these final impressions of snow falling, using our thirty-two Perso-Arabic characters. I am sure all would agree, these final attempts really found some new lightness and [...]
- John Malinoski / Waldorf School
New poster for a Richmond, VA holiday bazaar.
Above: John Malinoski, 2009. ¡Que Viva!
- Perso-Arabic Snow
Some gems from early experiments with Persian type.
Above: MCAD student Amy’s stunning first sketch, developed by hand.
Be on the lookout for a new upload to Geotypografika Flickr with process shots from this exciting new project from two type classes I am really enjoying this semester. Minneapolis had snow last Monday and we were also doing [...] - Typonauts in Space: 20 Jahre Mauerfall
Posters from a recent type workshop at MCAD.
Above: MCAD student Ana, 24×36 inches. (All posters are listed alphabetically.)
Our GRD_3020 grupetto welcomed Verena Gerlach to our class on the day before her recent lecture at MCAD. Based on some advance preparation, we were ready with sketches based on the theme of the workshop, the commemoration of [...] - Basically Yeah
Developing experiment from a typography class.
Above: Just one of MCAD student Peter Steineck’s experimental font projects.
Happarently, the lyrics are from the Pixies, Hey. More of these soon.
Quelle entrée, Peter! - St. Cloud State University
One rabbit for typography.
Above: Greetings to Keith Christensen and the students at St. Cloud State University, Department of Art. Many thanks in advance for this kind invitation to speak and interact.
Servus, St. Cloud! Ich bin kein Berliner. - Lucky Find
Poster sketch remnant.
Above: Found on the street outside of MCAD, a small remnant of a poster sketch (a fallen leaf) by Alexa, a vibrant part of this Fall’s 3020 typo grupetto. More soon on our recent work with Verena Gerlach’s typefaces and, 20 Jahre Mauerfall.
- John Malinoski / Electroacoustic Poster
Music festival in Richmond, Virginia.
Above: John Malinoski, new poster for the Modlin Center of the Arts,
University of Richmond. Sugoi desu-ne, John-san?! Bravissimo! - SocialDesignZine / Jean-Benoît Lévy
New posters send messages of love and support to Iran.
Above: Jean-Benoît Lévy,poster from Studio And. Many new contributions have
been added to SocialDesignZine’s effort to rally support for Iran. Jean-Benoît adds
the following message to the above:
To me the door is red,
the wall is green…
There is no door without wall.
Meaning the door needs the wall.
Green is the [...] - Verena Gerlach / MCAD_Emily Reile
Ein Berliner in Minneapolis.
Above: Lecture poster for Verena Gerlach by MCAD student Emily Reile, 2011. Verena’s presentation (Sept. 22, 2009, 1PM, MCAD Auditorium 150), is sponsored by the MCAD Design Department and AIGA Minnesota, and is open to the public. All are welcome! Look for updates soon on a workshop with Verena and the neue [...]
- SocialDesignZine / Ferdowsi
New poster for a green Iran.
Above: Erik Brandt, 2009 (70×100cm). Photo: Green Bird (Tehran, 2009).
A new poster I made inspired by the kind invitation and photo by Green Bird
is now online as part of the SocialDesignZine’s effort to rally support for Iran.
Many will recognize the statue of Ferdowsi (935-1020) symbolizing a high point
of the Green [...] - Sorry, eh?
Geotypografika has been quiet lately.
Above: Something from the Minnesota State Fair. Amid the recent controversies over
IKEA’s decision to change faces, it’s nice to see into la Futura again.
My sincere apologies for the recent funkstille. The studio move has experienced a few delays, and the time to finish has been pleasantly interrupted by the beginning of [...] - Brahmi Computing / A keyboard revolution.
Striking new development promises access for millions.
Above: Logo for Brahmi Computing, designed by our adventurous friend
Adria Chilcote, who shares exciting news from India. Brahmi Computing
has launched a potentially revolutionary new keyboard that will allow millions
of Indians access to computer technology, heretofore limited to approximately
5% of the English speaking population (from Brahmi’s own estimates).
This remarkable breakthrough [...] - Ragnar Freyr Pálsson / Neues
New poster for breakbeat (dot) is.
Above: Ragnar Freyr Pálsson, new poster for breakbeat.is, ‘All Nighter.’
More at Createmake, keep it going full steam, Ragnar. - HypeForType
Fresh releases from Nottingham, UK digital type foundry.
Above: Fresh fonts from HypeForType, in recent news via Alex Haigh at Thinkdust.
Look for updates on this exciting new project via the HFT Blog, and watch for the
upcoming release of Exclusive Volume 02. Make sure to see Exclusive Volume 01,
with work by Si Scott, Alex Trochut, Jon Burgerman, [...] - A-W-E-S-O-M-E, Snakes!
Three new songs by The Awesome Snakes, who are awesome.
Above: “Color me.” 7/30/2009 8:00 PM at 18+ show! 7th St Entry
w/ Coconut Coolouts and Personal & the Pizzas , MPLS!
I admit it, Awesome Snakes made me join MySpace. Three awesome
new songs, Fist Fight! You Got Another Thing Comin’! Birthday Party Sally!
Oh damn… - Para Fukuda
BICeBé 2009 La Paz, Bolivia
Above: My small contribution to the BICeBé 2009 exhibition, “Hommage to Shigeo Fukuda: 76 Designers for his 76 years.” Part of the upcoming biennial taking place in La Paz in November, 2009, I was humbled and grateful to be invited to participate by Susana Machiado and David Criado (BICeBé 2009). A [...]
- UPDATED: July 17, 2009
The Green Wave rises once more!
Above: Via The Huffington Post’s Liveblog, stunning images and reports from the aftermath of Rafsanjani’s key sermon in today’s prayers. The word is that thousands are streaming into the streets well past the conclusion of the sermon, itself strongly critical of the current state affairs. May the people rise up [...]
- Plug-in to blackout!
July 21, 9PM Tehran/Iran
Above: Word on the electronic street from Iran, a call for a mass demonstration
by plugging in and turning on all home electronic devices at the same time (July 21,
9PM Tehran time). The action hopes to create a blackout in cities nation-wide,
and the people will once again take to the roofs and cry [...] - CNN International / Green
Small logo, massive statement.
Above: CNN International goes green. It may be part of the
green eco stories they are running, but it may be safe to say
this is a nod in the right direction?
A good friend notes from Italy: “La CNN diventa verde!” - Shirin Neshat / Women Without Men
Speaking out on and analyzing the Green Revolution.
Above: Via FLYP Media, Shirin Neshat, director of the film, Women Without Men,
see trailer below. A invaluable resource to help gain a more balanced historical
perspective during these times. Simply amazing. Mamnoon am, Shahram! - UPDATED: Iran / 18 Tir
27 seconds from today, Bolvare Keshavar.
Above: Posted on YouTube, scenes from earlier today.
Above: Keshavarz, also up recently today.
After quiet morning, in terms of uploads, video is now starting
to pour in via Twitter and more sources, follow #iranelection.
UPDATES are going to follow quickly below, no way to confirm
if many of these are from today. I will [...] - Yüksel Doğru / Istanbul
Faces on the Wall.
Above: Yüksel Doğru, Faces On the Wall, illustrations, 2009. Really striking
new visions from Istanbul, Turkey. Teşekkürler, Yuksel!Above: Yüksel Doğru, Faces On the Wall, illustrations, 2009.
Above: Yüksel Doğru, Faces On the Wall, illustrations, 2009.
Above: Yüksel Doğru, Faces On the Wall, illustrations, 2009.
Above: Yüksel Doğru, Faces On the Wall, illustrations, 2009.
- Adria Chilcote / Don’t Give Up!
New profile photo echoes cherished old work.
Above: Adria Chilcote’s latest profile photo in support of the Iranian Green
movement, adapted from a lovely project she undertook while traveling in
Berlin last year. See this link.
Now Adria is venturing into the Indian design market, setting up shop in India!
Can’t wait to hear more. Bon voyage and bon chance, [...] - Rietveld for Rietveld
Protest in full spectra color!
Above: The latest on the Rietveld for Rietveld’s efforts to prevent the closing of their beloved building. A new Flickr set celebrates color and humanity all at once. Check the full R for R set here and consider signing the petition here.
By the way, guess who designed this T-Shirt? - Kalameh-ye Sabz / PDF
Via the Guardian Liveblog, June 25.
Above: Cover of the recently released Kalameh-ye Sabz, Mousavi’s paper. Via the
Guardian Liveblog, pass it on, another excellent source of information. The political
cartoon, the Guardian explains, depicts a bleeding angel, shot by an accusatory finger
saying, “It was your own fault.”
Kalameh-ye Sabz - Marina Córdova Alvéstegui / La Paz
From peace and for peace, a poster lives in Tehran!
Above: From recent protest in Tehran, Marina’s recent poster for peace in Iran
makes it into the streets. The bravery and courage of this simple act is beyond belief,
since the targeting of protesters has become even more murderous and bloody.
This empathetic and sincere message from Marina in [...] - UPDATED: Strong like bull.
Awe inspiring (faked).
Above: Found floating around in a social networking site, this image has
to be shared, and shared… UPDATE: Fake. Ooof.
Below: The latest video from brave Tehran via the Huffington Post Liveblog,
where one of our heroes, Nico Pitney, has also asked President Obama
a question during today’s news conference.UPDATE BELOW: A courageous and outraged woman confronts [...]
- Ragnar Freyr Pálsson / BREAKBEAT.IS
New poster for 2009.
Above: Ragnar Freyr Pálsson, ‘kireee’ new event poster form our good friend
in Iceland. See an example from 2008 here. Sugoi, ne? Domo, Ragnar. - TABRIZ: Re-Posto!?
Why we care.
UPDATE: May 29, 2009: ‘Now this is a type workshop!’ Thought it was worthwhile to
look back just until last May and see these amazing images workshop images again
via Rang Magazine. This is Iran. Original post text below:
Above: Via Rang Magazine, type workshop at the Art University of Tabriz, Iran, led by
Mr. Isapour. The [...] - John Malinoski / VCUarts
New poster to help break the clouds.
Above: John Malinoski, new Poster for VCUarts (24″x36″), 2009.
Image includes registration marks. - Kiyan Forootan / Tehran, June 20 2009
Two brave young men venture into the streets.
Above: All photos by Kiyan, sent into Geotypografika via his good friend Hamid.
Both are students who braved the streets of Tehran yesterday, and it is humbling
to include these images here. Mamnoom am, Kiyan and Hamid.Above: Allah O Akbar! Surely the world has heard these voices, may we
somehow find [...] - UPDATED: Iran June 21, 2009
The voices will not be silenced.
Above: The only thing left to say? Feel free to use as a profile.
Above: This video is purportedly from today and airing via CNN International
and several other outlets. Nico Pitney at the Huffington Post continues his
work to share the latest developments, and reports that many Iranian’s are
following the Liveblog as [...] - Naz / Iran
Posters from a graphic design student in Iran.
UPDATE: Naz has just sent in a second poster, there may be more. Avanti, Naz!
Above: Naz sends in a special poster (rem her last?), such an inspiration.
Mamnoon am, Naz, and thank you for your courage. - Reza Abedini / Iranian
New profile online from a master.
Above: Reza Abedini, Iranian.
- LiveGeo: Avanti popolo, ‘Khas o Khashaak’!
June 20, 2009, The Sea of Green is under fire.
Above: Latest from BBC Persia (5:54). Trying to follow the news from Tehran
and will keep posting updates here today. Best liveblogs are the Huffington Post
and the Guardian. Twitter: #iranelection, or #gr88. Andrew Sullivan has also
been performing heroically through his liveblog. Photos from Tehran via Demotix.
Images from [...] - Where is this place…?
A heartbreaking voice from Iran.
Above: Via the Huffington Post’s Nico Pitney, simply devastating testimony.
Watch the original, then got to the HuffPost Liveblog (5:30PM ET posting) for
a new version with English subtitles. Video posted June 19, 2009.
“Where is this place, where people are simply calling to God?”
UPDATE: The above original with subtitles (now available).UPDATE: Alternative YouTube [...]
- Vai, verde, vai!
Fears of a bloodbath are rising.
Above: Some images from friends as we reflect on the implicit threats made against the green movement today. Parvez Sharma has a worrying article in the Huffington Post, and we must hope together that the worst fears of a crackdown will not be realized. The candles below are commemorating those [...]
- For the Sea of Green
Persian proverb.
Above: A humble offering from Geotypografika.
- UPDATED: A green message.
More brave and poetic words via the internets.
Above: A poster that started appearing on Facebook pages recently, it carries
the following message, translated below.Above: Inspired by the sentiment? Another Persian proverb I learned recently:
“Together, ants can defeat a roaring lion.”
VIVA the Sea of Green!
UPDATE: New Flickr images available on Moussavi1388.Above: The latest video via HuffPo’s Nico [...]
- VIVA Marjane Satrapi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Today’s important press conference in Farsi/English.
Above: Via friends on Facebook, the amazing press conference with the
Iranian filmakers Marjane Satrapi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
One can only hope that one day, like her, young women and men will tell
their own stories of revolution and hope.Above: Via the HuffPost, new video from today’s massive rally in Tehran.
- Guardian / Jinoos Taghizadeh
Ian Black’s recent article on the controversial Iranian artist.
Above: From Ian Black’s Guardian article in March, 2009,
compelling images from this artist’s beautiful and controversial
work. Read the full article from the Guardian. - UPDATED: Subway in Tehran
A quick collection of recent messages and findings.
Above: An inspiring subway ride in Tehran from yesterday. The Huffington Post’s Nico Pitney is back at work (fresh from a stint on the Rachel Maddow show). Please follow the updates there, events are unfolding quickly and there are glimmers of hope (Police with green armbands, much more).
Above: [...]
- UPDATED: Tehran June 16, 2009
A silent green wave marched peacefully today.
Above: Original images from today’s protests (June 16, 2009) in Tehran via friends,
Geotypografika is blessed and humbled to be able to share these images of peace
and longing. May their protest succeed!Above: May the people’s will be understood and respected. Below, YouTube footage
from the same parade via Nico Pitney’s Huffington [...] - @Twitter #nomaintenance
Please cancel the maintenance, leave Twitter open for the brave Iranians!
Above: Twitter’s explanation for a scheduled service interruption. If you use Twitter,
please consider sending a message of support to CANCEL the maintenance and leave
the airwaves open for the GREEN WAVE in Iran. Send your message to:
#nomaintenance
UPDATE: Twitter postpones! See screenshot below. - UPDATED: Open letter to the World.
A YouTube message being shared on Facebook.
Above: Via friends in Iran on Facebook, an open letter to the world posted by
iranartexile. They ask for help to pressure our governments NOT to recognize
the illegally formed government. Global solidarity with Green!Above: Via Facebook, students and protesters being beaten, including a
female student at the end who stand vigorously [...] - UPDATED: From La Paz, a poster for Iran.
Marina Córdova Alvéstegui stands with Green!
Above: Marina Córdova Alvéstegui, an art director and designer from La Paz, Bolivia, sends this poster expressing her suport for Mousavi, Green, and Iran! Gracias, Marina!
Es lebe die Grüne Welle!
UPDATE, June 24: Incredible image from Tehran. Bravo, Marina! Bravo, Iran! - iA / Interactive Web Trend Map
Preview of Information Architects interactive web trend map.
Above: iA’s Webtrend Map 4 (click image for a larger view), also available via their own
site. In exciting recent news, we can look forward to an interactive version of the map
(webtrendmap.com), see the sweet promotional trailer below. Visit iA on Flickr for a
great collection of photos from the [...] - MRS / VIVA Iran
A strong message for the ‘Greens.’
Above: MRS, VIVA Iran! Iran votes for a new president, after a passionate election cycle, M expresses his favor for the reformist Moussavi. He posted this on Facebook, where a thriving Iranian design community is incredibly active. Thank goodness the current government’s ban on Facebook was lifted, and may the [...]
- Pascal Zoghbi / FF Seria Arabic
FontFont’s first Arabic release.
Above: From Pascal Zoghbi’s own posting on his exciting new release with FontFont.
Pascal’s FF Seria Arabic is based on FF Seria by Martin Major, and has a lovely choppy flavor especially at the heavier weight. The new font is based on a collaboration between both designers from the Khatt Foundation’s recent Typographic [...] - new createmake
Ragnar Freyr Pálsson launches a fresh look.
Above: Live from Reykjavik, Ragnar has introduced the new createmake. Catch up with great new posts like this one on abandoned houses in Detroit, plus the usual expert overview of contemporary personalities in visual communication.
Avanti, Ragnar! - Tabriz Type
Now this is a type workshop!
Above: Via Rang Magazine, type workshop at the Art University of Tabriz, Iran, led by
Mr. Isapour. The post is entirely in Farsi, but the images speak volumes for what was
clearly a brilliant workshop. The pulse-raising scale of the type seems to lead naturally
to some stunning work. Special thanks to Mohammad [...] - The drop shadow lives.
Sofia, Bulgaria.
Above: 24 Hours Daily, from Sofia, Bulgaria (via Newseum). A dreaded moment of synthesis, web aesthetics merge with print, or just plain old fashioned horrorshow? Interestingly, the website is much more attractive and ’subtle’. Oddly compelling, regardless, non? Long live the drop shadow!
- Andy Scott / Singapore
A is for Andy.
Above: Live from the streets, new photos from ‘our man in Singapore’, Andy Scott
(you remember). A is for Andy promises to be an excellent reportage from our
intrepid friend, fresh impressions of the city and beyond. Sure enough, he’s got
a Twitter going, yo.
Kyotsukete onegaishimasu, Andy-kun! - Hindy Rinny goes to Reading
Süper MPLS type blogger to join UK MA program.
Above: Photo by Erin McLaughlin, from a recent Hindy Rinny post. Erin has shared some excellent news recently, she has been accepted into the MA Typeface Design program at the University of Reading (UK). Mabrouk, Erin!
Gambade, kudasai! - Rietveld / Bas Oudt
A teacher’s legacy, a building’s heart.
Above: Bas Oudt, W139 invitation poster, via Harmen Liemburg’s excellent resource on some early process for ‘Based on Bas Oudt,’ an exciting new work by seven former Oudt students of the Rietveld Academie. Manystuff has a recent announcement with more data on the contributing artists and designers.
How perfectly apropos, a [...] - Jean-Benoît Lévy / Concert Poster
Diverse approach yields rich process.
Above: Jean-Benoît Lévy, new poster from Studio And. Fresh from a friendly
morning email (Ciao, JBL!), see the link here to the Posterpage overview of the
designer’s process and his work with photographer Daniel Furon.
Merci beaucoup, JBL! - Rene Wanner / Chaumont 2009
Intriguing video from the poster festival.
Above: Your Posterpage hero and mine, Rene captures a view from the streets
and then into an exhibition space for the Festival international de l’affiche et du
graphisme de Chaumont 2009. (Link)Above: More from Les Silos. Many thanks to Rene for sharing this via YouTube,
what an inspiring view into this festival. Spoiler [...] - One thousand posts on the dance floor.
Urbi et Orbi… ‘ere me now.
Above: From the flat files and just pour vous, an old slide from ‘old school days,’
(photo by John Dixon). Le lapin? C’est moi. This post marks number 1000 in
Geotypografika’s archives. This can only mean one thing, time for an orderly and
thorough organization of all of this material. Und zwar sofort! [...] - Verena Gerlach / Vielzweck
Sneak peak via Kreuzberg.
Above: Sample of Vielzweck, a new font from type designer Verena Gerlach,
soon to be released through primetype. Danke Schön, Verena!Above: Vielzweck, by Verena Gerlach.
- Tipo de local: ATOMC
The ‘atomc’ punk.
Above: More MPLS tipo de local, large volume trash receptacle.
- Poster Festival Ljubljana 09
Web exhibitions now open.
Above: Official poster for the recently concluded Poster Festival Ljubljana 09 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Web exhibitions are now available through the Coexistence and Masterpieces pages. An inspiring collection of contemporary international work.
- GRD_3020 Process Books
Final documentation for Spring 09 grupetto.
Above: Dan Sinclair. Please see the latest addition to Geotypografika Flickr,
the final process books from GRD_3020, a great summation of our work this
semester in various forms.Above: Tousue Vang.
Above: Emily Reile.
Above: Michael Aberman.
Above: Eric Gorvin. (Yo, G.)
Above: Liam McMonagle.
Above: Josh Nelson. More on Geotypografika Flickr.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Avanti [...] - K Line
Local container stop, happarently.
Above: A “K,” from a local container hauler that parks on our back street.
More recently… - Andy Scott / Typo Short
Giving & Taking.
Above: Andy Scott, 24 sec typo fiction short.
Domo, Andy! - GRD_5010 Ficciones Typografika
Some sample spreads and covers.
Above: Sonja Rostad. A few more samples below of our final efforts with our ficciones typografika. For more, please see our Geotypografika Flickr set.
Above: Sonja Rostad.
Above: Sami Foust.
Above: Sami Foust.
Above: Max March.
Above: Sarah Pfeffer.
Above: Sarah Pfeffer.
Above: Andy Scott.
Above: Ben Wood.
Above: Dolly Vu.
Above: Austin Baker.
Above: Austin Baker. More on Geotypografika Flickr.
Mash Allah, [...] - Desktop rabbit.
Seen at MCAD.
Above: Random image found at the start of class on a computer in our GRD_2000 room, this past Friday. Much appreciated! Updated material is now available on the GRD_2000 Logopesto post from yesterday. Sample spread from Dan Sinclair’s
work below. (More on Geotypografika Flickr.) - Sarah Pfeffer / Dolly Vu
Exclamation points.
UPDATE: Sarah sent in this detail. Cheers!
Above: Sarah Pfeffer, comma chameleon. A good morning update via Sarah
and Dolly, click on the images for larger views.Above: Dolly Vu, follow the link for more on Dolly’s project.
More, especially some lovely books, coming soon. - GRD_2000 Logopesto
Carteles final.
Above: Jaid! Some shots from class today, final process project logopesto from
our GRD_2000 grupetto. More images available via the Geotypgrafika Flickr set.Above: Jaid Jacobsen, spreads.
Above: Jenny!
Above: Jenny Da, spreads.
Above: Charlie!
Above: Charles Hunter, spreads.
Above: Samm!
Above: Samm Langer, spreads.
Above: Sean!
Above: Sean Hartman, spreads.
Above: Joe!
Above: Joe Hrabbe, spreads.
Above: Ben!
Above: Ben Rummel, spreads.
Above: Mary!
Above: Mary Nelson, spreads.
Above: Brittany!
Above: [...]
- Austin Baker / O la ciencia
Inspired.
Above: Austin Baker, Handwriting Deletion And Abstraction
Performance 02, 2009.Above: Austin Baker, Handwriting Deletion And Abstraction
Performance 03, 2009.
Austin’s performed work was inspired by his discussions with Marieke and Danny
of Experimental Jetset during their recent workshop at MCAD. His live performance
from that event translated into these simply edited versions, preserving some of
Austin’s inimitable humor.
Bravo, Austin. Mach weiter! - Sonja Rostad / Typo Short
Sonja has the rock.
Above: Sonja’s 54 second typo fiction short, sugoi, ne?!
Gracias, Sonja! - Chile / Letritas
Letterforms through another prism.
Above: Cover of a Letritas PDF. Just came across this link through an Artsmonitor stroll, a hibernating type blog by Juan Pablo De Gregorio, in Curicó, Chile (no entires since December 2008). Have a look, you’ll hope for more as well. Especially fascinating, El contenido de la forma, from June 14, 2007.
- Sami Foust / With Cat
A wee typo-short.
Above: Sami Foust, 41 hand-made seconds starring many of her
delightful variants, plus gato. Obrigado, Sami! - System Analysis: Check.
Max… in space.
Above: The latest from GRD_5010, Max’s poster, full system breakdown.
More updates later today. - diversamente onlus poster contest
Olivotti announces winners.
Above: Detail from the announcement page of the Facebook poster contest
sponsored by Sergio Olivotti of diversamente onlus, an Italian non-profit
group. Mabrouk to the medalists and participants! Congratulations to Sergio
for driving this exciting project.
http://www.olivotti.net/PREMIATI.jpg - typo/graphic posters
Emerging poster site hosts some tÿpøgrafika.
Above: Erik Brandt, Kodak Sketches, 1999. Some typographic work of mine is now part of the typo/graphic posters website. I’ll be updating that regularly, but have a look in the meantime. Special thanks to André.
Above: An old lo-fi screenprint of mine from 2000, made with the help of the intrepid [...]
- Elevator going up.
GRD_5010 typographic fiction posters.
Above: Andy’s final poster in situ. Half-life: about four hours. Many more photographs available on our Geotypografika Flickr site. There will be many more updates in the coming days as well, as the typonauten conclude their experiments. Bon chance!
Click images to activate the latest Geotypografika tech update (Science!),
a more pleasant viewing environment, [...] - Dan Sinclair / Papyrus
Challenge and proposition.
Above: I’ll Eat Your Sould, 2009. MCAD gung-fu student Dan Sinclair’s experiments with the dreaded font, Papyrus. His challenge? To solve the problem in an appropriate way. Well on your way, Dan!
Above: Dan Sinclair, 2000 Years Ago, 2009.
Dan Sinclair writes:
Project Papyrus is an effort to bring the typeface Papyrus under analysis.
I want to [...] - MPLS / May Day Parade
Sunburns are awesome.
Above: New images available on Geotypografika Flickr from today’s May Day Parade in Minneapolis, Minnesota (concluding in Powderhorn Park). This is how it feels to be outside after a long winter in the great white north. ¡Olé!
- Rumors
Sight unseen, no puedo esperar.
Above: Dylan C. Lathrop’s latest poster sketch from our GRD-5010 effort,
and in the latest news, it should be up in MPLS in wheatpasted form soon. - GRD_5010 / Posters
Four from beyond, plus deux.
Above: MCAD student Austin Baker’s final posters from his typographic fiction.
Later this week we can hopefully enjoy a complimentary book and short film on the
making of one of these posters.Above: Austin Baker. Along with his colleagues in GRD-5010, we near the
end of a productive and expansive search. See below for a [...] - Flashbelt 2009
MPLS, MN June 7-10, 2009
Above: I am excited to be speaking at this years’ Flashbelt conference here in Minneapolis, Design Develop Engage. I am especially grateful for the kind invitation of Dave Schroeder, Flashbelt producer and pilotvibe operator.
See recent news about the conference here, including a detailed listing of contributing speakers, with registration access here. [...] - MPLS / Nicollet Ave.
Stolen signs rule OK.
Above: A local Banksy rip, these signs did not survive long.
UPDATE: Two relevant links via Johnny Mac, uno y dos. - Liz Plahn / Work in Progress
Detail from a larger installation.
Above: Liz Plahn, detail from her installation at MCAD (in progress). Avanti, Liz!
- GRD_5010 / Conversaciones,
tipográficas.
Above: Some of my quick sketches from a few conversations
during GRD_5010 today.Above: Several steps closer to our ficciones typografika.
Avanti popolo! - Gold Taxi
MPLS now serving.
Above: Hot off the flatbed, more work from the overground economy?
Flyer found in a local restaurant. - Naz Moosavi / Pixelated Bannaei
Some work in progress from Tehran.
Above: Naz Moosavi, a graphic design student in Tehran, Iran, just sent along these sketches of her work in progress with Bannaei, a form of Kufi. Just like the last time she wrote, Naz is interested in feedback on these directions and has been looking into other examples of pixelated [...]
- Peanut Butter Hot Dog Cookie
Dan Ibarra is blogging. ¡Si!
Above: Via Dan Ibarra’s Peanut Butter Hot Dog Cookie, a post on the
Misplaced Groceries project now available on Dan’s Flickr as well! A truly
welcome new way to see into the world of Aesthetic Apparatus. Don’t miss
his inspired Black Forest White Castle sketch. - Newstalgia / 1964 Che Guevara Interview
Audio from ABC’s Issues and Answers interview in Havana.
Above: Issues and Answers graphics from 1974, much later than the story in question! In a remarkable post, C&L and sister site Newstalgia provide audio from Lisa Howard’s 1964 interview with then Minister of Industries, Major Guevara. A remarkable document.
- Majid Abbasi / Literary Images
Online exhibition of the Iranian master’s book cover designs.
Above: Tehran based designer Majid Abbasi’s web exhibition, Literary Images. Discovered via the omnipresent Rene Wanner, a stunning new online exhibition of book cover designs by the Iraninan master. The web exhibition includes English and Farsi background material and insightful remarks from Uwe Loesch. Mabrouk, Majid!
- Mehdi Saeedi / Paroles Sacrees
Dubai exhibition April 23 through May 23, 2009.
Above: Mehdi Saeedi, announcement for his new new show, Paroles Sacrees, at the
Heritage House Gallery in Dubai, U.A.E. - Yale University Library / Early Arabic Books
Many documents also available online.
Above: An early arithmetic manual, part of the Yale University Library collection. Follow the link for more exquisite samples. Thanks to my colleague Jochen Sokoly (VCUQ) for forwarding this information. Shokran!
- Front Pages: Venezuela
Changing our world, one handshake at a time.
Above: El Universal, from Caracas, Venezuela (image via Newseum).
At last, diplomacy. Moving forward, smiling. - Heather Nguyen / L.O.V.E.
New work with Pigtail 101.
Above: Spotted in the MCAD SB the other day, Heather Nguyen was hard at work
on some new posters. Part of the background involves her continued work with her
Pigtail 101 font she developed last fall. Buena suerte, Heather! - Andy Scott
Latest and greatest fictions.
Above: MCAD student Andy Scott, typographic experiment from his developing GRD_5010 fiction. Simply breathtaking, I am sure you will agree (see an early sketch here). Sugoi, Andy-kun! Kire, ne?!
Above: Andy Scott. Andy has developed a massive resource of hand-cut forms and his experiments are many and varied.
Above: Andy Scott. Gambade, Andy-kun!
Feel [...] - GRD_5010 Updates
Closing in on the final ficciones.
Above: Sami Foust’s ‘hello form’ test prints (click for larger view). ¡Hola, Ellie!
Above: Sami Foust, lucky shot with Dylan in the background (click for larger view).
Above: Sami Foust.
Above: Ben Wood, from a series of anatomical experiments he is producing. He is applying this concept, rigorously as you can see, to [...]
- WFDJ Rules
World Famous Design Junkies is off the hook.
Above: From a recent post on World Famous Design Junkies, stop by and see the recent changes and explosion in content, seriously. Chris Burns has ramped up his ambitions and the new series of posts are both varied and intriguing, con gusto!
Fightoh, Chrisu-san! Ipatz! - GRAFiK TASARIM
New issue from Izmir, Turkey.
Above: Grafik Tasarım, via Ömer Durmaz in sunny Izmir. Teşekkürler!
Cover by Barış Sarhan and Ahmet Eken (3D illustration). - The Blue Masks
Michael Aberman’s inspired tangent.
Above: MCAD student Michael cut out these felt masks for our GRD_3020
grupetto, and we gladly donned them toward the end of class the other day.
Click for a larger image, I believe this was when Michael asked us to do a
serious pose. Much more, soon. Wait, you ask our style?!
Typogeekomus graficus. - Manar Al-Muftah / Almarkhiya Gallery
Group show in Doha, Qatar.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, mabrouk! This just in via Doha, Qatar, Manar sends
along some photos of her work being exhibited as part of a group show at the
Almarkhiya Gallery. (Click images for a larger view.)Above: Manar Al-Muftah (earlier post here).
- Site M 011
abundance / desire
Above: Visual notation by John Malinoski, 2009.
Pen, marker. - Local Type
Random container truck, MPLS.
Above: Typogram from a long way away, some type from a container, parked locally.
Lucky find on a lovely Minneapolis day. - Front Pages: Turkey
Obama reaches out to the world.
Above: Olay, from Bursa, Turkey (image via Newseum). What a welcome image, our President, shoeless, visiting and admiring, communicating. Obama’s global message has found special resonance in the Middle East. Often cited in the past few days is the Turkish Bank that has used an Obama lookalike to promote it’s [...]
- Obama in London
G20 meeting filled with hope and cold reality alike.
Above: Kleine Zeitung, from Graz, Austria. Images via Newseum.
Above: The Times, from London, UK.
- Adieux, adieux… to you, and you, and you?
The International Herald Tribune Online is gone.
Above: It’s confusing, but this is one masthead from the NYTimes’ new splash page.
Above: Here’s another (now gone?) masthead via the NYTimes. Don’t worry about your favorite tabs, The New York Times officially absorbed the Herald for it’s new ‘Global Edition’. (See story by Emma Heald of editorsweblog). But, [...]
- autismo / diversamente
Facebook poster competition.
Above: My entry for a Facebook poster contest sponsored by Sergio Olivotti of diversamente onlus, an Italian non-profit group. The Autism Poster Design Contest is an open group seeking to raise awareness of the issues surrounding autism and those it affects. (Submission deadline open through March 31, at 12PM CET.)
In first considering this [...] - GRD_2000 Explorations
More details from our recent workshop.
Above: MCAD student Charlie. Check the Geotypografika Flickr page for
additional images from this group’s Perso-Arabic experiments.Above: MCAD student Charlie.
Above: MCAD student Charlie.
Above: MCAD student Jenny.
Above: MCAD student Jenny.
Above: MCAD student Joe.
Above: MCAD student Sam.
Above: MCAD student Sam.
Above: MCAD student Mary.
Above: MCAD student Brittany. More images at Geotypografika Flickr.
- GRD_3020 Perso-Arabic Images
More detail from the workshop.
Above: MCAD student Eric. Check the Geotypografika Flickr page for additional
images from our Perso-Arabic experiments.Above: MCAD student Emily.
Above: MCAD student Sarah.
Above: MCAD student Tousue.
Above: MCAD student Liam.
Above: MCAD student Michael.
Above: MCAD student Ryan.
Above: MCAD student Dan.
Above: MCAD student Brendan. More at Geotypografika Flickr.
Mash Allah. - GRD_2000 Workshop
Process photos from a second Perso-Arabic exploration.
Above: Leland Hill, VCUQ. Check the Geotypografika Flickr page for classroom
shots from today’s Perso-Arabic Workshop with Leland Hill, a colleague from
VCUQatar on his Spring Break. We introduced a modified workshop concept
explored earlier in the week, with exciting results. Merci, les étudiants!Above: MCAD student Charlie’s work in progress. Process and [...]
- GRD_5010 Experimental Jetset
Workshop at MCAD following their recent Walker Insights lecture.
Above: Lucky photo of an unguarded and reflective moment for MCAD students gathered following their workshop with Experimental Jetset’s Marieke Stolk and Danny van den Dungen. Both GRD_5010 sections participated in a stimulating afternoon creating sandwich boards, culminating in a hallway crit.
We extend a thousand thanks to [...] - GRD_3020 Workshop
New process photos from our Perso-Arabic workshop.
Above: MCAD student Tousue’s sketch in progress. Check the Geotypografika Flickr
page for classroom shots from yesterday’s Perso-Arabic Workshop with Leland Hill,
a colleague from VCUQatar on his Spring Break. Leland introduced a workshop
concept from The Fifth Color we had worked with some years ago in Doha, and
brought along many of [...] - Jenny Tondera / Ballyvaughan Credit
Above: Signage on a gas pump in Ballyvaughan, Ireland.
Jenny Tondera writes: During a brief stop at the local gas station this weekend while visiting friends at the Burren College of Art, fellow MCAD student Zach Nash and I noticed this sign that aims to duplicate the logos of major credit card companies.
What I love best [...] - Ryan Hageman / Akzidenz on the Wall
Where can’t Akzidenz go?
Above: Akzidenz Grotesk in projection via Eric Gorvin.
Ryan Hagman writes: Building off previous sightings of Akzidenz Grotesk around
the internets, this typographic experiment (google translation) was conducted by a
German design student, Tobias Battenberg. Interjecting this classic German sans-serif
into the realm of graffiti, Tobias projects the typeface on various structural forms
throughout Köln, Germany. - Obama: Time for Global Action
Economic crises addressed in global op-ed pages.
Above: El País, from Madrid, Spain. One of more than thirty global newspapers that ran
an op-ed column by President Obama, according to the Huffington Post.
Image via Newseum. - Shakeup Media / Gulf Times
A new design for a Doha paper.
Above: Via the Shakeup Media Blog, one example of the new design for the Qatari newspaper by Shakeup Media partners Richard Addis and Ryan Bowman. See the full set of images and story by Ellen Carpenter. Mabrouk!
(Earlier post on The Manual here.) - Oded Ezer
New book to be released by Gestalten.
Above: Oded Ezer (image via moonriver), experimental type. See this intriguing interview and review (Haaretz, Letter Perfect by Yuval Saar) of his upcoming work, Oded Ezer: The Typographer’s Guide to the Galaxy (Gestalten, 2009).
- Adria Chilcote / Hrvatska Croatia
Website updated with new work.
Above: Via Adria Chilcote, a typographic treatment, 2009. See also Adria’s work
from a recent show here in Minneapolis, as well as her new book animations
from her Berlin experiments. Gambade, Adria! - Ficciones Nuevo
Fresh from the ice-cream totin’ GRD_5010 grupetto.
Above: A lovely typographic elephant I spotted from our graphic-designers-exercise
walk today.Yosh, ikimashoka! Seems a perfect companion for viewing the latest
process shots from a few intrepid typonauten. More soon!
In the meantime, please visit Geotypografika Flickr to see the complete
process collection as of March 19, 2009.Above: MCAD student Sarah.
Above: MCAD student [...]
- Dylan C. Lathrop / Fictions Plus
Developing narrative form.
Above: MCAD student Dylan, click for a larger view. Detailed views are available
via his Flickr collection. (Previous post here.) - John Malinoski
New Poster for VCU GDES
Above: John Malinoski, 2009. For Virginia Commonwealth University, GDES.
Click image for a larger view. - Bienvenido, Lelando!
Wayfaring type teacher will be our special guest.
Above: My good friend Leland Hill, from a secret display created by my GD1 class in his honor at VCUQ, some years ago. Leland will be visiting MPLS soon and working with a few of my classes, we wish him welcome!
Et un défi, ô Seigneur des Ténèbres!Above: Prepare [...]
- Oportuna de emergencia
Geotypografika was down for a bit this morning.
Above: Fresh Doha truck type via Kayane this morning, before the internets came down, taking both Geotypografika and Typografika with them for a bit.
Thanks for the photo as always, K. That counter in the cap R is
staring straight into our souls! - Omid Hamooni / One, three, and eight
Logotype for an exhibition.
Above: Omid Hamooni, logotype for an exhibition titled, Solar Year of the Cow, 1388/2009. Omid employs essential elements of the numbers one, three, and eight (1388). Below are two process pages that help explain his thinking in developing both the form and movement required to achieve this subtly zoomorphic form.
Above: Omid Hamooni, [...]
- Cold
No heat last night.
Above: Photo by MCAD student Joe Hrabbe. Our building lost heat last night so this morning the Geotypografika cubby hole feels much like this open air oasis, sans tacos. Thanks for sharing the photo, Joe!
Send lawyers, guns… and heat technicians! - Verena Gerlach / New Book Design
Chambers Sans to the rescue.
Above: Verena Gerlach, cover for the Hatje Cantz Verlag’s, Art of Projection.
Typonauten: You must read this recent Soili Semkina’s interview with Verena
in Cafe Babel, which features some broad themes, from rescuing GDR type
specimens to contemporary observations like these: “In general, the uniqueness
of each country in the design is disappearing, since [...] - GRD_3020 Booklet Project
Exploring idiosyncratic needs.
Above: MCAD student Michael. His cover for our latest effort within our intermediate typography group. This problem sought to allow these students more freedom in terms of content determination and typographic form, in an effort to move beyond the communal restriction in place in the previous two projects.
For full spread documentation of each [...] - Ryan Hageman / Akzidenz Grotesk
Akzidenz meets Nihongo.
Above: A publication designed by the Italian design studio, Temp.
Ryan Hageman writes: Temp compares the classic German typeface,
Akzidenz Grotesk, with the equally structural Japanese typeface,
Kozuka Mincho Std (小塚明朝 Std). - Geotypografika Twitter
Um abraço, Twitterati!
From Geotypografika Flickr: Photo by Erik Brandt, 2006. Posters somewhere in
Lisbon, Portugal. Anunciando: You can now follow updates for Geotypografika
via Twitter here.
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Above: Gumball, 1992 cover of The Damned classic, New Rose.
Coming to you in both of your eyes, yo. Um abraço! - Surrounded / Do Good Design on Flickr
David Berman hosts an open group.
Above: Erik Brandt, 2008. Part of five prints in the Faculty Show last fall at MCAD,
these experiments are now on David Berman’s Flickr Group, Do Good Design:
Tell us your story. Special thanks to David for allowing free access and participation
to all, I encourage all interested to start uploading so we [...] - GRD_5010 / Ficciones Progreso
Sketchbook shots from last weeks meeting.</