studiotwentysix2 : the art + design of tom davie

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Andre Gottschalk

2010-03-17T12:00:00.001-04:00

Nice portfolio of illustration and design work by Berlin-based Andre Gottschalk.

Andre Gottschalk

Letterheady

2010-03-16T12:00:00.000-04:00

The name says it all, Letterheady is a site dedicated to interesting letterheads.

Letterheady

weetstraw.com

2010-03-12T12:00:00.000-05:00

weetstraw offers several interesting sets of ephemera, photographs and a variety of visuals.

"weetstraw.com draws in users based on familiar subjects, and creates connections to ideas from various contexts. the purpose of the site is to introduce the user to new possibilities of visual associations, through the common and the obscure."

weetstraw.com

Learning to Set Type

2010-03-08T12:00:00.002-05:00

Archived video on hand-setting metal type.

Morning Breath

2010-03-03T12:00:00.000-05:00

The personal and commercial work of Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto.

Morning Breath

Art of the Title

2010-03-02T12:00:00.001-05:00

Art of the Title Sequence is a fantastic site dedicated entirely to title sequences. In addition to having a great title archive, there is also quite a bit of content on the concepts and processes behind some of the most successful movie titles ever.

Art of the Title

Janine Rewell

2010-03-01T12:00:00.001-05:00

I love this project "Tan The Man" by Helsinki-based illustrator and designer Janine Rewell. Funny and clever is always a solid combination.

Janine Rewell

AJ Fosik

2010-02-16T12:00:00.000-05:00

Beautifully crafted folk-inspired sculptures by AJ Fosik.

AJ Fosik via flickr

AJ Fosik via White Walls SF

Peter Crnokrak

2010-02-15T12:00:00.000-05:00

Typographic goodness from the London-based designer with a focus in research and data visualization.

Peter Crnokrak : The Luxury of Protest

Mid-Century Modern illustrations

2010-02-09T12:00:00.001-05:00

Here is a wonderful collection of over 200 illustrations from the Mid-Century Modern style.

Mid-Century Modern illustrations via flickr

Nicholas Felton

2010-02-08T00:00:00.000-05:00

Fantastic information graphics by New York-based designer Nicholas Felton.

Nicholas Felton

Redneck Art

2010-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

BBQ rib painting.

Advertising in America, 1850-1920

2010-01-28T00:00:00.001-05:00

Duke University libraries has compiled a fantastic digital archive of Mid-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century advertising, ephemera, and photography. The site isn't much to look at, but it's easy to navigate and the content is wonderful.

Advertising in America via Duke University

Clients From Hell

2010-01-25T12:00:00.000-05:00

"A collection of anonymously contributed client horror stories from designers."

Clients From Hell

Avant Garde, Issue 2

2010-01-21T12:00:00.001-05:00

I was lucky enough to find and purchase seven of the fourteen issues of the influential art and design publication Avant Garde.

It may take awhile, but I plan to document each of the issues, starting with number two. Issue two was published in March of 1968. It was edited by Ralph Ginzburg and art directed by the legendary Herb Lubalin. The issue features a screen-printed cover, and a series of twelve Marilyn Monroe-based serigraph (screen) prints by Bert Stern, with various contributing illustrators throughout.

Avant Garde 2, via studiotwentysix2 flickr

onlab

2010-01-20T12:00:00.000-05:00

onlab, a Berlin-based graphic design studio that produces a combination of client and self-initiated projects. I quite like the Quarry Workers publication; it has an interesting format and is a great solution for 1-color printing.

onlab

Pong

2010-01-19T12:00:00.001-05:00

Stewart Smith, founder of Stewdio, is responsible for the squandering of hundreds of billable hours thanks to his desktop Pong.

Pong via Stewdio

Teddy Pendergrass

2010-01-14T12:00:00.002-05:00

Rest in Peace Teddy, 1950-2010.

Nicole Gastonguay

2010-01-14T12:00:00.000-05:00

New York-based fiber artist and graphic designer Nicole Gastonguay makes the cutest toys ever. She has a great sense of humor too.

Nicole Gastonguay

KitKat Jesus?

2010-01-11T12:00:00.001-05:00

There hasn't been a "religious figures in random objects" post in well over a year, so this group of 25 images from Holy Taco should make up for lost time. By the way, this image of KitKat Jesus is absolutely fantastic.

Be Advised : There is a pic with a more-naked-than-not female on the link page of which your grandmother would not approve.

25 Holy Images In Everyday Things

Tom on Twitter

2010-01-09T12:00:00.000-05:00

There are a few items of note I wanted to share...

I now have a twitter account: @tomdavie. Unfortunately I won't be using it to update you on where I am, or what I'm reading, watching or eating, because honestly, my pizza eating schedule is really not that interesting. I will be using the account to automatically feed new updates on the studiotwentysix2 site and blog, as well as Good Type, Bad Type, Well Designed and interactive alley. A one-stop-shop if you will.

Good Type, Bad Type was created as part of my introduction to typography teaching process, and although that class finished in December, I will keep the site updated as often as I can. I'm always looking for new work to post, so if you run across something of interest, send the URL my way.

Well Designed and interactive alley are also to be used as teaching aids. Well Designed is dedicated to all forms of print, packaging and publication design, while interactive alley is dedicated to site design, movies, title sequences and kinetic typography. Again, if you come across some impressive work, please let me know.

As for this blog, the titles of each post are now clickable links; this will make it easier to get the permanent URL for bookmarking and sharing.

Tom Davie via Twitter

Radical Cartography

2010-01-08T12:00:00.000-05:00

A site dedicated to map-based projects.

Radical Cartography

Letters and Lettering, 1938

2010-01-07T12:00:00.001-05:00

While visiting family over the holidays, I stopped into one of my favorite used bookstores, and ended-up with a few spectacular finds. Including this 1938 type style / specimen book by Paul Carlyle and Guy Oring. It's a hardcover Wire-O / double-loop bound book, printed two-colors on cover weight uncoated paper stock. The specimen is around 130-pages of typographic goodness, and I photographed a sampling of 36-pages for your historical enjoyment.

Letters and Lettering via studiotwentysix2 on flickr

Greg White

2010-01-06T12:00:00.001-05:00

London-based photographer Greg White has a really beautiful portfolio with an engaging mix of subject matter, including: minimal architecture, portraiture and several complex studio shots. His site design by Tom Munckton is fantastic as well; I love the overall simplicity and bold use of red on the home page. Impressive stuff.

Greg White