Whilst I continue busily working away on gathering and writing new and exciting content for this blog – I couldn’t resist posting this after finding it as an alert on FB. It provided me with …
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I was browsing YouTube for videos when I stumbled upon this I ♥ NY Type in Motion Video by John Militar - which is genius for a number of reasons and therefore makes it as my design pick #11.
I love the simplicity of it in that only one font (Swiss 721 I believe) is used to convey the message with the addition of images here and there. The section in the video about Time Square – that features the words “Yellow Cabs and Taxi” in yellow and Cars in grey moving in opposite directions horizontally – speaks volumes. It illustrates the chaos that is New York streets – the only thing is there is probably more taxi cabs to cars!
Comment from John Militar on YouTube “Everyone and everything is always moving about in NY City. The clip takes you through the city blocks. It is an exploration both of type and motion to illustrate a bit of the New York experience and the New York vibe. It is a summation of my personal and first trip to the city. Thanks for watching! Done in Flash CS3″
Comment always welcome below… Have you found a great video on YouTube?
Through twitter I found an article from Smashing Magazine on a showcase of web design from Poland – and the “experience Chopin’s music” website jumped right out at me – for my design pick #10….particularly …
Design Pick #9 goes to Typography Wallpapers… They keep me inspired, tap into my “font nerdiness” and often provide a chuckle!
My all time favorite of the week right now – has to be this one …
Here is part 5 in my series of posts about photographing businesses in and around Toronto for the CRAVE Guide coming out later this spring! The Crave Toronto Book has been launched …
Here is part 4 in my series of posts about photographing businesses in and around Toronto for the CRAVE Guide coming out later this spring! The shoots are all complete and the …
Here is part 3 in my series of posts about photographing businesses in and around Toronto for the CRAVE Guide coming out later this spring! The shoots are all complete and the CRAVE Guide …
I made a post earlier this year about businesses I have been photographing in and around Toronto for the CRAVE Guide coming out later this spring! I have had more shoots to complete over …
Design Pick #8 goes to the google doodle that was posted on March 4th celebrating music composter Antonio Vivaldi’s Birthday! I absolutely love the google doodles and look forward to when they post new ones! …
Design Pick #7 goes to a gorgeous display of typography and packaging on Graphos Playing Cards. Designed by Michelle Lam, each card has it’s own unique design, tells a story on an area of typography …
Pick of the week this week definitely goes to Letterheady – a website I stumbled on via a post from someone on Twitter.
In today’s society, with most of our communication happening over email – a …
Design Pick #6 this week focuses on a book titled “ABCing: Seeing the Alphabet Differently” by Colleen Ellis but focus is predominantly on the website I found that promotes the book…. I stumbled onto the …
