Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials — Design & Style

Every once in a while a certain style catches on the design trends, and this time I'd like to refer to the origami inspired trend that has been going on for a while. Papiroflexia is the name of this oriental art that creates figures out of paper folding. A beautifully crafted origami figure can be an artwork on its own, and graphic design has taken some of its guidelines for...

We recently saw a display of philosophic posters that translated ideologies into a visual form, but this time Max Temkins work has a different approach to it. He takes some of his favourites philosophical quotes from diverse authors and creates these beautiful typographic posters. His project is on Kickstarter, and it has allowed him to make his prints of first quality. The...

There are quite a few examples of modified types made by hand, but I have to confess that Sasha Prood'swork is one of the most beautiful and delicate work I've encountered so far. Her range of work varies from illustration to graphic design and all of them are based in a great display of craft, she works with pencil and watercolours, a nice break from the digital produced era. Her...

Reading Is Fundamental is a non profit organization that promotes the habit of reading among children. They decided to refresh their image by a complete re-branding that would be more adequate to their spirit. Mother New York was the agency behind this project and the results are a fun and vibrant brand that looks more appealing to their intended audience.

The new logo...

Craig Muth is a designer with a particular interest in type. He has noticed that the latin alphabet has been perfected for writing but not particularly for reading, as it takes more space in the page/screen. To change this he has come up with a completely new alphabet called Dotsies, one that's purely visual and abstract, one that favours the maximum use of the screen. The 26 letters of...