For the Love of Type

I have fond memories of my first serendipitous encounter with the world of typography. It started of simply enough with the benign surfing of television channels after a dreary day at work. While surfing, I turned to one of my most enjoyed local television stations and chanced upon people talking about Helvetica. Helvetica? Seriously? What more needs to be said of a font buried in a drop-bar in an office program? So there I sat rapt with attention for an hour that absolutely blew my mind.

After that night I find myself frequently amazed at the versatility of type, and here is another thing of awesome that caught my eye. Created by Matteo Civaschi, senior director of H-57 Creative Station, these are his works.

There's an interview with Matteo here about how he got inspired to create his work. Well worth the read.

Source: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blog/list?user=2udpd7cec1v2w

Get Up, Throw Down/Get Down, Throw Up

I've seen a trend in myself posting up every month or so. It's not the pace I want to be posting up at but at least it's a little consistency. Anywhodoodles, there some cool stuff I drudged up.

I am a fan of mould and decomposition, death and decay. In the residuals of rot, at the moment of destruction lingers a moment where there is an appreciation of being, having lived and graced the world. When things break down and die off we can more fully appreciate their fluttering lofty moments.

This is presented in such eloquence in Daniele Del Nero's work After Effects.

Is it just me or is anyone else craving some cheese?

Source: http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/