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Typography
Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, MUSIC, TEXT
Tagged black, curve, font, gold, heavy soul, letters, lining, old skool, Paul Weller, Typography, weight
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Helvetica bashing
David Carson. Once a typography guru, but when I read his name – while looking for the right font on MyFonts.com – I had to dig deep to place it. He had an intuitive sense of design, his typo was cawazy! {ok … Continue reading
Posted in CREATIVE CAREERS
Tagged bashing, characters, creative career, david carson, fonts, Graphic design, guru, Helvetica, intuitive, letters, MyFonts, overrule, print, quote, Typography
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Originals
Today I had a closer look at Handjob, a book about handmade typography, curated by Mike Perry. I just l o v e wonky letters drawn by hand, ideally expressing original thoughts. It’s refreshing to see all of this was … Continue reading
Posted in ART, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, Illustration, MUSIC
Tagged drawn, Geoff McFetridge, Gill Scott Heron, handjob, handmade, inspiration, letters, Mike Perry, motto, original, slogan, text, Typography, when you are who you are, wonky
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Ave | Sunday t-shirt
This Sunday’s t-shirt is inspired by a book for sign painters. Trained craftsmen who used to paint words, onto shop windows for example. It has been out of sight for quite a while, but it’s back I have noticed, beautifully constructed pieces … Continue reading
Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged 7th day, Business, closed, day of rest, example, handwriting, letters, mantra, motto, old skool, painter, poetry, shops, sign, slogan, Sunday, t-shirt, to paint, Typography, white, windows, writing
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Wonder
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Tagged black, blue, font, imagination, inpiration, letters, night, poetry, reflection, transparency, Typography, wander, water, wonder
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Ave | Sunday t-shirt
Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, Fashion, TEXT
Tagged all together now, ave, communicating, discipline, greeting, letters, opinion, poetry, sermon, slogan, statement, Sunday, t-shirt, text, Typography, words
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Color Inspiration | A Blown China Aster
After more than a week in a vase, an encore, for today. Actually, I noticed the rather generic flower shape of the China Aster changes into a dramatic bundle of colorful ribbons when it’s blown.
Posted in PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged blown flower, Callistephus, canvas, China Aster, color, encore, flowers, frame, letters, passing, pink, purple, red, ribbons, Time, today, Typography
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Just a thought
This year it will be more of this. Short, intriguing and maybe not instantly clear. This is woodblock printing. The work of Anthony Burrill, and if you watch the video’s on his site you’ll see there’s more to him than … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Burrill, ideas, ink, inspirational, letters, London, posters, print, quotations, text, text board, thoughts, typesetting, Typography, woodprint, words
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