all hallows
if your halloween weekend was anything like mine, you’re probably still recovering. i learned a few things halloween-related this year: cooking pumpkin seeds with the meat on will make it easier to separate the seeds, that st. louisan children tell jokes instead of yelling trick-or-treat and adding butter to your cider with rum is an excellent idea.
i also put together entre’s halloween menu for second year in a row. pushing aside the overly scary zombie motif of last year, i tried something a little more playful and whimsical–with more than a little referential help from acosta moro’s illustrations in mi diccionario ilustrado (via grain edit).
just for fun, here’s a little piece i put together last year for halloween. i guess it’s my bitter take on things.
pork n’ roll
you’re probably wondering what happened to this forgotten blog. the answer is, ‘not much.’ in truth, i mainly forgot about it and when i remembered, was too busy to update. so as a brief foray back in to blogging, i’m pointing you to pork n’ roll.
entre was generous enough to let me design their logo for the event this year, and in my spare time (‘what’s that?’, you ask–excellent question) i also put together a simple blog. most of the work was tweaking a wordpress theme. please check it out. and if you’re in STL this weekend, definitely go.
i’m hoping to start posting again soon. as always, there is plenty of good design out there to share and be overwhelmed by. plus, trusty, old atypedesign.com needs updating.
lettering art in modern use
though it has been covered on various other blogs previously, i finally received a copy of raymond a. ballinger’s lettering art in modern use (1956) for christmas. i’m really enjoying leafing through at this point and can’t wait to sit down and throughly soak it in. it’s intended audience is well before the advent of digital media, but it appears just as relevant today. i’m very impressed by work that stands the test of time. even though some of the more technical aspects may be obsolete for most designers, the underlying principles remain relevant. the book is out of print, but shouldn’t be too hard to find from online used book stores.
robert samuel hanson
iso50, scott hansen’s blog, is pretty much my main go-to for inspiration. his recent post on robert samuel hansen is another great example of how simple, excellent design can be very compelling. i feel that often with less clutter, the better design can truly communicate with an audience.
archetype design
in the hopes of appearing relatively professional, i decided to set up dedicated blogspace to archetype.