While I was in Phoenix a few weeks ago, I made a stop at Barnes & Noble for some much needed editorial inspiration to fuel a few upcoming print projects. While perusing the magazine racks, I came across Monster Children, a beautifully designed Australian title with an emphasis on skateboarding, photography, surfing and music. Though [...]

When it comes to offline inspiration, my primary source of design research relies heavily on magazines. By day, I do everything from branding to retail to web design but my personal, off-the-job passion is editorial design and fashion magazine layouts are what excite me most. Yesterday, as I was idly flipping through the October 2011 [...]

I just discovered this eloquent and powerful type-driven design by Joachim Schmid and had to share. These are some definite words for thought and I hope this becomes a poster soon! Tweet This Post

Do you ever drive past somewhere like Wendy’s and notice the typeface on their posters way before the grotesque greasy food that is being offered? Yeah? Me too. Well, if you’re completely type-obsessed, Fonts In Use is your new best friend. Fonts In Use has been around for awhile now but I felt that it [...]

Sometimes when everything you’ve tried in a design feels like overkill, step back and simplify. You can never go wrong with black & white paired with a basic type treatment. I’ve collected these examples from a few fashion magazines to demonstrate just how fresh it can be. When in doubt, don’t over-think! Tweet This Post

I just couldn’t keep this design discovery to myself! Shiro to Kuro is a website full of beautiful design in, you guessed it, only black and white. It’s the equivalent of an exquisitely curated gallery with only the best of the best in design, typography and photography. Enjoy! Tweet This Post

Last week, I wrapped up my biggest editorial design job to date. Needless to say, magazine covers have been on my mind a lot lately. This is a compilation of some of my recent favorites. Want even more? Take a look back at my previous batch of favorites. Tweet This Post

This year, W magazine underwent a major redesign and I’m loving the direction they’ve gone in with type and layouts. They’re using a lot more negative space and as a whole, the more recent issues I’ve received have a more elegant look. Transformers is featured in the September 2011 issue. And, all of The Typofiles [...]

When it comes to mainstream fashion magazines, Elle is by far my favorite. Sure, the fashion is great but what really wins me over is their willingness to dedicate some serious energy to their type layouts. Magazines aren’t cheap to produce in this day and age. And yet, Elle will fill an an entire page [...]

Before digital type, there was Photo-Lettering Inc. Unfortunately, it became another casualty of the digital publishing revolution and its collection of amazing type specimens languished, untouched for decades. Thankfully, House Industries has come to the rescue and is now offering some of the most unique Photo-Lettering alphabets in a new service. Simply go here, pick [...]