Archive for January, 2010

Iconic TV

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Designer Albert Exergian’s love of posters, modernism and television was the driving force behind his self-initiated project, Iconic TV, a collection of minimally designed posters for TV shows such as The Wire (one of the best shows you’ll ever see, by the way), 30 Rock, Lost, True Blood, etc.

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Letterheady

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Letterheady is a Tumblelog with a collection of notable letterheads. Pictured above is Harry Houdini’s from 1913, but browse through the rest of the collection and you’ll find Einstein’s, the Rolling Stones’, Winston Churchill’s and yes, even Adolf Hitler’s.

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What Type Are You?

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Instead of the predictable holiday greetings, Pentagram’s 2009 holiday card came in the form of an interactive quiz – What Type Are You? After answering four simple questions, I found out I am this type:

Archer Hairline by Hoefler & Frere-Jones. According to the Freudian dude, Archer Hairline is my type because I am “someone who is outwardly composed, but will occasionally run into the bathroom for a quick laugh or quiet cry before emerging to the world outwardly composed again.” I suppose so… In either case, I love Archer. Find out what what type you are. (Password: character)

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Happy 2010 – the one week late edition

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Hey, in my defense, I had a lot of visiting family to keep company over the holidays to properly sit down and blog. But what better way to start 2010 than to admire these charming illustrations by Esther Arrts from the Netherlands.

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Victorian era infographics

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Think infographics is a new trend? Look at these old-school infographics from the Victorian era. Check BibliOdyssey for more.

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