What’s with the minimalist re-designs?

Seriously… first The Gap redesigned their logo, and now Comedy Central and the USA political parties have changed theirs as well!  For some reason the current fad for these logo re-designs is a minimalistic style.

This article talks about the new Comedy Central logo and this article talks about the new logos for US political parties.

I don’t like the new designs for Comedy Central or the Democratic party, and am curious as to how long these new logos will last before their changed back.

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May the Typography be with you!

Okay, this is fantastic and really put a smile on my face. The third one though is the best in my opinion! 🙂

Star Wars Characters – typography version!

These posters really make me want to experiment with what creations I can come up with solely made out of typography.  🙂

Parisian Typography!

So, I recently befriended April Johnston, a SCAD fashion graduate and this year’s 5th runner-up on Project Runway. After getting back from Paris Fashion Week, April posted some fabulous photographs, including one of some amazing typography:

Of this photograph, April said, “Love the typography!” So do I, April. 😀

April’s fashion collection can be found at:
SHES MADNESS collection
MANGLED COURTESAN

Complete change of logo and typeface!

So when checking my old email address at yahoo, I saw that one of its headline news stories tells of a new logo for The Gap. There has been an uproar by consumers resulting from this sudden change. Apparently, everyone hates it except for those who approved it. I definitely agree. I like the old one much better.

Here is the article: Gap Redesigns Logo… But Why?

Some guy that was interviewed said that the new logo looks very streamlined and is indicative of a technologically advanced world. Well, if you wanna know what I think, here it is: The stupid new logo looks VERY web 2.0. The original logo, to me, induced feelings of high quality. This new logo looks very cheap. The typeface is a plain sans-serif, and the square is oddly placed and does a better job making the logo look cheaper rather than “streamlined.”

So what’s your input on this odd change?

Another Oatmeal comic

Indeed, it’s another post about The Oatmeal!

Why you don’t like changes to your Design

Typography T-shirts!

So, I visited the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University a couple of days ago. My tour guide, a design major, had this awesome shirt on that was all the sans-serif typefaces! She got it as a present, so she couldn’t tell me where she got it, only that her brother bought it online.

In the process of looking for the site, I have found these other sites that sell typography-themed clothing. 🙂

• Typography Shop
• Blogger’s list of great Typography t-shirts
• There were some other blog entries where people listed their favorite Typography tshirts, but they’re pretty much already listed in the page above.
• Found the shirt the girl was wearing! 🙂

Enjoy! 🙂

The Oatmeal!

The Oatmeal is the most dangerous website to look at when you have work to do!

The comics that Matthew Inman creates are true to life, and he does it with such flair!  Plus, a lot of his comics deal with the topics of design and programming. My favorite comics are the following:

• How A Website Design Goes To Hell
• Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable
• How Everything Goes To Hell During A Zombie Apocalypse

 

TeeFury

I love the website, Teefury.com!

Everyday, there is a different t-shirt design by a different artist, and the artist gets a portion of the sale.  It’s a great way to support illustrators around the world.  I own about 10 shirts from this site.  🙂

Some designs are artistic, some are satire, and some are references to different movies, stories, etc.

Check it out!