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           The Same But Different        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Jan Avendano lives and works in  Toronto. She is available for coffee hangouts, col...        
 
       
    
       
           Now whip it / into shape / shape it up / get straight / go forward / move ahead        
 
        
          
    
        
           Experimental Jetset is a small, independent, Amsterdam-based graphic design studio, founded in 1997 ...        
 
       
    
       
           Corbin Mahieu        
 
        
          
    
        
           Corbin Mahieu is a Ghent based graphic designer. He studied graphic design at Saint-Lucas, Ghent and...        
 
       
    
       
           Takeshi Okada        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Takeshi Okada, born in Hokkaido / Sapporo, skillfully combines Japanese and Western...        
 
       
    
       
           I like it. What is it?        
 
        
          
    
        
           Anthony Burrill was born in Littleborough, Lancashire. After studying Graphic Design at Leeds Polyte...        
 
       
    
       
           45º27´51.36"N 4º37´33.62"E        
 
        
          
    
        
           Series "Grid Reference" by Sam Irons. Sam, born 1978 as son of actor Jeremy Irons, works as a film l...        
 
       
    
       
           Jason Munn        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jason Munn (1975) grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin, but now calls Oakland, California home. He began mak...        
 
       
    
       
           Where Do I End And The World Begins: Hubert & Fischer        
 
        
          
    
        
           Founded by Philipp Hubert and Sebastian Fischer, Hubert & Fischer is a design studio with offices in...        
 
       
    
       
           Futurist Aristocracy        
 
        
          
    
        
           Axis No.3, England 1935; De Stijl No.1, Netherlands 1917; Futurist Aristocracy, USA No.1, 1923; Futu...        
 
       
    
       
           20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Blast        
 
        
          
    
        
           Selected pages form Blast No.2, London 1915.        
 
       
    
       
           20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Le Tour de Babel, Les Reverberes        
 
        
          
    
        
           Selected pages from Les Reverberes No.2, Paris 1938, and Le Tour de Babel, France 1925.        
 
       
    
       
           20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Bauhaus, Blok, Mecano        
 
        
          
    
        
           Selected pages and illustrations from 20th century avant-garde magazines: Bauhaus No. 2, Germany 192...        
 
       
    
       
           Gegenwartskunst        
 
        
          
    
        
           Lamm & Kirch is a graphic design studio in Leipzig, Germany, focusing on the creation of books, visu...        
 
       
    
       
           李浩強, 趙國君 & 何文裕        
 
        
          
    
        
           Todot Design from Macao is Bob Lei, Patrick Chiu and Fish Ho.
Bob Lei graduated with a BA in Graphic...        
 
       
    
       
           Benjamin Phelan        
 
        
          
    
        
           Benjamin Phelan, b. 1982 Bryn Mawr, PA, lives/works in Brooklyn, NY.
Solo and Two Person Exhibition...        
 
       
    
       
           Kazumasa Nagai        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Japanese graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai was born in Osaka in 1929. He studied sculpture at the ...        
 
       
    
       
           Moisés Hernández        
 
        
          
    
        
           Moisés Hernández is a Mexican born designer who studied at ECAL Lausanne. His hometown Mexico City...        
 
       
    
       
           Constance Guisset        
 
        
          
    
        
           Constance Guisset creates objects and interiors. She studied at ESSEC and  E.N.S.C.I.- Les Ateliers....        
 
       
    
       
           Fonts by Benjamin Varin        
 
        
          
    
        
           Font design by French graphic designer Benjamin Varin. Benjamin Varin studied at the Ecole Nationale...        
 
       
    
       
           Pearl        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Pearl lamp is the result of a collaboration between Pierre Favresse and the embroidery of Emmanu...        
 
       
    
       
           Perch        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Perch Collection consists of several pieces based on the same construction: a reading chair, coa...        
 
       
    
       
           An Eclipse Day        
 
        
          
    
        
           An Eclipse Day provides a stratification of cyan blue, magenta and yellow glass that in turn creates...        
 
       
    
       
           Patterns        
 
        
          
    
        
           Hansje van Halem graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2003 and works as an independent gra...        
 
       
    
       
           Hey Ho        
 
        
          
    
        
           Hey Ho est un atelier de design graphique fondé en 2007 à Paris par Julien Hourcade & Thomas Petit...        
 
       
    
       
           Crafting Letters        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kevin Cantrell studied Graphic Design at Brigham Young University. Clients include Macklemore & Ryan...        
 
       
    
       
           中村至男 Norio Nakamura        
 
        
          
    
        
           Norio Nakamura was born 1967 in the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of the...        
 
       
    
       
           Elena Boils        
 
        
          
    
        
           Elena Boils, born in Mexico, is a freelance Illustrator based in the U.K. She graduated from Univers...        
 
       
    
       
           New York New York        
 
        
          
    
        
           Remko Heemskerk is Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Art Director in Haarlem, the Netherlands.        
 
       
    
       
           Jose Duarte: DIY Visualization        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jose Duarte is a designer specialising in information visualization and visual communication.        
 
       
    
       
           Henning Wagenbreth        
 
        
          
    
        
           Henning Wagenbreth illustrates and designs books, posters, newspapers and magazines, undertakes deto...        
 
       
    
       
           with Paper        
 
        
          
    
        
           Paper is not only the favorite medium for writers, it also is for artists and designers. Three creat...        
 
       
    
       
           STRIPE        
 
        
          
    
        
           STRIPE is a multifunctional box which allows you to ‘design’ your own composition. A single modu...        
 
       
    
       
           The noble experiment: graphic design by Timo Lenzen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Timo Lenzen is a graphic designer born in Frankfurt, Germany. He exhibited at Graphic Design Festiva...        
 
       
    
       
           50 posters by Propagandism        
 
        
          
    
        
           50 posters by Propagandism: the project began in August 2010 as "poster notes" for discipline and se...        
 
       
    
       
           M/M (Paris)        
 
        
          
    
        
           Having met at art school in Paris, M/M have since worked together as graphic designers and art direc...        
 
       
    
       
           Poster Graphic        
 
        
          
    
        
           This book features 300 posters selected from around the world, presenting a wide variety of works th...        
 
       
    
       
           El Lissitzky and Hans Arp: The Isms        
 
        
          
    
        
           Die Kunstismen (Les Ismes de l´art, The Isms of Art), designed and published by El Lissitzky and Ha...        
 
       
    
       
           Vincent Vrints        
 
        
          
    
        
           Vincent Vrints is an Antwerp - based graphic designer.        
 
       
    
       
           Cristina Vezzini & Chen Sheng Tsang: Ceramic and Glass        
 
        
          
    
        
           After finishing their studies at the Royal College of Art, Cristina Vezzini and Chen Sheng Tsang set...        
 
       
    
       
           Kasper Pyndt        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kasper Pyndt: I am a Danish designer with a strong interest in type and print. I obtained my BA from...        
 
       
    
       
           More Tong        
 
        
          
    
        
           More Tong is illustrator, typographer, graphic designer and city cyclist based in Shanghai, China. M...        
 
       
    
       
           Colors and emotions        
 
        
          
    
        
           If the news would be the colors and emotions of the day:
https://penccil.com/unformation/news.html        
 
       
    
       
           Gravity Typography        
 
        
          
    
        
           Simulated gravity and physical movement are applied to typed letters. 
Type some letters, hit enter,...        
 
       
    
       
           Bicicleta Sem Freio        
 
        
          
    
        
           Douglas, Victor e Renato se conheceram no curso de Artes Visuais da Universidade Federal de Goiás. ...        
 
       
    
       
           Richard Niessen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Richard Niessen (Edam-Volendam, 1972) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 1996. Richard wo...        
 
       
    
       
           Card Alphabet        
 
        
          
    
        
           Typography on beautiful playing cards.        
 
       
    
       
           François Schuiten        
 
        
          
    
        
           François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956. During his studies at the Saint-Luc Instit...        
 
       
    
       
           Satoshi Itasaka: Lighting        
 
        
          
    
        
           Lighting design by Satoshi Itasaka, designer from Tokyo.        
 
       
    
       
           Skrivo Chairs        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Milan based studio Skrivo was founded in 2011 by the Croatian/Irish product designer Stefan Kriv...        
 
       
    
       
           Parfum...        
 
        
          
    
        
           Beautiful French vintage perfume and cosmetics ads.        
 
       
    
       
           Wim Crouwel        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born in the Netherlands in 1928, Wim Crouwel trained at the Art Academy Minerva (1946–49) and afte...        
 
       
    
       
           Mitsuo Katsui        
 
        
          
    
        
           Mitsuo Katsui was born in Tokyo in 1931. After graduation from Tokyo University of Education, he joi...        
 
       
    
       
           Type        
 
        
          
    
        
           Fonts by Mario Gagliardi Design, 2009-2010        
 
       
    
       
           Superscript² Typography        
 
        
          
    
        
           Fondé à Lyon en 2006 par Pierre Delmas Bouly et Patrick Lallemand, Superscript² est un studio de ...        
 
       
    
       
           Body & Soul        
 
        
          
    
        
           A year ago the Museum of Arts and Design in New York opened an exhibition titled "Body & Soul: New I...        
 
       
    
       
           Tom Blachford: Havana        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tom Blachford, photographer from Melbourne, travels to Cuba.        
 
       
    
       
           Creatures of the Planet Tror        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Lee Sung Eun from Seoul presents        
 
       
    
       
           Rasmus Koch        
 
        
          
    
        
           Work by Rasmus Koch Studio, Copenhagen. Rasmus Koch was educated at the Danish Design School. After ...        
 
       
    
       
           Inon Rettig: Plonter        
 
        
          
    
        
           The vase "Plonter" is a project led by keter plastic group as part of a fund raiser targeting high-r...        
 
       
    
       
           Melvin Galapon        
 
        
          
    
        
           Melvin Galapon graduated from Central St. Martin’s.  He is based in London where he works on Portr...        
 
       
    
       
           Jaemin Lee        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Jaemin Lee lives and works in in Seoul, Korea. He graduated with a BFA in visual co...        
 
       
    
       
           Joonghyun Cho        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Joonghyun Cho lives and works in Seoul.        
 
       
    
       
           Felix Pfäffli        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Felix Pfäffli was born in 1986. In 2010 he graduated and started his own studio «...        
 
       
    
       
           Massimo Vignelli 1931-2014        
 
        
          
    
        
           Massimo Vignelli was one of the most profound and canonical graphic designers  of the 20th century. ...        
 
       
    
       
           Héctor Esrawe        
 
        
          
    
        
           Héctor Esrawe is an independent designer and founder of Esrawe Studio.  He studied industrial desig...        
 
       
    
       
           Lettering        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic artist Istvan Szugyiczky studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. His clients include ...        
 
       
    
       
           Johann David Steingruber: Architektonisches Alphabet        
 
        
          
    
        
           Johann David Steingruber was an architectural designer and builder in the service of margrave Karl W...        
 
       
    
       
           Alfabeto Pittorico by Antonio Basoli        
 
        
          
    
        
           Antonio Basoli (Castel Guelfo, 1774–1848) was an Italian painter, interior designer, scenic design...        
 
       
    
       
           Demian Conrad        
 
        
          
    
        
           Demian Conrad studio is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Working mainly in the cultural field (cinema...        
 
       
    
       
           Geoff Diego Litherland        
 
        
          
    
        
           Geoff Diego Litherland is a Mexican born artist based in Nottingham. He spent his early years in Bol...        
 
       
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 Les Concerts du mercredi        
 
        
  
 The idea of Swiss based graphic design practice We Play Design for these posters for Les Concerts du...        
      
        
       
 
 Sonata        
 
        
  
 Sonata, a multi-housing project in Merida, Mexico, was designed by Mexican practice Arkham. Partly e...        
      
        
       
 
 Generative Alphabet        
 
        
  
 Numbers and Letterforms created by an algorithm. © Mario Gagliardi Design 2019.        
      
        
       
 
 Faces by 田中 一光 Ikko Tanaka        
 
        
  
 Inspired by the Bauhaus, by Jazz and by American graphic design, Ikko Tanaka (1930-2002) was one of ...        
      
        
       
 
 Cognition        
 
        
  
 This experiment looks at the process of human cognition. Letters get progressively filled with color...        
      
        
       
 
 MG Font        
 
        
  
 An extravagant yet versatile and surprisingly readable font for headlines and quotes.
(C) Mario Gagl...        
      
        
       
 
 Typography        
 
        
  
 Collection of beautiful typography and graphic design.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Romantic Modern: The California Architecture of Harwell Hamilton Harris. Writer and Designer, Ted We...        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Crossroads: Art & Culture Collide Then Subside. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Highways: Abide Then Divide Along the California Coast. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Horizon Homes: Living a Concrete Dream. Writer and Designer, Ted Wells.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Exhibition        
 
        
  
 Art That Matters. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Design        
 
        
  
 Auguste Rodin Eye Chart. Poster. Letterpress.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Casting Shadows, Auguste Rodin. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Bridges: California as a Superstructure for Social and Cultural Change. Writer and Designer...        
      
        
       
 
 Cellular Letters        
 
        
  
 An algorithm applies regular growth patterns to a basic font, thereby creating a great range of diff...        
      
        
       
 
 Attraction - Repulsion        
 
        
  
 An experiment in typographic assemblage. An algorithm creates individual entities (shown as black do...        
      
        
       
 
 Coffee maker        
 
        
  
 Visualization of the process of coffee making. 
The aim was not to use words.        
      
        
       
 
 TYPOGRAPHY        
 
        
  
 RESEARCH        
      
        
       
 
 Font design for a video game        
 
        
  
 Glyph        
 
        
  
 Glyph: from Greek γλυφή, "carving," and γλύφειν, "to hollow out, engrave, carve". It is ...        
      
        
       
 
 Ignite        
 
        
  
 "What I try to do is use technology to create representations of imagery found in nature. Technology...        
      
        
       
 
 Áron Jancsó        
 
        
  
 “I’m a type addict. Building from scratch is how I like to work, sometimes even designing every ...        
      
        
       
 
 OZ        
 
        
  
 OZ was an underground magazine first published in Sydney in 1963. A second version appeared in Londo...        
      
        
       
 
 Bulb        
 
        
  
 Bulb: Handblown glass hooks. Different sizes and colours decorate the wall and help you organize.
D...        
      
        
       
 
 RoundAbout        
 
        
  
 RoundAbout: The geometrical shape of this side table creates a strong graphical image. The component...        
      
        
       
 
 Spin it        
 
        
  
 Posters by London-based graphic design studio Spin.        
      
        
       
 
 Forward Retreat        
 
        
  
 Mark Tansey was born in California. He attended art classes at the San Francisco Art Institute and s...        
      
        
       
 
 Versuchsaufbau A        
 
        
  
 Die Grundidee des Versuchsaufbaus–A beruht auf dem System der astronomischen Sonnenuhr. Sonnenuhre...        
      
        
       
 
 邵 年 Shao Nian        
 
        
  
 Graphic designer Shao Nian, born 1993, is co-founder of Orgasm studio and owner of slow salon. He li...        
      
        
       
 
 Pavel Tchelitchew: Spiral head        
 
        
  
 Pavel Tchelitchew (Па́вел Фёдорович Чели́щев) (1898 - 1957) was a surrealist ...        
      
        
       
 
 Shin Dokho        
 
        
  
 Shin Dokho, graphic designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Laucke Siebein, Amsterdam and Berlin        
 
        
  
 Studio Laucke Siebein is a design studio based in Amsterdam and Berlin. Dirk Laucke (1965) – born ...        
      
        
       
 
 Nelson Mandela Blvd        
 
        
  
 Wasteland is an on-going collection of self-initiated works by Hanno van Zyl, hand drawn using brush...        
      
        
       
 
 Deutschland        
 
        
  
 Design of painted wall texts by Rasmus Koch studio for artist Jens Haaning. In 2004, Jens Haaning wr...        
      
        
       
 
 The EU Game        
 
        
  
 A French board game from the nineteen-fifties including hazards and  a pan-european currency.        
      
        
       
 
 Numerical Digits 1 — 9        
 
        
  
 1 — 9 for 36 Days of Type
— instagram.com/maandesign        
      
        
       
 
 Bart de Baets        
 
        
  
 Graphic designer Bart de Baets  graduated in 2003 from the Gerrit Rietveld academy. Bart teaches gra...        
      
        
       
 
 Gernot Oberfell and Jan Wertel        
 
        
  
 WertelOberfell was founded in 2007 by Gernot Oberfell and Jan Wertel. Both studied Industrial Design...        
      
        
       
 
 Joel Escalona, Mexico City        
 
        
  
 Joel Escalona, born in Mexico City in 1986, has an Industrial Design Bachelor degree in 2009 at Univ...        
      
        
       
 
 Din ディン Futura フーツラ        
 
        
  
 Fonts as glasses: Type glasses, Tokyo.        
      
        
       
 
 La Lettre Artistique et Moderne        
 
        
  
 Specimens from "La Lettre Artistique et Moderne" by Editions Monrocq Frères, Paris.
Discovered by P...        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
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