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This article was originally published in 2018 in the “Worth” issue of Eye on Design magazine. We’re republishing it today…...
A Typeface That Shifts from Trendy Bitmap Lettering to Cheeky Organic Curves
Name: Unknown Type Designer: Lukas Haider and Alexander Raffl Release Date: March 3, 2020 Backstory: Lukas Haider and Alexander Raffl…...
How The Fantastical, Futuristic Art of AR Face Filters Is Subverting Traditional Notions of Beauty
In Ines Alpha’s world, everyday faces turn into futuristic landscapes. Through a mere swipe, the face filters imagined by the…...
Eye-popping Whiskey, Trippy Wine Labels, and Beer that Doubles as a Design Stunt
Stuck inside with nowhere to go? Good. We’re hunkered down, too, with a glass of something in hand and some…...
One Designer’s Radical Redesign of the Rape Kit
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A Short (But Useful) Guide to Not Getting Screwed By the IRS
With tax deadlines on the horizon, we’re shifting our attention—albeit, just slightly—away from type design and smart graphics, and towards…...
How Knowing Your Type Design History Can Produce The Most Innovative Typefaces
Name: Ansage Designer: Alejandro Freitez Foundry: Sudtipos Release Date: January 2020 Back Story: A well-worn chestnut of wisdom in the…...
How Bernie Sanders Built a New Visual Language for Democratic Socialism
Bernie Sanders’ campaign logo is one of the defining visual representations of socialism for many Americans, but look a little…...