Found this pretty interesting book a couple of months back while travelling in France. Titled Detail in Typography (Le Détail en Typography), this book deals with ‘everything’ micro-typography and working with the column of text, enhancing its readability and legibility, all in a very approachable and concise manner. This great edition – first published in [...]
Posted on: 25 August 2010, 0:16
Posted in: Books, Shopping, print design, research/study, typography Tags: book, Jost Hochuli, micro-typography, print design, Robert Bringhurst, typography Leave a comment
For a bit of paper business wisdom and inspiration, marketing applications, research and retrospective on paper as a media today, check out the free Life with Print booklet series by Sappi. Even if not right up to day (2005-2009) this definitely gives interesting insights. “Despite all predictions that the 21st century would see print swamped [...]
Posted on: 26 May 2010, 23:41
Posted in: design inspiration, paper mill/merchant, print design, research/study Tags: booklet, business, marketing, paper, paper merchant, print design, sappi Leave a comment
Flying back home for Christmas leaves you with a lot of spare time to wonder around duty free shops. My favourite section (food apart) would have to be the perfume aisle, it is a gold mine for design, paper and printing process/finishes inspiration. This sort of place and products (perfume packagings), will most definitely engage [...]
Posted on: 22 December 2009, 19:15
Posted in: Uncategorized, design inspiration, print design, printing process/finishing, research/study, specialty paper Tags: colour psychology, emotion, fragrance, hear, impragnation board, packaging, paper, print design, printing process/finishing, research/study, see, senses, smell, taste, touch Leave a comment