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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I <3 3Form

My 3Form samples were delivered yesterday. I’m looking forward to using this material on an upcoming project.

Posted by matthew on 09/29 at 02:44 PM
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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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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.