Typography & Graphic Design Blog
(UPDATE 10/12/2010: Gap has pulled their new logo and their crowdsourcing wunder-blunder attempt at damage control. Nonetheless, I hope my contribution of humorous satire for this sad episode has some residual therapeutic value for all parties involved.) 🙂
Gap selected my crowdsource entry for their logo design contest! I won a Gap shopping spree for $20 (limited to the sale rack in the back) plus I get to put the new logo in my portfolio! Here goes:
Many of you know of what secret skill I’m referring to. I’m talking about graphic designers who write great copy, but keep their writing chops hidden in plain sight. Why do they do this?
Is there a consensus on whether or not graphic designers should know how to draw? Should drawing and sketching be a part of the creative design process? And is the answer relative?
… [Read More]What is the main reason a graphic design fails miserably? It’s quite simple: you played with graphic content before you worked out your message.
or your design projects. Use the font combination examples straight out of the BBOFC in your next project, with other typeface software, or use them as a springboard for your own creativity. However you use the BBOFC, it’s bound to inspire and is a trustworthy companion to consult for all kinds of design projects and general study of typography.