Posts Tagged Typography
Student Break | Roni Pinkas | Wearable Typography
When you mix two of my all time favorites, in this case typography and accessories, there is no way I’m gonna pass the opportunity to write about it even if it was created back in 2010. Roni Pinkas, the young designer behind all this typographic party, created it all as part of her graduate project at the Jewelry Design Department at Shenkar College.
I don’t know what about you, but I feel like I can wear each and every piece. Old typewriting keyboards, wooden letters, metal letters, contoured letters… I really don’t care, as long as it’s typolichius I’d be happy to wear it!
You can get in touch with Roni here:
pinkron {at} gmail {dot} com


Oded Ezer | Haggadah. The Typographic One
It truly looks like Oded Ezer found the way to mix business and pleasure the typographic way. There is no other way to describe his latest adventure, “The New American Haggadah”. With Passover coming this Friday there is no way I’m gonna miss the opportunity to share with you this typographic masterpiece. But first thing first, none of this would have happened without Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander. The two asked Oded to join them in creating a modern take on the ancient Haggadah, and he managed to outdo himself with each spread looking like a piece of art.
I can promise you one thing, the Seder never looked so appealing in years!


Nadav Barkan | Sticks and Stones
I’m fascinated by typographers. Somewhere, deep down I wish I would have what it takes to sit hours after hours and design the best next font. Who am I kidding… I should leave it to the pros and in this case, the guys behind the brand new Alef Alef Alef, house of fonts. Nadav Barkan, the one behind the Sticks and Stones font is one of my favorites. Nadav decided to create the symbols that mark significant milestones in weapons development.‬ It’s also a visual interpretation of Einstein’s statement that “in the end, despite all the technological developments, humanity will return to the starting point”.
{Alef Alef Alef is a Hebrew friendly site}


World Break | Coni Della Vedova | Spanish Colors

When Coni wrote me about her work, a few weeks ago, I was intrigued by the process behind the scenes and Coni was kind enough to share with us some pics. I love the fact that all of Coni’s work is being done by hand. It looks like you need some muscles to get the job done or as Coni likes to say “it’s the type of work that makes your hands hurt… but it gives you great joy after seeing the printed result!”
At this moment I’m loving Coni’s Do What You Love | Love What You Do print but there is a lot more where that came from at her etsy shop.
{This is a Spanish World Break}
You can get in touch with Coni here:
conidellavedova {at} gmail {dot} com

One On One Break | Shiri Avda | Bed Time Stories

I’m gonna wrap up this week with a special treat, a One On One Break with the talented Shiri Avda.
It’s no secret that I have a thing for typography, therefore Shiri’s creations made me fall in love…
Dig in to shiri’s world of inspiration. Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.
You can get in touch with Shiri here:
shiriavda {at} gmail {dot} com
I’d love to hear about you, your journey, how it all began.
I have always loved art and fashion but never thought of it as a profession. Actually I studied law at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and really enjoyed it. I was sure I found my direction in life but my plans changed soon enough. During my internship I realized that I didn’t enjoy office job, the lack of personal expression and the manual aspect of things.
After working for 11 months as a lawyer I decided to leave, I just couldn’t bring myself to go to work. The decision to leave was easy, but I didn’t know exactly what my backup plan would be. Then one morning I just got up with the clear understanding that I want to study jewelry design. Once this decision fell, everything followed naturally.
Shiri
Can you describe your work process for me?
I realized that there is a need for a work process only during my studies at Shenkar college of engineering and design. At the beginning I was wrong to think the immediate realization of my initial idea is the beginning and the end of the work. I thought my goal was to perfect the idea in my head and then execute it at once. During that time my designs were very preliminary and undeveloped.
Then I realized that the freedom to play with the material, try different compositions, evolve from sketch to sketch and not be afraid to make mistakes, enriched my work and brought me to places I could’t even imagine. My mental process of liberation from the responsibility of the end result and letting myself make mistakes was very hard for me, and it was the turning point that enhanced the quality of my work.
Shiri
Which materials do you work with?
For me, each material is a good candidate. Once you start to process the material, it can reach very interesting and surprising places. I have created jewelry using a combination of classic materials such as metal, semiprecious, precious stones, enamel etc. But for me, the most interesting outcome was when I combined materials such as canvas, nylon, pantyhose, plastic or even rubber.
In my graduation project I worked with old books, both as a source of ideological inspiration and as a raw material. I spent days and days researching the book as I made countless attempts during which I discovered there is no limit to the amount of products and configurations that can be derived from them. I’m sure I would continue to experience with this material in the future.
Shiri
What is the most unusual piece you have ever designed?
When I turn to design a new item I try to keep an open mind and not fall to conventions. It is hard to say what is the most unusual item I created, since at the end of the day, when the design is done ,it always seems to me quite “normal” although not always everyone agrees with me. Now, for example it seems quite natural to me to wear a jewelry that is made out of old book pages, and only 5 years ago I would have thought it as far fetched.Shiri
What�s next? What is your dream?
I can say happily that my career change worked out well. I love the world of design and jewelry and I wish myself to continue to design and produce.
At this moment I don’t have a definite direction but I am on this exciting phase in which everything is open and I have the privilege to choose which way want to turn… Only time will tell.
Shiri
I�m curious to know where does your inspiration come from?
For me, Inspiration can come from anything and anywhere at any moment. It is usually some sort of object, image or text that catches my eye. If it doesn’t come naturally, you can always go look for it, the world is full of inspiration and you only need to open your eyes and embrace it.
It is usually something less tangible and more of a feeling or an atmosphere that I try to pass on along with my interpretation accompanied by material, color and shape.
Shiri
Can you tell me which designers inspire you?
My artistic endeavor began with painting and therefore I was inspired by various painters like Gauguin and Van Gogh.
When I got older, I was fascinated by fashion designers like John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and many more. To this day I watch religiously after Fashion Week online. Recently I stumbled upon �20? a traveling exhibition by Maison Martin Margiela and was really excited about their unique concepts.
When it comes to jewelry design, I love Tone Vigeland and luxury jewelry from the Art Deco and many other young designers working with unconventional materials.
Shiri
What about some web sites and blogs that you visit regularly?
I’m addicted to web design sites, especially fashion sites, street fashion photography and modern jewelry. My favorite site is style.com and then in no particular order: klimt02.net, Charon Kransen Art, The sartorialist and many others.Shiri

Tickette | Sophisticated Typo

  •  Word charm Collection | Badge
  •  Word charm Collection | Badge
  •  Doodle jewelry Collection | Number sign necklace
  •  Doodle jewelry Collection | Doodle no. 14 necklace
  •  Word charm Collection | Badge
  •  Word charm Collection | Badge
When I stumble upon an exciting typography project it makes my day. That was the case when I came across Tal Margalit and Ellia Nattel’s “Tickette”.
The two came up with two collections: the word charm Collection which is a jewelry that literally defines itself and the doodle jewelry which is a jewelry that captures the spirit of hand drawn doodles.
You can be their facebook friends by clicking here.
You can get in touch with the two here:
tickette.mail {at} gmail {dot} com

World Break | Yoon Jung Yun | Inner Message

A few years ago a Korean singer wrote a song about the sunburn mark that he found on his finger after he broke up with his girlfriend and removed a ring he had been wearing for a long time. This is the story that inspired Jungyun Yoon to make “Inner message”.
I admit… I have a person in mind that I would love to give him this ring… September 2nd would be the right date for me ;)
You can buy your loved one, one of these presous ring, right here.
{DesignBreak found Yoon Jung Yun here}.
{This is a Korean World Break}

www.yoonjungyun.com

UnaUna | The Greek Collection | Typographic Shoes

  • Rhino
  • Penguin
  • Stork
  • Seal
  • Black Swan
I have a feeling that I’m gonna write about UnaUna’s each and every collection. This time, their Greek Collection is accompanied with a brilliant catalog designed by Lital Cohen from the 3bears studio.
Almog and Mira, you have done it again! Love your concept, love your shoes, love it all!
{Photos by Guy Gilad}

www.una-una.com

Student Break | The Logo Game

  • by Tamar Roth
  • by Stav Axenfeld
As a typography addict, I think that this exercise is genius! How I miss my typography classes…
Oded Ezer’s students, at the Visual Communications Design Department of Holon Institute of Technology, got an assignment to translate Latin logos into Hebrew keeping the essence of the original design.
What a fun exercise! I’m loving these two logos especially.
Which one do you like best?
{DesignBreak found This project here}.


Galit-Lynn Stiklaro | Collage crash

I’m speechless!
So happy to share with you Galit’s blog.

stiklaro.carbonmade.com

No Wonder | Neomi Moalem | Neomi’s Wonderland

  • Down the rabbit hole scarf
  • Down the rabbit hole scarf
  • Alice in Wonderland Scarf
  • Cinderella {Dancer}
I’m a typography girl, there is no question about that! So, when I ran into Neomi’s unique prints that incorporate classic illustrations and text I immediately fell in love…
I hope you’ll visit Neomi’s wonders over at her Etsy shop.

www.n-wonder.com

Fontef | Yanek Iontef | Typographic Heaven

  • Linotype machine
  • Found type | ADILI, Kefar Hess
  • Monograms
  • Torah Book | hospital
  • Atelier | Doron Rokach
  • Iron type
  • Atelier | Take 2
Yanek Iontef is one of my favorite Israeli typographers! Lately I discovered his photolog and I’m fascinated with the treasure that I just found!
As Yanek wrote “This photolog is dedicated to typographical jewels that are hidden around us.”
You definitely should visit his website!

www.fontef.com/photolog

Birthday Post | Einat Kayless Argaman | Identity

Technically my birthday was yesterday but my computer died on me so�
For my birthday I wanted to share with you something of my own designs.
Identity is a font I created as part of my graduation project. Each character can be read in Hebrew and Arabic simultaneously. The twin characters represent the identity of two nations sharing one destiny. Identity is the creation of a new language as an opportunity for a dialogue between Equals.
I would love to hear your thoughts about the font.

Student Break | Guy Haviv | Experimental Type Posters

I wanted to write about Guy’s Experimental Type Posters for quite some time. Guy is a 2009 Graduate of the Visual Communication Department of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. I have a weaknes for typography so when I saw Guy’s posters I just fell in love with them. You can read about the making of his generative poster series here.
{Photos by Avraham cornfeld}

www.meetgooya.com

Oded Ezer | My favorite typographer ever!

  • 'I ? Milton' poster | A homage to Milton Glaser famous I ? NY logo
  • the famous Helvetica letters and various object silhouettes
  • Hebrew logo Typography
  • The Typographers Guide to the Galaxy published by Gestalten
Oded Ezer is my idol! He is a world-known Israeli typographer and type designer.
His book Oded Ezer: The Typographers Guide to the Galaxy is on my wish list.
You can read more about the book at the design:related inspiring web site.

www.odedezer.com

odedezer.blogspot.com

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