TOOLS of the TRADE:typography

Impressive live performance of typographic body painting.

Watch the video!

Don't try this at home...

TOOLS of the TRADE:sketching

Sketch, the brainchild of Bay Area graphic design outfit Odopod, is a cool online drawing application. Faced with the blank page, choose brushes in various colors and textures to tackle your oeuvre, and follow your muse with the mouse: the results uncannily approximate the look of watercolor and ink drawings.

Clicking the arrows at the top of the screen takes you through works saved by other users, recreating the entire sketch at high speed before your eyes.

TOOLS of the TRADE:cool stash

Eclecto Pouches are handmade with papers from the '50s to the '80s -- things like fashion mags, old maps, and department store catalogues -- that have been sewn between vinyl and turned into pouches.
Stash your coins, business cards, or even a cell phone. When you fish it out, be prepared for compliments.

TOOLS of the TRADE: fonts

New inspiration every day – the new Font Badges posters

This poster series features almost 1,000 examples of Linotype’s fonts in use. Each Font Badges poster (4) depicts 243 inspiring images of Linotype typefaces in use.

Spread across four individual posters, Linotype’s “Font Badges” show designer-interpretations. Over a dozen designers devoted over six months to this mammoth project.

Hang them up in your office next to your computer, and get new ideas every day!