Hang Tags

Recently we did a fun little project for Ilana Kohn, illustrator and clothing designer extraordinaire. The tag measures 1" x 2.5" (we weren't kidding when we said "little") and is blind embossed. We used Airport typeface set in 36pt lead on pearl white Lettra paper. Want your very own tag? You'll just have to buy a dress!

Digital Wood Type Catalog

The city of Austin has always been good to letterpress, and this holds true even in the digital age. The University of Texas at Austin has digitized its Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection. Besides images of the specimens, the site includes a great history of American type, profiles of different font families, and plenty of resources for further study. This is a true gem of an introduction to wood type.

Samples above are from the collection

Worst Paint Scheme Ever?

When Tony Stewart's crew pulls into Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, they'll be rolling off what has to be the ugliest car so far this year. Office Depot's "back to school" paint scheme looks like a kid who slipped on the way to school and accidentally emptied her backpack's contents all over the sidewalk. This technicolor hodge-podge of shapes and logos has no rhyme or reason, and will look even more ugly at 180 mph than it does standing still. I'd put it up against any of these other ugly schemes any day.

Is this the kind of design we want to be teaching our kids? Yeesh.