So finally some time to show the result of the 2 fonts project from school. I was pleased with the fact I got an A for this little piece of work , so that’s pretty nice. After I glued both papers together the folding started, … Read More →
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My new books 2
Second part of My new books (part 1 is here.) 1,000 Type Treatments: From Script to Serif, Letterforms Used to Perfection The ability to wield typography is one of those things that is a clear indication of a talented designer. Being able to craft type … Read More →
Behind The Logo
What is the story behind the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, that was the question of the day. So I did a brief investigation, because I had no idea. This is what I found so far. The structure The design is a … Read More →
My new books
The last few weeks I’ve been buying some new books for inspiration and reference. The majority of you probably already have some of them but maybe you don’t. I think these books are really helpful for every designer and it’s great and a lot of … Read More →
Outlet typography Part 1
When I was in the US in January one day we decided to go shopping in Carolina Premium Outlets Raleigh-Durham. Yes, we did buy a lot of things but the thing that got my attention was all the different typefaces used for the stores and … Read More →
Typography: 2 Fonts Part 1.
Take a A2 size paper and draw/sketch two fonts. On serif and one sans-serif. Choose whatever font you like and make a nice presentation where you can see the difference between the two chosen fonts. So that’s what I started with. Fonts: Adobe Caslon Pro … Read More →
Painting
So after the first few weeks at school last week we had to show our first assignments, painting/drawing and typography. Tomorrow I will show the first drafts of the typography project, but for today I will humbly show the results of the painting assignment. The … Read More →
Inspiration on the web
Get Inspired: ECKO Design Frilly Bits Typography: Abduzeedo What is Typography: John Rabbit Typography: Design by Shira I love typography: Presentday I love Helvetica: Myke Swiss Typography History: RyanFlem Typography 2: ShaghigBalkejianWork Typography Poster Design: pkwahme Typography: Sam De Decker
TYPO
One of my first Photoshop creations, lot’s of work to get it all together but it was nice to do. In every letter of TYPO there is the same letter of a different font I had on my PC at that moment. When I created … Read More →
Typography – Glossary (A)
Typography glossary – A Index Accent Mark Agate Line Alignment All Caps Ampersand Aperture Apex Apostrophe Arm Ascender Accent Mark Accent Marks are also known as diacriticals, they are the accent marks used on some characters to denote a specific pronunciation. You will find them … Read More →
ECKO Design Group
Who: ECKO Design Group is combination of Edith Cardeñosa, Industrial Designer and Erik Kuipers, starting Graphic Designer. What: This site is to show what we did, what we do, to share, learn, get inspired and have fun. Where: The Netherlands. That is the short introduction … Read More →
Design Blogs I read
This “series” I’m going to start with sites/blogs I visit on regular basis for information , inspiration, tips and tricks for general design. In a later post I will make a list specif on Logo Design, Typography, Packaging, Twitter friends and what ever else I … Read More →