Hobonichi Techo Notebook Crush

"This one's for the Japanophiles and notebook nerds: Hobonichi Techo planners are finally coming to an English speaker near you. (Pronounce it "tetch-oh" or look a fool.) These addictive planners are one part sketchbook, two parts calendar, three parts diary, and 100% obsessed over in Japan. They've got the good bits you can't leave out of a decent planner: multiple attractive calendar views for your yearly/monthly/daily/hourly calibration, gridded paper with plenty of room for notes or drawings, and a binding tough enough to take a year of questionable treatment. They also offer niceties like moon phases, space to write weekly goals, printed month tabs for easy navigation, customizable daily timeline, and vital information like international sizing and global tea types." - Core77  

http://youtu.be/iWMQ0M_FSL8

Branding Organizations

"I simply love it when initiatives like this get some designer love. Typically lost amid a bigger organization’s concerns it’s easy for something like this to feel neglected and not be able to reach full potential. The logo is a very nice typographic solution that is bold and striking and manages to use the speech bubble in a refreshing way. I appreciate the detail too of how the bubble center-aligns with the “V” and, overall, the V/SpeechBubble icon is very well integrated and locked-up with the condensed typography. The logo also makes for a great favicon."  

[vimeo 21946911]

 

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Ludwig Hohlwein : Favorite Posters

I'm studying for my history of graphic design course and keep distracting myself with the endless amount of beautiful posters I am stumbling upon. While I create my flashcards and Google search thumbnails to cut and paste, I keep delving deeper and deeper into the works of the artists I'm studying. It appears, as usually is the case, that I have only hit the tip of the iceberg in the course.

Here are my favorite from Ludwig Hohlwein:

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The Fox and Riquetta posters are my favorite.