Beyond Typography

If you were a typeface…

Jason Santa Maria, a Brooklyn, NY-based, graphic designer, says "I am Trade Gothic." If you were a typeface, what would you be? He has got some interesting comments as well...

Me? Well, I am Univers.

A solidly reliable but versatile type designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1957 and released by Deberny & Peignot. This straightforward and well-travelled type can always be relied upon when the more extravagant types have lost their charm. Reliable and hard-working, fits in well with others and is at home online or print.

Via DesignObserver

UPDATED: How un-Cuil and unfair

Apparently a new Google-killing, super search engine was launched this week. The only problem is, it can't even find it's own name! It is called Cuil, a Gaelic word for knowledge. Read the article here.

I tried using it for a couple of terms (my name and this blog's name) and there were no results. I did try looking for Cuil and it came up with a lot of other things … except it's own service. At least if type Google or Yahoo into the respective searches you get a full list of services. 

Does anybody know if there is a way to replace the Google search bar in Safari with a Yahoo one? I have it on good authority that the Yahoo search engine is a lot better than the Google one.

Via Quipsologies

UPDATE: I have been sent this link about Asda, the UK supermarket chain. Apparently they want two pages of free advertising in each magazine in return for selling them in their stores.

Thanks to Soo.

Delia

I always think that design goes hand-in-hand with design (and art). I tend to work better when I'm listening to some good music, discussion or play.

What prompted this post was a story on the BBC about Delia Derbyshire, the woman who composed the original Doctor Who theme music in 1963. Apparently, they have found another 267 tapes of hers, including an electronic dance track which was years ahead of its time. She has been cited as an influence by the Chemical Brothers, Sonic Boom and Orbital.

Delia died in July 2001. To learn more about Delia and her music at www.delia-derbyshire.org. There are a lot of music clips including one of John Peel from 1969.

A good post here as well.

Why is the sky blue?

I remember attending a seminar about design in which the presenter said the designer should be seen as a translator. Here is an article that appeared in the New York Times that sort of supports that and goes further by saying that sketching an idea enables science students understand concepts better.

Metro logos

A website devoted to Metro (aka underground, tube, subway, lrt). This page has the Metro logos from around the world.

Via Quipsologies

Photography changed magazine design

Photography changed both the look and content of magazines, according to Steven Heller.

The image above is from a magazine called Vu, published in 1930. It is part of a collection at the International Center of Photography museum in New York.

Via DesignObserver

Marketing message

I attended a marketing department meeting the other day. All members of the department are required to attend. I was there because the Creative Services department, where I've been doing a job shadow for the past couple of weeks, come under the marketing jurisdiction. 

I didn't realise how many marketing people there were in the company. ScaRY!

Being marketing all the presenters were very good at public speaking and their presentations were equally as good. There was a howler that NOBODY ELSE NOTICED. An e-direct marketing person made a presentation and began by saying that everybody should have received an email entry for a prize draw, but unfortunately they used the wrong list so not everybody would have received it. WAHAHAHAHAHA! I couldn't believe it!

If you've ever been briefed by a marketing person, you'll appreciate the following vid. I first saw this last night sitting on a (delayed) train on my iPhone on the Debbie Millman blog. Hilarious.

Font conference special

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Via Quipsologies

Say "what" again…

Just saw this...

  

... Excellent! Found it on markislav.com via Technorati

Doodlebuzz: a typographic news explorer

A news aggregator site with a difference. Doodle your way through the news with Doodlebuzz.

Thanks to Quipsologies.