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iQ font: the making of

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:13:39 +0000

iQ font - When driving becomes writing / Full making of from wireless on Vimeo.

Typographers Pierre & Damien (plmd.me) have combined two of my favorite things, driving and letters, to create iQ font: a font that uses the tracks left by “driving like you stole it” to create the letterforms. The technology is pretty cool, although the rather static-looking script that results is a little disappointing, but what can you expect from a minicar?

iQ is available for download here.

Thanks, Paul!

Aaron Trout not famous yet

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:37:41 +0000

Since I missed the opportunity to be the first to blog Mark Weaver’s art, I’ll be one of the first to blog about another friend, Aaron Trout. Aaron is currently a graduate student at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His art blog hasn’t been updated in a while, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t busy. I stole this pic from a recently-updated Facebook gallery.

Mark Weaver blogged again

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:57:56 +0000

Mark Weaver is another former classmate of mine, and since his “Make Something Cool Every Day” project was picked up by BoingBoing.net via Morbid Anatomy back in January, he’s been blogged on about a million different blogs. But instead of just blogging about Mark’s work, 16-year-old designer Angelo Logan was lucky enough to score an interview with him. Way to go, Angelo! (When I was 16 I’d just discovered Photoshop.)

I’ve been following Mark’s career for a number of years now, and am pleased to see him succeed in this rough-and-tumble design world. Of course, I’m not jealous or anything. I just wish I’d blogged him first.

Evan Roth’s Graffiti Taxonomy

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:00:47 +0000

Artist Evan Roth has cataloged a variety of graffiti tags both New York and Paris. The results are an amazing testament to the diversity of the artists and the adaptability of letterforms. He’s also selling prints, which I want!

Reblogged from Coudal Partners.

Year 1 student wins logo design contest

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:10:21 +0000

Congratulations to Aaron Toole, a year 1 student from Blyth, Northumberland who’s just won a logo design contest sponsored by Barratt Homes, a housing company in the UK. The logo will represent a new housing development at Horton Park. This is a pretty big deal – it’s not every day a six-year-old designs a logo for a real company (though sometimes I wonder). Sorry, I couldn’t find any pics of the logo. Will update when they are posted.

News Post Leader article.

Ray-Ban’s taxi wraps get attention @ SXSW

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:39:00 +0000

Not only am I testing my template’s ability to handle embedded content, I am showcasing the work of San Francisco designer, Ben Lalisan. Ben is a former classmate of mine who works for Cutwater. The wraps are some of his handiwork.

Hello, World!

Jim Teal (Moderator) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:31:56 +0000

So I’m about to start blogging about all the cool stuff I find every day. I’ve been doing this for a while on Facebook, but the problem with that is only my Facebook friends can see my posts. It’s so unfair, because my insights are so profound!