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Graphic Design Classics: Wilhelmwerk
Wilhelmwerk was an advertising studio ran by Wilhelm Heinrich Deffke and Carl Ernst Hinkefussfrom 1916 to 1920 in Germany. Both designers were part of the modernist movement that was going on at the time in Germany, in fact Ernst was involved with the Bauhaus. Their work is a perfect example of the trends of that time, mainly the construction of illustrations based on simple...
Editorial beauties: The Neversink Library
Cristopher Brian Kingis a graphic designer and illustrator that currently works in the independent literary publisher Melville House. For the Neversink Library collection he came up with a beautiful series of covers that have a clear editorial line. Relying on flat colours and simple illustrations, each book has a different profile (either person or animal) over a solid colour....
Neue Haas Grotesk: the precursor of Helvetica
Helvetica is probably the most used font in the recent times, making it a symbol of clean-modern-minimalistic design. But do we know anything about its origins (besides of being a swiss font)? Well, Helvetica wouldn't have seen the light of day if it weren't for its precursor Neue Haas Grotesk. But before that a bit of context: in Germany in the 19th century a new family of typefaces...
Pixellogo Template Review: Logo-2546
We're showcasing featured posts that review the logo templates of our catalog. Today's logo template review is about Logo-2546 a newly released logo template that features a modern twist on the classic crest.
Cartography Love: A black map you can draw on
Do you ever find yourself staring blankly at a wall either at home or the office? What about turning that wandering into a dream of infinite travelling or reminiscence of others past? Korean store Knockhas created a large format, entirely black world map that can be pretty much used as wallpaper (it's made out of paper and its size is 930 x 620 cm). Besides of being beautiful it...