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

Gingko Press just sent me a copy of I Love Avant Garde, a book from Victionary’s I Love Type series and I thought I’d share. Of the title, Gingko says that “each book in the I Love Type series highlights a single typeface and its prevalence in the design community. This narrow focus lends itself [...]

As creatives, something we all struggle with at times is staying organized. Let’s face it: there’s so much stuff out there. Magazines, books, blogs, catalogs, fonts and images galore. It’s enough to make anyone’s head spin. There’s always the thrill of finding an image that strikes your imagination. For me, it’s been much easier to [...]

This page was an intro to a W Magazine fashion spread last year — I became slightly obsessed with it at the time and had it pinned above my desk for many months. I really like the use of Helvetica paired with the op-art graphic. It’s so very reminiscent of a vintage Swiss poster design [...]

Sometimes adding type diagonally to a simple layout adds a fresh spin. I had completely forgotten about this cover that only subscribers to U.S. Elle received until last night when I was was searching for the new Rihanna cover (which also features some tilted type). In a way, it reminds me slightly of the first [...]

Perhaps the longest running print ad campaign in history (1949 to 1969), Maidenform bras were featured alongside the tagline “I Dreamed I….in my Maidenform bra.” The activities highlighted in the campaign were fairly ordinary (at least in the beginning), but the accompanying imagery was much more intriguing. My favorite ad from this epic series is [...]

I am a huge fan of Non-Format and I love this spread they designed for Very ELLE, a special biannual edition of the French version. All of The Typofiles can be viewed here. Tweet This Post

I am sure that everyone is sick of seeing me around town (and on the web) in the American Apparel Sheer Luxe Shapes Pantyhose in Nude / Black Punctuation so I just picked up the black version. Slightly dressier and a little less reminiscent of leg tattoos, I’ve already worn them a ton. Sheer black [...]

Here’s another gem from House Industries. All of The Typofiles can be viewed here. Tweet This Post

I just discovered the American Apparel Sheer Luxe Shapes Nude / Black Punctuation Pantyhose and they are like a total dream come true! These are super lightweight and allow your natural skin tone to show through. Since I’m not big on the bare legs look, I will surely be sporting these all spring and summer [...]