Eye on Design
MAY 19, 2021
I write this when I find a typewriter,” explains the influential Greek graphic designer, standing in his basement studio in the central Athens neighborhood of Petralona. Descending from street level, the first room is an assemblage of shops signs, early 2000s Macs, various bricks, and a vitrine full of supermarket product packaging.
Design Week
MARCH 13, 2020
It was a combination of “fear and frustration” at just this issue that prompted Indian graphic designer Kawal Oberoi into launching his online Swatch Bharat platform. “I saw a beautifully hand-painted sign for Pepsi, but the next time I was there it had been replaced with just a typical Pepsi advert instead.”
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UX Collective
MARCH 3, 2024
Around the same time, Xerox PARC was developing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) , later brought to the masses by Apple in 1984 and Microsoft thereafter. UIs and potential prompts for Stable Diffusion WebUI, Midjourney, and DALL·E 3 show very different approaches to graphically representing a complex image diffusion back end.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Vintage signage fonts mimic painted shop sign lettering with distressed, imperfect shapes, offering an authentic retro touch. When tackling retro product label designs, focus on era-specific motifs, colour combos, typography and graphic styles based on when your product or brand first launched. Rustic charm abounds. Absolutely!
UX Collective
JULY 14, 2022
It is as if graphic designers all work from the same palette… they pick and choose from what is currently hip and readily acceptable to infuse the work of their clients with a dose of contemporary cool.” — Rudy VanderLans for Emigre ? Everyone could use a giggle now and then when they see a tacky shop sign seemingly made with Powerpoint.
Fonts in Use
MAY 12, 2022
Forte in use for a shop sign, spotted by Tom Koch in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We are of course talking about Forte , a bold brush script by graphic artist Karl Reißberger (1915–1983). Viennese graphic designer Tom Koch wants to remedy that and shine a new light on Forte. License: All Rights Reserved.
Inspiration Feed
JANUARY 10, 2022
Designers are often torn when it comes to the subject of designing signage. There’s this level of simplicity to it – at least to someone from outside the project. But for the person in charge of making the signage materialize,… The post 100 Classy Signage Design Ideas for Your Small Business appeared first on Inspirationfeed.
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