Category Archives: Education

The 960 Grid System Made Easy

Written by admin. Posted on July 20, 2010. Filed under Articles, Design, Education, Grid Design, Utilities, Web Design. Tagged , . No comments.
For those of you that are interested in ‘playing’ with a grid system framework for web design, but aren’t really sure how to use 960gs, you’d be wise to take a look at this great little 960gs tutorial by Joshua Johnson of Six Revisions.

A Brief History of Emil Ruder

Written by admin. Posted on January 29, 2010. Filed under Articles, Education, Grid Design, Swiss. Tagged , . 2 Comments.
An interesting insight into the world of a typographer and designer by the name of Emil Ruder (1914-1970), who played a key part in the development and dissemination of the Swiss Style.

Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit

Written by admin. Posted on January 21, 2010. Filed under Design, Education, Events, Grid Design, Müller-Brockmann, Posters, Swiss. Tagged . No comments.
Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit - Josef Müller-Brockmann by AisleOne
Pictures from the Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters exhibit held at San Jose State University from November 17-December 18, 2009. The posters are from the private collection of designer Aaron Marcus. (Via AisleOne)

Basel Pilgrimage

Written by admin. Posted on December 16, 2009. Filed under Articles, Design, Education, Grid Design, Photography, Posters, illustration. Tagged , . No comments.
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Oliver Bothwell of noclichésallowed spent the last week with the Information Design pathway exploring the typographic history of Switzerland in and around Basel. noclichésallowed is a collaboration started by seven graphic designers all of whom have a link to the LCC. Oliver has put together a nice collection of vintage posters and other snaps that [...]

Display Graphic Design Collection v1.0

Written by admin. Posted on December 8, 2009. Filed under Books, Design, Education, Typography. No comments.
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Display is a curated collection of important graphic design books, periodicals, ephemera & more. Browse the collection, purchase an important book or read a noteworthy feature article.

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 [...]