typographic films
In 2007 Character organised the screening of the international hit Helvetica at ACMI, attracting over 500 people. Building on this event, Character continues to screen films about type, design and the social connections that lie between these fields and the broader community.
The screening of Typeface for the 2010 State of Design Festival is part of [...]
Minority Report…is here
Remember the data interface from Minority Report? Well, it’s real, John Underkoffler invented it — as a point-and-touch interface called g-speak — and it’s about to change the way we interact with data.
David Carson
Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery — for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide deck of his work and found images.
David Carson’s boundary-breaking typography in the 1990s, in Ray Gun magazine and other pop-cult books, [...]
Tom Otterness-public sculptor
Tom Otterness
Tom Otterness is an American sculptor whose works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and museums in New York–most notably in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park and in and other cities around the world. He was the first artist ever to have contributed a balloon to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.“…he made [...]
Steam Punk Sculptures
The remarkable collection of Steampunk characters, engines and vehicles created by Belgian artist Stephane Halleux. For a long time Stephane worked as an illustrator and drew cartoons in his spare time. In recent years he became interested in steampunk style and the creation of unusual sculptures. About his work, he says: “I like crazy mixtures, [...]
Font or Cheese
This is a game for lovers of cheese and fonts. And lets face it; who isn’t?
(Tip, if it sounds like a cheese it’s probably a font)
Enjoy
Font or Cheese
The Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere. To use a Daily Drop Cap on your site or [...]
Melbourne Museum of Printing
Melbourne Museum of Printing
Melbourne Museum of Printing (MMOP) is a working museum of typography and printing. Since 1993 the museums focus has been on the retention of traditional printing methods and equipment. Initially established as the Australian Type Company; containing a comprehensive collection of printing presses, typesetting machines, types and other print-related artefacts in addition [...]
BP in the Design world
We’re all aware of what’s been going on in the Gulf of Mexico thanks to our friends at BP. I won’t go into the current affairs side of this scandal here a we’re not a news site. What I do find interesting is the amount of design work based on this event that’s been around. [...]