Tag Archives: Communication design

26 October 3
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Liz Collini Typography

Some incredible typography by London based artist Liz Collini.

I make different forms of texts using simple but often ambiguous words and phrases, mostly through printmaking and drawing. The written word holds many paradoxes, not least those of absence and presence. There are gaps and overlaps between reading and viewing, text and image, the hand and the machine. I try to create breathing spaces in which we can pause and look back at language. Whole narratives can be compressed into a single word or familiar phrase. The drawings’ resemblance to plans and blueprints reflects the strange provisionality of written language; the things about which we write are always elsewhere. I work only with Times New Roman (the default font) and my own handwriting to minimise questions of typography.

Source: Typetoken

Art, Artist, Communication design, Design, Graphic design, Liz Collini, London, Typography, Visual arts

19 May 1
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Laura Barnard’s intricate cityscapes

Under - Art, Illustration

Laura Barnard’s work is about intricate cityscapes and patterns, hand-drawn typography, and often with a few hapless characters thrown in for good measures. Based in the UK, Laura Barnard has worked for a variety of clients from bigwigs like HP and Ted Baker to small local charities.

Art, Communication design, Design, Graphic design, Illustration, Laura Barnard, Pattern, Typography, UK, United Kingdom

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Andrew Byrom – If h is a chair

Under - Design, Inspiration, Typography

Andrew Byrom, a graphic and type designer, talks about the typography he sees in everyday objects. Andrew is on Faculty at Cal State Long Beach and teaches a design class at UCLA Extension.

Andrew Byrom, Cal State Long Beach, Communication, Communication design, Design, graphic and type designer, Graphic design, Inspiration, Typography, UCLA, Visual arts

19 April 4
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Illustrations by Hugh D’Andrade

Under - Art, Design, Illustration, Inspiration, Typography

Hugh D’Andrade is famously indiscriminate about the uses of his art. It has appeared on book covers, magazine spreads, rock posters, Burning Man paraphernalia, board games, as well as the occasional t-shirt and skateboard. His greatest ambition in life is to project his mental images into the minds of innocent people everywhere.

A few of the places you may have seen Hugh’s art: rock posters for Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, the Avett Brothers and Joan Jett; book covers for Penguin, Houghton-Mifflin, and Harper Collins; illustration annuals from Communication Arts (on the cover!), American Illustration, Creative Quarterly and the Society of Illustrators.

Hugh also likes to hang his art on clean, white gallery walls when he gets a chance.

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Art, Communication Arts, Communication design, Design, Elvis Costello, Graphic design, Hugh D’Andrade, Illustration, Inspiration, poster, The Avett Brothers, Typography

9 March 2
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An intriguing synthesis of art, design and typography by Robert Rebotti

Under - Art, Design, Illustration, Inspiration, Typography

Here comes incredibly inspiring mixed media artwork by Capri, Italy based artist, illustrator and graphic designer Robert Rebotti. His richly colored work with an intriguing synthesis of art, design and typography has appeared in many publications and exhibitions across Europe and North America. Robert also writes graphic and visual design articles for magazines besides teaching visual communication at a school in Capri.