David Airey, graphic designer

The Designful Company

The Designful Company

The Designful Company: How to build a culture of nonstop innovation — the latest book by Marty Neumeier. Here’s a short excerpt.

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URL ABC

light writing alphabet

An old-school meme for Friday, and the first I’ve taken part in since back in the days of the face behind the blog. URL ABC was started by Tim Van Damme—just type a letter in your browser’s address bar, then list the first URL that appears.

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Lovely Package does alcohol

V.S.O.P. Cognac bottle label design

Inspirational work courtesy of packaging design blog Lovely Package.

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The Design Matters pilot TV show

Stefan Sagmeister

The taping of the pilot TV program “Design Matters” is next Friday (11th) in New York. Debbie Millman is host, with Hillman Curtis as director. The show is conceived as a design version of “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” and Millman’s first two interview subjects are none other than Milton Glaser and Stefan Sagmeister.

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Year of Astronomy poster design

astronomy poster design

Simon Page is a self-taught graphic designer from the UK with an emphasis on typographic art, illustration and geometric design. Here’s a selection along with Simon’s commentary.

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