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May 2012

13 posts

Issue number 68 of the journal of the International Society of Typographic Designers, designed by Why Not Associates.

Synoptic Office

Wonderful work exploring perception, form, and language from Synoptic Office, a collaboration between Caspar Lam and YuJune Park.

2: Mark Pernice

Gratuitous Type No.2 is out now! To celebrate, GT’s friends and contributors have created a series of special “2”-themed photos, drawings, videos and animations—like this latest piece from Mark Pernice, creator of the issue’s centerfold. Mark, principal of the design and illustration studio Matic, has organ-ized all the parts of the body that occur in pairs just for us! Check...

Between Writing & Type

Between Writing & Type: the Stencil Letter is a new exhibition on view through June at the Catapult project space Kades-Kaden in Antwerp. More info and a brief overview of the history of stencil lettering here.

April 2012

14 posts

Balkan typeface

A new project from Typonine unites Latin and Cyrillic scripts in one typeface. (via The Daily Heller)

GT on the Creative Review blog!

Gratuitous Type got a nice mention on the Creative Review blog this week, along with some awesome looking publications from The President, Jérémie Fischer, Emigre, Ill-Studio, and No Days Off.

Issue 1 excerpt on 50 Watts

A series of book covers produced in Cuba from the 1960-70s appeared in Gratuitous Type No.1. If you missed it, a selection of these covers is now excerpted on 50 Watts, an incredible source for (mostly) book-related design and illustration, created and maintained by Will Schofield.

GT at Facing Pages 2012

Gratuitous Type (along with some of my most favorite magazines ever!) is on view at the Facing Pages 2012 Magazine Library this weekend. Very excited to be part of this super biennial independent magazine festival. If you’re attending, make sure to stop by the exhibition for a look at the new issue.

Silkscreened Raisonné specimen poster. Designed by Benjamin Critton.

Today’s 2 is an animated beauty from Brett Yasko! Brett is a wonderful graphic designer based in Pittsburgh, who created this gif with a little help from his family. “I asked my kid (who’s in second grade) to collect a bunch of “2”s from his friends at school,” explains Brett. This series of 2’s celebrates the launch of Issue 2 of Gratuitous Type. Take a look...

March 2012

19 posts

2: Tuesday Bassen

Marching along today with a brand new 2, this time from Tuesday Bassen. A women of many talents, Tuesday is a fantastic illustrator, co-owner of Studio Sweet Studio, a project manager for YCN, and in her spare(?) time makes lots of lovely illustrated goodies—for sale here. She is also totally super. This series of 2’s celebrates the launch of Issue 2 of Gratuitous Type. Take a look at all...

Confetti System for T Magazine

I love this take on the New York Times Style Magazine’s “T” by Confetti System.

Another 2 today to celebrate Issue 2! This numeral of beautiful bikes comes from James Kape, a young Australian designer (with a strong British background) currently living and working in New York. James is a real talent and I’d highly recommend a browse through his work! Take a look at all the 2’s (so far) here and buy issue 2 now.

2: Peter Hoffman

Continuing this Gratuitous month of 2’s with a contribution from photographer Peter Hoffman. Based in Chicago, Peter is currently in Christchurch, New Zealand, gathering stories and images of the people and places effected by a series of earthquakes that have ravaged the area. Peter’s 2 comes from his journal, in which he often cuts out 2 people from the same scene in street pictures...

We continue to celebrate the launch of Issue 2 this morning with a contribution from Craig Wills. Craig is the curator of Twenty-Six Types, a wonderful blog of graphic inspiration organized alphabetically, and co-curator of Number of the Day, which focuses on numerals. Craig’s lovely “2” was created on his iPhone using Brushes. See all the 2’s (so far) here and buy issue...

Finishing off the 2’s this week (to be continued on Monday) with a contribution from Ross Mantle, whose photographs of artist Wayne White appear in Issue 2 of Gratuitous Type. Dividing his time between Brooklyn and his native Pittsburgh, Ross’s work focuses on the quirks of American life. The above image is from his series “Riding Out the Summer,” currently featured in...

2: Paul Layzell

Next up is a 2 from the wonderful Paul Layzell. Paul is a young illustrator and animator based in London, where he is currently working on a cartoon show pilot. See all the 2’s (so far) here and buy issue 2 now.

February 2012

21 posts

2: Evelin Kasikov

Issue 1 contributor Evelin Kasikov, a London-based graphic designer who has become well known for her beautifully embroidered illustrations, created this special hand-stitched duotone for our “2” project. In her own words: Two words, two colours and a near perfect continuous tone created with thread thickness from 1 to 6. Quite obviously, my handmade Helvetica is a nod to Lars...

2: John Francis Peters

To celebrate Issue 2 of Gratuitous Type, our friends and contributors have submitted a series of images themed around the number 2. This morning’s piece is from John Francis Peters, freelance photographer and photo editor at The FADER. Based in New York, John’s personal and assigned photo projects have taken him throughout the United States and internationally to China, Haiti,...

2: Owen Gildersleeve

This morning’s two comes from the super duper Owen Gildersleeve. Owen is an illustrator, designer, and set maker based in London. In addition to completing work for an impressive roster of clients, Owen is also part of Many Hands, an online shop offering a carefully curated selection of work by established and emerging artists. See all the 2’s (so far) here and buy issue 2 now.