SignSphere: 2008 Highlights

SignSphere is a montly collection of inspirational links and information for design, typography, architecture and signage & wayfinding topics. You can find the editions of 2008 here. This edition of SignSphere is a collection of a collections best of best, so to say. I have gathered posts that interested me in 2008. Please share your favourite blogpost of 2008 in the comments, thank you.

SignSphere Highlights

In the edition of May 2008 one of the most remarkable mentions was the great Font Game to move to iLoveTypography, still when I play this it just puts a smile on my face.

  • Visit the Font Game over at iLT and share your top score!

In the June edition I mentioned the opening of new Dutch Design Musem, Graphic Design Museum Breda. It has proved to be an great place for designers to show their work and come together to enjoy like minds. If you are ever in the Netherlands try to visit this musuem.

In the July edition there was a mention of a new and exciting website from logo designer David Airey, Iconic logo designers. The website is a huge and complete collection of iconic logo designers and resources of work they have created. A great website if you are into logo designers.

In the September Edition I mentioned the startup of Daily Creattica, by the Envato Network (PSDTuts and more). Daily Creattica is a collection of interesting things that are happening in the field of design on a broad perspective. They have managed to bring the readers every day one or more articles. I always enjoy reading the blog and the quality of the content (links) is very high. Recommended readings.

For the October edition I had to share my new corporate website for signage & wayfinding projects and consulting BaumannSign. Since its startup as new corporate website is has been a great succes and hope to grow in this direction for the future to come. Thanks you for the response about BaumannSign.

In the November edition there was a mention of an essay on the NYC Subway and the Helvectia, in this 9 pages counting essay the author writes about how the typeface was chosen and why it is in use for the NYC Subway, an interesting read over at Aiga.

DesignWorkPlan Highlights 2008

In the past year I have written various articles, some of them got the attention of other bloggers and the discussion started. I am very happy that DWP has evolved to bring information on a broad level of design and visual communication. I could have only managed to do this by the huge support from the (design) community. Thank you all for participating at DesignWorkPlan. Below is a list of articles, highlights of 2008.

Highlights and blogs that I read in 2008

My daily dose of inspiration and news facts on things happening in the design-blog-o-sphere is read in the rss reader. Below are some of the highlights of the past year.

I searched for a best of best article for iLT (iLoveTypography) could not find it, all the posts are great. Visit iLT and subscribe!

A collection of 81 of the best logo design resources by Logo Design Love.

The Paragraph in Web Typography & Design by Jon Tan.

The great type blog The FontFeed, much great information. Visit The FF and subscribe!

Highlights of SmashingMagazine 2008, just amazing! Visit and subscribe!

A great 2008 roundup by David Airey at his personal blog, visit the article.

I have recently discoverd the design website of Michael Surtees, DesignNotes, he covers many topics and has a high quality blog.

Thanks readers

DesignWorkPlan has brought and thought me many wonderful things, I enjoy writing for you and are amazed with the feedback, thank you! I could not have achieved this without you! 2008 was a blast, stay tuned in 2009 here we come…

Share your favourite blogpost of 2008

There are many more articles to mention, but now its time to let hear the DWP readers voice! Please share your favourite blogpost of 2008 in the comments! Thank you very much in advance! Happy New Year.

Book review: Identity 2.0

The Dutch design and branding firm Total Design was founded in 1963 by Wim Crouwel, Benno Wissing en Friso Kramer. Total design focuses their business on total branding of an organization, service or a product, meaning every level of visual communication should be according to what Total Design had thought out in a concise and consistent output. Since the startup Total Design managed to create many different new identities for different corporations and became ‘famous’ when they designed the Dutch Yellow pages. In 2000 Total Design changed their name to Total Identity because that is what they stand for. Now they have published a book named ‘identity 2.0’ as follow-up title of the (sold out) book Total design.

Identity 2.0

Identity 2.0
The book has a bright red cover with high contrast lettering IDENTITY 2.0, with this very powerful cover the tone is set for the rest of the book. This is not only a book about showcasing work Total Identity made, it is a book about identity in its broad perspective.
In the introduction of identity 2.0 the managing director Hans Brandt talks about the influence of interaction in working and consumer sides of life, where the individual roles within corporations and environment will become more as one and how do companies play a role in creating an (human) experience to make their ambition. Identity 2.0 is a collections of thoughts from persons within the network of Total Identity, how does the future look like and do we have the power to change this in our own define ways of thinking. A new and fresh perspective for branding and visual communication for organizations.

Communicate through Identity

Identity 2.0
Identity 2.0
The book connects identity to social life and economic topics. Many of the written articles are empowered with illustrations and diagrams to explain how identity reflects the inner organization by anticipation. Identity 2.0 looks at the current and future issues that influence organizations. The psychological factor behind identity is published in short articles and will give you insight in branding, human behavior and visual communication. I found reading these parts of the book very interesting and a great learning proces. This is not about designing a folder, website or signage, instead this is about setting a standard for the brand and visual communication of a organization, service or a product.

Essays and cases

Identity 2.0
Identity 2.0 consists of a hard cover, containing 229 pages all with full color photos, bright colors and strong messages. Although it looks heavy it actually has a nice feel and pages flip very easily. The used typeface is Oneliner, a custom created sans typeface for Total Identity by Aad van Dommelen. The book addresses various topics including:

  • The Expressive Organization
  • Innovation
  • Labour Market Communication
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurship in Service-Oriented Organizations
  • Emancipation of the Patient
  • Scenario Communication
  • Fusion of Brand and Corporation

Design & Branding

Identity 2.0
Identity 2.0 has several topics on the visual aspect of branding and how design can work in the advantage of creating an social environment. Through adding social elements in design the branding will become a feeling which people can relate to. The book also talks about sustainability and branding and how it will enhance each other for a stronger brand. I very much enjoyed the variety of topics in Identity 2.0 which will give you a broad perspective of branding and visual communcation which can be adapted in your own environment. The book contains contributions from Pentascope, Boston Consulting Group, Twijnstra Gudde and many many more. It is available in both Dutch and English language.

Availability of Identity 2.0

Identity 2.0
The book Identity 2.0 is published via BIS Publishers in Amsterdam, available for Eur. 65,- Hardcovered with a dust jacket, dimensions 28 x 21,5 cm. The Dutch versions comes with a listening CD.

  • Visit the BIS Publishers shop for English, ISBN 978-90-6369-183-7
  • Visit the BIS Publishers shop for Dutch, ISBN 978-90-6369-184-4

More information

See more information about Wim Crouwel at this wikipedia page and visit the corporate website of Total Identity for more information about their book and cases.
When you are into branding and visual communication I would recommend reading this book, I found it very useful and full of inspiration. As the previous book, I believe Identity 2.0 will set a new standard in branding and all of its related factors.

As I am searching for words to describe this book only this came up… Identity 2.0!

iPod Nano 4GB Xmas give away

For DesignWorkPlan readers I have a iPod Nano 4GB Xmas gift. You can win this iPod Nano just by being a reader of DesignWorkPlan. This is my huge thank you to all support, comments and warm greeting from all over the world to DWP in the last year.

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Beautiful and inspiring Designers Quotes

Recently I came accross various websites filled with quotes from designers & artists from around the world, insiprational quotes to get you thinking. In this article I have selected various top design quotes that apply to my experience and gives me power to be creative and think foward. I have also asked several fellow bloggers about their favourite design(ers) quotes and the feedback was a very positive and the inspiring list of quotes are embedded in this article. Please join in and add your favourite design(ers) quote in the comments, thank you very much!

Designers Quotes

Design Quotes

Architecture design quotes

  • Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity. Frank Lloyd Wright
  • I’ve always believed that architecture is more important than decoration. Scale and proportion give everlasting satisfaction that cannot be achieved by only icing the cake. Billy Baldwin

Design Philosophy

  • Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy. Erik Adigard
  • Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. Charles Eames
  • Design’s fundamental role is problem solver. Fast Company, 2005
  • Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood. Ivan Chermayeff
  • Good design is the most important way to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. Samsung CEO Yun Jong Yong, 2004
  • Graphics is the visual means of resolving logical problems. Bertin
  • A design isn’t finished until somebody is using it. Brenda Laurel
  • Intelligent design itself does not have any content. George Gilder

Branding

  • Brand value is very much like an onion. It has layers and a core. The core is the user who will stick with you until the very end. Edwin Artzt
  • Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs, 2003
  • A logo is not a brand. The BrandGap
  • You are what you are seen to be. Erik Spiekermann
  • [logos are a] graphic extension of the internal realities of a company. Saul Bass
  • Accessible design is good design. Steve Ballmer

Business

  • If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. Red Adair
  • Sometimes there is simply no need to be either clever or original. Ivan Chermayeff
  • Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Thomas Edison
  • I don’t design clothes, I design dreams. Ralph Lauren

Typography

Design Quotes

  • Typography at its best is a visual form of language linking timelessness and time. Robert Bringhurst
  • Most people think typography is about fonts. Most designers think typography is about fonts. Typography is more than that, it’s expressing language through type. Placement, composition, typechoice. Mark Boulton
  • Writing is not a series of strokes, but space, divided into characteristic shapes by strokes. Gerrit Noordzij, 1931
  • From all these experiences the most important thing I have learned is that legibility and beauty stand close together and that type design, in its restraint, should be only felt but not perceived by the reader. Adrian Frutiger
  • Faces of type are like men’s faces. They have their own expression; their complexion and peculiar twists and turns of line identify them immediately to friends, to whom each is full of identity. J.L. Frazier
  • Great typophile thread with many more typographical quotes.

Favourite designers quotes from fellow bloggers

I have contact various authors from design blogs and asked them their favourite designers quote, this came out as a very positive and inspiring design quotes. Thank you for participating!

    Jin Y from design & inspiration blog 8164.org send in the following quote:

  • Form follows function-that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union. Frank Lloyd

    • Comment by Jin Y: I’ve been a long time admirer of Mr. Wright’s work. His designs are elegant, simplistic and comfortable. As a web designer, I often see the correlations between good architecture design and good web design. Both have the elements of form and function. I often hear people talk about form and function as if they were mutually exclusive, or one precedes the other.

    Dmitry Fadeev from Usabilitypost send me the following quotes:

  • The two most important tools an architect has are the eraser in the drawing room and the sledge hammer on the construction site.” Frank Lloyd Wright
  • To design something really well you have to get it. You have to really grok what it’s all about. It takes a passionate commitment to thoroughly understand something — chew it up, not just quickly swallow it .. .. A lot of people in our industry haven’t had very diverse experiences. They don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions, without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better designs we will have. Steve Jobs, Wired (March, 1996)
    • David Airey from LogoDesignLove and David Airey send in the following quote:

  • The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows. Milton Glaser
    • Dan Reynolds from TypeOff send in the following quotes:

  • “Schrift ist nicht alles, denn Schrift ohne Anwendung ist wie eine Blume ohne Duft, ist wie eine ungekorkte Flasche und ein ungeküßtes Mädchen.” This could probably be translated as, “type is not everything, because type without an application is like a flower without aroma, an uncorked bottle and a girl who has never been kissed.” Günter Gerhard Lange (1996)
  • “To be blunt, and it is good advice to serious newcomers: do not make the mistake of being afraid to be labelled ‘conventional’, ‘traditional’, or any other such dusty term.” Fred Smeijers, from Type Now: A Manifesto (2004)
    • LaurenMarie from CreativeCurio send in the following quotes:

  • Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated. Paul Rand
  • I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso
  • Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats. Howard Aiken (not a designer, but rather the main guy behind IBM’s Harvard Mark I computer. Still, this could apply to design!)
    • Leon Paternoster, a teacher, designer and blogger send in the following quotes:

  • Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood. Ivan Chermayeff
  • Colour does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it. Pierre Bonnard
  • Communicative grammar is generally defined by contrast, balance, harmony, and distribution. Andy Rutledge
  • The design process is essentially a process of subtraction, organisation and emphasis. Leon Paternoster
  • Simplifying design equates to reducing the choices available to the user to a few core, meaningful options. Leon Paternoster
    • Adelle Charles from Fuel Your Creativity send in the following quote:

  • “Good designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.” Jeffery Veen
    • Erik Brandt designer & teacher at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and blogger send in the following quote:

  • For after all, a poster does more than simply supply information on the goods it advertises; it also reveals a society’s state of mind.” No posters, no culture? Armin Hoffman
  • “Among the few I have indicated, is there no dynamic man of action, the rebel who will help determine the aspect of the collective expression of tomorrow? Ponder this question and know that to make beautiful creations for the sake of their aesthetic value will have no social significance tomorrow, will be non-sensical self-gratification. Every era contains the conditions for providing a rebel.” Piet Zwart
    • Thank you all very much for sending in the quotes, highly appreciated! As DWP reader I would suggest checking out the websites of the fellow bloggers. Thanks again.

Share your favourite design quote?

Please let us know your favourite quote or share the quote of somebody that inspired you. Thank you in advance, looking forward reading your favourite designers quote!

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The Sign Design Society Event: Defining a City
April 6th, 2010

An extensive review of The Sign Design Society event ‘Defining a City - How an informed choice of materials can influence a design and define the values of a City’ by guest author Hayley Branston.

Inspiration: Design Magazines and blogs from The Netherlands
February 3rd, 2010

A roundup of Dutch blogs and magazine about design, graphic design, typography and technology. Some of the blogs in the list are in Dutch and other in English language. Enjoy this list of the Dutch Design Scene and share your favourite Dutch Design blog in the comments.

[Review] The Smashing Book
December 29th, 2009

A full review of the Smashing Book, a book by the crew from The Smashing Magazine about design and web-development. Read about its contents and what the book is all about.

Happy holidays, comment for water
December 24th, 2009

Happy holidays by designworkplan, the future is here 2010 and how can we contribute to the planet where one in eight people don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water? Comment at this post and I will donate to charity: water.

Typography for your iPhone & iPod touch
December 18th, 2009

A review of the great and addictive Font Game by ilovetypography and reviews of typography related app available for your iPhone / iPod Touch.

Seminar review: Sign09 Vienna
December 7th, 2009

Seminar review of the signage and wayfinding event Sign09 in Vienna organized by IIID and SDS, this article is an overview of speakers that day included Tim Fendley, Stefan Egger, Nic Banks, Helut Ness, David Gibson and more. Topic of the day: City Identity and wayfinding.

SignSphere: Inspirational design
October 19th, 2009

This months edition of SignSphere hosts a list of environmental graphic design websites, UX design, information design visualization and more. Enjoy reading!

Will iPhone apps change the future of city wayfinding?
October 13th, 2009

How to navigate in an unknown city? What tools should you use to orientate and explore the city? This article steps into the basic principles of city navigation with examples of iPhone navigation apps. Will you use your iPhone for city exploration?

I’m back with a huge load of photos!
October 8th, 2009

designworkplan releases a huge load inspirational photos into the flickr stream, with topics such as environmental graphic design, signage, wayfinding, type, typography and much more. You can use this photo collections as reference guide in your work, designs and your interests.

Free tool: Symbol Signs collection
June 15th, 2009

A professional designed collection of symbol signs, free available for download as a OpenType font. A collection of common used symbols in signage & wayfinding design, by Sander Baumann.

Book review: The Wayfinding Handbook
May 7th, 2009

A review of the book by David Gibson about information design for public spaces, The Wayfinding Handbook. A great book with details about design signage and wayfinding systems, how to use typography, color and information design and design signs for the public.

Typography: Citroën rebrand with custom corporate typeface
April 6th, 2009

Citroën introduced a rebrand for their visual communication. With a new logo and custom corporate typeface are they ready to beat the financial crisis…? The typeface is a combination between Futura and Gill Sans which makes it an attractive typeface. Let me know what you think!

SignSphere: Creative launch roundup
March 30th, 2009

This months edition of SignSphere hosts a huge list of startup of design & inspiration websites! In this list you will find the latest information for design, tutorial websites and redesigns, enjoy reading.

Font Series: Arial is everywhere
March 24th, 2009

Font Series: The last few months I have gathered photos of my environment with a lens to everything that relates to the typeface Arial. And here is the photo showcase: Arial is everywhere!

Outstanding examples of architectural signage
March 17th, 2009

Guest article by Frank van Leersum about the relation between architectural design and signage, five outstanding examples on how typographical elements can work as architectual elements in the overall design.

Signage & Wayfinding blogs
March 10th, 2009

A extensive list of signage and wayfinding blogs, these blogs will bring information about signs, digital signs, wayfinding strategies, design and more. Please share your favourite signage design blog, thank you.

SignSphere: Creative roundup
March 1st, 2009

SignShpere, a collection of the finest and more interesting resources & design tools. This month various type tools and resources, startup of new inspiration websites and much more. This is the signsphere of February 2009, enjoy reading.

Signage and color contrast
February 23rd, 2009

Color in sign design is one of the most important factors, to create signs that work together it is advisable to create a color scheme. This article will explain the usage of a color wheel with various examples of high and low contrast lettering.

Review: WhatTheFont for iPhone
February 15th, 2009

WhatTheFont is released for iPhone & iPod Touch users, you can shoot and photo anywhere and use this iPhone App to find out what font you are looking at. The WhatTheFont iPhone App uses the myFonts engine to recongize a font and allows you to buy the font from the shop. Read the review and find out if you want to use this iPhone App.

Design: Metal pylon signage
January 12th, 2009

Design series for an metal pylon signage. In this article you will find information on designing and building an large metal pylon signage with illuminated signs. This metal pylon signage is placed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Please share your thoughts on the design, thank you.

2009: What’s next →?
January 5th, 2009

What are your good plans for 2009? What do you want to change in your life? In this post is a visual presentation of my circle of life, which I life by. Please let me know your plans for 2009!

SignSphere: 2008 Highlights
December 29th, 2008

Best of Best in 2008 from DesignWorkPlan. The past year has been a blast, blogging has though and brought me many things (good things!). It has been a pleasure to write articles for you and the comments and interaction between me and the readers has been superb. Thank you! See this post for a collection of best of DWP. Stay tuned 2009… Here we come!

Book review: Identity 2.0
December 17th, 2008

The design firm Total Identity published a new informative book named Identity 2.0, in this book the authors describe many subjects from branding, marketing, visual communication, to sustainability, drive, passion and more. A great book to get inspirated behind the philosophy about design & branding.

iPod Nano 4GB Xmas give away
December 15th, 2008

As a huge thank you for the great support from all DesignWorkPlan readers, you have a change of winning a iPod Nano 4GB for Xmas! Thank you all for reading DWP and adding your voice to the discussion, highly appreciated! Take a look at this post how you can win this iPod Nano 4GB.

Beautiful and inspiring Designers Quotes
December 8th, 2008

Famous design quotes that gets you thinking, create inspiration and shares their vision on design, brand, typography and more. In this article is compiled various lists of famous designers and also a feedback from fellow bloggers, quickly read and share your design(ers) quote.

SignSphere: Design & Inspiration November 2008
November 24th, 2008

SignSphere a monthly collection of design & inspirational resources, this month featured in SignSphere a essay about the NYC Subway Sign manual, the release of mini-site FF Trixie by Erik van Blokland, introduction of Vancouver 2010 Pictograms, PANTONE Sneakers and much more. Enjoy reading.

Announcement: Winner Letterrijk book
November 21st, 2008

Thank you all for the huge support regarding the article about typeface Rijksoverheid and the 1 Logo brand identity. I have enjoyed reading the inspirational discussion, comments, emails and interaction that has been leashed with the publication of the article! Much appreciated! Check this post to see if you are the winner of the book Letterrijk…

Dutch government introduces corporate typeface
November 14th, 2008

On Thursday the 13th of November the Dutch government introduced a custom typeface designed by Peter Verheul. The Rijksoverheid typeface will function as the bread letter of the government and all of its visual communications. Releasing this typeface is part of the project 1 Logo which will bring the Dutch government 1 logo and 1 identity.

Book Review: Signage systems & Information graphics
November 5th, 2008

A book review about the great sign & design book from Andreas Uebele, Signage systems & Information graphics. In this professional resources Uebele describes various stages of signage design, planning and management. Also listed with many sign projects from around the world. This is a truly professional sign graphic book, a must have.

20+ iPhone Apps every designer should know
October 28th, 2008

A huge list of 20+ iPhone applications that changed the way you work as a designer. This list shows usefull iPhone apps for managing files online, send business cards, convert colors and measurements, calculate and more.

SignSphere: October 2008
October 23rd, 2008

October SignSphere resources, an article about typography, design and inspiration. Each month DesignWorkPlan publish an article with resources to design related and interesting websites. Check this months resources with new and exciting links to share.

Font Series: Rotis is everywhere
October 14th, 2008

The font family Rotis (by Olt Aicher) is everywhere to be found. Designed in 1989 the type has a very distinctive look and feel with a high legibility. You can easily spot this type by taking a closer look at the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘s’ and more. Take a look at this photo showcase of Font Family Rotis.

SignSphere: September 2008 Inspiration
September 30th, 2008

SignShpere, a collection of the finest and more interesting resources & design tools. This month various type tools and resources, startup of creattica daily & lettercult and more inspiration. This is the signshpere of september 2008.

Airport Signage: Photo inspiration
September 23rd, 2008

Take a look at a showcase of over 20 different airport signage designs, from cities all around the world. Also in this article detailed information about how to design airport signage & wayfinding systems.

Museo Sans Released!
September 18th, 2008

Jos Buivenga released Museo Sans, a fabulous designed sans font family which is available in ten variations. Starting at $0,- this is a low cost high quality sans font which can be used in various fields of designs & visual communications.

Neues Museum Nürnberg
September 10th, 2008

The Neues Museum Nürnberg (Germany), from a contemporary art collection to modern design. The New Museum showcases the work of important German graphic, product and industrial designers. When you are near the city of Nürnberg Germany the museum is well worth the visit.

A Brand that moves you…
September 5th, 2008

Did you every experienced a feeling that you had to buy more products at a retail shop? I took the plunge and went to the Puma Factory Outlet store in Germany. A visual appealing store designed with detail.

Blog Re-Branded
September 1st, 2008

This blog has been re-branded to a new name and domain name. Design Work Plan, please update your bookmarks and rss feed to the new domain. Read more for additional information about the blog re-brand. http://www.designworkplan.com/

Font Series: FF Meta is everywhere
August 5th, 2008

In this font series I have taken photos of billboards, bottles, books, cars, signage and more where the wonderful typeface FF Meta is used. You can see the power of the Meta Font Family displayed in many different ways, take a look around and tell me.. did you have your Meta today?

Gezocht: All-Round technisch Graveur
July 31st, 2008

Dutch: Vacature: per direkt gezocht een technisch graveur met ervaring voor het graveren, fraisen en lasergraveren an naamplaten, badges, bewegwijzering en andere gerelateerde producten. Gebruikmakend van GravoGraph en MultiCam graveermachines, Adobe Illustrator, iMill en andere graveersoftware, van halffabrikaat naar eindproduct.

SignSphere: July 2008
July 24th, 2008

SignSphere July a monthly collection of inspirational resources with links to design items, technological specs, typography road sign case studies, a video type conference and more.

Which tools do you use to complete your work?
July 9th, 2008

Which (hardware) tools to you use in your daily job as designer / design developer / manufacturer? I’ve listed 10 of my most used items which I use to complete my job. There are several examples of signage listed in the article.

Finally Redesigned!
June 27th, 2008

After weeks of programming and designing the new template for designworkplan.com is finished! I am proud to announce the new look and feel, with new functionalities, new design, more big type, large headlines and more. Tell me what you think of the new design?

Literatuur: Designed for people by FGStijl
June 24th, 2008

Een compleet naslagwerk van interieur architect FG Stijl, de verschillende projecten laten zich kenmerken door design, styling met gevoel voor sfeer en uitstraling. Een inspiratie bron vol met indrukwekkende projecten met oog voor detail.

SignSphere: June 2008
June 16th, 2008

SignSphere is een maandelijkse uitgave met unieke en inspirerende links. Lees verder over nieuwe lettertypen van Göran Söderström, Adrian Frutiger die 80 werd, de fotos van de opening van Nederlands eerste Graphic design museum te Breda en meer.

14 Logo’s in 14 minuten
June 5th, 2008

Elke ochtend als je opstaat kom je logo’s tegen, douche, toilet, etenswaren en meer. In dit artikel is mijn ochtend logo ritueel afgebeeld. Doe mee en maak je eigen brand awareness artikel.

Inspiration: Top 25 Annual Report Designs
May 29th, 2008

Find out the complete 25 most interesting annual report designs. Examples of great design, type usage in combination with exceptional photos and creativity.

56 Free Arrow Symbols & Icons
May 21st, 2008

56 professional edited arrow symbols & icons, free for download and to use for personal or commercial projects. These collection of arrows will help to create your signage & wayfinding design.

Business Card Design
May 16th, 2008

Via Brian Yerkes is er een artikel over visitekaart ontwerp van bloggers, bekijk vele verschillende business card designs en doe ook zelf mee!

ANWB Bewegwijzering: Fietsrouteborden
May 14th, 2008

Sinds het begin van deze eeuw zijn er vernieuwde fiets route wegwijzers geplaatst door heel Nederland, een nieuw ontwerp en nieuw ontwikkeld lettertype door Gerard Unger.

SignSphere: Mei 2008
May 8th, 2008

Een collectie van links samengesteld om te inspireren op het gebied van cultuur, typografie, design en meer. Dit is de mei 2008 collectie, veel leesplezier.

Literatuur: A guide to Environmental Signage
May 2nd, 2008

Een zeer uitgebreid naslag werk door Deense ontwerper Per Mollerup over grafisch ontwerp, typografie gebruik in bewegwijzering, routing en meer. Met vele pratijk cases. Een echte must-have.

Amsterdamse Bos
April 28th, 2008

In en rondom het Amsterdamse bos is sinds 2004 een opvallende bewegwijzering geplaatst. Gebruikmakend van verschillende materialen, kleuren en lettertype gebruik is het een fraai geheel. Ontwikkeld door Bureau Mijksenaar.

WTF: April 2008, The Winners!
April 24th, 2008

The answer to the popular WhatTheFont Type contest, did you win? Thank you for participating in this great font contest!

WTF: What the Font? Raad en win!
April 16th, 2008

Doe mee met deze lettertype wedstrijd ter promotie van het Nederlands ontworpen lettertype en maak kans op een laser-gegraveerde naamplaat. Inschrijving sluit woensdag 24 april om 24:00.

Citymarketing: Iamsterdam
April 11th, 2008

IAmsterdam is een duidelijke uiting als marketing promotie van de stad Amsterdam, verschillende andere Europese steden volgens deze trend.

SignSphere: resources april 2008
April 9th, 2008

Een maandelijkse serie collectie van links naar resources over typografie, design en meer.

Het Parool gerestyled
April 3rd, 2008

De dagelijkse krant Het Parool heeft recentelijk een restyle gehad, een vernieuwd ontwerp gebruik makend van lettertype Meta Serif en Strada.

Stalen sculpturen en Architectuur
April 2nd, 2008

Een serie over stalen gebouwen en constructies vervaardigd uit RVS. Opmerkelijke architectonische gebouwen.

Best of Q1
April 1st, 2008

Een overzicht van de meest populaire artikelen op segd.nl, tevens een statistieken lijst voor traffic, feedburner en meer.

Helvetica font gebruik
March 29th, 2008

Een van de meest bekende lettertypen, Helvetica vele ontwerpers hebben een haat/liefde verhouding met dit lettertype. Gebruik jij de Helvetica nog?

Boek review: Guide Sign Graphics
March 25th, 2008

Guide Sign Design is een boek met afbeeldingen en teksten over bewegwijzeringsprojecten over de wereld, met nadruk op Japanse bewegwijzering is dit een inspirerend boek over bewegwijzering ontwerp en routing.

Design Case: Shell tankstations nieuwe bewegwijzering
March 17th, 2008

De Shell Tankstations worden voorzien van nieuwe bewegwijzering met als uitgangspunten o.a. moderniseren van de visuele communicatie, kosten efficiëntie en meer klantvriendelijkheid creëeren.

MUSEO: een semi-slab serif font
March 16th, 2008

Jos Buivenga een Nederlandse font designer komt met het het gratis font MUSEO, een semi-slab serif font. Een font met eigentijdse uitstraling, leesbaar en toepasbaar.

Pictogrammen en bewegwijzering
March 7th, 2008

Een aantal voorbeelden van pictogram/icon/symbolen gebruik in bewegwijzering en routing, bekijk de verbodsborden en andere pictogrammen.

Global Trends in 2008
March 6th, 2008

Bekijk en geniet van de laatste trends voor 2008, de hottest gadgets, laatste ontwikkelingen op kleurgebied, lettertypen, marketing en meer.

Gratis font: FF Unit™ Rounded Bold
March 5th, 2008

Een leuk lettertype gratis te downloaden via FontShop.com, het font FF Unit™ Rounded Bold is een karakterstiek lettertype te gebruiken voor verschillende doeleinden.

Foto inspiratie om de geest te verruimen
March 4th, 2008

In deze series over foto een bron van inspiratie om je geest en lichaam even tot rust te laten komen en te genieten van de momenten waarin je terug naar jezelf gaat om de energie en inspiratie opnieuw de vrije loop kan laten gaan.

Newzald: het nieuwste serif font van Kris Sowersby
March 2nd, 2008

De nieuwste aanwinst Serif: De NewZald van Kris Sowersby. Een fraai vormgegeven lettertype met oog voor detail, te gebruiken als headline maar ook zeer leesbaar weergegeven in een kleine letterhoogte.

Gevelbelettering en architectuur
March 2nd, 2008

In deze series bespreekt segd voorbeelden van gevelbelettering als extensie in architectuur. Met fotos en verschillende voorbeelden en technieken.

Boek review: The Fundamentals of Typography
March 1st, 2008

Een boek bespreking over het fundament van font gebruik in verschilllende soorten media als print, web, routing en bewegwijzering. Een goed beginnersboek waarbij alle aspecten van font gebruik wordt besproken.

Stock fotos via EveryStockPhoto
February 26th, 2008

Stock fotos zijn voor geproduceerde fotos voor professioneel gebruik in routing, bewegwijzering en bijvoorbeeld het printen van project folies voor visueel aankleden van kantoorpanden.

Het gebruik van fonts in bewegwijzering
February 26th, 2008

Serie 1 van vele over de toepassing van fonts/lettertypen in routing en bewegwijzering. Lees de verschillen tussen bepaalde lettertypen en tevens diverse voorbeelden van bewegwijzering en toepassing van fonts.

Foto Inspiratie
February 26th, 2008

Foto inspiratie van bewegwijzering en routing systemen, visueel zichtbaar met vele fotos en uitleg over de bewegwijzering. Bekijk deze foto inspiratie reportage.

Font nieuws en inspiratie: TypeNeu
January 21st, 2008

Nieuwste platform voor lettertype & font geintereseerden. Een online community met discussie over fonts, links, voorbeelden, gratis fonts en meer.

Via: AisleOne, Interview met Robin Uleman
January 16th, 2008

Via de website AisleOne is het interessante interview met Robin Uleman geplaatst. Een diepgaand interview over inspiratie, lettertypen, kleuren, grafisch ontwerp en meer.

Zwart: het nieuwe Wit
January 14th, 2008

Het gebruik van kleuren in bewegwijzering en grafisch ontwerp zijn essentieel om de benodige uitstraling te vinden. Deze week de kleur zwart, maar is zwart wel een kleur?

Garamond versus Garamond
January 11th, 2008

Het mooie lettertype Garamond, hoe is het ontstaan en welke varianten zijn er momenteel, lees verder Garamond vs Garamond, de Garamond de psygologie van een lettertype.

Sign Design Competitions
January 10th, 2008

Wat is het mooiste of grootste project gerealiseerd in 2007? Is het goed genoeg om mee te doen met een sign design wedstrijd? Kijk en doe mee!

ING House: Winter Inspiratie
January 9th, 2008

Winter 2007-2008 pronkt aan de Amsterdamse Zuidas het kantoorpand ING House, deze winter voorzien van ijs sterren uitgevoerd in LED verlichtingsarmaturen. Een fraai uitgevoerde externe bewegwijzering.

GreyScale Basic: Font Modern
January 8th, 2008

Lettertype GreyScale Basic, een zeer strak & modern vormgegeven lettertype. Gratis te downloaden en te gebruiken in grafisch toepassingen en bewegwijzering.

Inspiratie: Hoe start ik het nieuwe jaar?
January 7th, 2008

Hoe start ik 2008? Hoe krijg je inspiratie? Afgelopen zomer heb ik het uitmate interessante boekje de Creatie Spiraal gelezen van Marinus Knoope. Doorloop de 12 stappen en begin je eigen creatiespiraal.

Font Series: Fontin Sans
January 4th, 2008

Lettertype Fontin Sans, een gratis te gebruiken font ontworpen door Nederlands font designer Jos Buivenga.

Introductie: designworkplan
December 31st, 2007

Signage & Environmental Graphic Design een nieuwe website met informatie over bewegwijzering, routing, grafisch ontwerp, architectuur en meer. Met een regelmatige update blijft u op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws.

Sign Sphere: Introductie
December 31st, 2007

Sign Sphere: De weekelijkse update van meeste interessante links naar artikelen over bewegwijzering, architectuur, vormgeving, design en meer.

Signage & Wayfinding Design: Chris Calori
December 30th, 2007

Een complete gids voor het creeren en vervaardigen van bewegwijzering en grafisch ontwerp door Chris Calori, Signage & Wayfinding Design.

Vrijdag Fonts: Introductie
December 29th, 2007

Vrijdag Fonts: een serie over de toepassing van lettertypen in bewegwijzering, routing en print media.

Maandag Inspiratie: Introductie
December 29th, 2007

Maandag series, inspirerende projecten voor bewegwijzering, print, routing en de psygologie achter inspiratie.

Sign China, Guangzhou
December 28th, 2007

Van 4 maart 2008 t/m 6 maart 2008 is er een grote internationale beurs te China over bewegwijzering, visuele communicatie wayfinding solutions en meer. Naar verwachting zullen er ca. 60.000 bezoekers dit sign event bezoeken.
SIGN CHINA dedicates to offer an ideal international platform for strengthening communication and cooperation among fellow colleagues of sign industry and promoting […]

Grafische Vakbeurs Hardenberg
December 28th, 2007

Van 12 februari 2008 t/m 14 februari 2008 is er weer de Grafische Vakbeurs te Hardenberg.
De Grafische Vakbeurs Hardenberg is drie dagenlang hét trefpunt waar ondernemers en relaties uit de grafische branche elkaar ontmoeten. U krijgt de gelegenheid informatie uit te wisselen, contacten te leggen, inspiratie en ideeën op te doen en in een sfeervolle, verkoopbevorderende […]

Trophex, Birmingham
December 28th, 2007

Een korte maar interesante beurs in Birmingham over graveren. Van 13 januari tot 14 januari 2008 zal op de beurs een groot aantal toeleveranciers aanwezig zijn.
Trophex 2008 brengt u de volgende onderdelen:

New Products
New Sublimation Techniques
New Engraving Technology
Embroidery Innovations
Free Demonstrations
Add-ons For Your Existing Business
Fresh Ideas
 Free Entry

Via de website van Trophex is het tevens mogelijk een hotel de boeken in de nabijgelegen omgeving.
Meer informatie over dit graveer evenement:

Trophex 2008

FESPA Digital 2008, Geneva 1st – 3rd April 2008
December 28th, 2007

Van 1 t/m 3 april 2008 organiseerd de FESPA in Geneve Zwitserland de Europese beurs voor screen printing, signage, digitalprinting en meer. FESPA ‘Federation of European Screen Printers Associations’.
Meer dan 250 van de ‘s werelds vooraanstaande leveranciers van digitaal print producten en oplossingen zullen op de FESPA Digital Printing Europe 2008 te vinden zijn in Geneve, Zwitserland.
Ben […]

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December 28th, 2007

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