Helvetica: The Movie
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Typography
About a week ago I excitedly put this movie on my Netflix queue. Yes I know its about a typeface.Yes its a documentary. And no, it wasn’t boring. It was awesome. Emphasis on awesome. It may sound boring, but for a designer it is far from it. After a few days of sitting by my TV I finally popped it in and was extremely satisfied. A great film. Great. Maybe a little long, but great.
Tags: documentary, film, helvetica, movie, swiss design, typeface, Typography
The Logo That Didn’t Make It
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Typography
Awhile ago I did this logo for a video production company. This is the version they didn’t like. I’d thought I’d share.
World War 2 Poster Nostalgia
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Random, Typography
Today I came upon a site that serves as a database/repository for old World War II-era propaganda/war effort posters.
The Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department at Northwestern University Library has a comprehensive collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945.
Tags: Design, nostalgia, posters, Typography, ww2
Helvetica – Happy Birthday
Posted by derekbender | Filed under News, Typography
Helvetica, a font that says clean, bland, natural, corporate, boring and amazing all at the same time, is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. I’m a bit of a closet type lover, but I wanted to write a post about this amazing font just the same.
Already put on my desktop! Keep...