Archive for July 2011
More Good Old Type
July 29, 2011 | No Comments | View
It’s been the better part of a fast and hot month since we last talked directly about typography, specifically old type, and more specifically Hamilton wood type. When The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum popped back up on the radar with scans of their 1899-1900 type catalog, we felt inspired and happy to [...]
NSFW Works for K-Swiss
July 22, 2011 | No Comments | View
There’s the old saying ‘fools rush in where angels fear to tread’, and then there’s the title of Kenny Powers’ new book, I’m the CEO. You Shut Up, which would likely be his retort to such wisdom. In promotion of their Tubes line of cross-training shoes, K-Swiss has tread where other shoe companies (and most other [...]
Tune in to The Pursuit of (Cool)
July 15, 2011 | No Comments | View
“Cool over the past five years has changed… integrity is back in style.” – Nail on the head, and refreshingly so, right? R+I Creative (the team that brought us the requisite and excellent Influencers) has given us all a new short series to love: The Pursuit of (Cool). Just like Influencers, it’s right on the mark [...]
The RGB Revolution | Codes of Convenience
July 8, 2011 | No Comments | View
How’s this for fresh? Koreans can now shop and buy groceries with their smartphones while waiting for the subway. Tesco Homeplus (with the help of their smart agency Cheil) has placed large-format graphics in Select South Korean subway stations that look like aisles of groceries. Each item on the ‘shopping wall’ is matched with [...]
Wood Type for All
July 1, 2011 | No Comments | View
{ place it on its side and it’s a symbol meaning infinity } Everybody knows that when one of your favorite back-pocket bands signs to a big label and starts showing up everywhere, a little part of you squeaks and shrivels up. Deny it if it makes you feel better, but it’s still true. But [...]