Monthly Archives: November 2009

Quentin Delobel Müller-Brockmann Infographics

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Design, Infographics, Müller-Brockmann. No comments.
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It’s been around a while, but I thought I’d put Quentin’s beautiful artwork on the blog map once again. To quote Delobel, “This visualization is the result of a personal web research about Josef Müller-Brockmann and the international typographical style. It contains 3 key elements: (1) the research of information on the web, (2) chronological [...]

Josef Müller-Brockmann Shop Launched

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Books, Film, Grid Design, Software, Stationery, Swiss, Typography. Tagged . No comments.
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I have just launched the Josef Müller-Brockmann shop where you can buy all things related to ‘Müller-Brockmann’, ‘Swiss Graphic Design’ and ‘Grid Systems’ in one convenient place.

Aisle One author debunks grid design myths

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Design, Grid Design, Opinion. Tagged . No comments.
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Aisle One author, Antonio Carusone, has written a great little article to try and debunk the Myths & Misconceptions About Grid Systems. Antonio was spurred-on to write the interesting article after reading this Web Designer Depot post.

Interview with Stout/Kramer

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Design, Interviews. Tagged . 2 Comments.
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The Artist & His Model have highlighted a succinct article with Dutch designers, Stout/Kramer, taken from their web site, discussing their graphic design work for commercial and governmental projects. Stout/Kramer take their clean, contemporary inspiration from modernist Swiss design, which is clearly evident in their fuss-free work.

To Do List (A4 Paper – Grid Design)

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Stationery. Tagged , . No comments.
Vladimir Carrer has offered-up a nice idea for any spare paper that is laying around. He has drawn-up a little to-do list template for you to use on the reverse side of printed paper. A nice little environmentally friendly idea.

Field Notes in Colour

Written by admin. Posted on November 29, 2009. Filed under Design, Stationery, Utilities. No comments.
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Winter comes but once a year, but Coudal Partners’ beautiful Field Notes will drop onto your doormat 4 times a year, brightening your day with some vibrant colour. Subscribe to FIELD NOTES COLORS and get two “Just Below Zero” 3-Packs (as shown in the image) and two regular FIELD NOTES 3-Packs (one Graph, one Mixed) [...]

International Photography Contest 2009 – National Geographic Magazine

Written by admin. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Photography. No comments.
Every year, National Geographic’s International Photography Contest draws thousands of spectacular photos from users around the world. Although not grid-based, or Swiss, this year’s entires are truly remarkable and you should go and take a look and have a vote.

Swiss Miss to talk to Parsons

Written by admin. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Design, Education, Events, Swiss. Tagged , , . No comments.
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Tina Roth Eisenberg, the Swiss-born, New York based designer, commonly known in blogging circles as Swiss Miss, is to deliver a lecture to the design students at Parsons, The New School for Design. The talk is due to take place on December 2, 6:30PM at Parsons School of Design, Kellen Auditorium, 66 Fifth Avenue, Room [...]

Introducing Slammer, The Designer’s Geometry Toolbox

Written by admin. Posted on November 26, 2009. Filed under Grid Design, Software. No comments.
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Typographic Grids, Golden Sections, Fibonacci series or Rule of Thirds. Thats not all, Slammer also has Rulers, Crosshairs, Magnifier, Measurements & Screenshots. Slammer is a natty little tool that can be used to create harmonious grids for many design applications. The Snow Leopard, Mac only, app has been developed by Indian-based, one-man-band, Ringce.

Swiss Graphic Design T-shirt – Railway Signs

Written by admin. Posted on November 26, 2009. Filed under Design, T-Shirts. No comments.
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A cool pictograph collage t-shirt by Etsy. Switzerland, and their rail system, is amazing. Perfect for all of you train/euro-philes or fans of Swiss Graphic Design. Switzerland is the birthplace to the modern international style. Wear a little piece of it and follow the signage with this wonderfully stylish and unique t-shirt. This graphic t-shirt [...]