Freaky Friday 01

Design Observer has Observed, Speak Up has their editions of Quipsologies, and Be A Design Group has their Be Aware installments. So I figured it was a great format to take inspiration from and catch all the random things that pop up during the week but don’t necessarily warrant a full post by themselves.

 — | Cultivating signage | — 

Cultivator Advertising in Denver has done a really nifty thing here using various sign typography for an ad campaign for Ink Coffee. There were five done, and the one pictured above is my favorite. This reminds of the Ed Fella book Letters on America.

 — | Zag that way | — 

Marty Neumeier has a new book following his Brand Gap book (which is really good, by the way), called Zag. It looks like Zag is done in the same “whiteboard format” as Brand Gap, which breaks down most all of his points in an easy-to-follow and extremely easy to understand succinct format. (Link from Mr. Surtees.)

 — | Debbie matters | — 
Who doesn’t love Ms. Millman? I’ve been following her for a few years now, and have to say I’m more than flattered that she’s added me to her “Things I Like” side-list on her blog. Don’t forget to catch her “Design Matters” broadcast today at 2 p.m. Central. Today her guest is Gael Towey, Creative Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

 — | Sweet swag | — 
Yesterday my second deck of playing cards that I ordered from GigPosters finally came in. Nice merch!

 — | Friendly fire | — 

Richard Friend has been doing some very impressive experiments with his illustrations lately. He’s been posting some on Jim Lee’s blog, but you can find most of them on his own artshake blog. (Warning: not all his sketches would be considered “work safe.”)