Funny… Nikola Tesla Pitching Silicon Valley VCs. Support the Kickstarter campaign to build a statue of Nikola Tesla (with free Wi-Fi) at http://www.teslastatue.com or http://kck.st/ZWLzgG. Source
Sketchbook. BlackLetter was used throughout Europe from about 1150 until the end of the 17th century. One of my current preoccupations is developing a set of modern BlackLetter capitals that are highly legible, in BlackLetter terms, and yet retain the richness and beauty inherent in this ancient category of letterform.
SIGN PAINTERS. This the official trailer for SIGN PAINTERS a documentary by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon. For information regarding screenings, and other news please visit signpaintermovie.com
There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade.
7x3m Modus cover. Modus focuses on the ‘bigger picture’, and employs a bold mix of photography, illustration and typography. We were commissioned to make the cover in chalk for the march Learning issue. Source
The History of Typography. A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Source
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