I would like to formally announce that Wordshape, my new type foundry, is officially open. The first three releases are revivals of historical typefaces that I have finished over the past few years. A few new designs by myself and others will be released later this year, as well as some apparel and a few secret projects in the works.
The coaster set that I designed for the Tenth and Grant product line is now available from their website, as well. They are printed on thick, 100% post-consumer recycled paper in 3 colors with soy inks. Each set contains 8 coasters each of 2 different patterns (16 coasters total) in custom die-cut packaging. The coaster patterns are inspired by European geometric patterns and Japanese illustrations from the 1950s and 1960s.
Recent type design project added for Bon Appetit Magazine.
Happy New Year! A passle of new work up here: apparel graphics for Billy Joel, a website for Dry-shod, and the new issue of Rap-Up is on newsstands now.
Related: typeface design for Hofstra University that I helped Mr. Sloan out with a while ago. Also, some work I did was published in this fancy, naughty little book.
Two new websites launche d: ThoughtLab and Kilauea.
Added: apparel collection for Royal Cheapskate in LA and apparel graphics for metal band Taproot.
Some writing of mine will be published in the catalog for FIFTEEN, FontFont’s celebration of 15 years of existence as a type foundry.
I will also be curating a section of the next issue of Font Magazine wi th Wesley Wong on graffiti and typography.
Just launched: website for Grow.
ID design for Grow, as well as their promotional book added to both Publication and Identity sections.
I am currently developing a series of custom stationery sets, coasters, and datebook/organizers with Pinball Publishing for their new product line Tenth and Grant. I am very excited about the outcome.
I currently have work in The Zine Unbound: Kults, Werewolves, and Sarcastic Hippies at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco that is open from October 7 to December 30 curated by Hot and Cold.
Bumper for PDX Film Fest 2005 now on here, as well as Carole Ambauen’s website. Six months later, artist and educator David Schafer’s websiteis finished and live, too. Rubber Vloeren typeface used in Destiny on the High Seas spot for The Pork Council.
The PLUSHTASTROPHE is landing in LA at Black Market this week.
Just finished and soon to be posted: custom typeface for Hofstra University in N.Y. with Mark Sloan; identity design for Grow, a positioning consultancy in Portland, OR.
BNS’ new reel uses a few examples of my typefaces, as well.
Finished up this site for FunFlopps of Santa Barbara this week. Some new logos for Yahoo Games, Manhattan Beach Brewing Company, Blogsmith, and a few others are up in the logos page, as well.
There was a big article on Rap-Up in the New York Times last week, which had covers of the mag reproduced. That was pretty exciting, especially considering my snide comment in here a few weeks ago.
Working on some new identity stuff which’ll be up here soon enough, as well as the new Rap-Up, which will feature illustration work by Upso and some other folks.
Just finished a SimpleViewer-driven mini-site for my dear friend and collaborator Carole Ambauen. A ton of new work in progress. Soon: a few new ID projects, the 2005 Peripheral Produce catalog, some apparel graphics, and a few websites, too.
I just had a few fonts published in the catalog for Post Typography’sAlphabet show. I’d imagine copies’ll run about $5 postpaid from them. It’s a rad catalog with work by E*Rock, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Jean Larcher, Ken Barber, and Elaine Lustig Cohen, among others. Really cool project.
I got interviewed for the New York Times Magazine’s article on Underware’s Bello two weeks ago, but got stuck with the title “one designer”. Pretty awesome. So much for national press coverage.
The always awesome and super-talented folks at Underware have somesamples of Bello in use that I did up on their site. Also, I have some work in this great show of type and letterforms in Baltimore currently.