In what is certainly the beautiful typography moment of the week, I came across the blog of Micah Monserrat where he has “Helvetica-tized*” the logo of several popular Web 2.0 sites. By using Helvetica, the challenge becomes less how to make a shiny logo, and more how to use the concept of “graphic wit” to [...]

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Good 50×70 is a poster design contest, with a philosophy: “to broaden designers and design students’ perspective on design and visual communication by using their creativity to address social issues.” Awesome posters themed around social issues. To create awareness. This year’s nominees are up, and generally brilliant. I wish I had this much creativity or [...]

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