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 [...]

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.

Something that seems relatively easy but usually turns out to be a challenge is creating a page layout with multiple images and stories. When you’re handed a folder of pictures and a text document, creating something visually pleasing feels like a game of type Tetris! I’ve had a number of editorial design projects lately and [...]

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.

I just received a catalog from House Industries featuring the new Eames Century Modern type family and thought I’d share a few of my favorite pages. If you’d like to get your own catalog, click here. All of The Typofiles can be viewed here.

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 [...]

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.