by rmlfvr | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
A vintage dive into manual typesetting in Italy weaving through the building blocks of composition....
by rmlfvr | Dec 14, 2022 | Branding, Thinking
I recently went down a rabbit hole of design thinking and creative process methods. I was faced with a bit of a block for a branding project, and thought a fresh method could help reset my approach. Some googling later, as well as the excellent latest Courier...
by rmlfvr | May 16, 2021 | Branding, Communications
The Indian Type Foundry, one of the most prolific professional type creators of recent years, has release a new site called Fontshare. It features 52 unique fonts, ranging from workhorse geometric, like Satoshi, to weighty grotesque, like Clash Grotesk. The collection...
by rmlfvr | May 2, 2021 | Communications
You may have heard already: Microsoft is retiring its default Office font, Calibri, and introducing 5 potential successors. FastCompany covers what made Calibri such a clever project, and why it’s high-time to retire it. In a nutshell: it was a bespoke design...
by rmlfvr | Dec 23, 2020 | Branding
In this intriguing and beautifully set essay, writer an designer Stas Aki draws parallels between the principles of his two crafts. From flow to details, he points out the synergies between a well-written piece and a well-designed work, with a convincing set of...
by rmlfvr | Oct 29, 2020 | Thinking
The 10 quick quotes below are from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and selected by Ryan Holiday in this excellent Forbes article. It’s now at the top of my reading list. We’re pros. We’re not amateurs. We have patience. We can handle...
by rmlfvr | Oct 18, 2020 | Product
Bookmarking a few interesting designs of Japanese butter knives (as a Frenchman, it is of particular interest): More on these fascinating utensils over at Japan Taste
by rmlfvr | Jul 29, 2020 | Branding, Thinking
I’ve just stumbled upon this find on the blog of Daniel Gross about the art of convincing others. Behind every idea is a fantasy, and that’s the real convincing part The main premise of Daniel’s post is that behind every idea is a deeper, often...
by rmlfvr | Jul 18, 2020 | Architecture
Adapted from one of Le Corbusier’s frameworks, the Dom-Ino system, the polikatoikia are Athens’ ubiquitous apartment blocks, built from the 1950s to the1980s. Simple principles for good living Remarkably, they helped the Greek capital to achieve high...
