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Assignment #1: 5 logo versions

I am currently taking Design 2 at SVC (svcseattle.com). This post is about the first assignment. Objective Make 5 high quality sketches for different logo treatments for a company. Additional information The name of the company is Mana Fine Furniture. It is a small high end furniture manufacturer based

Car temperature controls

Car temperature controls

I have driven quite a few different cars, mostly rentals, and on many occasions I found myself frustrated with the temperature controls. Until very recently, almost all cars had the same type of temperature controls, as illustrated below with the 2013 Toyota Corolla: There is a knob that controls the

Pointed pen Cyrillic

Pointed pen Cyrillic

In August, I went to the TypeCon conference in Denver to learn more about Cyrillic typefaces. The main reason for my interest was that I had tried to write Cyrillic with a broad-edged pen in the past, but it didn't quite work. For Latin, you always hold the

Figuring out Ford Focus

I went on a trip to California last year and ended up renting a car. They didn't give me much choice over which car I would have (barring the unreasonably priced options), so I ended up with a 2013 Ford Focus. I have never driven one before, so

Not meant to be together

Not meant to be together

In my previous posts, I've complained about individual signs. That's not because I think all the signs are bad - quite the contrary, there are a lot of them that I like. There is usually also just one or two things that could be fixed to

How long is too long?

How long is too long?

This is a project that I have been working on since 2012. I finally finished it a couple weeks ago, and as I was nearing the completion, I thought: how long should I work on my projects? Sometimes, I want to take some extra time to make it even better,

Last, fast or fart?

Last, fast or fart?

I was staying at a boutique hotel in Cambridge, MA. It was all nice and cozy, and there were some elegant flyers on my bed when I arrived. I was browsing through them idly, and then... and then I saw this one. I've shown it to several people,

The importance of space

The importance of space

One of the most commonly overlooked things in typography is, as you may have guessed by the title of this post, spacing. There are two key terms, kerning and letter spacing that come into play here. The difference is that kerning refers to space between two particular characters, while letter

License plate legibility

License plate legibility

Every time I traveled to California, I would always look at the license plates and think to myself: "Yikes, this typeface is so ugly!" Of course, it would be unfair just to say that something is ugly, so I tried to figure out what it was that I

[Portfolio 2014-07] Set the world on fire

[Portfolio 2014-07] Set the world on fire

[Portfolio 2014-03] She is not my type

[Portfolio 2014-03] She is not my type

[Portfolio 2014-01] Made-up alphabet

[Portfolio 2014-01] Made-up alphabet

[Portfolio 2012-05] Book and box

[Portfolio 2012-05] Book and box

[Portfolio 2012-02] Printed poem

[Portfolio 2012-02] Printed poem

[Portfolio 2011] Jabberwocky

[Portfolio 2011] Jabberwocky

[Portfolio 2009] Poem

[Portfolio 2009] Poem

[Portfolio 2008] Story

[Portfolio 2008] Story