Category Archives: News

Do typefaces really matter?

Written by admin. Posted on July 20, 2010. Filed under Film, Helvetica, News, Opinion. Tagged . No comments.
The BBC has just posted an interesting, and somewhat humorous, article regarding type. One part which made me smile read: “When Avatar, the biggest grossing movie of all time was released, one section of the audience was immediately outraged. Graphic designers hated it. Why? They didn’t like the font that director James Cameron had chosen [...]

The Helvetica killer

Written by admin. Posted on July 6, 2010. Filed under Design, Helvetica, Interviews, News, Opinion, Typography. No comments.
Bruno Maag is so enraged by Helvetica that he has designed a typeface aimed specifically at wiping it off the face of the planet. He explains his hatred in the latest of SEA’s Naturalis booklets and also in a recently uploaded interview with Creative Review.

Analysis of the Top20 Private Banking Websites

Written by admin. Posted on December 18, 2009. Filed under Business, Data Visualisation, Design, Lists, News, Research, Swiss, Web Design. Tagged , . No comments.
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The Private Banking websites of UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse come out as winners in the benchmarking of the online presence of the world’s top 20 Wealth Managers by MetaBank, an online Swiss banks database. In the study, UBS ranked first, with a total score of 82 out of possible 100 points. The UBS [...]

swissmiss selected as one of 50 world’s best design blogs

Written by admin. Posted on December 16, 2009. Filed under Articles, Design, Lists, News, Web Design. Tagged . No comments.
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The Times Online has listed the best 50 blogs that are full of inspired home-styling ideas, suggestions of how to support small-scale, affordable designers selling handmade items and vintage and modern homeware, as well as tips for upcycling old furniture. Well done swissmiss for coming in at #14

I.D. Magazine Folded

Written by admin. Posted on December 16, 2009. Filed under Magazines, News. No comments.
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After 55 years in International Design journalism and eye candy, I.D. magazine has folded. I haven’t read it for quite some time but I always remember thumbing through its pages looking for design ‘inspiration’ whilst at college. It’s a great shame but there are a lot of other magazines that I read now, anyway: Monocle, [...]