#gridnik

[buromarks]

https://www.behance.net/gallery/100998429/G2K-Group-Rebranding

[ccccache]

Per my tweet, the 10 best typefaces: 1. Blender 2. Circular 3. FF DIN 4. Gridnik 5. Ivory 6. Neue Haas Grotesk 7. Sharp Sans No. 2 8. Stadt 9. Timmons NY 10. Trade Gothic Condensed No. 20

[theideaofthebook]

Rare catalog issued on the occasion of Wim Crouwel receiving the Piet Zwart award in 1991 for lifetime achievements in design. ‘Tegen de lust – Toespraak bij de uitreiking van de Piet Zwart Prijs 1991’. Read more at theideaofthebook.com or DM for information.

[thedesignerandthegrid]

NEW! Follow thedesignerandthegrid.tumblr.com on Twitter and Facebook to get regular updates away from Tumblr.

— thedesignerandthegrid.tumblr.com is a collection of minimalist and ‘griddy’ designs that continue the tradition of modernism, with a contemporary twist.

[theideaofthebook]

Issued on the occasion of Baer Cornet’s retrospective exhibition in 1998. Designed by Cornet with a foreword by Wim Crouwel. 96 pages of Dutch modernism with essays in Dutch and English. ‘Baer Cornet grafisch ontwerper graphic designer’ by Paul Hefting 1998. DM for information or read more at theideaofthebook.com.

[alexanderkim-type2]

[thenorthernblock]

Oyko - A typeface that puts the grid back in the grid.

It doesn't seem that long ago I was battling for supremacy on the Atari 2600 trying to defend the earth from an alien invasion, or avoid demolition in an asteroid field. Those early days of 8-bit computer games seem a galaxy away from the cutting edge video game interfaces of today. What my friends and I didn't grasp back then is that those initial experiences of computer gaming would become incredibly useful nearly three decades later producing typefaces used by some of the world's leading video game titles.

My latest design Oyko which is Tokyo spelled backward with the 'T' removed is a no-nonsense grid-based typeface that follows the 90 and 45-degree rules much like Wim Crowell Gridnik but has plenty of the type designers craft to take it off the grid and make it readable in smaller point sizes.

The design is sharper and tougher than it's predecessors such as Borda and Metral and is better suited for more high impact first person interfaces. The type family is made up of five purposefully designed weights that do what they are intended to do within immersive gaming content.

For further details, please visit: Behance

Written by Jonathan Hill

[drawdownbooks]

454 Pages! Wim Crouwel Modernist

A detailed monograph about Wim Crouwel, the graphic designer, typographer, and exhibition designer who defined the look of post-war Holland with his studio Total Design. His modernism was reflected in countless posters and catalogues for the Stedelijk Museum, in stamps and in experimental work like his 1967 New Alphabet. In the 1970s Crouwel became the focus of criticism but has emerged in the twenty-first century as a cult figure and an inspiration. Hardcover, 454 pages