Interview with the European type design collective Underware for Néojaponisme.

Interview with U.S.-based German type designer Jens Gehlhaar for Néojaponisme.

A series of mini-articles about 和英文字レタリング (Japanese and English Lettering) by Tsunetoshi Hurusawa on Néojaponisme.

We’ve been cranking away on a number of web design projects as of late.

Just launched:

The brand spanking new Lullatone website. We worked extra-hard with Shawn and Yoshimi to realize their vision of how they want their band and sound design business to appear online. Print identity in the works, as well.

Also new:

Website launched for Tokyo-based WIFM Magazine, a bilingual publication that targets the most discerning of Tokyo’s populace. WIFM is published quarterly.

An essay on Japan and Modernism to accompany a series of downloadable graphic patterns for Néojaponisme.

Tuesdays 19 May – 21 July
19:10-21:00

I will be teaching a ten-week intensive introductory typography seminar at Temple University Japan

All About Typography teaches the connotations of type & typography: the visual reading of language.

The class is an in-depth look at typography (designing with fonts) for both beginners and experienced practitioners. The class is a working examination of Western typography including lectures on type history, type classification, and contemporary practice. Practical exercises, as well as in-class critiques will help broaden students’ understanding of typography practically and critically.

All About Typography’s syllabus is based on a handful of proven typographic education projects developed by design faculty from the best graphic design departments in the world: Yale, CalArts, London College of Printing, and Cranbrook.

The class will conduct projects to explore typographic expression, learn correct typesetting practices, and increase design acumen: how to say things clearly with graphic design.

The class will host guest lectures by some of Japan’s top graphic designers.

The class is Mac-based, but will apply equally to PC-based environments.

Course reading:
Thinking with Type, Ellen Lupton
Assorted handouts

More information:
www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed

The past two weeks have seen both Craig Mod and the AQ crew lecture the web design class I teach at Temple University. Thanks, Craig, Chris, Paul, and Eiko!

My commercial typefaces are now available through Plazmfonts.

Identity suite and print materials for the Special Education Parent Teacher Association of Portland. The SEPTAP letterforms are created from basic geometric shapes, implying the building blocks of Western education. These elements are integrated utilizing overprinting to imply a harmonious and integrated approach to community-based educational reform. The identity uses pure cyan & magenta from 4 color printing process for easy translation in full-color printing). All print materials for SEPTAP utilize sparse typography, poised geometric design elements, and a palette restricted to cyan and magenta.

Yacht? Yacht!

New tour shirts for 31 Knots European Tour in the Apparel section. New identity for SEPTAP, the Special Education PTA of Portland in the Identity section.