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Create Natural Colors with The Wildflower Theory of Color
In a field of wildflowers, you don’t ever see colors that don’t go together with each other because they all just do. When you look at a wild field of flowers, you will notice that every different color of flower complements the next, right beside them and beyond. It’s simply natural.
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Japanese Advertisements from the 1950s
The 1950s in Japan was flourished with new advertising and commercials to show off their new wave of product lines. This was the BOOM in an era where new products were finally reaching a level of quality that would continue to compete with the rest of the world, even to this day. Let’s take a…
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This Week in Illustration: The Better At Home Collection
Ivan Dudchenko is a Ukraine based, illustrator. His works feel bold and vibrant and truly radiate positive emotions throughout each piece.
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This 36 Days of Type Rendition Is Unlike Any Other…
With #36daysoftype finally coming to an end, I thought I’d share what seems to me like the OLDEST version of 36 Days of Type. There is arguably nothing more human than the alphabet, given that language, and particularly written language often tops the list of qualities which distinguish our dear species most distinctly from others.…
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A Theory of Pure Design: Harmony, Balance, Rhythm (1907)
The terms and principles of Art have, as a rule, been understood by the artist in the form of technical processes and visual images, not in words. It is in words that they will become generally understood. It is in words that I propose to explain them in this book. I want to bring to…
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The Selection Of Type Is Just As Important As The Selection Of Words (1939-ish)
An “Alphabetical Index to Type Faces” from the G.A. Davis Printing Company. What it says on the tin, but also generator of bizarre ‘accidental’ sentences such as “Summer-time with outdoor pleasures become flowers with nature”, “Domestic animals are nuisance when a hurry to men”, “Strong type faces used cold north winds” and the occasional poem:…
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The Art of Book Covers (1820 – 1914)
Inspired by rising literacy rates and advancing technologies, the nineteenth century saw the book transform from a largely hand-made object to a mass-produced product. In this new environment the book cover took on added importance: it was no longer merely a functional protection for the pages but instead became a key platform through which to…