Ever since I saw a shirt that said “Kern This Motherf*cker,” at one year’s Creative Summit, I’ve been searching for more typography puns without avail—that is until I found the designs submitted on MySoti. If you’re a type nerd (or a type of nerd, hurhur), then you’ll love these well designed shirts.
Information Graphics (infographs) are one of the most difficult disciplines in the graphic design field — the collection and organization of multiple points of data, translated into an easy to understand design. To take the concept to a higher level, incorporating several colors into a classy look presents a different challenge. These infographs have beautifully pulled off both: all the information required and a full color spectrum.
There’s something to be said for a good piece of typography that has been painstakingly rendered by hand. These experiments not only apply to text that has been drawn or painted, but those that have been assembled from random objects, cut from different materials, or even formed from grains of sugar. Minuscule movements, tedious work, precision, and patience are more than just virtues when it comes to creating typography by hand — it’s a requirement.
It can be difficult to imagine how so many different typefaces can be made by the simplest changes to negative space and geometric shapes, but these artists have found a way — several, in fact. Bold, block, and geometric type is a trending experiment across the globe, used for headlines to serve as decorative pieces and making a statement at the same time. These typefaces offer a creative edge and impact.
So what do you get when you combine ballet dancers, motion detection equipment, and a design group? The answer: a typeface comprised of beautiful calligraphy brush strokes. By attaching small 2D tracking devices to the dancers, the team was able to capture their movements and translate them into a font using a combination of software. Continue Reading
