Josef Müller-Brockmann and the Grid System

ith the re-emergence of grid systems over the last 10 years in web and print design, it reminds me of the advertising design of Josef Müller-Brockmann. Müller-Brockmann began his career in the 1930’s, perfecting the Swiss Grid System and clearly…

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The Beauty of Parasites

Sublime and reminiscent of botanical prints, the plates from Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur (Artforms of nature) (1904) are a treasure trove of color and design.

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Constant Inspiration – Henri Rivière

Consistently a source of inspiration for me are the woodblock and watercolor prints of Henri Rivière. His lithographic series “Thirty Six Views of the Eiffel Tower,” inspired by Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji, are an unusually detailed representation of…

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Geometric :: Pattern Fonts

Containing 100 geometric pattern fonts for Mac and Windows, Geometric is a book which gives designers a mountain of resource material. The book comes with a CD containing the 100 pattern fonts – the most extensive pattern font collection available…

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Type Desk Reference

It’s rare to find a contemporary book with such clarity which details the details of typography. This book serves as a handy desktop reference book yet is chocked full of details for a more in-depth study of typography.

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Getting Frosty

If you’re old enough, you’ll remember this childhood Golden Book. I stumbled onto a website which sells out-of-print books like this, as Random House no longer keeps this classic in print. There are dozens for sale on-line. They just don’t…

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