Category: Design & Type
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Lemony Snicket Film Titles
A little while ago I promised to discuss the superlative title sequence for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. So, without further ado…
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Daily Annual: Making Graphic Design Annuals Useful for More Than Emulation
Graphic design annuals. They are, from what I can tell, a quick way to see what style is popular today, and a largely self-congratulatory resumé builder for design studios. They’re also considered by many to be a visual resource for graphic design professionals and students. However, since the annuals rarely contain any explanation of the…
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Typographica‘s ’Our Favorite Fonts of 2005’
In the name of further tootelage of one’s own horn… Typographica‘s ’Our Favorite Fonts of 2005‘ list is out! Growing interest has pushed the list to two parts this year, which is pretty sharp. This time I chose Porchez Typofonderies’s Deréon. My little piece is in part 1, but be sure to keep an eye…
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Alisa and I checked out Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events on DVD a little while back, and I must say that it was a very interesting film and a truly gorgeous one. It didn’t meet my expectations, but it didn’t let me down, either. It is very much its own world. I haven’t…
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Type Seen 002
A little while ago (November-ish) I was on our friend Elise’s balcony and while looking out over the sterile and bland landscape of Arlington, VA, I noticed something on the sidewalk below.
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Type Seen 001
I was at The Council on Foreign Relations in NYC recently for a thing and saw this gorgeous marble plaque inside their building, which is the former home of the Pratts. It’s a bit crowded, but beautifully so. What it lacks in clear hierarchy it makes up for by rewarding closer examination. The quirks it…
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New AT&T Logo
AT&T, now owned by SBC, has released their newly “refreshed” logo. So, what do you think? I’m particularly interested in the opinions of non-designers. For that reason, I’m going to reserve my own comments until later. I’d like to hear some genuine thoughts on whether you like it, does it represent the attributes of “innovation,…
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Cons t ant i ne (or ’Constantine‘s Wacky Type’)
Since I’m on the topic of movies and type, now’s probably a good time to scold the awful job of typesetting done for Constantine‘s opening titles. This was actually brought up by Sabih from Tank Design earlier on Current Config, and now I’ve got a capture of the type, now that the film’s on DVD.…
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Requiem Siting – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
My experience, generally, with movie-related type is that it’s either fascinating and great, or a marketing-driven non-decision. So, it’s always nice to see a great face used for movies. In this case, Hoefler & Frere-Jones’ Requiem is the typeface and The Exorcism of Emily Rose is the film. The expected choice here would’ve been Carol…
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