Nokia Pure font by Dalton Maag
London designers Dalton Maag have created a font for mobile phone brand Nokia to work in any language. More »
Tag: Graphics
Competition: five copies of WRAP magazine
issue four to be won
Competition: we’re collaborating with the authors of WRAP, an illustration magazine designed to be reused as giftwrap after reading, to give our readers the chance to win one of five copies of their new fourth issue. More »
Google pays tribute to
Mies van der Rohe
Dezeen Wire: internet giant Google have honoured eminent German architect Mies van der Rohe by changing their logo to a doodle celebrating his 126th birthday today. More »
Program Your 808 by Rob Ricketts
These posters by Birmingham graphic designer Rob Ricketts show how to recreate bassline percussion sequences from classic dance tracks on the iconic 1980s Roland TR-808 drum machine. More »
Former Airside co-founder and MD launch
new design company
Dezeen Wire: Alex Maclean and Caroline Matthews, formerly co-founder and MD of acclaimed design firm Airside, have announced the launch of their new studio, to be called Rupert Ray.
Airside are to close next month – more details in our earlier Dezeen Wire story.
The new company will open in April working on branding, graphic design, illustration, animation and live action in London. Rupert Ray is named after a historical figure who happens to be distantly related to both Maclean and Matthews. More »
Disney T-shirt mimics Joy Division
album cover
Dezeen Wire: Disney have released a T-shirt that mimics the 1979 album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, altering the diagram of pulses from a star to resolve into Mickey Mouse’s head. More »
Dezeen Screen: XYZ note by KAMKAM
Dezeen Screen: this animation by Studio Yog and LOBOTOMY was drawn on the isometric grid of XYZ Note, a sketchbook designed by Seoul studio KAMKAM. Each drawing in the animation responds to the rhythm of the music. Watch the movie »
Competition: five Urban Gridded Notebooks
to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with Brooklyn firm Aminimal Studio to give away five copies of their sketchbooks printed with a city grid on each page. More »
Dubious London Town by Vic Lee
at The Temporium
The Temporium: illustrator Vic Lee‘s intricate prints documenting London streets are on show at our Christmas shop The Temporium, open until 24 December at 65 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DG. More »
Woop Studios at The Temporium
The Temporium: these prints featuring festive collective nouns by Woop Studios are on sale at our pop-up shop The Temporium, open in London until 24 December. More »
Competition: five copies of the Dubai Graphic
Encyclopedia to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with publishers Brusselssprout to give readers the chance to win five copies of their new Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia. More »
Dezeen Screen: Stewy at Dezeen Platform
Dezeen Screen: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, street artist Stewy talks about painting indigenous British animals in unexpected areas of the city, including one side of Dezeen Platform. Watch the movie.
Flying Santa giveaway at The Temporium
The Temporium 2011: our Christmas shop The Temporium is now open! In the first of our Advent calendar stories, we’re giving away a Flying Santa card by London design consultancy Studio91 with the first 50 purchases made at the shop. More »
South Korean road signs by Studio Dumbar
The Seoul office of Dutch designers Studio Dumbar has redesigned the national road signage system for South Korea. More »
Alternative Olympic posters by Sarah Hyndman
Following the controversy surrounding the release of the official London 2012 posters last week, graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has come up with a set of alternatives. More »