Matthew Williams Design

Typography

Monday, September 28, 2009

1553 Fairfax

I was in Los Angeles for the weekend and I spotted these beautiful and cleverly-designed address numbers—which appear to be fabricated from bent strips of bar stock, painted, and pin-mounted to the facade—an excellent example of creating elegant typography with simple, inexpensive fabrication techniques.

Posted by matthew on 09/28 at 10:46 PM
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Somethin’ New From Chemistry

Invented by Finnish designer and architect Samuli Naamanka, Graphic Concrete is a process with which textures, patterns, typography, images, or works of art can be “printed” on concrete surfaces, producing subtle and dramatic results. Currently, Graphic Concrete is being used mostly in Europe, but hopefully I’ll get a chance to add a project to the Google map.

Posted by matthew on 09/10 at 09:34 PM
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Their Futura Is Now Their Past

“It’s a sad day,” “Wrong on so many levels,” “Awful,” and “The worst idea ever,” are just a few of the reactions to a major change at IKEA. Some speculate the decision is based on financial reasons; others think the change signifies the end of IKEA’s printed media. After fifty years, IKEA has switched from using its custom-designed Futura and Century Schoolbook fonts to Verdana. In an interview with Cap & Design, IKEA’s CEO Ivana Hrdlickova defends the decision.

Posted by matthew on 08/30 at 11:32 AM
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Friday, August 21, 2009

A Rendezvous of Strangers

Eggs and Sausage (in a Cadillac with Susan Michelson), a typographic music video by graphic designer Jackie Lay. Via Laughing Squid.

Posted by matthew on 08/21 at 03:23 AM
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Monday, May 04, 2009

Old School

Wu Note Records: Logan Walters redesigns Wu-Tang Clan (group and solo) album covers, Blue Note-style. More here and on Flickr.

Posted by matthew on 05/04 at 07:03 PM
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Voight-Kampff Logo Upgrade

When I saw the Voight-Kampff user’s manual up for auction (along with Deckard’s gun,) I decided to upgrade Voight-Kampff’s identity. Here’s the new Voight-Kampff logo, business cards, and T-shirts.

Posted by matthew on 04/16 at 05:56 PM
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Yes We Did

Early this morning, a group of pranksters—apparently including someone with extensive graphic design and signage experience—changed Bush Street to Obama Street.

Happy Inauguration Day, everyone!

Posted by matthew on 01/20 at 05:09 PM
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Yes We Can

I’m looking forward to tomorrow morning.

Posted by matthew on 01/19 at 10:33 PM
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Subway Face

When did the New York City subway system begin using Helvetica for its signage, and why was the change made? Here’s an essay which explores the shared and intertwined histories of the New York City subway system, transportation signage in the 1960s, Unimark International, and, of course, Helvetica: The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway.

Also, Joe Clark writes about Type in the Toronto Subway.

Posted by matthew on 11/19 at 12:03 PM
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Outside, A New Day Is Dawning

Kim Shattuck—the singer/songwriter/guitarist of The Muffs—is now a professional photographer. Here’s her Flickr collection of vintage signage.

Posted by matthew on 10/15 at 09:55 AM
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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Far Out And Groovy, Mom!

During the mid-1960s, my mom and dad lived in Berkeley, and they went to a lot of concerts. My mother saved the lithographed and silkscreened concert posters and handbills, and she loaned me her collection so I could scan and preserve them archivally. I’ve been uploading the scans to Flickr. Enjoy!

Posted by matthew on 09/04 at 09:37 PM
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Skywriting

Type The Sky: a font project by a student at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Posted by matthew on 06/04 at 08:59 AM
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