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FontSpotting. Unit Editions — Essays: Scratching the Surface. Essays: Scratching the SurfaceAdrian Shaughnessy Unit 11 £12.00 (was £20.00) Scratching the Surface is a collection of essays and journalism by Adrian Shaughnessy, focusing mainly on graphic design. Essays include: ‘2012 Olympic logo ate my hamster’; ‘Vaughan Oliver – minotaurs in suburban England’; and ‘The myth of originality and the joy of copying’. The essays have appeared on blogs such as Design Observer, and in publications such as Eye, Creative Review, Design Week and The Wire. Many others have appeared only in tiny circulation publications. The book’s introduction opens with a disconcerting question: ‘Why would anyone want to read about graphic design?’

In 2003, Adrian Shaughnessy gave up studio life to become an independent designer, consultant, publisher, teacher and writer. Scratching the Surface is a book for anyone who wants to scratch the surface of the cultural zeitgeist to see what’s underneath. 13 Desktop Wallpapers To Kickstart Your Creativity. One of the first things people notice about our offices here at Behance are the giant, motivational quotes up on the walls. Ranging from Picasso to Charles Mingus, they serve as a daily reminder of our ethos of making ideas happen.We decided it would be nice to share the love. Below find 13 desktop wallpapers to get you fired up to take action on your ideas. Each nugget of wisdom comes from a past 99U speaker. (Speaking of, did we mention tickets for our 2013 99U Conference are on sale now?) “It’s through mistakes that you actually grow. [Download image] “There is no such thing as finishing or failing, it’s all about doing.” [Download image] “Track your small wins to motivate big accomplishments.”

[Download image] “Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.” [Download image] “Focus on the excitement and it will lead you through the obstacles.” [Download image] [Download image] [Download image] [Download image] Work — Bryan Patrick Todd. Typography inspiration | #689. Com - Greetings Kit by UFHO. Paris Sketch Culture. Revista Indigo. 15 Fresh Free Fonts for Your Next Design.

29 Beautiful Fonts For Designers. Get our posts emailed to you with our monthly newsletter, subscribe here. Using the correct typeface for your design project is absolutely crucial in conveying the message and feel of the overall design, it is necessary to keep an awesome collection of both paid and free fonts in your font collection to allow you to have the font resources at hand to test drive a design with varying fonts. I have taken three of my favorite font foundries and showcased 29 of the most beautiful fonts from their collections, the quality of these fonts is pretty amazing, some are more suited to print work and others for use on the web as they support the @font-face property.

Take a look and add them to your collection. Lost Type Co-op Lost Type Co-op is an indispensable one of a kind type foundry, founded by Riley Cran and Tyler Galpin. Lost Type distributes high quality fonts from designers all over the world with a unique twist allowing you to pay anything you like for the fonts you download. Ribbon Franchise. Inspiring Grunge Style Big Typography Posters. There is something special about these hand picked posters.

A certain style that is unique and makes them stand out. Those are big typography posters, with a grunge edge and a retro touch. Typically with big fonts, straight lines, round curves, dark colors and grunge textures. Scott Hansen: Jonathan Haggard: mrgraphicsguy: Kasper Soeholt: Joseph Wharton: Rafael Bessa: More: Get More Typography Inspiration: Hopefully now you have plenty of posters for inspirations… So, here is a link to collection of grunge tutorials and resources . Author of this post: GrungyBit. Underware. Blog of Francesco Mugnai -