Angry rants and the odd pearl of wisdom from the self-proclaimed man who invented graphic design: it's AngryPaulRand. (via anew_designs)

If I ruled the world (which thankfully I don't) then every designer throughout the world would be made to say this to themselves ten times before they started work each day: it's Dieter Rams' tenth commandment. A little more of...

Is this really and honestly a great piece of applied graphic design? And isn't the whole point of pictograms the fact that you don't need words to explain what the picture means? Or am I missing something here?

I have told you before (several times, in fact) that I've been working on an on-going project called the shape of things, for which I'm designing the exhibition catalogues. The current exhibition is now on at Touchstones, Rochdale and features...

By Sholz & Friends (via Holster).

I had to go to Rochdale last week. It reminded me of a summer day in Manchester. And this drifting on the breeze through an open window. Many years ago.

A few weeks ago I received an email out of the blue: "Dear David, This is an initial email to see if you would be interested in reviewing some books. We are a small pr company and have recently taken...

I just love this idea from Justin Kemp - that you find expressions for which Google can't return any results, like: And then you fill the void: Brilliant. (via Angus Whines)

When you have your garden designed to match the needs of your Porsche.

I'm not sure that's quite the best way to describe the distinction between serif and sans serif faces, but it's nice to see the subject of typeface selection getting some broader exposure over on the BBC News Magazine site.

...that no matter how serious the message, a cheesy picture will always win hands down.

Some really lovely wine label designs by Louise Fili (for Italian wine as well - that's even better). (via Good Design // Bad Design)

Now I'm guessing that some of you might not know who Georges Huel is. Well, he's the man who designed the logo (along with a lot of other stuff) for the 1976 Montreal Olymics, widely regarded (by designers at least)...

I had an email yesterday from Pierre di Sciullo - here's what it said:"Dear all, below is the statement that seals this story. The culture of discontinuity is not inevitable, we can stand up to arbitrariness and abuses liberal, and...

Following major news stories and thinking... ...just look at the kerning on that.