Wingdings is the font made entirely out of symbols. But why?
As a means of writing sentences, Wingdings fails — but that was never its purpose. It was created to be used as a unique tool for the pre-internet era. It was akin to emojis, but with even more utility.
Read more on the Wingdings font via Vox.
Watch The Art of Hermann Zapf film that’s mentioned in this video.
Watch as Aaron Draplin sketches and brings his logo ideas into Illustrator, and tests and tunes the different iterations. The logos Aaron creates prove design can elevate any company or brand. Along the way, he provides tips for freelancing, finding inspiration, and providing clients context for logos that won’t just live in PDFs.
Von Glitschka creates visual identities, characters, and logos for high-profile ad agencies and companies around the world. But he still believes in the power of taking the brain offline—stepping away from the computer and using “analog” methods to solve design challenges.
Creative billboard for IKEA. If you like this, be sure to check out the portfolio of carnovsky – amazing stuff.
Agency: thjnk hamburg (http://www.thjnk.de)
Production: I MADE THIS (http://www.imadethis.de)
The challenge was to create the most collaborative, creative environment possible. The Barbarian Group could all share, literally – 4,400 square feet of undulating, unbroken awesomeness to keep people and ideas flowing with the super desk.Â
So clever. You’ve probably seen this already — I’ve been a little lazy for the past month, so its getting posted now.
Agency :Â Ogilvy.
Infographic guru Nicholas Felton sets the pace for today’s data visual narratives through his ultra-detailed Personal Annual Reports and a substantial contribution to the Facebook timeline redesign. In the recent Gestalten workshop, participants were able to pick his brain and explore the fundamental methods of data gathering along with visual storytelling techniques.
