February 28, 2011 – 3:29 pm
Does the photo above look familiar to you? If it does, there’s a good reason. It’s made up of hundreds of typical tourist snapshots, layered together in a montage that gives the landmark a painterly, impressionistic look and ghostly sense of movement. Swiss-French artist Corinne Vionnet became fascinated by tourist photos of famous sites around [...]
February 24, 2011 – 6:30 am
The Parisian author of this gorgeous book packed a whole lot into one 11-day trip to San Francisco. Day by day, Gustav gets to the essence of the City by the Bay with his artful collages, showing us well-known tourist landmarks with a fresh perspective.
February 23, 2011 – 10:00 am
Erik Spiekermann – Putting Back the Face into Typeface from Gestalten on Vimeo. If you like type as much as we do, you probably already know that Erik Spiekermann is the genius behind MetaDesign, FontShop, and, of course, some of the world’s finest, best-loved, most widely used fonts. If you don’t know about Spiekermann, take [...]
February 22, 2011 – 12:02 pm
Looking for a quick way to add a special touch to your book? Consider the way you use color. We often look for bright, colorful photos to put on our pages or splash across the cover, but once we get to the text, most of us tend to think in black or white. Adding a bit of well-chosen color to the text can have a big impact on your book’s overall design.
