I just finished up the 2010 identity for Nubbytwiglet.com. As a challenge, I create a new version each year. Last year’s can be seen here. The original exploration of the 2010 identity began last October. All of the type is done in two weights of DIN; 1451 Mittelschrift and 1451 Engschrift. From top to bottom: [...]
Though this work is a few years old now, the campaign that graphic designer and illustrator Marian Bantjes did for the Saks Fifth Avenue ‘Want It!’ campaign is still one of my all-time favorites. All of The Typofiles can be viewed here.
On Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of taking part in the CRAVE Business Chat: Local Inspiration alongside Sheryl Stewart, Kami Gray and Sandra Colton at Little Urbanites in Portland. For two hours, we shared our stories with the audience and answered questions about entrepreneurship. CRAVE did a great job of picking an intriguingly diverse [...]
When I first met Rocky, I realized that we had a lot in common, namely a love for stripes and monochrome color palettes. Though, while he likes to chase after squirrels and bark at dogs five times his size, I’m much more content to stroll along in ridiculous shoes, sipping a latte. Rocky is Joey’s [...]
I spent most of my week with the Nemo HQ crew which was especially good because the boys indulged me with Journey tunes two days in a row. This is the first time in a long while that I can say that I’m truly excited about all the projects I’m working on and though tired, [...]
Determining what to charge for design services is extremely subjective but some factors to consider are experience, the quality of your portfolio and client demand. When freelancing, I charge my personal clients a flat rate. When I work for agencies, I charge on a per hour basis. In Time and Money Management for Freelancers, I [...]
This is a simple layout but I really like the combination of condensed sans serif type paired with an italic serif in a recent issue of Elle. All of The Typofiles can be seen on Flickr here.
First day of Spring // 9 a.m. The sun was in my eyes but I lingered on the church steps anyway. No, I did not go inside. My brother’s birthday is also on the first day of Spring. We all went out to celebrate Friday night and my dad had us in hysterics as he [...]
I feel like 2010 has been on fast forward. Lists are getting longer, promises are getting bigger, deadlines are becoming tighter and I haven’t had a real day off in over a month. And naturally, spending most of my waking hours in front of a computer each day doesn’t make for a very compelling Week [...]
Book covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith • Find out how to effectively combine fonts from different families. • Model Kim Noorda opens up about her struggles with body image via a very revealing journal in Vogue. • Ad agency Wieden + Kennedy has a blog and I love the design. Beautiful type in the header! • Beautiful [...]
