Tag Archive for 'design'

a collection of free typefaces

24Nov08

think design blog have just posted a nice collection of free serif fonts.
some really elegant serif fonts are included and are well worth grabbing if you don’t already have them!

alongside this smashing magazine have recently posted up another great election of 15 free fonts. all of a really high quality, some really crisp fonts, Quicksand [...]

creative 30 - the final 30

13Oct08

vice announced today that they have whittled through the many hundreds of submissions they recieved to get to the final Creative 30. check the creative 30 website every day until the 17th to view the selected One To Watch.  then running from the 20th oct to the 16th nov you can cast your vote with [...]

lovely as a tree

11Oct08

a friend pointed a really nice site the other day, lovelyasatree.com. the site is an invaluable resource for the environmentally conscious graphic designer.
the site provides an excellent directory of sustainably sourced paper manufacturers, dubbed the paper finder, alongside environmentally aware printers. not only that but it gives you an incredibly valuable insight into why we [...]

conglomerfont - a community created font

07Oct08

If you’re a regular bittbox reader then you will know how much of a font addict Jay (who runs bittbox) is.
Bittbox have been running a great idea lately, basically it’s a community created font, which means that people from all corners of the globe have been involved in designing this new font -  conglomerfont - [...]

Fifty Designers Favourite Typfaces

11Jul08

An awesome project setup by Create/Reject, the creative home of James West, to raise money for the victims of the cyclone that hit Myanmar (Burmar). All proceeds are heading straight to Unicef to help fund their huge support and relief effort helping out the victims of the cyclone. All sold out online now, which is [...]

Graniph Design Awards

08Jul08

The Graniph Desaign Award 2 has now finished and has seen the culmination of works by designers from all over the world. They recieved a staggering 15000 submissions, from these they have selected 1 Gold Prize, 10 Silver Prizes, and 19 Bronze Prizes. Below is the winning ‘yoga rabbits’ design by Cho Jo Tzu [...]

Laser Etching

07Jul08

stumbled across this in the i love type email and had to post it. super sick wood laser etching on to blank decks…

you can check out the Flickr group responsible and a whole load more photos here.

You vs Boxfresh

28Jun08

Just a quick reminder that the You vs Boxfresh design competition is still running strong. There’s hundreds of tee’s being uploaded and being ranked by fellow designers…
So if you think you’ve got what it takes, get your scribble on and submit a design pronto for your chance to win £250 (monthly prize). Or get your [...]

Oakley Design Brief

04Jun08

The Oakley Design Brief presents you with a unique and challanging canvas… sunglasses.
The brief will be open for a 2 month period closing on the 18th July 2008 giving you plenty of time to download the the design templates and go get creative!
Entries will be judged by a panel of experts from Oakley and other creative [...]