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Check out the winners and finalists from the Chicago Poster Biennial.

posted by J.  # 6:02 PM 0 Comments

The beautiful and clever work of Christoph Niemann.

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Gotta love this hand lettering . . .

posted by J.  # 9:08 AM 0 Comments

There is a great interview on Design Observer about the information graphics in I.O.U.S.A.. The interview is with Brian Oakes, who created the information graphics that run throughout the film.

On another note . . . Lately, like many Americans, I have been thinking about the "state of the union." In this time is hardship, it seems inevitable. I continually stare at the television in disbelief as relevant discussion is discarded in the name of rhetoric and rumor. I am tired of "leaders" who do nothing of the sort.

Leaders work with other people to initiate positive change. Leaders put aside opinion in the name of positive progress. Leaders operate without self interest, uniting not dividing people.

I don't know for whom to vote. I have no interest in partisanship. I am tired of granfalloonery, the practice of joining false clubs. I simply want a leader, a selfless servant who will operate with the best interest of the country in mind. Americans should demand it of the president, who is not a surrogate of a political party, but a representative of our best qualities.

When I vote, I will vote for the person that I believe will set aside belief in the name of optimistic change. America deserves more than an act, a false theater. We should demand it. We should demand honest discourse. We should immediately discard any candidate who strays from the path of positive policy discussion.

We should demand leadership.

posted by J.  # 4:54 PM 0 Comments

Armin took some great photographs during a recent visit to the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Check out the entry on Speak Up.

posted by J.  # 1:40 PM 0 Comments

I found this poster on Grain Edit. It was created by Richard Alan Roberts, a UK-based designer. Lately, I have been finding beautiful type everywhere, from the latest issue of Print, where I expect beautiful type, to the city streets of Atlanta, a far more unlikely source of inspiration. Of course, my classmates at Portfolio Center have also been producing some type of note. So much type, so little time.

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This is dominant.

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Take a look at FF Meta Serif Pro, now available through FontShop.

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