Shillington College

Lettercult: Best of 2010

For some really awe inspiring typography check out Lettercult: the best of 2010. Definitely worth getting a cuppa, putting your feet up and having a good scroll as there's 13 pages of goodness (and that's just day 1).

Deanna Halsall

 

Another one of Manchester's finest Deanna Halsall.

Some handy Illustrator links!

You will soon!
Part timers in the UK are starting Illustrator this semester so I thought it would be a good excuse to give you some links to some helpful sites!

slicktutorials.com
www.smashingmagazine.com
adobe.com/Illustrator
www.layersmagazine.com

Minimalist Graphics by Happy Lovers Town

Jonathan Calugi is an Italian Illustrator with who creates clean illustrations and patterns. I like his illustration, I love his typography! see Extra and Paul Paper as examples.

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All the Mars missions—link to a large printable version

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50 Years of Space Flight—link to a large printable version

Information is Beautiful

Yes, another blog. No, it's not full of random inspiration... this one's especially for all you reporting nerds out there. Check out some beautifully and creatively designed info graphics. Look out for the 'Movie Monster Comparison Chart'!

Be Inspired By Packaging

This is a great site to be inspired by. It covers all areas of packaging and conveniently categorises things into the particular industry and even substrate! Check out the link http://www.thedieline.com

Art of the Arcade

No one ever goes the arcade anymore. In my day (a child of the late seventies and eighties) this is where everyone hung out, got into trouble and smoked cigarettes under age.  

This site has an awesome selection of arcade and early game console artwork including packaging, logos and ads from various sources featuring stuff like the atari logo and the pong console packaging. 

A great deal of designers today seem to revisit some of the styling from this period. I am sure it will pass.Remember when looking at this artwork this was done before the advent of the of the mac and applications like illustrator. Probably all of it was done by hand.

Interested? Check it out at 'The Art of the Arcade'. 

Alex Trochut

Form Fifty Five recorded an ichat interview with Alex Trochut, one of the naughties most iconic designers, renowned globally for his experimental expressive and illustrative typography.

FFF Interview - Alex Trochut from Glenn Garriock on Vimeo.

Here a few examples of his work.

See more of his brilliantly executed typography at his website http://www.alextrochut.com/