Decadism: Typography 2000—2009
Typographically, the start of the decade was marked by the emergence of the ‘mega family’. These were massive typeface families, often featuring dozens of weights and variations. Hoefler & Frere-Jones [typography.com] were the most prolific exponants of these mega families. What would start off as a handful of weights would soon balloon into seemingly endless [...]
Consider the Newsagent
Former location of the Boronia Village Newsagency. Ah, I remember it well. :) I have a confession. I’ve fallen out of love with newsagencies. This is a big deal for me. Ever since I was a kid, regularly mooching up and down the luxuriously wide aisles of the Boronia Village Newsagency, the humble newsagent has [...]
Antimix Modern Disease Mixtape 7
007 I Disappear When I Sleep It’s only been a few weeks since the last one, but the The Antimix Modern Disease Mixtape is back again! Consider this yer extra special limited run bonus edition. This time around the Antimix podcast features a couple of Saturday Night In classics as well as the usual eclectic [...]
What’s Up #73: Dima Barbanel
Dima Barbanel [dimabarbanel.com] must be one of the busiest designers in Russia. Not only does he help produce amazing layouts for ace magazines such as Секрет Фирмы [kommersant.ru/sf] (okay, so I hadn’t heard of this business mag until just this week but I’m already trying to work out how to get me mitts on a [...]
Linefeed Reading List 08/10
It’s been an age but the Linefeed Reading List is back and there’s a bit of catching up to do. This first (well sort of second) edition for 2010 features Little Joe [littlejoemagazine.com] / Arc [rcamagazine.co.uk] / Fire & Knives [fireandknives.com] / Put an egg on it [putaeggonit.com] / Ideas Illustrated [ycnonline.com] / Sup [supmag.com] [...]
LineRead #3: Progress Report
The process of making a magazine can seem a little mysterious even to those in the midst of putting one together. That’s why I wanted to share this process with you dear readers. You can now view, what we in the biz call, a ‘flatplan’ showing you pages from LineRead #3 online anytime, right here… [...]
