31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects. Zigzag Pop-Up. Cool & weird inventions. Bookshelf Porn. Shoe Lacing. Typographer's Glossary. Serif: Serif's are semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols.
A typeface that has serifs is called a serif typeface (or seriffed typeface). Some of the main classifications of Serif type are: Blackletter, Venetian, Garalde, Modern, Slab Serif, Transitional, and Informal. Fonts in each classfication share certain similiar characteristics including the shape or appearance of their serifs. Serif fonts are widely used in traditional printed material such as books and newspapers.
Show all Serif Didone is a typeface classification characterized by slab-like serifs without brackets; vertical orientation of weight axes. Icon Search Engine. Lofted Space-Saving Furniture for Bedroom Interiors. Tumidei is more than just a furniture company – they construct modern and relatively inexpensive (no, not cheap) pieces of furniture that they also create compositions from – interior design photos that you can use to shape your own space.
These lofted bedroom interiors are brilliantly varied and are great space-saving solutions for cramped bedrooms. A lot of these lofted interiors are clearly designed for children and teens in terms of sizes, colors and material quality. They incorporate elements needed for a student office, plenty of clothing, game and toy storage and stairs that older people might not be as eager to climb. For a small space (and a small person) one could really see the appeal of fitting everything in. Whackpack Furniture by Brendan Magennis. New Designers 2011: design graduate Brendan Magennis has made a collection of flat-packed furniture that has no screws or glue and can be assembled with just a few hearty whacks of a mallet.
Magennis used a Japanese woodworking technique called a hell joint, where wooden wedges are driven into the ends of each dowel to pack them tightly inside the receiving hole. Called Whackpack, the series currently comprises a table, bench and side table, with other pieces under development. Magennis designed the collection while studying contemporary furniture design at Bucks New University and was shortlisted for the New Designer of the Year Award at the graduate show in London last month.
See all our stories about New Designers here. The text below is from Brendan Magennis: My product Whackpack Furniture was shortlisted for the New Designer Award on preview night. Whackpack Furniture is a flatpack inspired creation aimed for today’s nomadic lifestyles and shrinking apartments sizes. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention (Library of Congress Exhibition)
The Eameses' architecture promised good design for minimal cost through the use of prefabricated standardized parts. At the end of World War II, the Eameses joined a larger movement of architects and builders aiming to supply veterans with affordable housing. From their own house in Los Angeles to their proposal for the do-it-yourself Kwikset House, the Eameses sought to bring “the good life” to the general public by integrating high and low art forms, modern materials and construction technologies, craft, and design.
They advocated mass-production of architectural components, furnishings, and accessories as the ideal way to spread low-cost, high-quality modern design throughout America. Although ultimately the Eameses designed few buildings, they popularized basic tenets of their architecture in their toys, furniture, films, and slide shows. EnlargeImages of the Eames House, circa 1950, photographs. The Eameses' storage units were fundamentally architectural. Slides by the Eameses.